1982–83 NK Rijeka season
The 1982–83 season was the 37th season in Rijeka’s history and their 21st season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 12th place finish in the 1981–82 season meant it was their ninth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
Competitions
Yugoslav First League
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
First League
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
| 1 | 15 Aug | A | Budućnost | 5 – 1 | 4,000 | Tomić, Desnica, Malbaša |
| 2 | 22 Aug | H | Red Star | 1 – 0 | 12,000 | Desnica |
| 3 | 29 Aug | A | Partizan | 0 – 2 | 12,000 | |
| 4 | 1 Sep | H | Hajduk Split | 1 – 1 | 12,000 | Tomić |
| 5 | 5 Sep | A | Velež | 1 – 3 | 3,000 | Lukić |
| 6 | 12 Sep | H | Osijek | 5 – 2 | 4,000 | Lukić, Gračan, Malbaša, Desnica, Fegic |
| 7 | 19 Sep | A | Sarajevo | 1 – 2 | 8,000 | Malbaša |
| 8 | 26 Sep | A | Sloboda | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Fegic |
| 9 | 3 Oct | H | Vardar | 1 – 2 | 3,000 | Ćelović |
| 10 | 7 Oct | A | Vojvodina | 2 – 4 | 3,000 | Desnica, Malbaša |
| 11 | 17 Oct | H | Galenika | 3 – 2 | 2,000 | Tomić, Gračan |
| 12 | 24 Oct | A | OFK Beograd | 2 – 2 | 1,028 | Desnica, Tomić |
| 13 | 31 Oct | H | Radnički Niš | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | Fegic |
| 14 | 7 Nov | A | Dinamo Vinkovci | 1 – 3 | 2,000 | Lukić |
| 15 | 20 Nov | H | Željezničar | 0 – 1 | 1,500 | |
| 16 | 28 Nov | A | Olimpija | 1 – 1 | 1,000 | Radin |
| 17 | 5 Dec | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 12,000 | o.g. |
| 18 | 6 Mar | H | Budućnost | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | Lukić, Desnica |
| 19 | 13 Mar | A | Red Star | 1 – 2 | 15,000 | Desnica |
| 20 | 20 Mar | H | Partizan | 2 – 2 | 12,000 | Gračan, Matrljan |
| 21 | 27 Mar | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 1 | 8,000 | |
| 22 | 3 Apr | H | Velež | 2 – 1 | 3,000 | Ružić, Kustudić |
| 23 | 10 Apr | A | Osijek | 0 – 2 | 5,000 | |
| 24 | 13 Apr | H | Sarajevo | 3 – 0 | 3,000 | Milenković, Ćelović, Ružić |
| 25 | 16 Apr | H | Sloboda | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | Matrljan |
| 26 | 1 May | A | Vardar | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | |
| 27 | 8 May | H | Vojvodina | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | |
| 28 | 15 May | A | Galenika | 1 – 3 | 1,500 | Desnica |
| 29 | 22 May | H | OFK Beograd | 2 – 0 | 4,500 | Gračan, Ružić |
| 30 | 29 May | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 2 | 7,000 | Malbaša |
| 31 | 4 Jun | H | Dinamo Vinkovci | 6 – 3 | 3,000 | Matrljan, Gračan, Malbaša, Škerjanc, o.g. |
| 32 | 12 Jun | A | Željezničar | 0 – 3 | 1,500 | |
| 33 | 19 Jun | H | Olimpija | 2 – 1 | 3,000 | Desnica, Ružić |
| 34 | 26 Jun | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 15,000 | Desnica |
Source:
Yugoslav Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
| R1 | 26 Oct | A | Viko-Omladinac | 4 – 0 | Gračan, Desnica, Matrljan, Juričić |
| R2 | 10 Nov | A | Red Star | 3 – 1 | Lukić, Desnica, Gračan |
| QF | 23 Mar | H | Vojvodina | 1 – 0 | o.g. |
| SF | 27 Apr | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 3 | Lukić |
Source:
Squad statistics
Competitive matches only.Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.
External sources
- at rsssf.com
- at nk-rijeka.hr