| Season: | 1983–84 |
| Chairman: | Davor Sušanj |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinal |
| League Topscorer: | Damir Desnica (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Damir Desnica (12) |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,000 vs Red Star (13 May 1984 - Yugoslav First League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,000 (8 times - Yugoslav First League) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,471 |
| Nextseason: | 1984–85 |
The 1983–84 season was the 38th season in Rijeka’s history and their 22nd season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 15th place finish in the 1982–83 season meant it was their tenth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Yugoslav First League | 14 August 1983 | 30 May 1984 | Matchday 1 | 4th | ||||||||
| Yugoslav Cup | 21 September 1983 | 18 April 1984 | First round | Quarterfinal | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
See main article: 1983–84 Yugoslav First League.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug | H | Željezničar | 2 – 0 | 5,000 | Gračan, Lukić | |
| 2 | 21 Aug | A | Budućnost | 0 – 2 | 5,000 | ||
| 3 | 28 Aug | H | Priština | 2 – 1 | 7,000 | Radmanović, Gračan | |
| 4 | 31 Aug | A | Partizan | 1 – 2 | 15,000 | Lukić | |
| 5 | 6 Sep | H | Dinamo Vinkovci | 2 – 1 | 4,000 | Radmanović, Lukić | |
| 6 | 11 Sep | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 0 | 13,000 | Desnica, Radmanović | |
| 7 | 18 Sep | A | Olimpija | 2 – 1 | 10,000 | Lukić, Radmanović | |
| 8 | 25 Sep | H | Vojvodina | 2 – 1 | 4,500 | Lukić, Matrljan | |
| 9 | 2 Oct | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 0 | 5,000 | ||
| 10 | 5 Oct | H | Čelik | 4 – 1 | 4,000 | Gračan (2), Desnica, Radmanović | |
| 11 | 16 Oct | A | Osijek | 1 – 4 | 4,000 | o.g. | |
| 12 | 23 Oct | H | Vardar | 1 – 0 | 4,000 | Desnica | |
| 13 | 30 Oct | A | Red Star | 1 – 4 | 12,000 | Matrljan | |
| 14 | 6 Nov | H | Velež | 0 – 0 | 7,000 | ||
| 15 | 20 Nov | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 3 | 3,000 | Matrljan | |
| 16 | 27 Nov | H | Hajduk Split | 1 – 1 | 6,000 | Desnica | |
| 17 | 4 Dec | A | Sloboda | 1 – 1 | 1,000 | Fegic | |
| 18 | 26 Feb | A | Željezničar | 1 – 2 | 6,000 | Desnica | |
| 19 | 29 Feb | H | Budućnost | 1 – 0 | 4,000 | Radmanović | |
| 20 | 4 Mar | A | Priština | 0 – 1 | 18,000 | ||
| 21 | 11 Mar | H | Partizan | 3 – 0 | 10,000 | Lukić (2), Desnica | |
| 22 | 18 Mar | A | Dinamo Vinkovci | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | ||
| 23 | 25 Mar | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 – 3 | 15,000 | Gračan, Fegic, Radmanović | |
| 24 | 28 Mar | H | Olimpija | 1 – 0 | 4,000 | Gračan | |
| 25 | 7 Apr | A | Vojvodina | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | ||
| 26 | 15 Apr | H | Sarajevo | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Fegic (2), Desnica | |
| 27 | 22 Apr | A | Čelik | 3 – 2 | 6,000 | o.g., Fegic, Tomić | |
| 28 | 29 Apr | H | Osijek | 4 – 1 | 4,000 | Tomić (2), Matrljan, Fegic | |
| 29 | 6 May | A | Vardar | 2 – 2 | 12,000 | Desnica, Gračan | |
| 30 | 13 May | H | Red Star | 0 – 0 | 20,000 | ||
| 31 | 16 May | A | Velež | 1 – 1 | 5,000 | Desnica | |
| 32 | 20 May | H | Radnički Niš | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | Lukić, Desnica | |
| 33 | 27 May | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 0 | 7,000 | ||
| 34 | 30 May | H | Sloboda | 6 – 1 | 5,000 | Fegic (3), Gračan, Hrstić, Desnica |
See main article: 1983–84 Yugoslav Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 21 Sep | A | Vitez | 0 – 0 (6–5 p) | ||
| R2 | 16 Nov | H | Drina | 2 – 1 | Gračan, Hrstić | |
| QF | 18 Apr | H | Red Star | 1 – 4 | Desnica |
Competitive matches only.
Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Total | ||||
| 19 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 | |
| 11 (9) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 13 (9) | 0 | |
| 33 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 36 (0) | 0 | |
| 32 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 35 (0) | 0 | |
| 28 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 29 (4) | 0 | |
| 33 (0) | 1 | 3 (0) | 1 | 36 (0) | 2 | |
| 26 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 29 (0) | 0 | |
| 32 (0) | 11 | 3 (0) | 1 | 35 (0) | 12 | |
| 31 (0) | 8 | 3 (0) | 1 | 34 (0) | 9 | |
| 15 (3) | 9 | 1 (0) | 0 | 16 (3) | 9 | |
| 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| 0 (8) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (8) | 3 | |
| 24 (6) | 7 | 3 (0) | 0 | 27 (6) | 7 | |
| 27 (0) | 8 | 3 (0) | 0 | 30 (0) | 8 | |
| 18 (5) | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 20 (5) | 4 | |
| 13 (5) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 13 (7) | 0 | |
| 6 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (7) | 0 | |
| 4 (6) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | |
| 16 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 18 (0) | 0 | |
| 6 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (4) | 0 | |
| 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | |
| 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| 1 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | |