| Season: | 1984–85 |
| Chairman: | Davor Sušanj, Stjepko Gugić |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1 Result: | Round 2 |
| Cup2 Result: | Round 2 |
| League Topscorer: | Adriano Fegic (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Adriano Fegic (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 22,000 vs  Real Madrid (24 October 1984 - UEFA Cup) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,500 vs Vojvodina (17 April 1985 - Yugoslav First League) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,706 |
| Nextseason: | 1985–86 |
The 1984–85 season was the 39th season in Rijeka’s history and their 23rd season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 4th place finish in the 1983–84 season meant it was their 11th 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 | 19 August 1984 | 30 June 1985 | Matchday 1 | 8th | ||||||||
| Yugoslav Cup | 29 August 1984 | 10 October 1984 | First round | Second round | ||||||||
| UEFA Cup | 19 September 1984 | 7 November 1984 | First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
See main article: 1984–85 Yugoslav First League.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Aug | A | Radnički Niš | 0 – 3 | 8,000 | ||
| 2 | 26 Aug | H | Sarajevo | 2 – 0 | 6,000 | Matrljan, Radmanović | |
| 3 | 2 Sep | A | Velež | 1 – 2 | 8,000 | Radmanović | |
| 4 | 5 Sep | H | Iskra | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Desnica, Matrljan, Fegic | |
| 5 | 9 Sep | A | Vardar | 1 – 2 | 15,000 | Fegic | |
| 6 | 16 Sep | H | Red Star | 1 – 0 | 12,000 | Fegic | |
| 7 | 23 Sep | A | Sutjeska | 2 – 1 | 3,000 | Matrljan, Gračan | |
| 8 | 7 Oct | A | Vojvodina | 2 – 2 | 4,000 | Gračan, Tičić | |
| 9 | 28 Oct | H | Dinamo Vinkovci | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | ||
| 10 | 31 Oct | A | Sloboda | 1 – 2 | 2,500 | Matrljan | |
| 11 | 4 Nov | H | Željezničar | 1 – 1 | 5,000 | Fegic | |
| 12 | 11 Nov | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 4 | 8,000 | Desnica | |
| 13 | 18 Nov | H | Hajduk Split | 1 – 1 | 15,000 | Fegic | |
| 14 | 21 Nov | A | Partizan | 1 – 1 | 6,000 | Radmanović | |
| 15 | 25 Nov | H | Budućnost | 3 – 1 | 3,000 | Malbaša (2), Fegic | |
| 16 | 2 Dec | A | Priština | 0 – 3 | 12,000 | ||
| 17 | 9 Dec | H | Osijek | 5 – 0 | 3,000 | Fegic (2), Gračan, Radmanović, Malbaša | |
| 18 | 17 Feb | H | Radnički Niš | 3 – 0 | 2,500 | Desnica (2), Radmanović | |
| 19 | 24 Feb | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 1 | 2,000 | ||
| 20 | 3 Mar | H | Velež | 4 – 1 | 3,000 | Gračan, Fegic, Malbaša (2) | |
| 21 | 10 Mar | A | Iskra | 1 – 1 | 5,000 | Stevanović | |
| 22 | 17 Mar | H | Vardar | 2 – 2 | 4,000 | Fegic (2) | |
| 23 | 7 Apr | A | Red Star | 1 – 3 | 12,000 | Gračan | |
| 24 | 14 Apr | H | Sutjeska | 0 – 0 | 2,500 | ||
| 25 | 17 Apr | H | Vojvodina | 1 – 0 | 1,500 | Desnica | |
| 26 | 21 Apr | A | Dinamo Vinkovci | 0 – 3 | 5,000 | ||
| 27 | 5 May | H | Sloboda | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Valenčić | |
| 28 | 12 May | A | Željezničar | 3 – 2 | 2,000 | Škerjanc, Valenčić, Matrljan | |
| 29 | 19 May | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 – 1 | 12,000 | Valenčić (2), Desnica | |
| 30 | 9 Jun | A | Hajduk Split | 2 – 5 | 8,000 | Valenčić (2) | |
| 31 | 12 Jun | H | Partizan | 0 – 0 | 12,000 | ||
| 32 | 16 Jun | A | Budućnost | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | ||
| 33 | 23 Jun | H | Priština | 1 – 2 | 4,000 | Valenčić | |
| 34 | 30 Jun | A | Osijek | 2 – 2 | 5,000 | Gračan (2) |
See main article: 1984–85 Yugoslav Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 29 Aug | A | Rad | 2 – 0 | Desnica, Radmanović | |
| R2 | 10 Oct | A | Partizan | 0 – 0 (3–4 p) |
See main article: 1984–85 UEFA Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 19 Sep | A | Real Valladolid | 0 – 1 | 22,000 | ||
| R1 | 3 Oct | H | Real Valladolid | 4 – 1 | 12,000 | Fegic (2), Hrstić, Desnica | |
| R2 | 24 Oct | H | Real Madrid | 3 – 1 | 22,000 | Fegic (2), Matrljan | |
| R2 | 7 Nov | A | Real Madrid | 0 – 3 | 55,000 |
Competitive matches only.
Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
| 19 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 24 (0) | 0 | |
| 25 (5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 26 (7) | 0 | |
| 28 (2) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 34 (2) | 0 | |
| 5 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 | |
| 21 (1) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 24 (1) | 1 | |
| 9 (2) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | |
| 28 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 1 | 34 (0) | 1 | |
| 15 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 0 | |
| 14 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14 (2) | 0 | |
| 31 (0) | 6 | 2 (0) | 1 | 4 (0) | 1 | 37 (0) | 8 | |
| 28 (1) | 7 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 33 (1) | 7 | |
| 24 (0) | 11 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (0) | 4 | 29 (1) | 15 | |
| 5 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | |
| 4 (4) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (5) | 0 | |
| 17 (5) | 6 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 (4) | 0 | 19 (9) | 7 | |
| 15 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 | |
| 9 (5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (5) | 0 | |
| 24 (4) | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 1 | 32 (4) | 5 | |
| 20 (1) | 5 | 2 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 25 (1) | 5 | |
| 9 (1) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (1) | 7 | |
| 6 (8) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 9 (10) | 0 | |
| 4 (5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (5) | 0 | |
| 5 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | |
| 1 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | |
| 8 (4) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (4) | 1 | |