| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Chairman: | Prof. Žarko Tomljanović |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1 Result: | Round 2 |
| League Topscorer: | Admir Hasančić (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Admir Hasančić (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,500 vs Croatia Zagreb (21 September 1997 - Prva HNL) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,000 (2 times - Prva HNL) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,619[1] |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 season was the 52nd season in Rijeka's history. It was their 7th season in the Prva HNL and 24th successive top tier season.
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Prva HNL | 3 August 1997 | 10 May 1998 | Matchday 1 | 7th | ||||||||
| Croatian Cup | 6 August 1997 | 1 October 1997 | First round | Second round | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
See main article: 1997–98 Prva HNL.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Aug | H | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 2 | 10 Aug | A | 2 – 2 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 3 | 17 Aug | H | 2 – 0 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 4 | 24 Aug | A | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 5 | 31 Aug | H | 1 – 1 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 6 | 12 Sep | A | 1 – 2 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 7 | 21 Sep | H | Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 7,500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 8 | 28 Sep | A | 0 – 2 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 9 | 5 Oct | H | 3 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 10 | 19 Oct | H | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 11 | 26 Oct | AR | 0 – 3 | 300 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 12 | 2 Nov | A | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 13 | 9 Nov | H | 2 – 1 | 1,500 | Brkić (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 14 | 19 Nov | A | 1 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 15 | 23 Nov | H | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 16 | 29 Nov | A | 0 – 2 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 17 | 7 Dec | H | 1 – 1 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 18 | 22 Feb | A | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 19 | 1 Mar | H | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 20 | 8 Mar | A | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 21 | 11 Mar | A | 0 – 1 | 5,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 22 | 15 Mar | H | 1 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 23 | 22 Mar | H | 0 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 24 | 29 Mar | H | 4 – 1 | 1,200 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 25 | 5 Apr | A | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 26 | 8 Apr | H | 3 – 2 | 1,200 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 27 | 11 Apr | A | 1 – 3 | 700 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 28 | 19 Apr | A | 1 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 29 | 26 Apr | A | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 30 | 29 Apr | H | 4 – 1 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 31 | 3 May | A | 1 – 3 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 32 | 10 May | H | 1 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com |
See main article: 1997–98 Croatian Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 Aug | A | 3 – 0 | 600 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| R2 | 1 Oct | H | Orijent | 0 – 2 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com |
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 | ||||
| 26 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 27 (0) | 0 | |
| 30 (0) | 3 | 2 (0) | 1 | 32 (0) | 4 | |
| 14 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14 (0) | 2 | |
| 25 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 26 (0) | 0 | |
| 18 (2) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 19 (2) | 1 | |
| 16 (5) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 17 (5) | 0 | |
 | 22 (4) | 6 | 0 (1) | 1 | 22 (5) | 7 |
| | 28 (0) | 11 | 2 (0) | 0 | 30 (0) | 11 |
| 22 (6) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 23 (7) | 0 | |
| 16 (2) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 18 (2) | 0 | |
 | 22 (4) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 23 (4) | 2 |
| 18 (7) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 18 (9) | 1 | |
| 18 (3) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 | |
| | 24 (2) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 25 (2) | 1 |
| 8 (18) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 10 (18) | 1 | |
| | 8 (2) | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 10 (2) | 2 |
| 9 (0) | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 11 (0) | 3 | |
| 6 (4) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (4) | 2 | |
| 9 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | |
| 6 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 | |
| 1 (9) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (9) | 0 | |
| 4 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | |
| 0 (5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | |
| 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | |
| 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | |
 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
| 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | |