| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Chairman: | Sanjin Kirigin |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinal |
| League Topscorer: | Natko Rački (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Natko Rački (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,000 vs Dinamo (21 October 2001 - Prva HNL) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 800 vs Cibalia (23 March 2002 - Prva HNL) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,620[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 season was the 56th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 11th season in the Prva HNL and 28th successive top tier season.
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Prva HNL | 29 July 2001 | 4 May 2002 | Matchday 1 | 5th | ||||||||
| Croatian Cup | 19 September 2001 | 7 December 2001 | First round | Quarterfinal | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jul | H | 1 – 0 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 2 | 4 Aug | AR | 1 – 4 | 6,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 3 | 12 Aug | H | 4 – 0 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 4 | 19 Aug | H | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 5 | 26 Aug | A | 0 – 2 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 6 | 9 Sep | H | 1 – 0 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 7 | 15 Sep | AR | 3 – 2 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 8 | 23 Sep | H | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 9 | 29 Sep | A | 1 – 1 | 500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 10 | 10 Oct | H | 5 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 11 | 14 Oct | A | 1 – 0 | 3,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 12 | 21 Oct | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 13 | 27 Oct | A | 1 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 14 | 4 Nov | H | 4 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 15 | 17 Nov | A | 0 – 3 | 400 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 16 | 24 Nov | A | 2 – 2 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 17 | 28 Nov | H | 1 – 2 | 6,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 18 | 2 Feb | A | 0 – 1 | 800 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 19 | 24 Feb | A | 0 – 3 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 20 | 3 Mar | H | 1 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 21 | 6 Mar | A | 4 – 1 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 22 | 9 Mar | H | 2 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 23 | 16 Mar | A | 0 – 2 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 24 | 23 Mar | H | Cibalia | 1 – 1 | 800 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 25 | 30 Mar | A | 1 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 26 | 6 Apr | H | Pomorac | 2 – 2 | 2,000 | Mijatović (2) | HRnogomet.com | |
| 27 | 14 Apr | A | 3 – 2 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 28 | 20 Apr | H | 2 – 1 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 29 | 27 Apr | A | Kamen Ingrad | 0 – 2 | 3,500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 30 | 4 May | H | 3 – 2 | 2,500 | Čaval, Rački (2) | HRnogomet.com |
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 19 Sep | A | Vukovar '91 | 4 – 2 | ? | HRnogomet.com | ||
| R2 | 24 Oct | A | 1 – 1 (5–4 p) | 400 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| QF | 21 Nov | A | 0 – 1 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| QF | 7 Dec | H | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | 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 | ||||
| 24 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 25 (0) | 0 | |
| 26 (0) | 5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 27 (0) | 5 | |
| 18 (1) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 21 (1) | 1 | |
| 21 (2) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 | |
| 25 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 1 | 29 (0) | 1 | |
| 11 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 11 (2) | 0 | |
| 26 (0) | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 29 (1) | 4 | |
| 26 (1) | 1 | 4 (0) | 1 | 30 (1) | 2 | |
| 12 (12) | 13 | 2 (1) | 1 | 14 (13) | 14 | |
| 20 (7) | 5 | 3 (1) | 0 | 23 (8) | 5 | |
| 19 (7) | 4 | 2 (1) | 1 | 21 (8) | 5 | |
| 14 (6) | 2 | 4 (0) | 0 | 18 (6) | 2 | |
| 15 (9) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 18 (10) | 1 | |
 | 15 (6) | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 18 (7) | 4 |
| 12 (8) | 1 | 1 (2) | 0 | 13 (10) | 1 | |
 | 11 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11 (0) | 1 |
| 8 (0) | 1 | 4 (0) | 1 | 12 (0) | 2 | |
| 0 (9) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (9) | 0 | |
| 8 (9) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (9) | 1 | |
| 4 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 1 | |
| 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | |
| 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | |
| 6 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 | |
| 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | |
| 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | |