| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Chairman: | Duško Grabovac |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1 Result: | Round 1 |
| Cup2 Result: | Round 1 |
| League Topscorer: | Sandro Klić (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Sandro Klić (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,000 vs Dinamo (9 March 2003 - Prva HNL) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 vs Varteks (16 November 2002 - Prva HNL) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,763[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
The 2002–03 season was the 57th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 12th season in the Prva HNL and 29th successive top tier season.
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Prva HNL | 27 July 2002 | 31 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 9th | ||||||||
| Croatian Cup | 12 September 2002 | 12 September 2002 | First round | First round | ||||||||
| Intertoto Cup | 22 June 2002 | 30 June 2002 | First round | First round | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
See main article: 2002–03 Croatian First Football League.
See main article: 2002–03 Prva HNL.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jul | H | 3 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 2 | 3 Aug | A | 1 – 2 | 8,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 3 | 10 Aug | H | 3 – 2 | 3,000 | Rački, Klić (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 4 | 18 Aug | A | 1 – 2 | 4,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 5 | 25 Aug | H | 0 – 1 | 4,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 6 | 31 Aug | H | 5 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 7 | 14 Sep | A | Kamen Ingrad | 1 – 2 | 4,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 8 | 21 Sep | H | Cibalia | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 9 | 28 Sep | A | 1 – 2 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 10 | 5 Oct | H | 0 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 11 | 19 Oct | A | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 12 | 26 Oct | A | 0 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 13 | 2 Nov | H | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 14 | 9 Nov | A | 1 – 4 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 15 | 16 Nov | H | 0 – 2 | 0 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 16 | 23 Nov | A | 1 – 1 | 600 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 17 | 30 Nov | A | 0 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 18 | 22 Feb | H | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 19 | 1 Mar | A | 1 – 3 | 1,800 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 20 | 9 Mar | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 1 | 6,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 21 | 15 Mar | A | 0 – 2 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 22 | 22 Mar | H | Pomorac | 1 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 23 | 5 Apr | A | 1 – 2 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 24 | 12 Apr | A | 0 – 0 | 500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 25 | 19 Apr | H | Pomorac | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 26 | 26 Apr | A | 0 – 2 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 27 | 3 May | H | 0 – 0 | 1,200 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 28 | 7 May | H | 7 – 0 | 3,000 | Skočibušić, Samardžić, Klić (2), M. Brajković, Rački (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 29 | 10 May | H | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 30 | 17 May | A | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 31 | 24 May | H | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 32 | 31 May | A | 2 – 3 | 300 | G. Brajković (2) | HRnogomet.com |
See main article: 2002–03 Croatian Cup.
Source: HRnogomet.comSee main article: 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 22 Jun | H | 3 – 2 | 3,000 | Vincetić, Klić (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| R1 | 30 Jun | A | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | 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 | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
| 18 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 | |
| 14 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 15 (0) | 0 | |
| 20 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 3 | |
| 15 (7) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 15 (7) | 1 | |
| 10 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11 (0) | 0 | |
| 26 (1) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 29 (1) | 2 | |
| 7 (7) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 10 (7) | 0 | |
| 23 (2) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 26 (2) | 1 | |
| 12 (10) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 14 (10) | 5 | |
| 19 (6) | 8 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 22 (6) | 8 | |
| 8 (12) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 (13) | 2 | |
| 10 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 | |
| 17 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18 (3) | 0 | |
| 11 (3) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11 (3) | 3 | |
| 17 (7) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 20 (7) | 1 | |
 | 21 (2) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 24 (2) | 1 |
| 12 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | |
| 25 (4) | 12 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 27 (5) | 14 | |
 | 13 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 |
 | 17 (1) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18 (1) | 1 |
| 6 (5) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (5) | 0 | |
| 7 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 | |
| 10 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 | |
| 1 (11) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | |
| | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 |
| 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (4) | 0 | |
| 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | |
| 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |