| Season: | 2003–04 |
| Chairman: | Robert Ježić |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1 Result: | Semifinal |
| League Topscorer: | Sandro Klić (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Sandro Klić (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,000 vs Dinamo and Hajduk (3 Sep and 20 Sep 2003 - Prva HNL) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 500 vs Zagreb (29 October 2003 - Croatian Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,813[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2004–05 |
The 2003–04 season was the 58th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 13th season in the Prva HNL and 30th successive top tier season.
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Prva HNL | 24 July 2003 | 15 May 2004 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | ||||||||
| Croatian Cup | 17 September 2003 | 14 April 2004 | First round | Semifinal | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jul | H | Cibalia | 0 – 1 | 2,700 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 2 | 2 Aug | A | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 4 | 16 Aug | A | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 5 | 24 Aug | H | 4 – 2 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 6 | 30 Aug | H | 2 – 0 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 3 | 3 Sep | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 0 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 7 | 13 Sep | A | 1 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 8 | 20 Sep | H | 1 – 2 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 9 | 27 Sep | A | 1 – 1 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 10 | 4 Oct | H | 1 – 2 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 11 | 18 Oct | A | 1 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 12 | 25 Oct | A | 1 – 0 | 600 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 13 | 2 Nov | H | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 14 | 9 Nov | A | 0 – 2 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 15 | 22 Nov | H | 3 – 1 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 16 | 29 Nov | A | 2 – 3 | 1,200 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 17 | 6 Dec | A | 3 – 2 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 18 | 21 Feb | H | 2 – 0 | 800 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 19 | 28 Feb | A | 0 – 4 | 4,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 20 | 6 Mar | H | 1 – 0 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 21 | 13 Mar | A | Kamen Ingrad | 1 – 0 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 22 | 20 Mar | H | 0 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 23 | 27 Mar | H | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 24 | 3 Apr | A | 1 – 1 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 25 | 10 Apr | H | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 26 | 17 Apr | A | 0 – 5 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 27 | 21 Apr | H | 3 – 1 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 28 | 24 Apr | A | 1 – 2 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 29 | 1 May | H | 1 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 30 | 8 May | A | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 31 | 12 May | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 1 | 4,500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 32 | 15 May | A | 2 – 2 | 500 | Klić (2) | HRnogomet.com |
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 17 Sep | A | Nehaj Senj | 7 – 1 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| R2 | 29 Oct | H | Zagreb | 3 – 0 | 500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| QF | 16 Mar | A | Kamen Ingrad | 3 – 2 | 500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| QF | 24 Mar | H | Kamen Ingrad | 2 – 0 | 600 | Samardžić (2) | HRnogomet.com | |
| SF | 7 Apr | A | 2 – 4 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| SF | 14 Apr | H | 1 – 0 | 6,000 | 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 | ||||
| 23 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 28 (0) | 0 | |
| 29 (0) | 1 | 5 (0) | 0 | 34 (0) | 1 | |
| 20 (2) | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | 25 (3) | 1 | |
| 20 (1) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 23 (1) | 1 | |
| 23 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 28 (2) | 0 | |
| 13 (15) | 1 | 3 (1) | 1 | 16 (16) | 2 | |
| 20 (7) | 5 | 4 (0) | 3 | 24 (7) | 8 | |
| 24 (0) | 2 | 4 (0) | 1 | 28 (0) | 3 | |
 | 15 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 16 (1) | 2 |
| 21 (4) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 24 (4) | 1 | |
| 18 (7) | 11 | 1 (1) | 2 | 19 (8) | 13 | |
| 7 (10) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 8 (11) | 1 | |
 | 18 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 24 (0) | 0 |
| 21 (1) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 27 (1) | 0 | |
| 23 (5) | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 25 (5) | 2 | |
| | 14 (9) | 6 | 5 (1) | 3 | 19 (10) | 9 |
| 9 (9) | 3 | 2 (3) | 3 | 11 (12) | 6 | |
| 9 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (3) | 0 | |
| 9 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | |
| 1 (7) | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 1 (10) | 1 | |
 | 3 (4) | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 4 (5) | 2 |
| 5 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | |
| | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 |
| 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | |
 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
| 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | |