| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Chairman: | Dr. Ivan Vanja Frančišković |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinal |
| Cup2 Result: | Round 1 |
| League Topscorer: | Anas Sharbini (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Anas Sharbini, Ahmad Sharbini (17) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,000 vs Hajduk Split (10 May 2009 - Prva HNL) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 300 vs Zagreb (12 November 2008 - Croatian Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,429[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 season was the 63rd season in Rijeka's history. It was their 18th season in the Prva HNL and 35th 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 2008 | 31 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | ||||||||
| Croatian Cup | 24 September 2008 | 26 November 2008 | First round | Quarterfinal | ||||||||
| Intertoto Cup | 21 June 2008 | 28 June 2008 | First round | First round | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
See main article: 2008–09 Croatian First Football League.
See main article: 2008–09 Prva HNL.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jul | A | 0 – 2 | 6,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 2 | 3 Aug | H | 0 – 1 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 3 | 10 Aug | A | 2 – 2 | 700 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 4 | 17 Aug | H | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 5 | 24 Aug | A | 1 – 0 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 6 | 31 Aug | H | 2 – 0 | 2,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 7 | 14 Sep | A | 1 – 3 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 8 | 21 Sep | H | 0 – 0 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 9 | 28 Sep | A | 3 – 0 | 2,000 | Matko, An. Sharbini (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 10 | 5 Oct | H | 0 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 11 | 19 Oct | A | 3 – 3 | 1,500 | An. Sharbini, Ah. Sharbini (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 13 | 2 Nov | A | 1 – 1 | 800 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 14 | 9 Nov | H | 0 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 15 | 16 Nov | A | 0 – 2 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 12 | 19 Nov | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 3,500 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 16 | 23 Nov | H | 2 – 1 | 1,300 | Cerić (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 17 | 30 Nov | A | 1 – 2 | 500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 18 | 7 Dec | H | 1 – 0 | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 19 | 22 Feb | A | 2 – 2 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 20 | 1 Mar | H | 2 – 1 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 21 | 8 Mar | A | 0 – 3 | 3,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 22 | 15 Mar | H | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 23 | 22 Mar | H | 3 – 2 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 24 | 5 Apr | A | 1 – 3 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 25 | 11 Apr | H | 4 – 1 | 2,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 26 | 19 Apr | H | 2 – 0 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 27 | 22 Apr | A | 1 – 0 | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 28 | 26 Apr | H | 6 – 2 | 4,500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 29 | 3 May | A | 0 – 4 | 10,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 30 | 10 May | H | 2 – 1 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| 31 | 17 May | A | 2 – 1 | 1,500 | Ah. Sharbini (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 32 | 24 May | H | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | An. Sharbini (2) | HRnogomet.com | ||
| 33 | 31 May | A | 0 – 3 | 800 | HRnogomet.com |
See main article: 2008–09 Croatian Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 24 Sep | A | Metalac Sisak | 6 – 0 | 600 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| R2 | 29 Oct | A | Zadar | 2 – 2 (7–6 p) | 1,000 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| QF | 12 Nov | H | Zagreb | 2 – 2 | 300 | HRnogomet.com | ||
| QF | 26 Nov | A | Zagreb | 2 – 2 (4–6 p) | 500 | HRnogomet.com |
See main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 21 Jun | H | 0 – 0 | 500 | HRnogomet.com | |||
| R1 | 28 Jun | AR | 0 – 2 | 2,000 | 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 | |||||
| 25 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 31 (0) | 0 | |
| 14 (3) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 18 (3) | 1 | |
| 23 (3) | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 26 (5) | 2 | |
| 13 (5) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 16 (6) | 1 | |
| 24 (0) | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 30 (0) | 3 | |
| 24 (3) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 27 (3) | 0 | |
 | 17 (2) | 5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18 (3) | 5 |
| 27 (0) | 14 | 4 (0) | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 32 (0) | 17 | |
| 27 (3) | 2 | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 33 (3) | 2 | |
| 21 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 | |
| 16 (12) | 4 | 0 (4) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 18 (16) | 5 | |
| 27 (2) | 12 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30 (2) | 17 | |
| 7 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | |
 | 11 (11) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13 (11) | 1 |
| 21 (4) | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 24 (5) | 2 | |
| 10 (9) | 1 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13 (9) | 2 | |
| 7 (6) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 (8) | 1 | |
| 8 (5) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 | |
| 7 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | |
| 6 (2) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (2) | 1 | |
| | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 |
| 1 (6) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | |
| 2 (4) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 | |
| 1 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | |
| | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
| | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 |
| 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 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 | |
| 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | |
| 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | |
 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
| 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | |