1982–83 La Liga

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La Liga
Dates4 September 1982 – 1 May 1983
Champions Athletic Bilbao
7th title
Relegated Las Palmas
Celta Vigo
Racing Santander
European Cup Athletic Bilbao
Cup Winners' Cup Barcelona
UEFA Cup Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Sevilla
Matches played306
Goals scored780 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer Poli Rincón
(20 goals)
1983–84

The 1982–83 La Liga season was the 52nd since its establishment. It began on 4 September 1982, and concluded on 1 May 1983. After the penultimate game of the season, Real Madrid led by 1 point but lost in the final game at Valencia. The result meant that Valencia avoided relegation on goal difference, while Real Madrid lost the title to Athletic Bilbao by 1 point. [1]

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Teams and locations

TeamHome cityStadium
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés
Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón
Barcelona Barcelona Nou Camp
Celta Vigo Balaídos
Español Barcelona Sarriá
Las Palmas Las Palmas Insular
Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda
Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar
Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero
Real Betis Seville Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atocha
Salamanca Salamanca Helmántico
Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón
Valencia Valencia Luis Casanova
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla
Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Athletic Bilbao (C)3422667136+3550Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Real Madrid 3420955725+3249Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Atlético Madrid 3420685638+1846
4 Barcelona 34171076029+3144Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [a]
5 Sevilla 34151274431+1342Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Zaragoza 34176115939+2040
7 Real Sociedad 341212102927+236
8 Sporting Gijón 34915103132133
9 Español 34136154547232
10 Málaga 3410101437481130
11 Real Betis 34912134245330
12 Valladolid 349111434511729
13 Salamanca 341081631481728
14 Osasuna 341061839541526
15 Valencia 34971842561425
16 Las Palmas (R)347111632552325Relegation to the Segunda División
17 Celta Vigo (R)34961927562924
18 Racing Santander (R)34952044631923
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Barcelona qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey.

Position by round

Team /
Round
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334

Athletic 7321525454332422222222333211212221
Real Madrid 6432111111111111111111221122121112
Atlético 3213288886788866777556655655444443
Barcelona 14698764633443234333333112333333334
Sevilla 5121112876347856555555665466466666655
Real Zaragoza 1145353222224343444444544544555566
Real Sociedad 11956432565575688899889887777777777
Sporting 10884647778667777666777778888888888
RCD Español 4111415141512129999999998899899999999109109
CD Málaga 1210121091214141213101110121315141414141313131312121010111011111110
Betis 181813141310111113141314131110121313131212111111111112111011910911
Real Valladolid 9161717171616181818181818181816171717171716151515151514141414131312
Salamanca 15136911119101011121312141111101211101010101010101112121212121213
Osasuna 8141613121317131512141214131413151515161515161616161615151515151514
Valencia 271011161415161715161517151718181818181818181717171717171618161715
Las Palmas 135771091091110111011101210111010111112121213131313131313141416
Celta 16171818181818171416171616171514121112131414141414141416161716171617
Racing 17151516151713151617151715161617161616151617171818181818181817181818

Results table

Home \ Away ATH ATM BAR BET CEL ESP LPA MLG OSA RAC RMA RSO SAL SEV SPG VAL VLD ZAR
Athletic Bilbao 4–13–23–24–05–23–03–24–02–02–42–04–02–13–02–11–11–0
Atlético Madrid 0–01–10–05–21–01–03–02–13–10–02–01–01–12–12–12–12–0
FC Barcelona 0–12–11–12–21–07–22–13–00–22–11–03–01–01–11–03–01–1
Betis 5–11–31–10–11–03–11–14–22–11–11–11–11–21–02–01–12–2
Celta de Vigo 0–10–40–41–22–23–02–22–11–00–20–12–01–00–02–11–00–2
RCD Español 3–21–20–30–21–02–03–03–01–01–11–01–11–13–25–22–03–2
UD Las Palmas 1–51–22–11–02–20–01–22–12–10–32–04–11–11–11–12–21–0
CD Málaga 0–00–21–41–01–02–13–11–03–02–11–02–30–01–13–12–21–3
Osasuna 2–24–21–00–04–14–01–11–04–22–10–11–00–12–02–11–11–2
Racing de Santander 0–24–00–42–22–01–22–10–03–01–21–11–12–22–14–15–02–1
Real Madrid 2–03–10–21–03–02–21–01–02–15–14–01–01–01–05–12–01–0
Real Sociedad 1–11–01–02–01–00–21–12–02–02–00–04–10–00–02–02–10–0
UD Salamanca 0–11–21–12–11–01–01–12–12–03–00–00–02–30–21–01–02–0
Sevilla FC 2–11–10–02–01–02–12–02–21–02–02–22–10–01–03–13–01–2
Sporting de Gijón 1–12–30–02–20–01–01–03–02–12–11–10–01–01–11–10–02–1
Valencia CF 1–21–02–14–20–12–10–01–11–12–11–02–14–14–01–11–11–2
Valladolid 0–21–31–32–03–11–01–00–01–12–02–21–13–01–41–01–02–1
Zaragoza 2–12–12–22–04–03–10–02–14–07–20–11–13–21–00–13–24–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pichichi Trophy

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
Flag of Spain.svg Poli Rincón Real Betis
20
2
Flag of Paraguay.svg Raúl Amarilla Zaragoza
19
3
Flag of Spain.svg Dani Athletic Bilbao
18
4
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Valdano Zaragoza
17
5
Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Sarabia Athletic Bilbao
16

References

  1. Bort, JM (13 January 2019). "El gol de Tendillo en la tarde de las carambolas" [Tendillo's goal on the afternoon of flukes]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Valencia: Prensa Ibérica . Retrieved 1 May 2025.