1982–83 Copa del Rey
| 79th Copa del Rey | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
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| Dates | 8 September 1982 – 4 June 1983 | ||
| Teams | 135 | ||
| Champions | FC Barcelona | ||
| Runners-up | Real Madrid CF | ||
| Matches played | 267 | ||
| Goals scored | 733 (2.75 per match) | ||
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The 1982–83 Copa del Rey was the 81st staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic football cup competition in Spain. The tournament was attended by 135 teams from the higher echelons of Spanish football.
The tournament began on 8 September 1982 and ended on 4 June 1983 with the final, held in La Romareda Stadium, in Zaragoza, in which FC Barcelona were crowned for the twentieth time in their history, after beating the defending champions of the tournament, Real Madrid CF by a score of 2-1.
This was the third time these two teams had met in the final, known as El Clásico, with a favourable balance for the Catalans.
(*) Teams playing European competition.
Bye by draw: CD Manchego, Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF.
Bye: Juventud Torremolinos CF, his opponent, AD Almería, was dissolved.
Results of matches played: September 15 / September 28 / September 29
Bye: UD Güímar, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF.
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