1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Saturday, January 22, 1983, NFC: Washington Redskins 31, Dallas Cowboys 17
After appearing in 10 of the previous 13 NFC Championship games, this would be Dallas' last appearance until 1992.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Saturday, January 22, 1983, NFC: Washington Redskins 31, Dallas Cowboys 17
This was the second postseason meeting between the Cowboys and Redskins. Washington won the only prior meeting.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
On a wet, muddy field (the Jets complained about the Dolphins' decision not to place the tarp over the field before the game), the Dolphins defense held Jets quarterback Richard Todd to only 15 completions in 37 attempts for 103 yards; he threw five interceptions. Linebacker A. J. Duhe led Miami to a victory with three interceptions, scoring a 35-yard touchdown and setting up the other Dolphins score. Miami held the Jets to 139 total yards.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
Both teams started off with drives that would set the tone for the rest of the game. New York got the ball first and drove to midfield before losing it when Glenn Blackwood intercepted Todd's pass. On the first play after the turnover, Miami gave the ball right back with a pass that was picked off by Jets safety Ken Schroy. In the second quarter, Dolphins quarterback David Woodley broke free for a 17-yard run to his 39-yard line, which turned out to be the longest run of the day for either team. However, running back Tony Nathan lost a fumble on the next play, though the Jets still failed to get any points with a possession starting at the Miami 41.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
Late in the second quarter, it seemed Miami would finally break the scoreless tie when their cornerback Don McNeal blocked a punt from Chuck Ramsey, allowing the Dolphins to get the ball on the New York 20-yard line. But with time running out, Schroy intercepted his second pass of the day and the game remained scoreless at halftime.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
Early in the third quarter, Blackwood recorded his second interception, only to see it wiped out by a defensive holding penalty. But the next play fared no better for New York, as Todd threw a pass that bounced out of the hands of running back Mike Augustyniak and was intercepted by Duhe. A few plays later, Nathan appeared to lose a fumble, but officials ruled him down by contact before he lost the ball.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
Another key play on the drive occurred when Woodley completed a 13-yard pass to Duriel Harris on third down and 3. Safety Darrol Ray vehemently protested the call of a completed pass, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that moved the ball to the Jets 7-yard line, and running back Woody Bennett ran the ball into the end zone on the next play.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
Later in the third quarter, Duhe intercepted another pass from Todd, this one on the Jets 41-yard line, but his team couldn't move the ball and had to punt. Two minutes into the fourth quarter, Duhe recorded his third interception of the day, and this time took it 35 yards for a touchdown. The Dolphins 14–0 lead turned out to be more than enough, as New York never mounted a serious scoring threat for the rest of the game.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
Both teams combined for nine turnovers, 19 punts, and just 437 total yards.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
This would be the last time the Dolphins would shut out the Jets until Week 5 of the 2020 season when the Dolphins shut out the Jets 24-0.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 23, 1983, AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0
This was the first postseason meeting between the Jets and Dolphins.


1982–83 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XVII: Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17
This was the second Super Bowl meeting between the Dolphins and Redskins. Miami won the only prior meeting.


1982–83 NHL season
The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. No team in any major professional North American sport has won four consecutive playoff championships since.


1982–83 NHL season, League business
Prior the start of the season, the Colorado Rockies moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey where they were renamed New Jersey Devils, leaving Denver without an NHL franchise until 1995. They were also moved to the Patrick Division, forcing the reluctant Winnipeg Jets to leave the Norris Division and take Colorado's place in the Smythe Division. This would be the last relocation of an NHL team and the last time a team would be transferred to a new division, until 1993. After the season, a last-minute sale of the St. Louis Blues to Harry Ornest prevented Wild Bill Hunter from purchasing that team and moving it to Saskatoon.


1982–83 NHL season, League business
The Calgary Flames played their final season at the 7,000-plus seat Stampede Corral before moving into the Olympic Saddledome, which had a capacity of 16,605.


1982–83 NHL season, League business
At the end of the season, the long pants worn by the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers were banned, due to player safety concerns.


1982–83 NHL season, Regular season
The last remaining players from the Original Six era (prior to the Expansion Era)–Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard and Wayne Cashman–all retired after this season. Cashman was the last to play, losing in the Wales Conference Finals as a member of the Bruins.


1982–83 NHL season, Regular season
The Boston Bruins led the league in overall points with 110. The defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders fell from first overall and finished tied for 6th overall and the high-powered, high offence, Edmonton Oilers tied for second overall. The Oilers set a new record, which they had set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424 and were led by Wayne Gretzky's 196 points. The Oilers also tied the Boston Bruins' 1970–71 record for most 100-point players in one season as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier all scored more than 100 points.


1982–83 NHL season, Regular season
The Washington Capitals qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.


1982–83 NHL season, Playoffs
The 1983 Playoffs marked the first time that seven NHL teams based in Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Quebec, Winnipeg, and Calgary) had qualified. Since the 1967–68 expansion, all the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs on five other occasions – 1969 (Montreal and Toronto), 1975, 1976 and 1979 (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver), and 1986 (the same seven as in 1983), the last time to date (as of 2021) that all active Canadian teams qualified.


1982–83 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


1982–83 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1982–83 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1982–83 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1982–83 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1982–83 (listed with their last team):


1982–83 NK Hajduk Split season
The 1982–83 season was the 72nd season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 37th in the Yugoslav First League. Their 3rd place finish in the 1981–82 season meant it was their 37th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1982–83 NK Rijeka season
The 1982–83 season was the 37th season in Rijeka’s history and their 21st season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 12th place finish in the 1981–82 season meant it was their ninth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1982–83 NK Rijeka season, Matches, Squad statistics
Competitive matches only. Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.


1982–83 NTFL season
The 1982/83 NTFL season was the 62nd season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1982–83 NTFL season
The Wanderers Eagles have won their ninth premiership title while defeating St Marys in the grand final by 11 points.


1982–83 National Basketball League season
The 1982–83 Just Juice National Basketball League season was the eleventh season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.


1982–83 National Basketball League season
The league was sponsored by Just Juice for the second consecutive year and Crystal Palace won yet another league title but Sunderland claimed the Play Off's and the Solent Stars successfully defended their National Cup crown. The league received a welcome boost when a new national TV channel called  Channel 4 decided to show live action every Monday evening.


1982–83 National Basketball League season, Team changes
Leicester returned to top tier action as the one new team admitted to the expanded 13 team first division which retained the previous twelve members. Team Talbot, Guildford Pirates moved to Bracknell and became the Bracknell Pirates. Sunderland Saints became Sunderland Maestros towards the end of the season following a new two year sponsorship deal with a North East car dealer. The leagues most famous player Alton Byrd left Crystal Palace to join Murray International Edinburgh.


1982–83 National Basketball League season, Just Juice playoffs, Final
Paul Stimpson landed a basket for the Crystal Palace Supersonics which was adjudged to be just after the buzzer. It would have won the game for Palace but the game went into overtime and Sunderland won an incredible match.


1982–83 National Basketball League season, Asda National Cup, Final
Birmingham's Russ Saunders an imported American scored a record 43 points in a final but still found himself on the losing side.


1982–83 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1982–83 National Football League was the 52nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1982–83 National Hurling League
The 1982–83 National Hurling League was the 52nd season of the National Hurling League.


1982–83 National Hurling League, Division 1
Division 1 saw a major restructuring with the abolition of the fourteen-team top flight which had previously been divided into two groups of seven teams. For the 1982-83 season, Division 1 was limited to a single group of eight teams.


1982–83 National Hurling League, Division 1
Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1981-82 season.


1982–83 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 24 April 1983, Kilkenny won the title after a 2-14 to 2-12 win over Limerick in the final. It was their 5th league title overall and their second in succession.


1982–83 National Hurling League, Division 1
Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-33.


1982–83 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 27 March 1983, Limerick won the title after a 2-16 to 1-7 win over Antrim in the final round of the group stage.


1982–83 National Hurling League, Division 2
Laois secured promotion to the top flight as the second-placed team. Carlow, who lost all of their group stage games, were relegated to Division 3.


1982–83 Nationale A season
The 1982–83 Nationale A season was the 62nd season of the Nationale A, the top level of ice hockey in France. 12 teams participated in the league, and Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais won their fourth league title. Club des patineurs lyonnais was relegated to the Nationale B.


1982–83 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.


1982–83 Nationalliga A, Overview
The Swiss top level league was contested by sixteen teams, including 14 clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1981–82 Nationalliga B, FC Winterthur and FC Wettingen. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1982–83 Nationalliga A season
The 1982–83 Nationalliga A season was the 45th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and EHC Biel won the championship.


1982–83 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Győri ETO FC won the championship.


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season
The 1982–83 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's ninth season in the NHL and the first in New Jersey after moving from Denver, Colorado, where they were known as the Colorado Rockies. The Devils first ever game was a 3-3 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where first captain Don Lever scored the Devils' first ever goal. The team's first win would come against their new rivals in the New York Rangers. However, the new location didn't help the team overall, as they continued to struggle in the standings, finishing last in their division and third-to-last in their conference.


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. ‡Traded mid-season


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Transactions
The Devils were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1982–83 New Jersey Nets season
The 1982–83 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 7th season in the NBA. With 49 wins and 33 losses, it was also their best record since the ABA–NBA merger—a mark that would stand until the 2001–02 season.


1982–83 New York Islanders season
The 1982-83 New York Islanders season was the 11th season in the franchise's history. It involved winning their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.


1982–83 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 New York Islanders season, Player statistics
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


1982–83 New York Islanders season, Playoffs, 1983 New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions
Gord Lane, Paul Boutilier, Greg Gilbert, Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson, Tomas Jonsson, Mike McEwen, Ken Morrow, Mats Hallin, Dave Langevin, Brent Sutter, Duane Sutter, Clark Gillies,  Wayne Merrick, Bob Bourne, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Bob Nystrom, John Tonelli, Anders Kallur, Butch Goring, Billy Carroll, Roland Melanson, Billy Smith, Al Arbour(coach), Bill Torrey(general manager), Ron Waske, Jim Pickard(trainers)


1982–83 New York Knicks season
The 1982–83 New York Knicks season was the 37th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks started off by losing their first seven games of the season, but improved during the second half of their schedule. They finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 win–loss record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs. New York defeated the New Jersey Nets 2–0 in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers.


1982–83 New York Knicks season, NBA Draft
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.


1982–83 New York Rangers season
The 1982–83 New York Rangers season was the 57th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, New York compiled a 35–35–10 record and finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division. The Rangers qualified for the NHL playoffs, where they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a three-game sweep in the first round. In the Patrick Division Finals, the Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders in six games.


1982–83 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1982–83 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.


1982–83 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Third Division and their 55th season overall in the Football League. County achieved their highest post-war league finish, just four points behind third-placed Huddersfield Town in the Third Division. Huddersfield were promoted to the Second Division, along with champions Portsmouth and arch-rivals Cardiff City.


1982–83 Newport County A.F.C. season
County had actually gone top of the table on Easter Monday after a win over Cardiff in front of 16,052 fans at Somerton Park, but only one win and four defeats from the next five games set up the away game at Huddersfield as the promotion decider. That game too was lost, and with it the chance of a return to the Second Division for the first time since 1947.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–8 overall, tied for the ACC regular season title with a 12–2 record and made it to the Elite Eight of the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were coached by Dean Smith in his twenty-second season as head coach of the Tar Heels. They played their home games at the Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary
Jordan frequently got into foul trouble early in his freshman year at North Carolina (1981–82). He frequently played the ends of games with four fouls.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary
He originally went by “Mike Jordan”, but media began using Michael in the middle of his freshman season at UNC. Late example of “Mike Jordan”: New York Times, UNC vs. St. John's, first game of 1982–83 season


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary
PLAYER PROFILEWhen Jordan's shooting touch was off, he would defer to teammates and concentrate more on his defense.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary
Going into the 1982–83 season, UNC lost starting seniors James Worthy and Jimmy Black from the previous season's national championship team. Sophomore Michael Jordan and junior Sam Perkins missed preseason practices due to injuries, only to return at the start of the regular season. As a result, North Carolina started the season with a record of 0–2 for the first time since 1919. UNC's record went to 3–3, dropping out of the national rankings, before going on an 18-game winning streak.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
Taking full advantage of the 19-foot three-point line, newly adopted by the Atlantic Coast Conference and other conferences around the country, Jim Braddock made 6 of 7 three-point attempts in the opening game of conference play in an 86–69 romp over Rutgers.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
January 8, 1983 - 17-year-old freshman Brad Daugherty scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
January 15, 1983 - Lynwood Robinson transferred from UNC to Olive.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
January 29, 1983 - Michael Jordan scored his college career-high of 39 points against Georgia Tech, shooting 11–16 from the field, 11–13 from the free throw line and 6 of 7 from the three-point stripe including a four-point play that broke a 45–45 tie and gave UNC the lead for good. Aside from Jordan and Perkins, the rest of the Tar Heels shot 3 of 22 from the floor.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
February 5, 1983 - With its win over Furman, North Carolina runs its record to 20–3, giving UNC head coach Dean Smith his record 12th straight 20-win season (a record he had previously shared with Jerry Tarkanian).


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
February 10, 1983 - #1 UNC won 64–63 over #3 Virginia. Both teams struggled from the field, with UNC shooting a paltry 41%. The Tar Heels managed to claw back from a 16-point second half deficit. Michael Jordan led the way with 16 points and a key steal-and-stuff with four personal fouls on him at the end of the game. Ralph Sampson of Virginia had 15 points and 12 rebounds but also six turnovers. Buzz Peterson suffered a right knee injury and is expected to be out for the season.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
February 13, 1983 - With a 30–21 rebounding advantage, Villanova (#12, 17–4) snapped UNC's 18-game winning streak and became only the fourth non-ACC opponent to defeat UNC at Carmichael Auditorium, and the first to do so since 1973.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
The Tar Heels suffered a three-game losing streak, partly attributable to Michael Jordan's difficulties with foul trouble.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
February 27, 1983 - UNC's record against Clemson at Chapel Hill goes to 30–0 with another victory.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
March 5, 1983 - In its regular season finale against Duke, UNC pounded the ball hard inside, making 57 percent of its shots from the floor, and 12 of 15 three-point baskets, in what turned into a three-point shootout. Michael Jordan scored 32 points in each game against Duke.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
March 11, 1983 - UNC was led by Michael Jordan and Matt Doherty (career high 28 points) as the Tar Heels connected on 14 of 24 three-point shots to easily advance 105–79 over Clemson in the ACC Tournament.


1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Summary, Conference regular season
March 12, 1983 - Michael Jordan fouled out of the close contest with 3:42 remaining in regulation. NC State got a 70–65 lead with 2:57 remaining, but did not score again, and UNC came back to tie it before the buzzer. Dereck Whittenburg carried the scoring load for the Wolfpack in overtime. Sam Perkins led North Carolina with 24 points, and Daugherty had 17 in the surprise loss.


1982–83 North West Counties Football League
The 1982–83 North West Counties Football League was the first in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions.


1982–83 North West Counties Football League, Promotion and relegation, Division One
In the first season of the North West Counties Football League Division One second placed Rhyl and third placed Horwich RMI moved to the Northern Premier League while Nantwich Town were relegated to Division Two and Netherfield joined Division One from the Northern Premier League.


1982–83 North West Counties Football League, Promotion and relegation, Division Two
Division Two champions Radcliffe Borough and second placed Caernarfon Town were promoted to Division One while Kirkby Town and already relegated New Mills left the League at the end of the season. Padiham were relegated to Division Three.


1982–83 North West Counties Football League, Promotion and relegation, Division Three
Division Three champions Colne Dynamoes and second placed Warrington Town were promoted to Division Two while Wigan Rovers left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Cheadle Town and Urmston Town.


1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League
The 1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League season was the first in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England. The league was formed by the merger of the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.


1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.


1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One North
Division One North was formed by the Yorkshire League clubs.


1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One South
Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.


1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League, Division Two North
Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Yorkshire League and the York League.


1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League, Division Two South
Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.


1982–83 Northern Football League
The 1982–83 Northern Football League season was the 85th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The Northern League expanded to two divisions this season for the first time since 1899–1900.


1982–83 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


1982–83 Northern Football League, Division Two
This was the first season since 1899–1900 the league ran with a Division Two. The Division was formed by eleven clubs.


1982–83 Northern Premier League
The 1982–83 Northern Premier League season was the 15th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.


1982–83 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:


1982–83 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following two clubs joined the League at the start of the season:


1982–83 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


1982–83 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the fifteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Gateshead applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.


1982–83 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following four clubs left the League at the end of the season:


1982–83 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following four clubs joined the League the following season:


1982–83 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1982–83 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 44th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Furuset IF won the championship.


1982–83 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1982–83 OB I bajnokság season was the 46th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Three teams participated in the league, and Ujpesti Dozsa SC won the championship.


1982–83 OHL season
The 1982–83 OHL season was the third season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Niagara Falls Flyers move to North Bay, Ontario, becoming the Centennials. The Guelph Platers are granted an expansion franchise. Fifteen teams each played 70 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.


1982–83 OHL season, Expansion and Relocation, Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were approved to join the Ontario Hockey League for the 1982-83 season as the league approved an expansion team for the city of Guelph. The Platers would play in the Guelph Memorial Gardens and join the Emms Division.


1982–83 OHL season, Expansion and Relocation, Guelph Platers
The Platers previously played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League since the 1977-78 season. The club won the 1978 Centennial Cup, defeating the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in a four game sweep. In the 1981-82 season, Guelph finished with a 40-4-6 record, earning 86 points and first place in the OPJHL. At the 1982 Centennial Cup, Guelph lost to Prince Albert in four games.


1982–83 OHL season, Expansion and Relocation, Guelph Platers
The Belleville Bulls, who played in the OPJHL from 1979-1981, joined the OHL one year earlier, in the 1981-82 season.


1982–83 OHL season, Expansion and Relocation, Niagara Falls Flyers to North Bay Centennials
The Niagara Falls Flyers relocated to the city of North Bay and were renamed the North Bay Centennials. The club's nickname was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the railroad in North Bay.


1982–83 OHL season, Expansion and Relocation, Niagara Falls Flyers to North Bay Centennials
The Centennials remained in the Emms Division, and would play out of the North Bay Memorial Gardens.


1982–83 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched first round bye; z = clinched division title & first round bye


1982–83 OJHL season
The 1982–83 OJHL season was the 11th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The nine teams of the league played a 48-game season. The top four teams of each division made the playoffs.


1982–83 OJHL season
The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the North York Rangers, won the OHA Buckland Cup and then the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian champions. The Rangers then defeated the Callaghan Cup champions from the Maritime Provinces to move on to the 1983 Centennial Cup. The Rangers won the Centennial Cup as national champions


1982–83 OJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


1982–83 OJHL season, OHA Buckland Cup Championship
The 1983 Buckland Cup was a best-of-5 series between the Elliot Lake Vikings (NOJHL) and the North York Rangers. The winner moved on to the 1983 Dudley Hewitt Cup.


1982–83 OJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
The 1984 Dudley Hewitt Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Thunder Bay Kings (TBHL) and the North York Rangers. The winner moved on to the 1983 Eastern Centennial Cup championship.


1982–83 OJHL season, 1983 Eastern Canada Championship
The 1983 Eastern Canada Centennial Cup championship was a best-of-7 series between the Halifax Lions (MVJHL) and the North York Rangers. The winner moved on to the 1983 Centennial Cup championship.


1982–83 OJHL season, 1983 Centennial Cup Championship
The 1983 Centennial Cup was the best-of-7 Canadian National Junior A championship series between the Eastern Champion North York Rangers and the Western Abbott Cup champion Abbotsford Flyers (BCJHL).


1982–83 PAOK FC season
The 1982–83 season was PAOK Football Club's 56th in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round and also participated in the UEFA Cup.


1982–83 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


1982–83 Paraguay floods
The 1982–83 Paraguay floods refers to major flooding that primarily affected the Paraná River basin in the La Plata Basin of Paraguay in the fall of 1982 and beginning of 1983. The flooding was caused by El Niño and also affected parts of Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. Although only 170 were killed as a direct result of the floods, 600,000 people were evacuated from their homes and in the end the damage rose to around $3 billion. Affecting an estimate of 85,000 people solely in Paraguay, the flood waters had risen from an average of 2.6 meters to above 9 meters. This resulted in several national along with international voluntary agencies donating over $70,000.


1982–83 Paraguay floods
The floods caused a great deal of damage to housing, prompting a structural redesign in building in Paraguay in the aftermath. Houses were constructed, designed to provide safe shelter, even if the floods submerged single story houses.


1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 13th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 24,420 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Georges Peyroche. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.


1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Arrivals
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Departures
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kits
French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 37th season of the franchise (going back to their days as the Syracuse Nationals) and their 20th season in Philadelphia. The 76ers entered the season as runner-ups in the 1982 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season
Harold Katz bought the 76ers in 1982. On his watch, the final piece of the championship puzzle was completed before the 1982–83 season when they acquired free-agent center Moses Malone from the Houston Rockets in a sign-and-trade for Caldwell Jones. Led by Hall of Famers Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones & All-Star Andrew Toney,  they dominated the regular season, starting the season with 49 wins against 7 losses and winning 65 games in what is still the second most winning year in franchise history.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season
Erving led as the team captain and was named the NBA All Star Game MVP, while Malone was named league MVP, and when reporters asked how the playoffs would run, he answered, "four, four, four"—in other words, predicting that the Sixers would need to only play four games in each of the three playoff series to win the title. Malone, speaking in a non-rhotic accent, pronounced the boast "fo', fo', fo'."


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season
However, the Sixers backed up Malone's boast. They made a mockery of the Eastern Conference playoffs, first sweeping the New York Knicks in the Semifinals and then beating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the Conference Finals. Regarded as one of the greatest teams in history, the Sixers went on to win their third NBA championship with a four-game sweep of the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them the season before. Malone's prediction turned out to be only one game off, and some used the adapted phrase "fo', fi', fo'" reflecting their one playoff loss to the Bucks. Malone was named the playoffs' MVP.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season
Their 12–1 playoff record still ranks as the third-best in league history after the 2016–17 Warriors, who went 16–1, and the 2000–01 Lakers, who went 15–1 en route to the NBA title coincidentally beating the 76ers in the finals. The Philadelphia-based group Pieces of a Dream had a minor hit in 1983 with the R&B song "Fo-Fi-Fo", which title was prompted by Malone's quip.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
The 1983 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
The 76ers went on to capture their second NBA championship in Philadelphia, and the third as the 76ers/Nationals franchise as they swept the New York Knicks, and proceeded to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. They finally finished it off with a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them the season before, making this the only NBA championship not to be won by either the Lakers or the Boston Celtics from 1980–1988.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
Said head coach Billy Cunningham, "The difference from last year was Moses." Malone was named MVP of the 1983 Finals, as well as league MVP for the third time in his career. The 76ers completed one of the most dominating playoff runs in league history with a 12-1 mark after league and NBA Finals MVP Moses promised "Fo', fo', fo" (as in "four, four, four" – four wins to win each playoff series). The 76ers were also led by Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney, and Bobby Jones.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
The 1983 NBA Finals was the last to end before June 1. This championship is especially noted because it would be the last major sports championship for the city of Philadelphia until the Phillies won the 2008 World Series. At the time, no other city with all four professional sports teams had a championship drought last as long as that from 1983–2008 (25 years).


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
When the Flyers played for the 2010 Stanley Cup, The Ottawa Citizen reported that the main reason for that lengthy championship drought was because the only years the city's teams played for championships during that time were years presidents were inaugurated. The city's teams had lost championships during such years, beginning with the 76ers themselves in 1977. The exceptions were the Phillies in 1983 and the Flyers in 1987.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Finals
Following the 1983 NBA Finals, a video documentary called "That Championship Feeling" recaps the NBA Playoff action that year. Dick Stockton narrated the video, and Irene Cara's 1983 hit single "What A Feeling" is the official theme song for the video documentary. For the first time, NBA Entertainment used videotape instead of film for all the on-court and off-court footage.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, Awards, records, and legacy
At the time, their 65-17 regular season record ranked as the fifth greatest regular season win total in NBA history. Previously, only the 1972 Lakers (69-13), the 1967 Sixers (68-13), the 1971 Bucks (66-16), and the 1973 Celtics (who lost in that years Conference Finals; 68-14), exceeded this total.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, Awards, records, and legacy
In addition, their regular season winning percentage of .793 was only bettered previously by two teams (1947 Washington Capitals, .817; and the 1950 Syracuse Nations .797) for the period of 1947 to 1967, when NBA teams played less that an 82 game regular season. Both of those two teams did not win an NBA Championship.


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, Awards, records, and legacy
Their .8105 winning percentage, combined regular season and post season (77-18) in 1983, has been topped since by just five (5) teams, the 1986 Celtics (.820, with 18 losses), the 1996 Bulls (.870), the 1997 Bulls (.832), the 2016 Warriors (.830, also with 18 losses, lost NBA finals), and the 2017 Warriors (.838).


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, Awards, records, and legacy
In fact, after 66 regular season games, their record stood at 57–9 (the 2016 Golden State Warriors were only 3 games ahead of this pace at 60-6, in the record breaking 73 win regular season).


1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season, Awards, records, and legacy
Possessing an exceptionally talented roster, and having a brilliant coaching staff in Billy Cunningham, Matt Goukas, and Jack McMahon, the 1982–1983 Philadelphia 76ers were one of the very best teams in NBA history.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Patrick Division Semi-finals to the New York Rangers in three games.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Mark Howe, son of hockey legend Gordie Howe and a star defenseman in his own right, was acquired via a trade with the Hartford Whalers prior to the season.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Howe immediately became the team's best defenseman garnering 67 points and a +47 in 76 games. Midway through the season, Bob McCammon replaced Barber as captain with Bobby Clarke. Clarke led the team in points and Brian Propp and Sittler scored 40 goals each as the Flyers won a Patrick Division title with 106 points.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
For the second consecutive year, the Flyers were eliminated by the Rangers in the first round, this time in a three-game sweep. They allowed a total of 18 goals in the three games.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1982, the day after the deciding game of the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 17, 1983, the day of the deciding game of the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to contracts.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were involved in one selection during the 1982 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on October 4, 1982. The Flyers left the following players unprotected: defensemen Bob Dailey, Peter Dineen, Bob Hoffmeyer, Marc Marchand, and Jimmy Watson, and forwards Tom Gorence, Bob O'Brien, and Gord Williams.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 9, 1982.


1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.


1982–83 Phoenix Suns season
The 1982–83 Phoenix Suns season was the 15th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. The Suns were eliminated in the first round two games to one by the Denver Nuggets, a team they had beaten by the same margin a year earlier. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1982–83 Phoenix Suns season
Walter Davis led the Suns in scoring with 19 points per game. Second-year player Larry Nance, who finished the season fourth in the NBA in blocks per game, was second in team scoring at 16.7, while fellow big man Maurice Lucas averaged a double-double with 16.5 points and 10.4 rebounds a contest. Lucas, a 30-year-old veteran who had played for four NBA teams and one ABA team before reaching the Suns, returned to his first All-Star Game after two seasons when he suited up with Phoenix. Point guard Dennis Johnson earned another spot on the NBA All-Defensive First Team.


1982–83 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
* – Stats with the Suns. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Roy Chipman, the Panthers finished with a record of 13–15. This was Pitt's first season in the Big East Conference. They were previously members of the Eastern 8 Conference.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 16th in the National Hockey League. This was the Penguins worst season to date, winning a meager 18 games and accumulating only 45 points: they finished in last place in the NHL.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season
General Manager Baz Bastien was killed as a result of an automobile collision on March 15, 1983. The team wore black armbands on their home jerseys for the remainder of the season in his honour.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Penguins missed the playoffs, thus ending their four season playoff streak.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season:


1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 9, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Polish Cup
The 1982–83 Polish Cup was the 29th edition of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It started on the 23 July 1982 and finished on 22 June 1983. The finalists were 2nd division Piast Gliwice and 3rd division Lechia Gdańsk, with Lechia Gdańsk winning the Polish Cup for the first time after winning the final 2–1.


1982–83 Polish Cup, Polish Cup 1982–1983, Round of 32
Round of 32 fixtures. The teams from the Ekstraklasa are introduced. Due to the competitions rules they are all drawn away from home in this round.


1982–83 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1982–83 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 48th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Zaglebie Sosnowiec won the championship.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Port Vale's 71st season of football in the English Football League, and their fifth successive season (11th overall) in the Fourth Division. John McGrath led the Vale to a club-record 88 points (equalled in 1993–94), which saw them win promotion in third place. This was some achievement considering McGrath had sold both the Chamberlain brothers and goalkeeper Mark Harrison to rivals Stoke City at the start of the season. Receiving £240,000 for these three players, he spent only £15,000 to bring top-scorer Bob Newton to Vale Park, and signed Player of the Year Wayne Cegielski for free.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The pre-season saw John McGrath try, and fail, to re-sign the League of Ireland's player of the year, Felix Healy. He instead signed four players on free transfers: John Ridley (a former Valiant), Wayne Cegielski (Wrexham), Les Lawrence (Torquay United), and Steve Waddington (Walsall). The club also signed a shirt sponsorship deal with PMT. In August, rivals Stoke City paid Vale £180,000 for Mark Chamberlain and Mark Harrison. Chamberlain would go on to play for England. McGrath acted quickly to sign replacement keeper Barry Siddall from Sunderland, and take winger Kevin Sheldon on loan from Wigan Athletic.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The season started with five players making their débuts in a 1–0 defeat to Swindon Town at The County Ground. Waddington damaged his cartilages in this game. McGrath attempted to sign Norwich City's Mick Channon, but failed. Instead he took Bob Newton from Hartlepool United for £15,000. Stoke then took Neville Chamberlain to the Victoria Ground for £40,000. Vale's form did not suffer, and they instead won five straight games in October, taking them into third place. Also Chairman Don Ratcliffe was replaced by Jim Lloyd. Winger Steve Fox also arrived from Welsh club Wrexham on a free transfer.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
During the club's 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra on 22 October at Gresty Road a petrol bomb was thrown at the 3,000 strong Vale crowd, though it was extinguished by police without doing 'any real damage'. On 6 November, Vale were losing 3–0 to Rochdale at Spotland and The Sentinel headlined their report with "Heavy defeat for Port Vale". This proved to be an inaccurate headline, as substitute Jimmy Greenhoff inspired a Vale fightback, and the match finished 3–3. In December, Colin Tartt was transfer listed following 'a bust-up with McGrath'. Following only one win in a run of five games, Tranmere Rovers' players told the Vale players "see you next season" after picking up a 1–0 win at Vale Park.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
A win over Wimbledon started a run of ten wins in twelve games, despite having to sign Everton's Neville Southall on loan following a knee injury to Siddall. Their run put them nine points clear at the top of the table. At the end of February, Southall was recalled, and Stoke refused to loan back Harrison as cover. Wolverhampton Wanderers' Andy Poole proved to be an inadequate replacement. Vale then lost Greenhoff to Rochdale, who offered him the vacant management post.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Lol Hamlett's last match as trainer (he retired due to illness) was a 2–0 defeat to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, as Vale were in danger of failing to win promotion. McGrath decided to sign striker Jim Steel from Oldham Athletic for £10,000, and loaned Mark Lawrence from Hartlepool United. Siddall returned and so did Vale's form, as they recorded five victories in seven games. Ernie Moss left for Lincoln City for a £1,500 fee, McGrath saying 'age caught up with him'. Wimbledon ran away with the championship, though Vale managed to secure promotion with a 2–0 win over Stockport County at Edgeley Park on 6 May. The jubilant players seemed distracted in the final two games, and their two defeats allowed Hull City to take the runners-up spot.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in third place with 88 points, seven points clear of fifth placed Bury. Conceding just 34 goals, theirs was the best defensive record in the top four divisions, along with Hull. Bob Newton was top-scorer with twenty goals, whilst four players were chosen for the PFA Fourth Division team – Phil Sproson, Russell Bromage, Geoff Hunter, and Steve Fox.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a record £100,888 profit was announced, their first profitable season since 1975–76. The lottery brought in £142,324, the open market rents took in £51,462, whilst Vale's average home attendance was the second highest in the division. Total liabilities stood at £236,850 and the bank overdraft was £128,123. Two players departing at the end of the season were Les Lawrence (Aldershot) and Steve Waddington (Chesterfield), who had not established themselves in the first team.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, they were knocked out by Third Division side Bradford City 1–0 in the First Round.


1982–83 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale lost out 2–1 on aggregate to Rochdale, following a 2–0 defeat at Spotland.


1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1982–83 season was the 13th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 46–36, a four-game improvement from the previous season.


1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the 1983 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers won their first playoff series since their championship season of 1976–77, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in their first-round best-of-three series in a two-game sweep and gaining a measure of revenge for the Sonics' having eliminated them from the postseason in 1978 and 1980.


1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season
However, the Blazers were bested in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one, on the Lakers' way to the 1983 NBA Finals.


1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks
Note:  This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.


1982–83 Primeira Divisão
The 1982–83 Primeira Divisão was the 49th season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1982–83 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1982–83 Primera División B de Baloncesto
The 1982–83 Primera División B de Baloncesto was the second tier of the 1982–83 Spanish basketball season.


1982–83 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Template:1982–83 Ivy League men's basketball standingsThe 1982–83 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were Gary Knapp and Craig Robinson. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 52-team 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


1982–83 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team posted a 20–9 overall record and a 12–2 conference record. By winning the Ivy League's automatic bid, Princeton was one of the first two teams to earn entry into the tournament. In a 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament preliminary round game on March 15 at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the team defeated North Carolina A&T 53–41. Then, in the March 18 West Regional first round game at the Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon against the Oklahoma State Cowboys the team won 56–53 before losing its March 20 second round match against Boston College Eagles 51–42.


1982–83 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Robinson, who was named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Robinson was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1983 NBA Draft with the 93rd overall selection in the fourth round, while Rich Simkus was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 222nd selection in the 10th Round. The team was the national statistical champion in scoring defense with an average of 50.1 points allowed.


1982–83 QMJHL season
The 1982–83 QMJHL season was the 14th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league undergoes its first expansion since the 1973–74 QMJHL season by adding two new teams in Drummondville and Longueuil. Divisions are restored, and eleven teams played 70 games each in the regular season.


1982–83 QMJHL season
Rookie centreman Pat LaFontaine of the Verdun Juniors posts 234 points in the regular season, the second highest season total in junior ice hockey history at the time, behind only Pierre Larouche's 251 points from the 1973–74 QMJHL season. LaFontaine would go on to win six individual trophies at the season's end.


1982–83 QMJHL season
The Longueuil Chevaliers coached by Jacques Lemaire, set the Canadian Hockey League record for the best first season by an expansion team posting 37 wins and a winning percentage of 0.557 in 70 games, ahead of the 2003–04 Everett Silvertips with 35 wins and a winning percentage of 0.556 in 72 games. The Chevaliers also became the first expansion team to reach the championship series of the playoffs, a feat later equalled by the Silvertips.


1982–83 QMJHL season
The Laval Voisins and Shawinigan Cataractes both set a QMJHL record with 33 wins on home ice during the regular season. The Laval Voisins finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Verdun Juniors won the President's Cup, defeating the Longueuil Chevaliers in the finals.


1982–83 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1982–83 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


1982–83 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Pat LaFontaine was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists).


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fourth season in the National Hockey League. In the 1981–82 season, Quebec recorded their first winning season in the NHL, as they had a record of 34-34-12, earning 80 points, in which they finished fourth in the Adams Division, qualifying for the post-season for the second consecutive season. The Nordiques lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Boston Bruins.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
During the off-season, the Nordiques announced that they would not have a team captain for the 1982–83 season, as Andre Dupont only had the position as an interim basis for the second half of the 1981–82 season after team captain Robbie Ftorek was dealt to the New York Rangers. Expectations were high for the club after their improbable playoff run, in which the team was only one round away from a berth in the Stanley Cup finals.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
The Nordiques would have a mediocre regular season, as they hovered around the .500 mark for the entire year. Quebec would set a team record for victories, winning 34 games, however, the team finished with two fewer points than the previous season, as they finished the year with a 34-34-12 record, earning 80 points, and their third consecutive playoff appearance, as they finished in fourth place in the Adams Division.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Peter Stastny, who led the club with 124 points, and was second in the league scoring race, finishing behind Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers. Michel Goulet had a breakout season, scoring a team record 57 goals, which was the fourth highest total in the league. Goulet added 48 assists, earning 105 points, which was good for eighth in the NHL. Anton Stastny scored 32 goals and 92 points, while Marian Stastny scored 36 goals and 79 points despite missing 20 games due to injuries. On the blueline, Dave Pichette led the scoring, recording 24 points in 53 games, while Normand Rochefort earned 23 points in 62 games. Dale Hunter once again provided the team toughness, recording 206 penalty minutes.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
In goal, Dan Bouchard was the number one goalie, winning a team best 20 games, while posting a team low GAA of 4.01, as well as recording the only shutout Quebec had during the season.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The Nordiques opened the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Boston Bruins. The Nordiques eliminated Boston in seven games in the Division finals the previous season. The Bruins had the best record in the Adams Division, posting a record of 50-20-10, earning 110 points, which was 30 more than the Nordiques. The series opened with two games at the Boston Garden, and Quebec stunned the Bruins in the first period, as Peter Stastny had a natural hat trick, as Quebec took a 3-0 lead.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The Bruins came back, led by two goals by Mike O'Connell and one by Barry Pederson to even the game up, setting up overtime. In the extra period, Barry Pederson scored, as Boston completed the comeback and won the game 4-3. In the second game, the two teams exchanged goals in the first period, before Dale Hunter gave the Nordiques a 2-1 lead midway through the third period. The Bruins managed another comeback though, as Boston scored three unanswered goals to win the game 4-2, and take a 2-0 series lead.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The series then moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Nordiques, led by 31 saves by Dan Bouchard, staved off elimination with a 2-1 victory and cut the Bruins series lead in half. In the fourth game, Bruins goaltender Pete Peeters stole the show, making 38 saves, as Boston held on for a 2-1 win, and eliminated the Nordiques.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Transactions
The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season, Draft picks
Quebec's draft picks from the 1982 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Rangers F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was the 103rd season of competitive football by Rangers.


1982–83 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season. Greig made big-money signings in the pre-season 1982–83 with renewed hope that they could at least mount a serious title challenge, but once again, the season ended in trophyless failure. Dave MacKinnon - £30,000 from Partick Thistle, Craig Paterson - £200,000 from Hibernian, Robert Prytz from Malmö FF and Sandy Clark from West Ham United, were all welcomed to the club.


1982–83 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The early signs were positive. Rangers reached the 1982 Scottish League Cup Final scoring en route 29 goals in there ten games and eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the UEFA Cup. The opening eight league games saw the side unbeaten but the final match saw Rangers lying in fourth, a massive eighteen points behind champions Dundee United. The team was knocked out of Europe after suffering a 5–0 defeat from Cologne. The 1983 Scottish Cup Final was lost to an Aberdeen side that had won the European Cup Winner's Cup ten days earlier.


1982–83 Ranji Trophy
The 1982–83 Ranji Trophy was the 49th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka won the final against Bombay on first innings lead.


1982–83 Ranji Trophy
Bombay scored 534 runs in the final. Karnataka lost their sixth wicket at 293 but were revived by a seventh wicket partnership of 154 between Roger Binny and J. Abhiram. They still lost their ninth wicket at 526. Raghuram Bhat and B. Vijayakrishna took the score to 535 when the latter was out. On the final day, Sandeep Patil scored 121* before lunch. Bombay declared setting Karnataka to score 197 in two sessions. Karnataka instead played out 70 overs to score 179 for 5 and win the title on first innings lead.


1982–83 Real Madrid CF season
The 1982–83 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 81st season in existence and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1982–83 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Club legend Alfredo Di Stéfano came back to the club as head coach in a high-expected movement after he was La Liga champion managing Valencia CF in 1971. Finally, after a long turmoil lasting almost a year Incumbent Luis de Carlos won the reelection as President of the club on 9 October 1982 defeating the electoral campaign of challenger Ramon Mendoza by more than 3,000 votes. Mendoza was linked by Cambio 16 magazine with Soviet Spy agency KGB prompting to quit his position as vice-president on board of directors during Autumn.


1982–83 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
For the third consecutive season, De Carlos reinforced the club with low-profile players such as Dutch defender John Metgod from AZ Alkmaar English striker Laurie Cunningham suffered injury issues during almost the entire campaign and was loaned out by the club to Manchester United in April.


1982–83 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The campaign is best remembered by the bizarre fact of four trophies lost, three of them in three finals (Supercopa, Copa del Rey, European Cup Winners' Cup and Copa de La Liga) also in League the squad finished in 2nd place one single point behind Champions basque-side Athletic Bilbao after lost 0–1 against former Di Stefano club Valencia CF in the ultimate match at Mestalla Stadium in spite of grabbed the first spot most of the rounds before the game and only needed a draw to clinch the title.


1982–83 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1982–83 season saw Rochdale compete in their 9th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.


1982–83 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1982–83 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 17th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1982–83 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Barcelona as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Barcelona qualified also as Spanish champion, Sentmenat joined also the competition.


1982–83 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1982–83 Romanian Hockey League season was the 53rd season of the Romanian Hockey League. Four teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1982–83 Rudé Právo Cup
The 1982–83 Rudé Právo Cup was the fifth and last edition of the Rudé Právo Cup ice hockey tournament. It was played in stages from September 8, 1982, to September 8, 1983. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the Soviet Union.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season
The 1982–83 Rugby Football League season was the 88th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1982 until May, 1983 for the Slalom Lager Championship.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Hull finished on top of the First Division table to claim their sixth and, to date, last championship, but Widnes won the Rugby League Premiership competition. Fulham, Wakefield Trinity, Salford and Whitehaven were promoted to the First Division.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Warrington beat St. Helens 16–0 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Bradford Northern 18–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The 1982-83 State Express Challenge Cup was won by underdogs Featherstone Rovers after defeating Hull F.C. 14-12 in the final.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The Final was played at Wembley before a crowd of 84,969.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The months of October and November also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1982 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 3–0 by Australia), The Kangaroos played and won matches against 9 Championship teams (Hull KR, Wigan, Barrow, St Helens, Leeds, Leigh, Bradford Northern, Hull and Widnes), 1 Second Division side (Fulham) and one county side (Cumbria).


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 1982 Kangaroos were coached by Frank Stanton who had previously toured as a player in 1963–64 and as coach of the 1978 Kangaroos. The team captain was veteran Manly-Warringah hooker Max Krilich who had also toured in 1978.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
Souths Magpies centre Mal Meninga, making the first of a record 4 Kangaroo Tours as a player, was the leading point scorer on the tour with 166 from 10 tries and 68 goals including 48 points in the three Tests against Great Britain (2 tries, 21 goals). Manly-Warringah winger John Ribot was the leading try scorer on the tour with 25.


1982–83 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 1982 Kangaroos became known as The Invincibles after becoming the first team to go undefeated on a Kangaroo Tour.


1982–83 Rugby League Premiership
The 1982–83 Rugby League Premiership was the ninth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1982–83 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1982–83 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 83rd edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1982–83 Rugby Union County Championship
Gloucestershire won their 14th title after defeating Yorkshire in the final.


1982–83 Rugby Union County Championship
A new format was introduced which consisted of the counties being organised into four divisions with relegation and promotion.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season
The 1982–83 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 79th season in existence and the club's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the UEFA Cup after coming in second in previous league.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season
In the new season, manager Lajos Baróti was replaced by Sven-Göran Eriksson. The Swede released several players from the squad, but only added Diamantino Miranda. The league campaign saw Benfica win the first eleven league games, opening a four-point gap by the end of the first round. In Europe, Benfica progressed through the UEFA Cup, by eliminating Real Betis, KSC Lokeren and FC Zürich. The domestic campaign in the second half of the season was less impressive, with Benfica having three batches of two consecutive draws.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season
In the UEFA Cup, Benfica eliminated Roma in the quarter-finals and Universitatea Craiova in the semis, before they meeting Anderlecht in the UEFA Cup Final. An away loss and home draw cost them the trophy. Still, five consecutive wins in the final five league matches secured the club's 25th Primeira Divisão title. The last match of the season, the Taça de Portugal Final was postponed and only played in the following season.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
After Lajos Baróti failed to defend retain any of the titles he won in his first season, he was replaced by the 33–year old Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had just won the UEFA Cup. Prior to his signing, Benfica contacted John Bond, but he declined the offer. He arrived on 27 June and pre-season begun two days later, on Tuesday, the 29. Benfica made almost no new signings, other than the return of Diamantino Miranda, so Eriksson sought to reduce the size of the squad which approached 40, with more than 10 players leaving the club in the transfer season. Benfica made their presentation game against Ferencvárosi and competed in the Toronto Tournament in early August.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started their league campaign by winning their first eleven matches in a row, opening a five-point lead over second place, while scoring 27 goals and conceding only four. Manuel Bento went 565 minutes without conceding from match-day 4 to match-day 8. At the same time, Benfica started the UEFA Cup by eliminating Real Betis and KSC Lokeren. In December, Benfica dropped the first points in the league in a draw in Alcobaça, while in Europe, they knocked-out FC Zürich with 4-0 win at home.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On 2 January, Benfica lost for the first time in the Primeira Divisão, in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting. However they still lapped the first round with a four-point lead over their rivals. On match-day 17, Benfica drew again, now by 2–2 in Bessa, but it did not have any real effect because Porto had also drawn on the same day. On the opening match of February, another draw that cost a point in the title race. Benfica remained erratic, having two more draws in March, followed by a win. In Europe, Benfica faced Roma, one of strongest Italian teams of his era; beating them 2–1 on the Stadio Olimpico. At home, Benfica drew one-equal and eliminate them on aggregate. Filipovic had scored all of Benfica's goals in the tie.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Domestically, in late March, Benfica visited the Estádio das Antas in the Clássico with Porto. A 0–0 draw better suited Benfica, who kept the four point lead over his rival. A few days later, Benfica beat Sporting by 3–0 in the quarter-final of the Taça de Portugal. That game preceded the UEFA Cup tie with Universitatea Craiova that followed, in which Benfica passed on away goals, securing a place in the UEFA Cup Final. On 4 May, Benfica faced Anderlecht on the Heysel Stadium, losing one-nil.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On the return leg, two weeks later, Benfica sold-out their stadium and even scored first by Shéu, but the Belgians levelled it only a few minutes later and held on to the draw, winning the competition. Eriksson said: "The party ended up early with that goal from Lozano. We should have played smarter because the fast breaks of Anderlecht were very strong. Patience...". Humberto Coelho said that Benfica rushed to score the second goal, after Sheú's goal, and made a fatal mistake that allowed their opponent to score.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
João Alves, irritated by not starting, complained of Eriksson choice of the starting eleven. Four days later, Benfica visited Portimonense, where they won 1–0 with a goal from Carlos Manuel on the 85th minute. The win confirmed the 25th league title for the club, after a one-year off. They closed the Primeira Divisão with a four-point lead over Porto, after winning the two remaining games. The season should have concluded with the Portuguese Cup Final which pinned Benfica against Porto in the Estádio Municipal de Coimbra. However, Porto and Porto Football Association started a legal battle with the Portuguese Football Federation to change the venue to Estádio das Antas. It ended up being postponed and only played in August 1983 in Estádio das Antas, with Benfica winning it by 1–0.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Sven-Goran Eriksson (manager), Toni (assistant manager), Júlio Borges (Director of Football), Amilcar Miranda (Doctor).


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1982-83 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1982–83 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1982–83 SK Rapid Wien season was the 85th season in club history.


1982–83 SM-liiga season
The 1982–83 SM-liiga season was the eighth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.


1982–83 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the Spurs' seventh season in the NBA and 16th season as a franchise.


1982–83 San Diego Clippers season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the Clippers' 13th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of San Diego.


1982–83 San Diego Clippers season, Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League
The 1982–83 Saudi Premier League was the 7th season of Saudi Premier League since its establishment in 1976. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions, having won their 1st title in the previous season. The campaign began on 16 December 1982 and ended on 8 April 1983. The number of teams in the league was reduced from the previous season. The league was contested by 10 teams, the top 5 teams from Groups A and B.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League
Going into the final matchday, Al-Hilal were leading the table with 1 point ahead of Al-Ettifaq. The two teams would face their city rivals in the final matchday on separate days. On 7 April 1983, Al-Ettifaq defeated Al-Nahda 2–0. This meant that Al-Hilal needed just a draw against Al-Nassr to secure the title, as they were ahead of Al-Ettifaq on goal difference as well. On 8 April 1983, Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 to hand Al-Ettifaq their first league title. Al-Ettifaq ended the season without a single defeat and became the first Saudi team to ever do so. Al-Ettifaq also became the first team from Dammam to win the title. Khalil Al-Zayani also became the first Saudi Arabian manager to win the league title.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League
Ohod were the first team to be relegated following a 5–1 away defeat to Al-Shabab on 7 April 1983. The following day, Al-Rawdhah were defeated by Al-Qadisiyah 2–0 and were relegated.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League
By winning the league title this also meant that Al-Ettifaq would qualify for the 1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup and the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup, which they went on to win as well.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League
On 1 April 1983, Abdullah Al-Suwailem assaulted referee Mohammed Foda during the match against Al-Hilal. During the 90th minute while the scores were still level at 1–1, Mohammed Foda sent off Al-Shabab's Al-Suwailem for receiving a pass from the goalkeeper in the 18-yard box. Minutes later in the 2nd minute of stoppage Al-Hilal would go on and score the winner. Al-Suwailem then rushed towards the referee and assaulted him. He was eventually held back by the stadium security. Foda then immediately blew for the final whistle and Al-Shabab's players rushed towards the referee. Foda was escorted out of the stadium by the police. In the aftermath, the Saudi FF suspended 4 players from Al-Shabab and the perpetrator, Al-Suwailem, was put in prison.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League
The season was also marked by tragedy. On 14 March 1983 Al-Nassr goalkeeper Sultan Marzooq was killed in a car accident, while he was on his way to the team's training ground. He played his final match three days prior in a 3–3 draw against Al-Ahli.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League, Teams
Ten teams competed in the league – the top five teams from Groups A and B of the previous season. The top five teams from Group A were Al-Shabab, Al-Nassr, Al-Ettifaq, Ohod, and Al-Qadisiyah. The top five teams from Group B were Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Al-Nahda, Al-Ahli, and Al-Rawdhah.


1982–83 Saudi Premier League, Teams
The ten relegated teams were Al-Tai, Al-Kawkab, Al-Ansar, Al-Riyadh, Al-Wehda, Al-Jabalain, Damac, Al-Khaleej, Al-Taawoun, and Okaz.


1982–83 Scottish Cup
The 1982–83 Scottish Cup was the 98th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Rangers in the final.


1982–83 Scottish First Division
The 1982–83 Scottish First Division season was won by St Johnstone by one point over nearest rival Hearts. Both clubs were promoted to the Premier Division.


1982–83 Scottish First Division, Promotion
St Johnstone and Hearts finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division.


1982–83 Scottish First Division, Relegation
Dunfermline Athletic and Queen's Park finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1983–84 Scottish Second Division.


1982–83 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1982–83 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1982–83 Scottish League Cup
The 1982–83 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-seventh season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Rangers in the Final.


1982–83 Scottish Premier Division
The 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Dundee United, one point ahead of Celtic and Aberdeen. Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock were relegated.


1982–83 Scottish Premier Division
Dundee United clinched the league championship with a 2–1 win in a Dundee derby against Dundee at Dens Park on the final day of the season.


1982–83 Scottish Second Division
The 1982–83 Scottish Second Division was won by Brechin City who, along with second placed Meadowbank Thistle, were promoted to the First Division. Montrose finished bottom.


1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 16th season in the NBA.


1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics season
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics were swept by the Portland Trail Blazers in two games in the First Round.


1982–83 Segunda División
The 1982–83 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Murcia, Cádiz CF and RCD Mallorca were promoted to Primera División. Deportivo Alavés, CE Sabadell FC, Jerez Deportivo and Córdoba CF were relegated to Segunda División B.


1982–83 Segunda División B
The 1982–83 Segunda División B season was the 6th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 4 September 1982, and the season ended on 22 May 1983.


1982–83 Segunda División B, Overview before the season
40 teams joined the league, including one relegated from the 1981–82 Segunda División and 6 promoted from the 1981–82 Tercera División. The composition of the groups was determined by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, attending to geographical criteria.


1982–83 Segunda División B, Group I, Teams
Teams from Andorra, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Catalonia, Galicia and Navarre.


1982–83 Segunda División B, Group II
Teams from Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Ceuta, Extremadura, Madrid, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.


1982–83 Serie A, Teams
Hellas Verona, Sampdoria and Pisa had been promoted from Serie B.


1982–83 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1982–83 Serie A season was the 49th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Nine teams participated in the league, and HC Bolzano won the championship.


1982–83 Serie B
The Serie B 1982–83 was the fifty-first tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1982–83 Serie B, Teams
Atalanta, Monza, Arezzo and Campobasso had been promoted from Serie C, while Milan, Bologna and Como had been relegated from Serie A.


1982–83 Serie C1
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1982–83 Serie C1
The 1982–83 Serie C1 was the fifth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1982–83 Serie C1, Overview, Serie C1/A
It was contested by 18 teams, and Triestina won the championship. It was decided that Triestina, Padova was promoted to Serie B, and Piacenza, Mestre, Pro Patria, Forlì was demoted in Serie C2.


1982–83 Serie C1, Overview, Serie C1/B
It was contested by 18 teams, and Empoli won the championship. It was decided that Empoli, Pescara was promoted to Serie B, and Livorno, Reggina, Paganese, Latina was demoted in Serie C2.


1982–83 Sheffield Shield season
The 1982–83 Sheffield Shield season was the 81st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia topped the regular league ladder but New South Wales won the title. This was the first time that the championship was decided by virtue of a final held between the two leading sides in the league ladder.


1982–83 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
During the 1982–83 season, the English football club Sheffield Wednesday F.C. was placed 6th in the Football League Second Division. The team reached the semifinal round of the FA Cup.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the most active and longest South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons on record, with 16 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific basin between 160°E and 120°W. During the season tropical cyclones were monitored by the meteorological services of Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia and New Zealand. The United States Armed Forces through the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NPMOC), also monitored the basin and issued unofficial warnings for American interests.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season
The first tropical cyclone of the season developed a day before the season officially began on October 30, while the last tropical cyclone of the season dissipated on May 16. Most of the activity during the season occurred within the central and eastern parts of the basin with French Polynesia affected by several systems.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The 1982–83 season was one of the most active and longest South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons on record, with 14 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific basin between 160°E and 120°W. The season was characterised by a very strong El Niño event, which resulted in eleven tropical cyclones occurring to the east of the International Dateline. Five of these tropical cyclones went on to affect the island nation of French Polynesia, which it was thought had not been affected by a tropical cyclone since another very strong El Niño episode in 1905–06.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
During the season, ten of the fourteen tropical cyclones observed to the east of 160 E were severe tropical cyclones, with 5 of them occurring in the French Polynesia region which represented one more than was experienced in the same area over the previous 13 seasons. Damage from the storms in French Polynesia was estimated at F16 billion (US$100 million).


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
After the season had officially ended during April 30, meteorologists at the University of Hawaii identified that two tropical depressions developed on May 11 and May 16. The tropical depression that developed during May 11 was thought to be the easternmost forming South Pacific tropical cyclone ever observed in the satellite era, as it developed near 110°W. In April 2015, a cyclone was suspected to have become subtropical near 102.9°W, and was unofficially named "Katie" by researchers. However, since the system is not in the official database, its record is henceforth unofficial.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Joti
The system that was to become Tropical Cyclone Joti was first noted by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) during October 30, while it was located about 1,000 km (620 mi) to the north-east of Port Villa in Vanuatu. Over the next day, the disturbance gradually developed further, as its outflow increased and atmospheric convection surrounding the system organized. The disturbance was subsequently named Joti at 00:00 UTC on November 1, by the FMS as it had developed into a tropical cyclone. As a result, this made Joti one of the earliest tropical cyclones ever recorded within the basin. After it was named, Joti continued to develop as it completed a cyclonic loop, before it started to move south-westwards towards Vanuatu during November 2.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Joti
During November 3, the FMS reported that Joti had peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), which made it a Category 2 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. The JTWC subsequently reported that the system had peaked with 1-minute sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph), which made it equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the SSHWS. During that day the system started to move towards the west-south-west and made landfall on the northern Espiritu Santo. After the system had moved into the Coral Sea, it gradually weakened and turned towards the south-southwest, before it degenerated into a depression during November 7. Within northern Vanautu, Joti damaged houses, gardens and fruit trees.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Kina
The system that was to become Tropical Cyclone Kina was first noted on November 6, while it was located just to the east of Tuvalu. Over the next few days the system moved south-westwards and gradually developed further, before the JTWC reported that the system had developed into a tropical cyclone, with peak 1-minute sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) during November 10. During that day the FMS also reported that the system had developed into a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian Scale and named it Kina.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Kina
The FMS subsequently estimated during the next day that the system had reached its peak intensity, with 10-minute sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) during November 11. Later that day the system's upper-level circulation became sheared off from its lower and moved southwards away from it. The degenerating system subsequently passed to the west of Fiji during November 13, before it was last noted during November 16, as it passed over the island of Efate in Vanuatu but no damage was reported.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Kina
The system caused strong winds and rough seas on Viti Levu and in the Yasawas and Mamanutha group of islands. Tourists on the Blue Lagoon Cruise in the Yasawas were forced to take shelter from Kina, while 18 people on another boat were temporarily listed as missing as they took shelter.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Lisa
During December 10, a shallow tropical depression formed to the west of the Northern Cook Island of Penrhyn and started to move south-eastwards towards French Polynesia. Over the next couple of days, the system gradually developed further before the FMS reported that the system had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Lisa during December 12. During that day, gale-force winds were observed on Bora Bora before the system caused gas it passed to


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nisha-Orama
During February 13, a depression developed just to the north of the Marquesas Islands and started moving south-westwards. Over the next four days the system maintained its intensity, before it made a sharp eastwards turn and started to develop further. The system subsequently moved in a counter clockwise loop, which allowed it to develop further and it was declared to be a tropical cyclone and named Nisha by the FMS during February 22.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nisha-Orama
However, by the time Fiji had named it Nisha, the Tahiti Meteorological Service had named it Orama, which was retained in order to save any confusion to the local public. Over the next day, the system started to move south-westwards, while it rapidly intensified, with the FMS estimating 10-minute sustained wind-speeds of 185 km/h (115 mph) during February 24. During that day the system sharply turned south-eastwards and started to gradually weaken, before it was last noted during February 28, as it moved out of the FMS's area of responsibility, while equivalent to a modern-day category 1 tropical cyclone. The Tuamotu Archipelago was the worst hit area with around 30 of its Atolls, either seriously damaged or destroyed with a damage total of around US$1.7 million reported in two villages on Rangiroa.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Prema
During February 25, a depression developed within a trough of low pressure, to the south-west of Manihiki in the Northern Cook Islands. The system was named Prema by the FMS during the next day, after it had developed into a category 1 tropical cyclone and peaked, with 10-minute sustained winds of 85 km/h (50 mph). After it had been named: Prema moved south-eastwards and started to gradually weaken, before it degenerated into a depression during February 27.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Prema
The remnants of Prema were subsequently monitored over the next few days, as they moved towards and through French Polynesia, before they were last noted during March 6. Prema brought strong to gale-force winds and high seas to the Northern Cook Islands of Penrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Pukapula. On the atoll of Manihiki, the high seas reached the settlement, with minor damage to coconut trees reported as a result. Gale-force winds caused some serious damage to a wharf, on the atoll of Penhryn. Heavy rain and gale-force winds off 100 km/h (60 mph), caused minor damage to French Polynesia's Leeward and Society Islands.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Rewa
During March 7, a tropical depression developed about 650 km (405 mi) to the northeast of the Society Islands. During that day, the system started to rapidly develop further as it moved and was named Rewa, as it had developed into a Category 1 tropical cyclone.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Rewa
Rewa exacerbated the destruction caused by Severe Tropical Cyclone Nisha/Orama earlier in the season and destroyed more than 200 houses.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Saba
Saba existed from March 20 to March 25. It sustained winds of 65 mph on the Australian scale, and it affected the Pitcairn Islands.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Sarah
During March 23, a shallow tropical depression developed within a trough of low pressure, about 75 km (45 mi) to the northwest of Rotuma. The system subsequently gradually deepened as it moved south-eastwards and passed to the west of the island, before it was named Sarah by the FMS during March 24, after it had developed into a tropical cyclone. The JTWC subsequently initiated advisories on the system and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 18P.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomasi
During March 27, the FMS started to monitor a depression that had developed, within a trough of low pressure about 235 km (145 mi) to the northeast of Penrhyn in the Northern Cook Islands. Over the next couple of days, the system moved south-westwards and passed about 140 km (85 mi) to the southeast of Penhryn, as it gradually developed into a tropical cyclone. The depression was subsequently named Tomasi by the FMS during March 29, after it had developed into a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomasi
After the system was named, Tomasi went through a period of rapid intensification, with an eye appearing on visible satellite imagery during that day. It was also classified as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone, before a tropical cyclone alert was issued by the FMS for Niue at around 23:08 UTC (11:08 FST, March 30).


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomasi
During the next day, Tomasi continued to intensify and move south-westwards, while the alert for Niue was upgraded to a gale warning. Early on March 31, the NPMOC reported that the cyclone had peaked with 1-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), which made it equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane on the SSHWS. Tomasi subsequently turned and started to move southwards, as it passed about 165 km (105 mi) to the east of Niue.


1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomasi
Later that day, the FMS reported that Tomasi had peaked as a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone, with 10-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). During April 2, the system started to rapidly weaken, with its high clouds being sheared away, before it degenerated into a mid latitude depression. Tomasi remnants moved towards the south-southeast, before it was last noted during April 5. Some minor damage to vegetation was reported in Niue, as a result of Tomasi.