1981–82 New York Rangers 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.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.


1981–82 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1981–82 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division and their 54th season overall in the Football League.


1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by James Worthy, Sam Perkins and freshman Michael Jordan, the Tar Heels won the National Championship. It was head coach Dean Smith's first title.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season
The 1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in college ice hockey. In its 4th year under head coach John Gasparini the team compiled a 35–12–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the ninth time. The Fighting Sioux defeated Wisconsin 5–2 to win the championship game at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season
In the summer of 1981 the WCHA suffered a tremendous upheaval. Two years after a proposal to divide the Conference into two divisions was rejected, the three Michigan schools along with Notre Dame left for the CCHA, a lesser but more geographically-centered conference. As a result, the WCHA was left with only 6 teams though those teams had combined to win 5 of the previous 6 national championships. The six teams scrambled to fill up their conference schedules against one another which resulted in several cases of unbalanced home/road games between WCHA members.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season
Regardless of their conference issues, North Dakota began the season on the road against Bowling Green, taking both games against the eventual CCHA champion. The following week UND hosted Northern Arizona, who were only in their second year of Division I play, and easily won both games with a combined score of 18–4. The Fighting Sioux ended their non-conference start with a pair of games against Providence and could only manage to split the weekend after a promising 6–0 win.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season
The Sioux's first loss of the year began an alternating cycle of wins and losses that lasted for over a month and plagues them through their early WCHA play. Even when the team headed to San Diego for a brief respite from the winter cold they couldn't shake the pattern and UND returned home with a 10–6 record but only 4–4 in conference. In mid-December North Dakota finally climbed out of their funk and won four consecutive games to close out the first part of their regular season.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Holiday Tournament
North Dakota headed to Troy to participate in the Rensselaer Holiday Tournament but with the team losing several members to the World Junior championship the Fighting Sioux couldn't stop St. Lawrence from posting 7 goals in the contest. UND salvaged the tournament with a win in the consolation game before barely squeaking by a down Boston University squad.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Holiday Tournament
After returning home North Dakota returned to their conference schedule and won two tight games against Denver before splitting a road series at Colorado College. After capturing another home series UND headed to Wisconsin to take on the defending national champions as well as their biggest competition for the WCHA regular season title. At this point in the season Wisconsin was comfortably in the lead with a 14–1–1 conference record but UND had the ability to close the 7-point gap. The Fighting Sioux shut out Wisconsin in the first game but the Badgers came storming back to turn the tables on North Dakota and the two teams drew even after the weekend.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Holiday Tournament
With UND needing a minor miracle to catch up to Wisconsin they played the two worst teams in the WCHA over a two-week span and won all four games. Fortunately, UND got the help they needed when Wisconsin split consecutive weekends (at home no less) and arrived in North Dakota with only a 3-point lead in the standings. The Fighting Sioux took full advantage and swept the weekend to put themselves atop the WCHA for the first time all season.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Holiday Tournament
With only one weekend remaining in the regular UND only needed to hold serve with Wisconsin but luck stayed on their side when the Badgers lost an 8–9 contest to Minnesota–Duluth. North Dakota won their first game against Denver and won the WCHA title, earning the first Broadmoor Trophy which replaced the MacNaughton Cup that Michigan Tech kept when they left the conference.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
With only six teams left in the conference the WCHA decided to include all members in the postseason tournament with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinal. As conference champion, North Dakota sat idle for a weekend before welcoming Denver to Grand Forks. After a close win in game 1 UND captured the series with a 3-goal win to put them in the first WCHA championship series in 5 years. The only team standing in their way was Wisconsin who were looking for revenge after being passed for the conference title.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
In the first game North Dakota suffered their worst lost in six years, losing 0–9 at home. Because the championship was a two-game total-goal series UND still had another contest against Wisconsin but with a virtually insurmountable deficit UND was flat in the second match and lost to the Badgers once more.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
Despite being embarrassed in the championship, North Dakota's season was not over and the 31 wins the team posted over the course of the season all but guaranteed UND with an at-large bit to the NCAA Tournament. UND received the 2nd western seed and was able to host the Quarterfinal series against Clarkson. The Fighting Sioux defense showed up in full, holding the Golden Knights to a single goal in each game and advanced to the championship round in Providence.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
In the semifinal North Dakota faced Northeastern who were making their first tournament appearance. After easily dispatching the Huskies, North Dakota faced Wisconsin for the seventh and final time. The two teams were evenly matched in the first period; Glen White opened the score less than 90 seconds in but the badgers responded less than three minutes later. The UND defense began to clamp down on UW in the second but that couldn't stop Wisconsin from again tying the game quickly.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
In the final period the Fighting Sioux threw caution to the wind and fired a barrage of 16 shots against Terry Kleisinger, finding the twine three times while Darren Jensen held the UND net. Team captain Phil Sykes was the story of the game, producing a hat trick along with an assist for North Dakota and allowing his team to win the national championship for the fourth time.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
Phil Sykes set an NCAA record for total points in championship games with 9 when his totals from the 1980 game are included (still the top mark as of 2019). Sykes received the tournament MOP for his performance and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Darren Jensen, James Patrick and Cary Eades.


1981–82 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
Despite North Dakota setting a new program record with 35 wins (since broken) no players were named to the AHCA All-American West Team, however, the WCHA recognized the team's accomplishments and UND swept the individual conference awards with Sykes winning Most Valuable Player, James Patrick capturing Freshman of the Year and John Gasparini receiving Coach of the Year. Furthermore, despite North Dakota rotating three goaltenders nearly equally throughout the season, Jon Casey was named to the All-WCHA First Team with Phil Sykes while James Patrick, Craig Ludwig and Troy Murray were named to the Second Team. Jon Casey also set a new team record for wins in a season with 15 (since UND began keeping individual goaltending records in 1973).


1981–82 Northern Football League
The 1981–82 Northern Football League season was the 84th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England. At the end of the season the Northern League expanded to two divisions for the first time since 1899–1900.


1981–82 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


1981–82 Northern League (ice hockey) season
The 1981-82 Northern League season was the 16th and last season of the Northern League, the top level ice hockey league in northern England and Scotland. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Dundee Rockets won the championship. The top four teams qualified for the Spring Cup, which served as the Northern League playoffs. The top two teams, the Dundee Rockets and the Murrayfield Racers, qualified for the British Championship.


1981–82 Northern Premier League
The 1981–82 Northern Premier League was the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 15 August 1981 and concluded on 1 May 1982.


1981–82 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:


1981–82 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:


1981–82 Northern Premier League, Cup results, Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


1981–82 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Cup
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:


1981–82 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Trophy
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:


1981–82 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Bangor City applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.


1981–82 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:


1981–82 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs joined the League the following season:


1981–82 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1981–82 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 43rd season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with a record of 10–17.


1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Guard Mike Mitchell was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 6.4 points per game.


1981–82 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1981–82 OB I bajnokság season was the 45th 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.


1981–82 OHL season
The 1981–82 OHL season was the second season of the Ontario Hockey League. The league grows by two teams when, the Cornwall Royals are transferred from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the Belleville Bulls are awarded a franchise. Fourteen teams each played 68 games. The Kitchener Rangers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's.


1981–82 OHL season, Expansion and Realignment
The league expanded by two teams, as the Belleville Bulls and the Cornwall Royals joined the Ontario Hockey League. Both teams joined the Leyden Division, as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds moved to the Emms Division.


1981–82 OHL season, Expansion and Realignment, Belleville Bulls
On February 2, 1981, the OHL granted a franchise to the city of Belleville and the ownership group of Dr. Robert L. Vaughan and Bob Dolan. The Bulls would play their home games at the Yardmen Arena. The Bulls would join the Leyden Division.


1981–82 OHL season, Expansion and Realignment, Belleville Bulls
Prior to joining the OHL, the Bulls played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, beginning in the 1979-80 season. In their final season in the league, Belleville defeated the Guelph Platers to win the OPJHL championship. The club would reach the 1981 Centennial Cup finals, where they lost to the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 6-2 in the championship game.


1981–82 OHL season, Expansion and Realignment, Cornwall Royals
The Cornwall Royals were transferred to the Ontario Hockey League from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 1981-82 season. Originally an expansion team in 1969, the Royals were a very successful club in the QMJHL, winning the Memorial Cup three times, in 1971, 1980, and 1981. Cornwall would play their home games at the Cornwall Civic Complex. The Royals would join the Leyden Division.


1981–82 OHL season, Expansion and Realignment, Cornwall Royals
The Royals were able to keep their players from the previous season, including players such as Scott Arniel and Doug Gilmour, who helped lead the team to the 1981 Memorial Cup championship.


1981–82 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


1981–82 OJHL season
The 1981–82 OJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The 11 teams of the league played a 50-game season. The top four teams of each division make the playoffs.


1981–82 OJHL season
The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the Guelph Platers, won the OHA Buckland Cup and then the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian champions. The Platers then defeated the Callaghan Cup champions from the Maritime Provinces to move on to the 1982 Centennial Cup. The Platers lost the Centennial Cup for the national champions


1981–82 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


1981–82 OJHL season, OHA Buckland Cup Championship
The 1982 Buckland Cup was a best-of-5 series between the Onaping Falls Huskies (NOJHL) and the Guelph Platers. The winner moved on to the 1982 Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final.


1981–82 OJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
The 1982 Dudley Hewitt Cup was a four team playdown between the Guelph Platers, Thunder Bay Kings (TBHL), Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL), and La Prairie Flames (QJAHL). The winner moved on to the 1982 Eastern Centennial Cup championship.


1981–82 OJHL season, 1982 Eastern Canada Championship
The 1982 Eastern Canada Centennial Cup championship was a best-of-7 series between the Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) and the Guelph Platers. The winner moved on to the 1982 Centennial Cup championship.


1981–82 OJHL season, 1982 Centennial Cup Championship
The 1982 Centennial Cup was the best-of-7 Canadian National Junior A championship series between the Eastern Champion Guelph Platers and the Western Abbott Cup champion Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL).


1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
The 1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.


1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Oregon State finished the regular season at 23–4 (16–2 Pac-10), won a third consecutive conference title (by two games), and were ranked fourth in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale at Arizona State, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded second in the West region of the NCAA Tournament.


1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
The Beavers received an opening round bye, defeated Pepperdine in Pullman, and third-seeded Idaho in the Sweet Sixteen at Provo. In the regional final (Elite Eight), Oregon State lost 45–69 to eventual national runner-up Georgetown, and finished at 25–5.


1981–82 PAOK FC season
The 1981–82 season was PAOK Football Club's 56th in existence and the club's 23rd 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 Winners' Cup.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


1981–82 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 1981–82 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.


1981–82 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1981–82 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 12th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 24,216 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Georges Peyroche. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kits
French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.


1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1981-82 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 4th-year head coach Dick Harter, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.


1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the 76ers 33rd season in the NBA and 19th season in Philadelphia. They would finish with a record of 58–24.


1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the playoffs, the Sixers swept the Atlanta Hawks in two games in the First Round, and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in six games in the Semifinals to face off against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in the Conference Finals.


1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers defeated the Celtics in seven games to earn a trip to the NBA Finals for the 3rd time in 6 years. In the NBA Finals, the Sixers faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of the 1980 NBA Finals, where the Lakers won in six games.


1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the deciding 7th game, with under a minute and a Sixers victory well secured, the fans at the Boston Garden chanted "Beat LA" to the Sixers, one of pro basketballs most enduring moments, wanting the team to defeat the Lakers in the NBA Finals, as Celtics fans hated the Lakers. However, the Lakers would go on to win in the NBA Finals, defeating the Sixers in six games to capture their second NBA championship in the 1980s. The Lakers won game one by going on an incredible 40-9 scoring spurt in the second half. The home team would win each of the remaining five contests.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Patrick Division Semi-finals to the New York Rangers in four games.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers were unable to reach a long-term contract with team captain Mel Bridgman for the second consecutive off-season. Prior to opening night head coach Pat Quinn replaced Bridgman as captain with Bill Barber. On November 11, Bridgman was traded to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Brad Marsh.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
After winning only six games in a span of 29 games, head coach Pat Quinn and assistant coach Bob Boucher were fired on March 19. Bobby Clarke was also relieved of his duties as an assistant coach. Replacing Quinn was Bob McCammon, who had been coaching the Maine Mariners ever since being replaced as Flyers coach by Quinn in 1979.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
After a third-place finish the Flyers lost in four games to the Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. For the first time in since 1971, they failed to make it past the first round.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 22, 1981, the day after the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 16, 1982, the day of the deciding game of the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were involved in one selection during the 1981 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on October 5, 1981. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Pete Peeters and Rick St. Croix, defensemen Reid Bailey, Frank Bathe, Glen Cochrane, Bob Dailey, Jimmy Watson and Behn Wilson, and forwards Ray Allison, Bill Barber, Mel Bridgman, Bobby Clarke, Tom Gorence, Al Hill, Paul Holmgren, Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Ken Linseman, Gary Morrison, and Brian Propp. The Flyers left the following players unprotected: defensemen Mike Busniuk and Terry Murray, and forward Paul Evans.


1981–82 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 (*).


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 10, 1981.


1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.


1981–82 Phoenix Suns season
The 1981–82 Phoenix Suns season was the 14th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. In the first round, Denver was taken down by the Suns, two games to one. Phoenix would find a tougher opponent, however, in the Western Conference Semifinals, getting swept four games to zero by the eventual league champions, Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1981–82 Phoenix Suns season
Dennis Johnson again earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors and was the lone All-Star Game participant from the Suns. Additionally, he led the Suns in scoring with his 19.5 points average, a personal career-high. Truck Robinson was not far behind with his 19.1 average, and paired that with rebounding average of 9.7 a game. Fellow big man Alvan Adams brought in 7 rebounds and 15 points a contest.


1981–82 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
† – Minimum 300 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.


1981–82 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Playoffs
† – Minimum 20 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.


1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Roy Chipman, the Panthers finished with a record of 20–10. They received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the first round to Pepperdine. This was Pitt's last season in the Eastern 8 Conference. They moved to the Big East Conference next season.


1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 15th in the National Hockey League. The qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but lost in the opening round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders three games to two. This would be the Penguins last playoff appearance until 1989.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Penguins lost in the division semi-final round (3-2) versus the New York Islanders.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season:


1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions, Trades
right to claim Gary Edwards off waivers from Blues without having to pay a cash waiver price


1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 10, 1981 in Montreal, Quebec.


1981–82 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1981–82 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 47th 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.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1981–82 season was Port Vale's 70th season of football in the English Football League, and their fourth successive season (tenth overall) in the Fourth Division. John McGrath led his team to a seventh-place finish, a big improvement on the previous two seasons. Top-scorer Ernie Moss and midfielder Mark Chamberlain proved to be the stars of the season. The season was notable for Vale Park's lowest ever Football League attendance.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The pre-season saw John McGrath make four new signings: defender Ray Deakin (Everton); midfielder Geoff Hunter (from Crewe Alexandra for £12,000); and forwards Ernie Moss (from Chesterfield for £12,000) and Jimmy Greenhoff (Toronto Blizzard). Attempts to re-sign Brian Horton failed. On 1 August, a heavy metal concert was held at Vale Park, headlined by local lad Lemmy's Motörhead. Some twenty thousand metal fans paid £7.50 admission each to boost club coffers. However Vale failed to win any of their pre-season friendlies, and in fact were embarrassed to lose 6–1 at home to local rivals Stoke City.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The season opened with four draws, somewhat ironic considering that McGrath had stated that 'forwards are much more important now' after the Football League changed a win from earning two points to three points. On 12 September, their club-record run of six consecutive draws came to an end. Four victories in five games then put Vale into seventh place, and Colin Tartt was signed from Chesterfield for £15,000.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
A 2–0 home defeat to Sheffield United in front of the television cameras was the first of a run of four defeats in five games, and sent an injury-hit Vale down into mid-table. In November, Lee Harwood was forced to retire with a knee injury. Vale then went on a fifteen match unbeaten run in the league, and between 20 January and 6 March the team went on a club-record six consecutive home draws. Stoke City offered £100,000 plus incentives for Mark Chamberlain, but Chairman Don Ratcliffe called the offer 'an insult' and rejected it out of hand.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Instead Tony Sealy arrived on loan, this time from Queens Park Rangers. On 6 February Mark Chamberlain scored a memorable goal at Field Mill when he stood off the pitch to avoid being caught offside, then returned to tackle a startled Rod Arnold and tap the ball into an empty net. Mansfield Town manager Stuart Boam was so enraged that the goal stood that he raced onto the pitch to verbally abuse the linesman. In March, Johnny Miller had to retire with a knee injury.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
On 20 March, Mark Harrison conceded 'a crazy goal' from Hull City left-back Dennis Booth at Boothferry Park, whose fifty yard free kick hit the back of the net after several bounces. Injuries hit the Vale squad and the promotion campaign faded away. On 1 May, Vale Park witnessed its lowest ever Football League attendance when a mere 1,924 turned up against York City.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in seventh place with seventy points, eighteen short of fourth-placed Bournemouth. With nine away victories and twelve home draws, McGrath stated that "we blew it at Burslem". Ernie Moss was the Player of the Year and top-scorer with seventeen goals, however it was Mark Chamberlain who was selected in the PFA Fourth Division team and received a cheque for £250 when he was chosen as The Star's best player of the division.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a loss of £65,000 was announced, despite donations of £136,070. The overdraft stood at £235,452. Good news was that the club lottery had raised £750,000 in less than five years. McGrath released eight players and retained eleven. The club's first ever shirt sponsors were NGR Copiers. Those departing included: Peter Farrell and Gerry Keenan (Rochdale); Paul Bowles (Stockport County); Trevor Brissett (Darlington); Andy Higgins (Hartlepool United); and Ray Deakin (Burnley).


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale drew with Third Division Lincoln City at Sincil Bank and again in Burslem, and so had to play a second replay, which they won 2–0. Their clash with Stockport County was postponed seven times due to snow and fog, before the "Valiants" finally recorded a 4–1 victory on 2 January. Facing Second Division Shrewsbury Town in the Third Round, they lost by the odd goal at Gay Meadow, the "Shrews" scoring with the last kick of the match.


1981–82 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, a 1–1 draw at Edgar Street was followed by a 2–0 home win to knock Hereford United out 3–1 on aggregate. In the Second Round for the first time since 1972, they lost to Tranmere Rovers both at Prenton Park and Vale Park to exit the competition 4–1 on aggregate.


1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1981–82 season was the 12th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 42–40, dropping three games more than in the previous season.


1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers season
Portland finished eighth in the Western Conference; as only six teams qualified in each conference for the 1982 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers did not participate in the postseason. This would be the only year the Blazers missed the playoffs between their championship season of 1976–77 and 2002–03.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1981–82 Primeira Divisão, Overview
C.F. Os Belenenses, who had co-founded the league in 1934 with Sporting, S.L. Benfica and F.C. Porto, was relegated for the first time.


1981–82 Primera División B de Baloncesto
The 1981–82 Primera División B de Baloncesto was the second tier of the 1981–82 Spanish basketball season.


1981–82 QMJHL season
The 1981–82 QMJHL season was the 13th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The defending Memorial Cup and league champions, the Cornwall Royals leave the QMJHL in the offseason, transferring to the Ontario Hockey League.


1981–82 QMJHL season
The league is reduced to nine teams, and dissolves divisions. The remaining teams played a shortened schedule of 64 games each in the regular season. That was balanced by an extended first round playoff schedule. The top eight teams in the regular season participated in a double round-robin of 14 games per team, followed by playdowns.


1981–82 QMJHL season
The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their third President's Cup, defeating the Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the finals.


1981–82 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1981–82 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1981–82 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Claude Verret was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 48 points (13 goals, 35 assists).


1981–82 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques' third season in the National Hockey League. The Nordiques had a successful regular season, qualifying for the playoffs, but they had a better playoff, making it to the Wales Final before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
During the off-season, the four divisions of the NHL were re-aligned to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams. Quebec remained in the Adams Division with the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres, while the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs were replaced with the Hartford Whalers and the Nordiques' provincial rival, the Montreal Canadiens. The Nordiques signed Marián Šťastný out of Czechoslovakia, the brother of Peter Šťastný and Anton Šťastný. Quebec replaced team captain Marc Tardif with Robbie Ftorek prior to the season. Ftorek did not remain the Nordiques captain for long, as he was traded to the New York Rangers in December, and was replaced with André Dupont.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
The Nordiques found themselves under .500 only once throughout the season, and that was five games in when they had a record of 2-3-0. Quebec got hot, and eventually reached a season-high nine games over .500 in the middle of January, however, a late season slump had the Nords finish the year only two games above .500, with a 33-31-16 record, earning 82 points, which was good enough to finish fourth in the Adams Division, and the Nordiques second post-season appearance in a row.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Peter Stastny, who set a team record with 139 points, as he scored 46 goals and earned 93 assists. Stastny finished behind only Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers and Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders in the NHL scoring race. Réal Cloutier rebounded from an injury plagued 1980–81 season by scoring 37 goals and 97 points, while rookie Marian Stastny scored 35 goals and 89 points. Michel Goulet notched 42 goals and 84 points, while Dale Hunter had a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 72 points, as well as a team record 272 penalty minutes. On defense, Mario Marois led the way, scoring 11 goals and 43 points.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
In goal, Dan Bouchard held on to the number one job, winning a team record 27 games, while posting a team best 3.86 GAA, as well as earning a shutout in 60 games.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The Nordiques opened the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series with their Battle of Quebec rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal finished the season on top of the Adams Division with a 46-17-17 record, earning 109 points, which was 27 more than the Nordiques.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The series opened with two games at the Montreal Forum, and the Canadiens handled the Nordiques easily in the first game, as Mario Tremblay and Mark Napier each scored twice for Montreal, leading them to a 5-1 victory. The Nordiques fought back in the second game, as goaltender Dan Bouchard made 33 saves as Quebec defeated Montreal 3-2 to even the series up.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The series shifted to Le Colisée for the next two games, and in the third game of the series, the Nordiques were led by Dale Hunter and his two goals late in the first period, as well as another spectacular goaltending performance by Dan Bouchard, who made 22 saves, as the Nordiques edged the Canadiens 2-1 to take the series lead. Montreal fought back in the fourth game, which featured a brawl in which every player from both teams was involved. The brawl lasted for twenty minutes. There were 149 penalty minutes, and two game misconducts.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The Canadiens easily defeated the underdog Nordiques 6-2 to even the series up at two games each, with the fifth and deciding game back at the Montreal Forum. In the fifth game, the Nordiques took an early 2-0 lead with first period goals by Wilf Paiement and Anton Stastny, however, the Canadiens tied the game in the third period, setting up overtime. In the extra period, Dale Hunter emerged as the hero, scoring 22 seconds into the period against Montreal goalie Rick Wamsley to clinch the series for the Nordiques, who then moved on to the Adams Division finals.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
Quebec would face the Boston Bruins in the best of seven Adams Division finals. Boston had a 43-27-10 record, earning 96 points, and a second-place finish in the division. The Bruins defeated the Buffalo Sabres in four games in their first playoff round. The series opened with two games at the Boston Garden. In the first game, the Nordiques and Bruins were tied up at three heading into the final minute of the third period, however, Ray Bourque scored for Boston, as the Bruins won the game 4-3.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
In the second game, the Bruins easily defeated Quebec by a score of 8-4, taking a commanding 2-0 series lead. The series moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Nordiques responded on their home ice, as Wilf Paiement scored the overtime winner in the third game for a 3-2 Quebec victory, cutting the Bruins series lead to 2-1. In the fourth game, the Nordiques, led by Michel Goulet and his two goals, as well as 33 saves by goaltender John Garrett, easily defeated the Bruins 7-2 to even up the series.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The fifth game was back in Boston, however, the Nordiques, led by Peter Stastny and his two goals, shocked the Bruins with a 4-3 win to push Boston on the brink of elimination. In the sixth game back in Quebec City, the Bruins stormed out to an early 3-0 lead, however, the Nordiques fought back, and tied the game at five in the third period, setting up overtime. In overtime, the Bruins Peter McNab scored, as the Bruins tied the series, setting up a seventh and deciding game back in Boston.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
After a scoreless first period, the Nordiques Michel Goulet opened the scoring in the second period, however, Peter McNab of the Bruins tied the game. In the third period, Nordiques defenseman Dave Pichette scored on the powerplay, giving Quebec a 2-1 lead. The Bruins couldn't beat Nordiques goaltender Dan Bouchard, who made 28 saves in the game, as the Nordiques held on for the 2-1 win, and completing the series upset, advancing to the Wales Conference finals.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The Nordiques opponent in the Wales Conference finals was the two time defending Stanley Cup champions, the New York Islanders. The best of seven series opened with two games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York. The powerful Islanders, led by 27 saves by goaltender Billy Smith, defeated Quebec 4-1 in the series opener. In the second game, the Islanders were led by two goals by Mike Bossy, and another solid performance by Billy Smith, who made 35 saves, as New York defeated Quebec 5-2 to take a 2-0 series lead.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
In the third game back in Quebec, the Nordiques took the Islanders to overtime, however, New York's Wayne Merrick emerged the hero, as he scored late in the first overtime, giving the Islanders a 5-4 victory, and 3-0 series lead. New York completed the series sweep in the fourth game, as the Islanders took a 3-0 lead late into the third period. Quebec put up a fight, scoring twice to cut the Islanders lead to 3-2, however, Duane Sutter scored an empty net goal to give the Islanders a 4-2 victory.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Transactions
The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.


1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season, Draft picks
Quebec's draft picks from the 1981 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1981–82 Rangers F.C. season
The 1981–82 season was the 102nd season of competitive football by Rangers.


1981–82 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1981–82 season. Greig's fourth season in charge ended yet again without the league championship. Rangers finished third, twelve points behind Old Firm rivals Celtic who were champions. There was an apparent lack of ambition at the club due a lack of transfer funds which were being directed towards the redevelopment of Ibrox Park. There was the surprise signing of Northern Ireland international John McClelland from Mansfield Town. The Ulsterman proved to be a shrewd acquisition and later became the club captain.


1981–82 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
European participation was halted by Dukla Prague who soundly beat the team 3–0 in Prague and a 2-1 second leg win for Rangers was not enough for the team to progress. The domestic cup competitions provided successful ground as Rangers reached both finals. The team lost the 1982 Scottish Cup Final 4–1 to Aberdeen despite leading for the majority of the match. A late Aberdeen equaliser took the game into extra-time before the Dons added a trio. Rangers did win the 1981 Scottish League Cup Final by defeating Dundee United 2–1 with goals from Davie Cooper and Ian Redford.


1981–82 Ranji Trophy
The 1981–82 Ranji Trophy was the 48th season of the Ranji Trophy. The final between Delhi and Karnataka went into a sixth day before Delhi won on first innings lead.


1981–82 Ranji Trophy, Highlights
The Tamil Nadu - Delhi match at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium saw two crowd incidents. T. E. Srinivasan was given out off the last ball of the second day. As the players came off, the crowd invaded the ground and the pavilion shouting slogans against the umpires and the Delhi captain Mohinder Amarnath, dispersing only after an hour. On the fourth day, S. Vasudevan was given out caught off the pad the crowd again invaded the field. The "umpires were manhandled, chairs thrown on to the field and benches wrenched apart" before the police intervened.


1981–82 Real Madrid CF season
The 1981–82 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 80th season in existence and the club's 51st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1981–82 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Owing to financial issues, President Luis de Carlos, for the second consecutive summer, chose not to reinforce the club for the campaign with high-profile players and on 6 September 1981 announced his candidacy for seeking reelection as president. After struggling the first half of the League season trailing behind FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, Boskov managed the squad to the first spot briefly during January. Then, the team collapsed in the League table during February with a bad series of results included six matches without victory.


1981–82 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Finally, Boskov left the club on 29 March 1982 being replaced by Luis Molowny for the last four rounds finishing on the 3rd place three points below back-to-back Champions Real Sociedad . In UEFA Cup the club could won the series against Tatabányai in First Round, Carl Zeiss Jena in Second Round and Rapid Wien in Eightfinals. Then, in Quarterfinals was eliminated by Western German side FC Kaiserslautern in spite of having won 3–1 the first match of the series for the second leg the squad was defeated with a massive 0–5 score. The result shattered the chances of Boskov to remain as head coach for the next year.


1981–82 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In Copa del Rey the squad reached the 1982 Copa del Rey Final and won the trophy after defeating Sporting Gijón 2–1 at Estadio José Zorrilla in front of 30,000 spectators. It was the last cup and season of a short period through the club history known as "Madrid of Los García (1978–82)", seven players with surname "García" were registered to the squad for this campaign.


1981–82 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.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season
The 1981-82 season is Real Sociedad's last league trophy to date. The Basque were capable of defending the title they had won the year before, in a race that went to the last day of the season.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season
This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 1981-82 season.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
In 1981 league champion Real Sociedad took part in the European cup for the first time in its history. The European adventure would however turn to be a disappointment. A single goal was enough for CSKA Sofia to beat the Guipuscoans and advance to the second round.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
In the league Real Sociedad started strongly, topping the league until late November, when FC Barcelona took over. From that moment on the Basque remained close to the top although  rarely first. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Real Sociedad were the top three teams during most of the season. An away defeat to Hércules in March widened the gap to 5 points from the top. This was interpreted as the end of Real Sociedad's bid for the title. An unlikely succession of events would reverse this situation.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
FCB only picked 2 points in the last 6 games thanks to which Real Sociedad had a chance of winning the league on the last matchday. The Madrid-Barcelona Derby was disputed on the 33rd matchday. Madrid's victory contributed to Barcelona's catastrophic run. Both Madrid and Barcelona failed to win their respective matches on the last matchday while Real Sociedad beat Athletic in the basque derby. Thus Real Sociedad won the league for the second time in its history.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
The Copa del Rey final was within Real Sociedad's reach too. The semifinals against Real Madrid were resolved with a penalty shootout which the Madrilians won. Prior to this the Guipuscoans had knocked out Valladolid, Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao B.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season, Start formations
Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.


1981–82 Real Sociedad season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1981–82 season saw Rochdale compete in their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.


1981–82 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1981–82 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 17th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1981–82 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, Noia joined also the competition.


1981–82 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1981–82 Romanian Hockey League season was the 52nd season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1981–82 Rudé Právo Cup
The 1981–82 Rudé Právo Cup was the fourth edition of the Rudé Právo Cup ice hockey tournament. It was played in stages from August 12, 1981, to April 4, 1982. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the Soviet Union.


1981–82 Rugby Football League season
The 1981–82 Rugby Football League season was the 87th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1981 until May, 1982 for the Championship.


1981–82 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Leigh finished on top of the First Division table to claim their second and, to date, last championship, but Widnes won the Rugby League Premiership competition. Fulham, Wakefield Trinity, York and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second Division. Oldham, Carlisle, Workington Town and Halifax were promoted to the First Division.


1981–82 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Cardiff City Blue Dragons and Carlisle joined the competition in Division Two.


1981–82 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Leigh beat Widnes 8–3 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Castleford beat Bradford Northern 10–5 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1981–82 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The 1981-82 State Express Challenge Cup was won by Hull F.C. after defeating Widnes 18-9 in the final after a replay.


1981–82 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The Final was played at Wembley before a crowd of 92,147 and ended in a 14-14 draw. The replay was played at Elland Road before a crowd of 41,171.


1981–82 Rugby League Premiership
The 1981–82 Rugby League Premiership was the eighth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1981–82 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1981–82 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 82nd edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1981–82 Rugby Union County Championship
Lancashire won their 12th title after defeating North Midlands in the final. The final proved to be Lancashire and England captain Bill Beaumont's last rugby match. Beaumont left the field with concussion following a head injury during the first half and was subsequently advised to retire from playing immediately to avoid the risk of further injury causing permanent damage.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season
The 1981–82 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 78th season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season
In Baróti's second season, Benfica invests heavily to strengthened their choices of forwards, signing Fernando Folha from Boavista, plus the Yugoslavian Zoran Filipovic from abroad. However, the league campaign is disappointing, with Benfica losing three times before November. In other competitions, Benfica loses to 4–1 to Bayern Munich in the European Cup; the same result that Porto defeated them in the Supertaça. In the second half of the season, Benfica kept chasing Sporting in the title race, with the distance fluctuating several times, the shortest at three points, the longest at seven. In April, Benfica is knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup and a month later, loses the title to Sporting.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started the new season as reigning champions, after Lajos Baróti led the team to their first league title in three years. Before President José Ferreira Queimado left his job, he signed a one-year extension with Baróti, something that new President Fernando Martins did not agree, claiming it left him with his hands tied. Toni became his assistant manager. In the pre-season, Benfica lost the aforementioned Toni to retirement, but invested heavily into forwards. To sign Fernando Folha from Boavista, Benfica had to outspent Porto and add Jorge Silva to the transfer.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
They also signed Yugoslavian striker Zoran Filipovic from Club Brugge. Other strikers approached but not signed were Pier Tol, Fernando Gomes, Sarr Boubacar, and Peter Houtman. The pre-season began on 28 July with medical tests and the presentation game with Boavista occurred on 4 August. Afterwards, Benfica competed in the inaugural Lisbon International Tournament and had a short tour for North America, competing in the Toronto Tournament. Due to the events of past season in a home match with Espinho, the first home match in the new season was played in the Estádio Nacional.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started defending their champions badge on 22 August in the Clássico with Porto, losing 2–1. They won their following three league matches, but were surprised by Amora, who defeated them on match-day 5. Before the end of September, Benfica was four points behind leaders Porto. Meanwhile, in the European Cup, Benfica had not problem surpassing Omonia in the first round. In October, Benfica's league performance remained poor, with another away loss in match-day 7, followed one week later, by a 1–1 draw in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting. They were now in fifth place.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The situation in Europe also degraded with Benfica losing 4–1 to Bayern Munich in early November and being knocked-out. In the Primeira Divisão, Benfica regained their footing with six consecutive wins before the end of the first half. Notwithstanding, they conceded another 4–1 loss, now for Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Porto and lost the trophy.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On 17 January, Benfica lost in Bessa with Boavista, finishing the first half of the league with 21 points, four behind leaders Sporting. A week later, Benfica beat Porto at home by 3–1, only to close the month with an away draw with Portimonense. The gap was now at five points. In February, another loss, 1–0 with Vitória de Guimarães, with Sporting increasing their lead to seven points.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In the opening match-day of March, Benfica drops more points in an away draw with Estoril Praia, but Sporting had also drawn on the same day, so no changes occurred in the table. In mid March, Benfica won one-nil in the quarter-final of the Portuguese Cup in Estádio das Antas with an extra-time goal from Nené. A week later, they defeated Rio Ave and cut the distance to Sporting to five points, due to their rivals loss in the same match-day.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The month closed with a decisive Derby between Sporting and Benfica, with the first winning by 3–1 in a hot game. In the second half, Manuel Fernandes inadvertently kicked Bento in the head, with the keeper responding by throwing the ball to his face. He was sent-off and a penalty signalled, with Rui Jordão making the 2–1. The gap between both teams was back at seven points.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On match-day 24, Benfica recovers two points in the title race, when Sporting loses to Portimonense and they beat Belenenses at home. A few days later, on 11 April, Benfica was knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup with a loss with Braga. The Primeira Divisão title reopened in the two last match-days of April. First on the 18, Sporting drops points at home, while Benfica wins, shortening the distance to four points. On 25 April, Benfica beats Braga at home, while Sporting drops points in Guimarães. The distance was now three points with four match-days to go.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
However, any hope of retaining the title was crushed when Benfica drew with Vitória de Setúbal on 2 May, while Sporting won on the same day. On 9 May, Sporting confirmed their league title, with Benfica eventually finishing the campaign with 44 points, two short of his rivals. Baróti was replaced Sven-Göran Eriksson at the end of the season.


1981–82 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 Lajos Baróti (manager), Toni (assistant manager), Júlio Borges (Director of Football).


1981–82 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.


1981–82 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1981-82 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1981–82 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1981–82 SK Rapid Wien season was the 84th season in club history.


1981–82 SM-liiga season
The 1981–82 SM-liiga season was the seventh season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.


1981–82 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
The 1981–82 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1981–82 men's college basketball season.


1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the Spurs' sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise. George Gervin was the winner of a fourth scoring title in five years with 32.3 points per game. The Spurs won their second straight division title with a record of 48-34. In the playoffs the Spurs beat the Seattle SuperSonics in 5 games. In the Western Finals, the Spurs would be swept in 4 straight by the Los Angeles Lakers.


1981–82 San Diego Clippers season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their fourth season in the city of San Diego.


1981–82 San Diego Clippers season
Donald Sterling took over control of the franchise during this season, beginning what would be a 33-year stewardship.


1981–82 San Diego Clippers season, Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.


1981–82 Saudi Premier League
The 1981-82 season saw the merge of both the Saudi Premier League and the Saudi First Division of concern for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification process.


1981–82 Saudi Premier League
Twenty teams were divided onto two groups, A and B.


1981–82 Saudi Premier League
The top two in each group would enter a semi-final phase to determine the overall champions.


1981–82 Saudi Premier League
The top five from each group would also create the makeup for the next season's Premier League ten. The bottom five on the other hand would be entered into the Saudi First Division.


1981–82 Scottish Cup
The 1981–82 Scottish Cup was the 97th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Rangers in the final.


1981–82 Scottish First Division
The Scottish First Division season 1981–82 was won by Motherwell by ten points over nearest rival Kilmarnock.


1981–82 Scottish First Division, Promotion
Motherwell and Kilmarnock finished 1st and second respectively and were promoted to the 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division.


1981–82 Scottish First Division, Relegation
East Stirlingshire and Queen of the South F.C. finished 13th and 14th respectively and were relegated to the 1982–83 Scottish Second Division.


1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship
This season saw the 29th Scottish Inter-District Championship. It saw the first entry of the Scottish Exiles - then known as the Anglo-Scots - side into the Championship.


1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship
South and Edinburgh District shared the competition with 3 wins and a draw.


1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship, 1981-82 League Table
The North and Midlands match with the Anglo-Scots was deemed as invalid; as the Exile side fielded ineligible players. The match was not replayed.


1981–82 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3
Match played at Murrayfield was only deemed a bounce game as the Anglo-Scots were without key players and their team was augmented by North and Midlands players.


1981–82 Scottish League Cup
The 1981–82 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Dundee United in the Final.


1981–82 Scottish Premier Division
The 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Celtic, two points ahead of Aberdeen. The league was won on the final day of the season when Celtic defeated St Mirren 3–0 at Celtic Park on 15 May 1982. Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians were relegated.


1981–82 Scottish Second Division
The 1981–82 Scottish Second Division was won by Clyde who, along with second placed Alloa Athletic, were promoted to the First Division. Stranraer finished bottom.


1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 15th season in the NBA.


1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Houston Rockets in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semifinals.


1981–82 Segunda División
The 1981–82 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Celta de Vigo, UD Salamanca and CD Málaga were promoted to Primera División. Burgos, AD Almería, Levante UD and Getafe Deportivo were relegated to Segunda División B.


1981–82 Segunda División B
The 1982–83 Segunda División B season was the 5th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 20 September 1981, and the season ended on 23 May 1982.


1981–82 Segunda División B, Overview before the season
40 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 1980–81 Segunda División and 6 promoted from the 1980–81 Tercera División. The composition of the groups was determined by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, attending to geographical criteria.


1981–82 Segunda División B, Group I, Teams
Teams from Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Catalonia, Galicia, La Rioja and Madrid.


1981–82 Segunda División B, Group II
Teams from Andalusia, Andorra, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Ceuta, Extremadura, Madrid, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.


1981–82 Segunda Divisão
The 1981–82 Segunda Divisão season was the 43rd season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


1981–82 Segunda Divisão, Overview
The league was contested by 48 teams in 3 divisions with C.S. Marítimo, Varzim S.C. and G.C. Alcobaça winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga. The overall championship was won by C.S. Marítimo.


1981–82 Serie A, Teams
Milan, Cesena and Genoa had been promoted from Serie B.


1981–82 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1981–82 Serie A season was the 48th 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.


1981–82 Serie B
The Serie B 1981–82 was the fiftieth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1981–82 Serie B, Teams
Reggiana, Cremonese, Cavese and Sambenedettese had been promoted from Serie C, while Brescia, Perugia and Pistoiese had been relegated from Serie A.


1981–82 Sheffield Shield season
The 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season was the 80th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship. This was the last time that the championship was decided by virtue of the team topping the league ladder. The following season would see the top two teams playing in a final to determine the champions.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season was a slightly-below average South Pacific tropical cyclone season, with 6 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160°E and 120°W during the season. After this season, the names Gyan and Isaac were retired from the lists of names, after they caused significant impacts to South Pacific island nations.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season, tropical cyclones were monitored by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers in Nadi, Fiji, Brisbane, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. During the season TCWC Nadi issued warnings and assigned names to any tropical cyclones that developed between the Equator and 25°S while TCWC Wellington issued warnings for any that were located to the south of 25°S. 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. TCWC Nadi, Brisbane and Wellington measured sustained windspeeds over a 10-minute which are compared to the modern day Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The JTWC and the NPMOC measured sustained windspeeds over a 1-minute period which are compared to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS).


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gyan
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gyan existed from December 18 to December 29.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hettie
Severe Tropical Cyclone Hettie existed from January 24 to February 1.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail
Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail existed from February 1 to February 7.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Isaac
The tropical cyclone developed 160 km/100 mi northeast of western Samoa and travelled southwest at 12 knots, moving through the Ha'apai island group and only 50 km/30 mi northwest of Tongatapu. The pressure at Tongatapu fell to 976.4 mbar (28.83 inHg). Winds of 92 knots were measured at Nuku'alofa, and rainfall of 120 millimetres (4.7 in) was measured there. Isaac reached maximum intensity on March 2. The tropical cyclone was the worst storm in Tonga's history, devastating the island group. The island groups of Ha'apai and Vava'u were hit worst. Six were killed, while 45,000 became homeless and 95% of the livestock was killed. The island of Tatafa was bisected by a 16 metres (52 ft) wide channel caused by Isaac's storm surge.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bernie
Severe Tropical Cyclone Bernie existed from April 1 to April 9.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bernie
Bernie caused extensive damage to natural vegetation and food gardens on the islands of Western Gudalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia and the Russell Islands. Over 1000 people also had to evacuated from villages on the eastern coast of Gudalcanal.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Claudia
Tropical Cyclone Claudia existed from May 13 to May 18.


1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Between February 4 - 5, a developing tropical cyclone existed to the west of the Samoan Islands and caused flooding, as well as widespread wind damage within American Samoa. Significant damage was also reported in Western Samoa.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was destructive and deadly in Madagascar, where four cyclones killed 100 people and caused $250 million (USD) in damage. The season was fairly active, lasting from October to May. There were nine named storms that attained gale-force winds, or at least 65 km/h (40 mph). Five of the storms attained tropical cyclone status, which have 10-minute sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph).


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The first storm was Tropical Cyclone Alex, which was named by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). this was due to the boundary of the basin at the time, which incorporated the Indian Ocean south of the equator and extended from the east coast of Africa to 80° E; the eastern extent was later moved to 90° E. Two other storms – Armelle and Damia – also originated in the Australian basin. The latter was the strongest cyclone on record in the basin at the time by barometric pressure, estimated at 898 mbar (26.52 inHg).


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The first storm to affect Madagascar was Benedicte in December, and was followed by tropical storms Frida and Electre in February and Justine in March. The final storm of the season was Cyclone Karla, which remained in the eastern periphery of the basin while reaching winds of 170 km/h (105 mph).


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Météo-France's meteorological office at Réunion (MFR) issued advisories for storms in the basin during the year. At the time, the MFR area of warning responsibility was from the coast of Africa to 80° E, and the agency primarily used the Dvorak technique to estimate the intensities of tropical cyclones. The nine tropical storms and five tropical cyclones was identical to the long-term average from 1981 to 2011.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force that issues tropical cyclone warnings for the region, also issued advisories for storms in the year. The agency tracked a tropical depression in July 1982. The system formed on July 4 southeast of Seychelles, and initially curved to the southwest. It failed to intensify beyond winds of 55 km/h (35 mph), and dissipated on July 4 after turning to the northwest. At the time, the annual tropical cyclone year was from August 1 to July 31 of the subsequent year.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Four storms struck Madagascar in the season between December and March, collectively killing 100 people and causing $250 million (1982 United States dollars) in damage. The storms caused widespread flooding and a state of disaster for four months, compounded by floods in January. About 180,000 people were forced to evacuate, and there were increased levels of flood-related diseases. The storms closed down many roads and destroyed widespread crops, forcing the government to import 400,000 metric tons of rice. After the floods, workers repaired damaged roads and dykes while the government provided relief supplies.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
However, the ongoing floods strained the Madagascar's resources, and the government appealed for aid to the international community on February 4. The United States Agency for International Development provided nearly $9 million in aid, mostly for rice and rebuilding roads. Other countries donated about $7.5 million in money or relief goods, such as building materials, food, clothing, and medicine.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alex
While still in the Southern Hemisphere spring, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) was active across the southern Indian Ocean in the middle of October. On October 18, a low-pressure area formed, based on reports from nearby ships. It moved southeastward and slowly intensified, given the name Alex. Located southwest of Sumatra, the storm curved to the south. Late on October 21, Alex attained peak winds of 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph), or above tropical cyclone status. For several days, it maintained much of its intensity while curving to the southwest. The storm eventually weakened due to strong wind shear deteriorating the convection. On October 27, Alex dissipated.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alex
The storm developed east of 80° E but west of 90° E, which at the time was part of the warning responsibility for the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). However, the MFR expanded its area of responsibility to 90° E in 1985.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Bessi–Armelle
On November 1, an area of convection formed southwest of Sumatra just south of the equator. It moved southwestward and slowly developed a distinct low-pressure area. On November 6, the system strengthened enough for the BoM to name it Bessi while the storm was west of 90° E. The MFR began tracking the storm on November 8 once it reached 85° E, estimating winds of 100 km/h (60 mph). Two days later, a nearby ship reported winds of 63 km/h (39 mph). During this time, the storm moved generally west-southwestward, crossing 80° E on November 11; at that time, the Mauritius Meteorology Service renamed it Armelle. The storm continued westward and gradually weakened. On November 18, Armell deteriorated to tropical depression status, dissipating two days later between Tromelin Island and the Seychelles.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Benedicte
In the middle of December, the ITCZ was active across the southern Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. A circulation developed on December 16, which preceded the development of a tropical disturbance on December 17. Moving to the west-northwest, the system slowly developed before shifting to the southwest. On December 19, the system intensified into a moderate tropical storm while passing 75 km (45 mi) north of Madagascar. After briefly developing an eye feature, the satellite presentation degraded due to land interaction.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Benedicte
Convection increased as the storm progressed through the Mozambique Channel, and the Madagascar Meteorological Service named it Benedicte on December 20. The organization improved over the next few days as the eye feature became better defined. On December 23, Benedicte intensified to tropical cyclone status, reaching peak winds of 135 km/h (85 mph). That day, the storm turned westward toward the Mozambique coast, weakening as it approached land. Benedicte made landfall on central Mozambique on December 24 and turned northward, straddling the border with Malawi. The storm dissipated on the next day, with only a remnant area of clouds present on satellite imagery by December 26.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Benedicte
While passing just north of Madagascar, Benedicte brought wind gusts of 252 km/h (157 mph) to Antsiranana, with several other localities reporting gale-force winds. Antsiranana also reported 178 mm (7.0 in). The storm damaged thousands of homes and wrecked much of the region's coffee and pepper crops. Benedicte killed 13 people and was the first in a succession of six storms that flooded the country.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Clarissee
Toward the end of December, strong convection persisted southeast of Diego Garcia. These storms consolidated into a distinct center on December 29, warranting its classification as a tropical depression. For several days the system meandered – it moved northward on December 30 due to a ridge to the south, although soon thereafter turned back to the south and later to the west. Due to a Dvorak rating of 2.5, the Mauritius Meteorology Service named the system Clarisse. According to the MFR, the system only had peak winds of 50 km/h (30 mph), as lack of atmospheric instability prevented strengthening. However, the JTWC estimated 1 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph). Clarisse dissipated on January 7 about 500 km (310 mi) east of St. Brandon.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Chris–Damia
A low-pressure area developed on January 5 near Christmas Island in the Australian basin. Moving westward due to a large anticyclone to the south, it gradually intensified and was named Chris by the BoM. The storm developed an eye on January 9, and that day crossed 90° E into the south-west Indian Ocean. On January 11, the Mauritius Meteorology Service renamed the storm as Damia. On the next day, the Dvorak rating reached 6.0 for the storm, and the MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 215 km/h (135 mph), making it an intense tropical cyclone.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Chris–Damia
The agency also estimated a minimum barometric pressure of 898 mbar (26.52 inHg). Damia turned southwestward and slowly weakened; by January 16, the cyclone weakened to tropical storm status, although it reintensified into a tropical cyclone the next day. Around that time, the storm passed about 20 km (12 mi) north of Rodrigues and later approached Mauritius before curving to the south. As a weakened tropical storm, Damia later curved more to the southeast and dissipated on January 23.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Chris–Damia
On Rodrigues, Damia produced wind gusts of 113 km/h (70 mph) as well as nearly 300 mm (12 in) of rainfall in 24 hours. The storm damaged or destroyed 70 houses, forcing 500 people to shelters, while 100 km (60 mi) of unpaved roads were wrecked. Power, telephone, and water access was disrupted. Damia heavily damaged the island's agriculture, with 25% of the corn crop destroyed. Several fishing boats were wrecked, and 15% of forest areas were damaged. Monetary damage was estimated at $650,000 (USD), which prompted the government to request international aid for rebuilding. Estimated by pressure, Tropical Cyclone Chris-Damia was the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the basin until Cyclone Gafilo in 2004 reached a minimum pressure of 895 mbar (26.43 inHg).


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Electre
The ITCZ became active toward the end of January from the coast of Madagascar to Diego Garcia, spawning a distinct circulation on January 31 southeast of Tromelin Island, which became a tropical disturbance. Due to a trough, the system moved west-southwestward toward Madagascar. On February 1, the system was named Electre as it gradually intensified. Two days later, the storm moved ashore eastern Madagascar between Toamasina and Mahanoro with peak winds of 80 km/h (50 mph). Electre weakened as it crossed the country and emerged into the Mozambique Channel on February 4 south of Maintirano. The storm re-intensified to its former peak intensity as it turned west-northwest. On February 5, Electre made its final landfall on central Mozambique between Lumbo and Quelimane, dissipating soon thereafter.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Electre
Striking the country just two days after Tropical Storm Frida affected the region, Electre brought additional rainfall, with a peak 24‑hour total of 151.1 mm (5.95 in) at Mahanoro. The storm also produced peak winds of 119 km/h (74 mph) in Mananjary. Electre caused flooding and landslides, particularly in the area around Lake Alaotra. The storm damaged all roads from eastern Madagascar to the capital city Antananarivo, as well as the rail connecting the city with Toamasina. There were 13 deaths in the country.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Frida
Tropical Storm Frida developed on January 31 over east-central Madagascar, between Fianarantsoa and Mahanoro. It moved offshore and turned to the south. On February 1, the storm intensified to peak winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) before turning westward and moving back ashore, steered by a ridge. Frida dissipated later that day, producing wind gusts of 119 km/h (74 mph) in Farafangana. As the storm moved through the former Fianarantsoa Province, it dropped rainfall that flooded and isolated several towns. The floods washed away bridges and knocked down power lines.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Gabrielle
On February 5, a tropical disturbance formed north of St. Brandon, and quickly intensified into Tropical Storm Gabrielle by the next day. Moving to the southwest, the storm attained peak winds of 80 km/h (50 mph). On February 6, Gabrielle passed northwest of Mauritius and Réunion; on the latter island, the mountainous peak Plaine des Cafres recorded gusts of 158 km/h (98 mph). The storm continued to the southwest without much change in intensity, weakening slightly on February 9. That day, Gabrielle turned to the west-northwest and executed a tight loop before progressing southward. After turning to the southeast, the storm dissipated on February 11.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Justine
The ITCZ became active in the middle of March northeast of Madagascar, which spawned two low-pressure areas on March 15. The westernmost became a tropical disturbance on the next day between Madagascar and Tromelin. It quickly intensified while tracking to the southwest and was named Justine on March 17. On March 18, the storm intensified into tropical cyclone status and developed a well-defined eye. At 15:00 UTC that day, Justine moved ashore northeastern Madagascar near Sambava. It continued southwestward and weakened over the island, emerging into the Mozambique Channel near Besalampy as a tropical storm.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Justine
It re-intensified into a tropical cyclone over waters, reaching peak winds of 150 km/h (95 mph) on March 22 only 20 km (12 mi) offshore Mozambique. That day, a ridge over southern Africa steered Justine to the southeast away from land, although the ridge weakened and allowed the storm to move back to the west-southwest. It weakened to a tropical storm during this time. The storm turned again to the southeast on March 24 after the ridge moved to the east. Justine passed north of Europa Island before striking Madagascar again early on March 25 just north of Toliara. It became extratropical over land, and soon again reached open waters while turning to the south. Justine dissipated on March 27 within the flow of the westerlies.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Justine
While entering the Mozambique Channel, Justine was restrengthening and produced peak winds of 180 km/h (110 mph) in Besalampy. The storm also dropped heavy rainfall, with a 24‑hour peak of 404.5 mm (15.93 in) in Sambava where it moved ashore. The storm was the final in a series of storms affecting the country, damaging coastal towns in the northeast and southwest. Justine damaged houses, crops, and roads, while destroying a vanilla storage shed in Sambava.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Justine
While the storm was changing its trajectory offshore Mozambique, the Commandant Bourdais ship attempted to avoid the storm, only to sail through 102 kilometres per hour (63 mph) gusts and 14 m (46 ft) waves, which flooded the deck and damaged a gangway. Later, Justine passed near Europa island, producing 6 to 9 m (20 to 30 ft) waves.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Karla
A low pressure persisted toward the end of April between Diego Garcia and the equator. It developed a spiral area of convection on April 24, which preceded the development of a tropical disturbance the next day. By that time, the system was already at tropical storm status and was given the name Karla. Moving southwest, the storm strengthened and organized. A ridge to the south steered Karla to the east on April 27, although an approaching trough turned it to the southeast on the following day. Enhanced atmospheric instability helped the storm strengthen to tropical cyclone status on April 29.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Karla
On the next day, Karla attained peak winds of 170 km/h (105 mph) after developing a well-defined eye. Increased wind shear and progressively cooler waters weakened the cyclone as it turned more to the south. By May 3, the storm weakened to tropical depression status and dissipated the next day within the westerlies.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
A tropical depression formed south of Diego Garcia on February 12. Given the name Heberte, it moved southward initially, reaching winds of only 50 km/h (30 mph). A ridge to the south turned the system back north, and Heberte dissipated on February 14 near where it formed.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
There were three short-lived tropical depressions toward the end of February. The first formed on February 19 about 350 km (220 mi) northeast of Tromelin Island. It moved southward toward Mauritius, bringing several days of heavy rainfall there and Réunion. The depression turned to the west-northwest and dissipated on February 23. That day, the other two depressions formed, including one between Réunion and Madagascar. Given the name Isabeau, it moved westward and dissipated on February 24, reaching winds of only 50 km/h (30 mph). The other depression originated in the Mozambique Channel off the southwest coast of Madagascar.


1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On February 24, the system passed south of the island while moving southeastward, bringing wind gusts of 79 km/h (49 mph) at Tôlanaro. It gradually became extratropical, dissipating within the westerlies on February 26. The JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 20S, estimating 1 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph), although it was only officially classified as a tropical depression.


1981–82 Southern Football League
The 1981–82 Southern Football League season was the 79th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1981–82 Southern Football League
The league was split into Midland and Southern Divisions for a third and final season, at the end of it league restructuring for the forthcoming season meant that the top ten in each division (minus promoted clubs) would remain at the sixth level in a new Premier Division, whilst clubs finishing lower would be relegated to the seventh level.


1981–82 Southern Football League
Nuneaton Borough won the Midland Division, whilst Wealdstone won the Southern Division, both earning promotion to the Alliance Premier League, having both also been relegated from the APL the previous season. Wealdstone were declared Southern League champions after defeating Nuneaton on penalties, after the two championship play-offs had finished 2–2 on aggregate (Wealdstone won 2–1 at home and Nuneaton won 1–0). They completed the double by also winning the Southern League Cup.


1981–82 Southern Football League
At the end of the season Bedford Town folded, whilst Barry Town left to join the Welsh Football League.


1981–82 Southern Football League, Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 21 clubs from the previous season and one new club:


1981–82 Southern Football League, Southern Division
The Southern Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 22 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs:


1981–82 Southern Football League, Southern Division
At the end of the previous season, Margate had been renamed Thanet United.


1981–82 Soviet League season
The 1981–82 Soviet League Season was the 36th year of competition in the Soviet Championship League. CSKA Moscow won the championship, its 6th in a row and 25th overall.


1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Gene Roberti, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. This is the team's first year in the newly organized ECAC Metro Conference, which will later be known as the Northeast Conference. Also at this time the conference had 2 divisions, north and south, with St. Francis competing in the north division.


1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished their season at 10–17 overall and 8–7 in conference play. They participated in the 1982 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament and lost in the opening round to Long Island 53–56.


1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1981–82 St. Louis Blues season
The 1981–82 St. Louis Blues season was the 15th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 32 wins, 40 losses and eight ties, good for 72 points, and qualified for the playoffs with their third-place finish. The Blues defeated the Jets, three games to one in the division semi-finals, before losing the Norris Division final to the Black Hawks in six games.


1981–82 St. Louis Blues season, Offseason
Prior to the season, realignment took place in the NHL, as the Blues were assigned to the new-look James Norris Division in the Clarence Campbell Conference, along with the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets.


1981–82 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1981–82 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1981–82 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1981–82 season was Stoke City's 75th season in the Football League and the 49th in the First Division.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season
In the Summer of 1981 Alan Durban quit as Stoke manager to take up the same position at Sunderland. His former assistant at Shrewsbury Town, Ritchie Barker was appointed as manager and despite a good start the team were involved in a relegation battle. The arrival of Sammy McIlroy from Manchester United helped Stoke to scrape to survival finishing two points away from the drop zone.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Alan Durban's ambitions were bigger than Stoke's and in the summer of 1981 he was tempted by Sunderland's cash to become their manager. Durban's former assistant at Shrewsbury Town, Ritchie Barker was appointed as manager at the Victoria Ground and he inherited a reasonable squad of players but he also knew that the club had financial problems, which to a certain extent were eased when for the first time players wore shirts with a sponsor's name across their chests, Ricoh. By this time Barker had sold Kevin Sheldon, Paul Johnson, Paul Richardson and Iain Munro.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win and Stoke got their first trio of points on the opening day of the season away at Arsenal. This was followed by a 4–0 win at home against Coventry City. However results and performances declined and after picking up just four more wins by January Stoke found themselves in a fight against relegation. Youth team product Adrian Heath was fast becoming one of the most talked about midfielders in the division and so Barker allowed him to join Everton for a healthy £700,000.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
He brought in England international David Watson from Southampton for £50,000 to replace the ageing Denis Smith and Sammy McIlroy for £350,000. Mike Doyle left soon after Watson's arrival following an argument with Barker. Despite an upturn in the results in February Stoke managed just a point in their next nine matches. With Stoke looking destined for relegation McIlroy proved to be a calming influence and Stoke managed to survive by two points.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
A poor crowd of 12,805 saw Norwich City beat Stoke 1–0 in the third round.


1981–82 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Manchester City again knocked Stoke out of the League Cup at the second round this time on penalties.


1981–82 Sudanese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan between 13 November 1981 and 15 January 1982. The People's Assembly had been reduced from 368 to 151 seats, of which 138 were elected and 13 were appointed by President Gaafar Nimeiry.


1981–82 Sudanese parliamentary election
At the time, the Sudanese Socialist Union was the sole legal party, and it won all 151 seats.


1981–82 Sussex County Football League
The 1981–82 Sussex County Football League season was the 57th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1981–82 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1981–82 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


1981–82 Swansea City A.F.C. season
During the 1981–82 English football season, Swansea City A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division. It was their debut season in the English top flight and the first season in which a Welsh club was part of the top English league since arch-rivals Cardiff City were relegated at the end of 1961–62.


1981–82 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Background
Swansea's rise to the top flight of English football had come only four seasons after competing in the Fourth Division and thus few tipped Swansea to survive in the First Division. Swansea soon proved the naysayers wrong by crushing Leeds United 5–1 in their first match ever in the top flight, with debutant Bob Latchford scoring a hat-trick. The win saw Swansea rise from the basement division to the top of the entire Football League in barely three years. Victories over footballing royalty such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur followed as the club topped the league on several further occasions. However, injuries to key players took their toll, and the lack of depth in the squad meant that the season ended in sixth-place finish.


1981–82 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Kit
Swansea's kit was manufactured by Belgian company Patrick. The kit bore no sponsorship.


1981–82 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1981–82 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1981–82 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1981–82 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1981–82 NCAA men's basketball season.


1981–82 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season
The 1981–82 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the eighth indoor season of the club's existence.