1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Background
Ahmad Motevaselian was the most well-known of the abductees because of his service in the Iran–Iraq War. The 27th Mohammad Rasoul-Allah Brigade, under his command, played an important role in Liberation of Khorramshahr, a "turning point" in the war. According to the US State Department and Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Motevaselian was in command of the IRGC expeditionary force supporting Shia militias like Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley to fight against the Israeli invasion. According to Mohsen Rezai, currently secretary of the Expediency Council, he had been chosen to lead the Iranian expeditionary force in Lebanon because of his success in crushing the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Background
Lebanese Phalanges Party was a Christian militia operating in Lebanon at the time, allied to Israel. Israeli–Phalange relations began 1948 and reached its climax in mid-1970s. At the time of the kidnapping, Israel was besieging west of Beirut.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Kidnapping
Amid the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, the four Iranian diplomats were traveling from Iran's embassy in Damascus to Beirut. On the highway between Jounieh and Beirut, after reaching the al-Barbareh checkpoint in northern Lebanon, Lebanese Phalange forces headed by Samir Geagea stopped and detained the diplomats. According to the Rai al-Youm on-line newspaper, Biar Rizq, known as 'Akram', and Abdeh Raji, known as 'Captain', were involved in the abduction, with the latter commanding the checkpoint.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Kidnapping
According to Lebanese judiciary sources, the abducted individuals were imprisoned under the supervision of Elie Hobeika, then a Phalangist, in Karantina, Beirut for 20 days and were moved to the Adonis prison in Beirut.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Israeli detention speculation
In the aftermath of the incident, Iran accused Israel of kidnapping and holding the diplomats in their jails, and called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to clarify their whereabouts. In November 1994, Iranian ambassador in Lebanon, Homayoun Alizadeh, said that the four abductees were held alive in Israeli prisons. Similarly, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, former Iranian ambassador in Lebanon, said that there were "concrete evidences" proving that they were alive, held in Israel.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Israeli detention speculation
The assertion was repeated years later by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's ex-president, and Iran's Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan. The Iranian Parliament speaker's senior advisor in July 2017 argued that the kidnapped Iranian diplomats are in Tel Aviv's prison and have not been killed, according to the Tehran Times.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Israeli detention speculation
In 1997 the Prisoners' Friends Association, an Israel-based prisoners' aid organization, said that a released prisoner had seen the four disappeared Iranians in Atlit Prison in Israel two years previously, which was denied by a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister. Israel has said it does not know what happened to the diplomats and that it believes that they were kidnapped by a Lebanese militant group and executed shortly after their abduction.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Israeli detention speculation
According to the Iranian Fars News Agency, Israel has made contradictory comments on the issue by rejecting the allegation of diplomats being surrendered to it, and saying that they are already dead. Elie Hobeika had an interview with the London-based Al-Wasat magazine which was published on 31 August 1997. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) said that the interview substantiated the abduction of the diplomats and their handing over to Israel by Geagea's group. The group was known for its close ties with Israel and for handing over many Lebanese and foreigners to Israel during its invasion of Lebanon.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Israeli detention speculation
Later in 2016, according to a report by the London-based pan-Arab daily Rai al-Youm, translated to English by Fars News Agency, a recently released Greek prisoner from Israeli jails informed the Iranian embassy in Athens that he had seen the four abducted individuals alive in Israeli jails. The report also said that Ahmad Habibollah Abu Hesham, known as a "spiritual father" of prisoners of Israeli jails, had made a similar comment that Motavesellian and the others were alive in Atlit detainee camp after visiting and inspecting prisoners in Israeli jails. Abu Hesham died in what Rai al-Youm said was a "made up accident by Israel."


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Israeli detention speculation
However, Israel has rejected the allegation of detaining the Iranian diplomats and journalist who were abducted in Lebanon, according to Reuters report.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Death speculation
According to Geagea, the Iranians died some time after their capture. Robert Hatem, code-named "Cobra", Hobeika's security chief in the early 1980s, said that Hobeika was responsible for the diplomats' "kidnapping and murder". According to Ronen Bergman in his book The Secret War with Iran, Hatem told Israeli agents in 1993 and 2000 that he himself had probably killed at least one of the Iranians, Ahmad Motevasselian, and that he could clearly remember the Iranians' execution. Hatem is described as sketching the electrical torture tool for the Iranians. "Right at the beginning, we found that one of them spoke Arabic. I don't know why but they killed him right away," said Hatem according to Bergman. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said that it was believed that they were then buried at a site where construction later obliterated their graves.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Fate of abducted diplomats, Death speculation
Ali Qusair, a journalist from the Iranian-based Press TV and Sayyed Raed Mousavi, son of the kidnapped Sayyed Mohsen Mousavi, discussed the diplomats' fate in an interview with Karim Pakradouni, former head of Phalangists. Referring to his conversation with Assaad Chaftari, a senior intelligence official of Lebanese Forces, Pakradouni believed that the abducted diplomats could have been killed before reaching Karantina.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Political response
In 2016, Adnan Mansour, the Lebanese ex-minister of foreign affairs and emigrants and ex-ambassador to Iran, stated that Iran and Lebanon had not stopped investigating the fate of the diplomats. He stated that the first responsibility lies with the Lebanese side, because the abduction had occurred in Lebanese territory. Nazih Mansour, former member of the Lebanese parliament, had been the official lawyer of one of the families. Speaking to IRNA, he said that the progress of the case in Lebanese courts was very slow. Mansour also said that after so many years, the case had turned into a political issue rather than a judicial one.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Political response
In 2014 Mohammad Fathali, Iranian Ambassador to Beirut, said that Iran has seen no serious action by the international community and human rights bodies regarding abduction of the Iranian diplomats in Lebanon and their fate. In a statement issued in 2015, Iran expressed appreciation for efforts by the Lebanese government and international figures, including a 2008 letter from Lebanon to UN confirming the abduction, to bring international attention to this case. In July 2018 at the 36th anniversary of the kidnapping incidence, Iran's Foreign Ministry pointed out that there is sufficient proof that the kidnapped Iranian diplomats were moved to Israel according to Mehr News.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Political response
Hezbollah had included the fate of the diplomats in indirect negotiations for a prisoner exchange with the Israelis after the 2006 war and in the 2008 Israel–Hezbollah prisoner exchange agreement, Israel agreed to give a report on the fate of the four Iranians. The report stated that the four was captured by a group of Christian militia led by Elie Hobeika, who was later murdered in 2002. According to Fars News, during the 37th Anniversary ceremony held in Lebanon to commemorate the kidnapped Iranian diplomats, senior advisor to the Iran Parliament Speaker divulged that Iran and Lebanon will prolong association in order to solve the case of the abducted Iranian diplomats.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Political response
According to the Middle East Monitor, the Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan urged Israel answerable for the security and safety of the four abducted Iranian diplomats.


1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Commemoration
The disappearance of the abducted diplomats is annually commemorated in Iran.


1982 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada
The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1982. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom
The visit of Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom in 1982 was the first visit there by a reigning Pope. The Pope arrived in the UK on Friday 28 May, and during his time there visited nine cities, delivering 16 major addresses.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom
Among significant events were a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a joint service alongside the then-Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie at Canterbury Cathedral, meeting with and addressing the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at The Mound, and five large open air Masses in London, Coventry, Manchester, Glasgow, and Cardiff. Following his six-day visit which took him to locations in England, Scotland and Wales, he returned to the Vatican on 2 June.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom
Unlike the 2010 papal visit of his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, John Paul II's was a pastoral rather than a state visit, and was consequently funded by the Catholic Church in the UK rather than the Government. The trip was almost cancelled because Britain was then at war with Argentina, which had invaded the British possession of the Falkland Islands. This visit had to be balanced for fairness with an unscheduled trip to Argentina that June. Over 2 million people attended events hosted by the Pope, with the visit said to be the biggest event for British Catholics since their emancipation.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, Background
The visit, the first to the United Kingdom made by a reigning pope, was organised, and largely funded, by the Roman Catholic Church at an estimated cost of around £7 million (the equivalent of about £20M in 2010). In contrast to the 2010 visit by Pope Benedict XVI, it was a pastoral rather than a state visit. The Church offered the public free access to all papal events. There were concerns about the Pope's health following an attempt on his life the previous year, and security was of utmost importance during the visit.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, Background
The itinerary for the visit was drafted 42 times before the Vatican finally approved it. However, John Paul's trip was nearly cancelled after Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands, and the subsequent war between Britain and Argentina, just weeks before it was scheduled to take place. The visit only went ahead after intervention from Archbishop of Liverpool, Derek Worlock, and an agreement that the pontiff would not meet Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, England
John Paul II arrived in the United Kingdom on the morning of 28 May 1982, landing at Gatwick Airport. After kissing the runway, he was greeted there by 3,500 singing children, Cardinal Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (the Roman Catholic diocese in which the airport is located). Also present was Anglican Bishop Eric Kemp of Chichester (the Anglican diocese in which the airport is located), already showing the visit's noteworthy reconciliatory character towards the Church of England.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, England
The Pope later travelled from Gatwick Airport railway station to London Victoria by special train 975025 Caroline and from there went to Westminster Cathedral, where he celebrated his first Mass of the visit. During his first day in Britain he departed from his prepared text on three occasions, calling for peace in the Falklands and in Northern Ireland. Also on that day he met Queen Elizabeth II, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, England
On 29 May John Paul II visited Canterbury Cathedral, becoming the first pontiff to do so and participating in a historic meeting with Charles, Prince of Wales, before attending a ceremony with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie. During the service, the two church leaders renewed their baptismal vows together, knelt in silent prayer at the spot where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, and issued a common declaration, thanking God for "the progress that has been made in the work of reconciliation" between the Catholic Church and the Church of England. Later that day, he went through Wembley by means of a procession, then celebrated Mass at Wembley Stadium in the presence of 80,000 people. The crowd gave him a standing ovation, and sang "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, England
On 30 May, after a meeting with over 20,000 of his fellow Polish countrymen at the Crystal Palace stadium in London, the Pope travelled by helicopter to Coventry, where he celebrated Mass at the city's Baginton Airport in the presence of some 300,000 people. In his address, he described Coventry as a "city devastated by war but rebuilt in hope". Afterwards, he travelled to Liverpool, where over a million spectators lined the route of his journey from the airport at Speke to the city. He attended services at the city's Metropolitan Cathedral and the Anglican Cathedral. Two thousand people attended his Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral. After Mass, the Pope greeted young people gathered outside the cathedral.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, England
On 31 May, the Pope visited Manchester, where he met the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Sir Immanuel Jakobovits at the Convent of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth. At Heaton Park he celebrated Mass in front of a crowd of more than 200,000 people, during which he ordained twelve men to the priesthood, telling them; "You must be men of God, his close friends. You must develop daily patterns of prayer, and penance must be a regular part of your life." The Pope then travelled by helicopter to Knavesmire Racecourse in York where some 200,000 people gathered for a Liturgy of the Word.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, Scotland
After the York ceremony, the Pope was taken to RAF Leeming from where he flew by jet to Edinburgh in Scotland, landing at RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh. At Murrayfield Stadium, he met with 45,000 young people and leaders of Protestant churches, before finishing the day with a visit to the city's Catholic cathedral.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, Scotland
On 1 June, John Paul II firstly visited patients at St Joseph's Hospital in Rosewell and addressed educators at St Andrew's College, before celebrating Mass at Bellahouston Park for 300,000 people. The Pope was presented with several symbolic gifts during the service, including a pipe banner with the Pope's coat of arms, a piece of Caithness glass, a firkin of whisky and a Scotland football shirt. He told worshippers "as believers, we are constantly exposed to pressures by modern society which would compel us to conform to the standards of this secular age, substitute new proprieties, restrict our aspirations at risk of compromising our Christian conscience."


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, Wales
The Welsh leg of the trip took place on 2 June with the Pope's arrival in Cardiff.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, Wales
After he was awarded the Freedom of Cardiff, a city which received its royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1581, several years after she had been declared deposed by Pope Pius V in his bull Regnans in Excelsis (departing from his decision to avoid political meetings during his visit), John Paul II travelled to Pontcana Fields where he celebrated Mass for over 100,000 people, speaking briefly in Welsh to declare "Bendith Duw arnoch" – "the blessing of God be on you" – which was received with enthusiastic applause.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, Wales
Afterwards, he went on to Ninian Park, home of Cardiff City F.C., where he met with approximately 33,000 young people, again calling for peace in the South Atlantic and then calling on the young people of Britain to launch a crusade of prayer. In a direct reference to King Henry VIII's book Defence of the Seven Sacraments for which he received the title Fidei defensor (Defender of the Faith) from Pope Leo X, one of the Sacraments was highlighted at each papal venue.


1982 visit by Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom, The visit, Public opinion
The speeches for John Paul's visit were written following consultation with British clerics, including the current archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols. These were largely well received by the public, with some two million people attending venues to see the Pope and hear him speak. According to the BBC's Michael Hirst, John Paul II's visit to the United Kingdom was the biggest event for British Catholics since their emancipation during the 19th century. In contrast to the generally positive reaction, there were a small number of demonstrations, mostly by supporters of the Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party leader, the Rev. Ian Paisley, and other small groups.


1982 with a Bullet
1982 with a Bullet was a 1982 various artists "hits" album released in Australia on EMI (Catalogue No. LP EMI GIVE 2005). The album spent 5 weeks as #1 on the Australian Album charts in 1982. In September 2009 the album was voted by listeners of Hobart radio station 7HO as the best compilation album of all time.


1982 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Víkingur won the championship. Víkingur's Heimir Karlsson and ÍBV's Sigurlás Þorleifsson were the joint top scorers with 10 goals.


1982, Janine
1982, Janine is a novel by the Scottish author Alasdair Gray. His second, it was published in 1984, and remains his most controversial work. Its use of pornography as a narrative device attracted much criticism, although others, including Gray himself, consider it his best work.


1982, Janine, Plot summary
The novel is narrated by Jock McLeish, a supervisor of the installation of alarm systems. Divorced, alcoholic and approaching fifty, his problems coalesce in a long night of the soul in a hotel room in Peebles or Selkirk.


1982, Janine, Plot summary
McLeish attempts to spend the night assembling an intricate pornographic fantasy. His cast of characters includes: Janine, based on a childhood memory of Jane Russell in The Outlaw; Superb (short for Superbitch); and Big Momma, an obese lesbian. All of these are submitted to sadomasochistic practices, parts of which are described at some length. However, McLeish constantly returns to reminiscences of his previous life and lovers. These prompt his attempted suicide. Chapter 11 of the novel is a typographical explosion, with the text splitting into several parallel voices on each page (including that of God). The crisis concludes with McLeish vomiting up the pills which he had hoped would kill him, and facing the truth of his actions as morning dawns.


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
On the first hardback and paperback editions, Gray wrote that "This already dated novel is set inside the head of an ageing, divorced, alcoholic, insomniac supervisor of security installations who is tippling in the bedroom of a small Scottish hotel. Though full of depressing memories and propaganda for the Conservative Party it is mainly a sadomasochistic fetishistic fantasy. Even the arrival of God in the later chapters fails to elevate the tone.


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
Every stylistic excess and moral defect which critics conspired to ignore in the author's first books, Lanark and Unlikely Stories, Mostly, is to be found here in concentrated form." In a 2000 interview, Gray said "When writing the pornographic parts of 1982, Janine I was deliberately shocking myself. Though I think it my best novel I cannot now reread it - I'm back to being as old fashioned as I was before imagining it."


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
1982, Janine polarised critics like few other novels in modern literary history. The paperback edition of the novel concludes with an appendix of criticism of the work, both for and against. Critics praising the work included Jonathan Baumbach in The New York Times ("1982 Janine has a verbal energy, an intensity of vision") and William Boyd in the Times Literary Supplement ("His style is limpid and classically elegant"). The Boyd quotation is juxtaposed with one from Paul Ableman in The Literary Review criticising the "irritating mannerisms".


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
Peter Levi on the BBC called the book "Radioactive hogwash", while Joe Ambrose of the Irish Sunday Tribune (who has expressed virulently critical views on many of Gray's books) called the author "a vainglorious lout" and "a profoundly reactionary penman". J.A. McArdle, in the Irish Independent wrote: "I have read reviews of these books which makes me suspect that the commentators had never read them. 1982, Janine is not pornography but a thoughtful and sad study of the human predicament; to be trapped in a world where the little man, woman or country will always be exploited by the big bullies."


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
In an introduction to the 2003 Canongate Classic edition, Will Self argues that the controversial pornographic fantasies illustrate McLeish's repression of his past real love affairs, reflect his reactionary political stance, and show the effects of his childhood experiences. McLeish's linking of sex with the idea of "homecoming" originates in his difficult relationship with his mother.


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
Self also notes the significance of the title, 1982 being "a point at which Scotland could be said to have reached just one of its many nadirs". This lowpoint included the destruction of the coal industry which had employed McLeish's father, under a Conservative government of which McLeish is a supporter.


1982, Janine, Literary significance & criticism
Dave Langford reviewed Mantissa for White Dwarf #55, and stated that "God and several SF themes make guest appearances, and there's a chapter of the most boggling typography since early Alfred Bester. This one knocked me flat."


1982–1992 (Cassiber album)
1982–1992 (also known as The Cassiber Box) is a 2013 box set compilation album on Recommended Records commemorating the German new wave group Cassiber founded by Heiner Goebbels, Alfred Harth, Christoph Anders and Chris Cutler.


1982–1992 (Cassiber album)
The period "1982–1992" is the defining period of activity for the band. The box comprises the 4 original Cassiber albums on three discs, remastered by the American recording engineer Bob Drake, 2 further remastered discs with the band's Cassix, Duck and Cover and Ground Zero projects, a sixth disc of unreleased studio and live material. The box also includes a 2-hour long DVD of live and studio footage, including a documentary made during the recording of the album A Face We All Know (1990), and a book.


1982–1992 (Europe album)
1982–1992 is a compilation album by the Swedish band Europe, released in 1993 by Epic Records. Vocalist Joey Tempest chose the songs for this album. The album reached the top 10 in France compilation charts in April 1993.


1982–1992 (Europe album)
This album contains some rarities, such as "On Broken Wings", which was the B-side for the "Final Countdown" single, and two songs from the Prisoners in Paradise sessions: "Sweet Love Child" and "Yesterday's News".


1982–1992 (Europe album)
The album was reissued in 2000 as 1982–2000, including the bonus track "The Final Countdown 2000" - despite negative comment on the remix from some of the band's members.


1982–1992 (Europe album), Track listing
All tracks are written by Joey Tempest, except where noted.


1982–83 1.Lig
The following are the statistics of the Turkish First Football League in season 1982/1983.


1982–83 1.Lig, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Fenerbahçe S.K. won the championship.


1982–83 2. Bundesliga
The 1982–83 2. Bundesliga season was the ninth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.


1982–83 2. Bundesliga
SV Waldhof Mannheim, Bayer Uerdingen and Kickers Offenbach were promoted to the Bundesliga while FC Augsburg, SpVgg Fürth, FSV Frankfurt and TuS Schloß Neuhaus were relegated to the Oberliga.


1982–83 2. Bundesliga, League table
For the 1982–83 season FSV Frankfurt, FC Augsburg, BV Lüttringhausen and TuS Schloß Neuhaus were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga while SV Darmstadt 98 and MSV Duisburg had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.


1982–83 A Group
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 A Group, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1982–83 A.S. Roma season
During the season, A.S. Roma competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.


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


1982–83 ACHL season
The 1982–83 Atlantic Coast Hockey League season was the second season of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season. The Salem Raiders, under new ownership from Henry Brabham, re-branded and changed their name to the Virginia Raiders before the season. The Hampton Roads Gulls folded mid-season. The Carolina Thunderbirds were the league champions.


1982–83 AHL season
The 1982–83 AHL season was the 47th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.


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


1982–83 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1982–83. They finished third in the Premier Division behind champions Dundee United and runners-up Celtic. In the cups, they retained the Scottish Cup and won the European Cup Winners' Cup with a 2–1 win over Real Madrid in Gothenburg.


1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season, Results, Friendlies
In late July/early August 1982, Aberdeen played three games against Highland League opposition. On 7 August, English club Ipswich Town provided the opposition for Drew Jarvie's testimonial game, which the English League Division 1 club won 1–0.


1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season, Results, European Cup Winners' Cup
After winning the Scottish Cup in 1982, Aberdeen qualified for the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup. After a large preliminary round victory over Sion of Switzerland, the Dons knocked out Dinamo Tirana of Albania and Lech Poznan of Poland to set up a quarter final tie with the West Germans Bayern Munich. After a 0–0 draw in Munich, Aberdeen fell behind early on at home in the second leg before Neil Simpson equalised. Another goal for Bayern Munich seemed to put the game beyond Aberdeen, but two quick goals in the last 20 minutes gave Aberdeen a 3–2 victory.


1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season, Results, European Cup Winners' Cup
In the semi finals, Belgian team Waterschei of Genk were beaten 5–2 over two legs, and put Aberdeen into the final. Thousands of fans made the trip from Aberdeen to Gothenburg in Sweden to see the Scottish Cup holders play the Spaniards Real Madrid. In a wet evening at the Ullevi Stadium, Aberdeen won 2–1 after extra time to win their first European trophy.


1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his third season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 8–10 in SEC play, and finished in a tie for eighth place.


1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The key freshman signee was forward Alphonso "Buck" Johnson from Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama.


1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
It was an odd year for Sanderson and the Tide. They opened the season with eight consecutive wins, including a victory over Patrick Ewing and 10th ranked Georgetown, who had reached the NCAA Finals the season before. Once conference play began, the Tide struggled, notably losing to Vanderbilt and Ole Miss each twice. Even so, the Tide still managed to post wins over nationally ranked Kentucky (#3) and top-ranked UCLA.


1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The Tide reached the SEC Tournament final and lost to Georgia. They received an at-large bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and lost in the first round to Lamar.


1982–83 Albanian Cup
1982–83 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the thirty-first season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1982 with the First Round and ended in February 1983 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1983-84 first round of the UEFA Cup. KS Dinamo were the defending champions, having won their tenth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KF Tirana.


1982–83 Albanian Cup
The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.


1982–83 Albanian Cup, Second round
All sixteen teams of the 1981–82 Superliga and First Division entered in this round. First and second legs were played on January 1983.


1982–83 Albanian Cup, Quarter finals
In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.


1982–83 Albanian Cup, Semifinals
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.


1982–83 Albanian National Championship
The 1982–83 Albanian National Championship was the 44th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.


1982–83 Albanian National Championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Vllaznia won the championship.


1982–83 Albanian National Championship, League table
Note: '17 Nëntori' is Tirana, 'Lokomotiva Durrës' is Teuta, 'Labinoti' is Elbasani, 'Traktori' is Lushnja


1982–83 Algerian Championnat National
The 1982–83 Algerian Championnat National was the 21st season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with JE Tizi-Ouzou as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 17, 1982. and ended on June 17, 1983.


1982–83 Algerian Cup
The 1982–83 Algerian Cup is the 21st edition of the Algerian Cup. DNC Alger are the defending champions, having beaten NA Hussein Dey 2–1 in the previous season's final.


1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.


1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Nemo Rangers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Duhallow in the 1982 Cork County Championship.


1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
On 20 March 1983, Portlaoise won the championship following a 0-12 to 2-00 defeat of Clann na nGael in the All-Ireland final at MacDonagh Park. It remains their only championship title.


1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, an inter-county knockout competition for Ireland's top championship clubs representing each county. The championship was won by Loughgiel Shamrocks of Antrim, who beat St. Rynagh's of Offaly by 2–12 to 1–12 after a replay in the final. This marked the first occasion in which an Ulster side won an All-Ireland hurling title at senior grade. To date, no Ulster team has managed to add to this achievement.


1982–83 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1982–83 was the fourth season of the Alliance Premier League.


1982–83 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
This year Enfield, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements, so 2nd placed Maidstone United won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1982–83 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:


1982–83 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As a result of this, Maidstone United did not gain membership of the Football League.


1982–83 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1982–83 Allsvenskan was the 49th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. IK Heim won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their seventh Swedish title. Vikingarnas IF were relegated.


1982–83 Alpha Ethniki
The 1982–83 Alpha Ethniki was the 47th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 19 September 1982 and ended on 26 June 1983. Olympiacos won their fourth consecutive and 24th Greek title.


1982–83 Alpha Ethniki
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.


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


1982–83 Arsenal F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Bolton Wanderers.


1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Aston Villa's 83rd season in the Football League. Tony Barton was manager after Ron Saunders had resigned in the previous season.


1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season
Villa qualified for the European Cup as holders and reaching the quarter-finals, and also won the European Super Cup in a two-legged contest with FC Barcelona of Spain. They finished the season sixth in the league.


1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season, European Cup
Aston Villa played in 1982–83 European Cup as champions. The club reached the quarter-finals but lost to eventual runners-up Juventus of Italy.


1982–83 Athenian League
The 1982–83 Athenian League season was the 60th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 20 teams.


1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season was the franchise's thirty-fourth season in the National Basketball Association and fifteenth in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks made a blockbuster trade. The franchise sent John Drew and Freeman Williams to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first round draft pick Dominique Wilkins, a star at the University of Georgia. Wilkins would make an impact as he averaged 17.5 points per game. The Hawks finished in second place with a 43–39 record. In the playoffs, the Hawks would however be eliminated 2–1 by the Boston Celtics.


1982–83 Atlético Madrid season
The 1982–83 season was Atlético Madrid's 42nd season since foundation in 1903 and the club's 38th season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, and the Copa del Rey.


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


1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 15–13, 8–10 in SEC play. The Tigers lost in the first round of the 1983 SEC Tournament to Alabama.


1982–83 Australian Tri-Series
The 1982–83 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and New Zealand. Australia and New Zealand reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0. New Zealand and England would not contest the tri-series with Australia again until the 1990-91 season


1982–83 Australian Tri-Series, Final series
Australia won the best of three final series against New Zealand 2–0.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season
The 1982–83 Australian region cyclone season was the third-latest starting Australian season on record, only behind 1987 and 2020. Was a below average tropical cyclone season. It officially started on 1 November 1982, and officially ended on 30 April 1983.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Jane
Jane formed on January 2, 1983, near Indonesia. The storm moved southward where it reached Category 1 status on the same day. Jane did a small loop before continuing south-eastward. Jane reached Category 4 status before making landfall east of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Jane then dissipated after January 10.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Des
A tropical depression developed within a monsoon trough east-northeast of Cairns, Queensland, on 14 January. Des moved east-southeastward and strengthened gradually. Later, the storm tracked generally northward, until curving eastward and dissipating on 23 January.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Elinor
In March 1983, Cyclone Elinor made landfall in Queensland, wrecking two yachts.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ken
Ken formed on February 28, 1983, several hundred miles north of Australia. The storm briefly reached Category 3 status before making landfall in the sparsely populated area. The storm dissipated well inland by March 6.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Lena
Lena formed off the coast of Indonesia on April 3, 1983. The storm reached Category 2 status before making landfall at Port Hedland, Australia. The storm dissipated on April 9.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Naomi
A tropical low developed near the western edge of the Australia region basin on 21 April. After strengthening into Cyclone Naomi, the system headed southeastward for much of its duration. By 30 April, Naomi doubled-back and moved northwestward, but dissipated on 2 May.


1982–83 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty
The final cyclone of the season, Monty, developed from a weak tropical low on 22 April. Moving generally southward, Monty dissipated on 29 April.


1982–83 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and SK Rapid Wien won the championship.


1982–83 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1982–83 Austrian Hockey League season was the 53rd season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Eight teams participated in the league, and VEU Feldkirch won the championship.


1982–83 BHL season
The 1982–83 British Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the British Hockey League.


1982–83 BHL season
Fifteen teams from the Northern League, English League North and the English League South took part.


1982–83 BHL season, League
The league was divided into three sections of five teams. Teams in section B played every team once at home and once away while teams in section A and C played teams in their own section four times and the teams from section B twice. Teams in section A did not play teams from section C. This meant that while section A and C teams played 26 games, section B teams played 28. Murrayfield, Glasgow, Durham, Crowtree and Richmond all had games voided.


1982–83 BHL season, Playoffs, English Semi Final
Section B Runner Up (Cleveland) vs Section A Winner (Altrincham)


1982–83 BHL season, Playoffs, English Final
In the English Final the winner of the semi final took on the winner of Section B in a best of three series. In games one and two, the winning side was awarded one point while the winner of game three was awarded two points. The overall winner qualified for the British final.


1982–83 BHL season, Playoffs, English Final
Section B Winner (Durham) vs English Semi Final Winner (Cleveland)


1982–83 BHL season, Playoffs, Scottish Final
Section A Winner (Dundee) vs Section A Runner Up (Murrayfield)


1982–83 BHL season, British Championship Final
The final was between the winner of the English and Scottish finals. It was a one off game played at Streatham Ice Rink.


1982–83 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Standard Liège won the championship.


1982–83 Biathlon World Cup
The 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 27 January 1983 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended on 11 March 1983 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the sixth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and the first in which women were allowed to compete in their own European Cup. Though called the European Cup, participation was not restricted to Europeans.


1982–83 Biathlon World Cup
The second World Cup round was originally going to be held in Oberhof, East Germany, but they had to cancel due to a lack of snow. The races were therefore moved to Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.


1982–83 Biathlon World Cup
Originally the first round of the European Cup was to be held in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia from 21 to 24 January 1983, but it was cancelled, thus the races in Lappeenranta, Finland were the only ones held.


1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, Men's calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, Men's calendar
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.


1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, Women's calendar
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.


1982–83 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1982–83 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 80th in the Football League and their 48th in the First Division. After five wins and a draw from the last six league games, and needing to win their last game, away at Southampton, to ensure safety, they finished in 17th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1982–83 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Crystal Palace in the fourth, and were eliminated by Burnley in the fourth round of the League Cup.


1982–83 Birmingham City F.C. season
Thirty players appeared in at least one first-team game, and Noel Blake made most appearances, with 44 of the possible 49. There were 19 different goalscorers; Mick Ferguson was the club's leading scorer with eight goals, all scored in the league.


1982–83 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 75th season (72nd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English football, finishing 21st, their lowest-ever finish in the Football League. The club had to seek re-election to the League, and they were successful in their application, as were the other three bottom-four clubs.


1982–83 Blackpool F.C. season
Sam Ellis succeeded Allan Brown as manager prior to the start of the season.


1982–83 Blackpool F.C. season
Dave Bamber was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with fifteen goals (ten in the league, one in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup).


1982–83 Blackpool F.C. season
On 17 January 1983, the Football League deducted Blackpool two points for fielding an ineligible player. John Butler had played two League games and one League Cup game without his registration having been confirmed. The club explained that they had signed him on 8 September and immediately sent off his registration forms to the Football League, who were then based in nearby Lytham St. Annes. Blackpool chose not to appeal, as there were stiffer options available to the committee. The points deduction saw the Seasiders slip two places. Had they not been docked points, they would have finished safely in 18th and would not have needed to re-apply.


1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Dave Leach and played their home games on campus at the new BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.


1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
They finished the regular season at 10–17 overall, with a 5–9 record in the Big Sky Conference, sixth in the standings. The conference tournament included only the top four teams for the eighth and final time; the Broncos did not qualify for a fifth consecutive year.


1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
With one game remaining, at rival Idaho, athletic director Gene Bleymaier announced in late February that Leach's one-year contract at $33,000 would not be renewed. Bobby Dye of Cal State Bakersfield was hired as head coach in late March at $41,000.


1982–83 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
No Broncos were on the all-conference team; junior swingman Vince Hinchen was named to the second team.


1982–83 Boston Bruins season
The 1982–83 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 59th season.


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


1982–83 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 9, 1982, at the held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The Boston Bruins held the 1st overall draft pick.


1982–83 Boston Celtics season
The 1982–83 Boston Celtics season was the 37th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1982–83 Boston Celtics season
On March 30, 1983, Larry Bird scored 53 points against the Indiana Pacers, surpassing Sam Jones's Celtics single game scoring record set in 1965.


1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1982–83 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1982–83 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 70th in the club's history.


1982–83 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 12th in Division Three, reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, and the 3rd round of the League Cup.


1982–83 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club suffered financial difficulties during this season; an Official Receiver was appointed, the club was put up for sale, and a 'Save Bradford City' fund was launched in July 1983.


1982–83 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1982–83 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The high point of a mid-table season was a run to the fourth round of the League Cup, then the furthest the club had then progressed in the competition. The 107 goals scored during the season is a club record.


1982–83 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After many failed attempts, Brentford manager Fred Callaghan finally signed what would prove to be a potent strike partnership during the 1982 off-season – Francis Joseph from Wimbledon and Tony Mahoney from Fulham. Goalkeeper David McKellar's contract was terminated after a serious breach of club discipline and he was replaced by former Chelsea goalkeeper Petar Borota, though Barota would only appear in three Football League Group Cup fixtures before being in turn replaced by Paddy Roche. The defensive ranks were cleared out, with Pat Kruse, Mark Hill, Robbie Johnson, Paul Shrubb and Kevin Teer all released. Experienced former Chelsea defender Graham Wilkins arrived on a free transfer.


1982–83 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford had a busy first half of the season, reaching the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time in club history, knocking out higher-division clubs Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City in the second and third rounds before falling to First Division club Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. The Bees advanced to the second round of the FA Cup before suffering a disappointing replay defeat to Fourth Division club Swindon Town. Forward Tony Mahoney, who had up until that point scored 15 goals in 28 appearances, broke his leg in three places during the defeat.


1982–83 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite heavy scoring from forwards Francis Joseph, Tony Mahoney and winger Gary Roberts during the first half of the season, Brentford's league form was patchy and 10 defeats from 14 matches between late December 1982 and early March 1983 ultimately killed hopes of a promotion challenge. Manager Fred Callaghan signed Southampton forward Keith Cassells in a bid to replace Tony Mahoney's goals and while there was an upturn in form during the final two months of the season, Brentford could finish no higher than 9th. The Bees finished the season with the best overall and best away attacking record in the Third Division.


1982–83 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Four club records were set or equalled during the season:


1982–83 British Home Championship
The 1982–83 British Home Championship was the penultimate in the series of football tournaments between the British Home Nations which stretched back 99 years to 1884. In 1983 England and then Scotland announced their withdrawal from future competition after the 1984 competition with the arrangement of the Rous Cup between the two nations to eliminate Wales and Northern Ireland, who were seen as weaker opposition. The 1983 tournament was a tight contest, which England won with a final victory at home over Scotland following an opening victory over Wales and a draw in Belfast.


1982–83 British Home Championship
The game at Wembley was played in midweek in an attempt to curb the large number of travelling Scottish supporters. The Scots came second with a win over Wales and a draw with Northern Ireland off-setting their final day defeat. The Welsh succumbed to goal difference as the points system then in use meant that the Irish, who had drawn twice and lost once without scoring themselves gained the same number of points for a smaller goal difference despite Wales' victory over them in their final game.


1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.


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


1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs
Sabres defeat the Montreal Canadiens in the Adams Division Semi-finals, in a three game sweep.


1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs
They lose to the Boston Bruins in the Adams Division finals, three games to four.


1982–83 Buffalo Sabres season, Draft picks
Buffalo's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Bulgarian Cup
The 1982–83 Bulgarian Cup was the 43rd season of the Bulgarian Cup. CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Spartak Varna 4–0 in the final at the Plovdiv Stadium.


1982–83 Bulgarian Cup, Third round
In this round include the four teams, who participated in the European tournaments (CSKA, Levski, Slavia and Lokomotiv Sofia).


1982–83 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1982–83 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 31st season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Six teams participated in the league, and HK CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1982–83 Bundesliga
The 1982–83 Bundesliga was the 20th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 17 August 1982 and ended on 4 June 1983. Hamburger SV were the defending champions.


1982–83 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.


1982–83 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1981–82
SV Darmstadt 98 and MSV Duisburg were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC. Relegation/promotion play-off participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen won on aggregate against Kickers Offenbach and thus retained their Bundesliga status.


1982–83 Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
FC Schalke 04 and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team Bayer 05 Uerdingen had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. Uerdingen won 4–2 on aggregate and thus were promoted to the Bundesliga.


1982–83 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Holger Hieronymus (32 / 3); Manfred Kaltz (31 / 8); Ditmar Jakobs (31 / 5); Jürgen Groh (31); Michael Schröder (2); Michael Schmidt (1). Midfielders: Felix Magath (34 / 4); Bernd Wehmeyer (34 / 2); Wolfgang Rolff (32 / 4); Jimmy Hartwig (31 / 6); Allan Hansen  (13 / 3). Forwards: Jürgen Milewski (31 / 14); Horst Hrubesch (captain; 30 / 18); Lars Bastrup  (25 / 5); Thomas von Heesen (20 / 6); Boriša Đorđević  (2). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1982–83 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but did not play in a league game: Uwe Hain; Dieter Brefort; Ralf Brunnecker.


1982–83 Burnley F.C. season
The 1982–1983 season was Burnley's first season in the second tier of English football. They were initially managed by Brian Miller in his third season in charge of the club until January 1983, when he was replaced by Frank Casper as caretaker manager until the end of the season.


1982–83 CHL season
The 1982–83 CHL season was the 20th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Indianapolis Checkers won the league title.


1982–83 Calgary Flames season
The 1982–83 Calgary Flames season was the third season in Calgary and 11th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. Despite finishing the season below .500, the Flames had their best ever finish in the division standings, placing second in the Smythe Division. In the playoffs, Calgary was able to avenge the previous season's defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks by knocking off Vancouver in four games. In the second round, the Flames met up with their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. The series would not be close, as Edmonton powered past Calgary in five games, including humiliating 10–2 and 9–1 victories over the Flames.


1982–83 Calgary Flames season
"Badger" Bob Johnson replaced Al MacNeil as the team's head coach prior to the season. Johnson would go on to coach 400 games with the Flames, and win 193 games in five seasons, both of which remain Flames records. Johnson would later gain election into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.


1982–83 Calgary Flames season
Lanny McDonald, in his first full season in Calgary, had a career year, battling Wayne Gretzky for the scoring lead all season long. McDonald finished the season five goals behind Gretzky, but his mark of 66 remains a Flames record. McDonald was the Flames representative at the 1983 All-Star Game, and was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game.


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


1982–83 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1982–83 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold denotes franchise record.


1982–83 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1982–83 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 56th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second and winning promotion to Division Two.


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


1982–83 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1982–83 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.


1982–83 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1982–83 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.


1982–83 Challenge Cup
The 1982–83 Challenge Cup was the 82nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the State Express Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Featherstone Rovers and Hull F.C. at Wembley. Featherstone won the match 14–12, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in Challenge Cup final history.


1982–83 Challenge Cup, Final
Hull F.C. returned to Wembley as defending champions, having won the Challenge Cup for the second time in their history in the previous year. Hull went into the match as strong favourites, but were surprisingly defeated by their opponents Featherstone Rovers.


1982–83 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
During the 1982–83 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.


1982–83 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Charlton stunned the footballing world when they saw off competition from Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur to sign Danish striker Allan Simonsen, the European Footballer of the Year only 5 years earlier, from Spanish giants Barcelona. The club had hopes of regaining promotion to the First Division, but things went horribly wrong for Charlton. Barcelona wanted the money from the transfer of Simonsen up-front, and demanded bank guarantees of £100,000, delaying Simonsen's debut by six weeks. By February, the Addicks were nearly bankrupt and facing relegation. Simonsen left in March after 9 goals in 16 games, and Charlton only survived relegation with a last-day win.


1982–83 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Chairman Mark Hulyer had to reach an agreement with the Inland Revenue in the summer over a £145,000 tax bill, and also faced both a petition for bankruptcy from former chairman Michael Gliksten and a winding-up order from creditors Leeds. Goalkeeper Nicky Johns was voted the club's Player of the Season.


1982–83 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Kit
German company Adidas remained Charlton's kit manufacturers. No kit sponsor was found for the team's kits during the season.


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


1982–83 Charlton Athletic 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.


1982–83 Chester F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was the 45th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1982–83 Chester F.C. season
Also, it was the first season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 57th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
During the off-season, the Black Hawks hired Orval Tessier to become the head coach of the club. Tessier spent parts of three seasons playing in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins from 1954-1961. As a head coach, Tessier led the Cornwall Royals to the 1972 Memorial Cup championship, and also led the Kitchener Rangers to the 1981 Memorial Cup final. Tessier then led the New Brunswick Hawks to the 1981-82 Calder Cup. This would be Tessier's first NHL head coaching job.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
At the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, the Black Hawks selected Ken Yaremchuk with their first round draft pick, seventh overall. Yaremchuk played with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL in 1981-82, scoring 58 goals and 157 points in 72 games.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
The club also named Darryl Sutter as the new team captain, as former captain Terry Ruskowski was traded to the Los Angeles Kings.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
With the Colorado Rockies relocating to East Rutherford, New Jersey and becoming the New Jersey Devils, the NHL made a minor realignment of the divisions. The Devils moved from the Smythe Division to the Patrick Division, while the Winnipeg Jets moved from the Norris Division into the Smythe Division.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Black Hawks got off to a quick start, as through their first 25 games, Chicago had a league best record of 17-3-5, earning 39 points. The club continued their torrid pace, as they had a 25-6-6 record through their first 37 games before going into a slump where they lost five of their next seven games. Chicago would attempt to strengthen their club, acquiring Curt Fraser from the Vancouver Canucks for former first round draft pick Tony Tanti. The Black Hawks continued their winning ways, and finished the season with a 47-23-10 record, earning 104 points, and finishing in first place in the Norris Division, fourth overall in the NHL. This marked the first time since 1973-74 that the Hawks finished with over 100 points.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Offensively, Chicago was led by Denis Savard, who scored 35 goals and a club record 121 points. Steve Larmer had a breakout season, scoring 43 goals and 90 points, while finishing with a team high +44 rating. Al Secord scored a team high 54 goals, and finished with 86 points, as well as leading the team with 180 penalty minutes. Darryl Sutter reached the 30 goal plateau for the second time in his career, as he finished with 31 goals and 61 points. On defence, Doug Wilson led the way, scoring 18 goals and 69 points, while Doug Crossman had 13 goals and 53 points.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Murray Bannerman appeared in 41 games, going 24-12-5 with a 3.10 GAA, while earning four shutouts. Tony Esposito split time with him, playing in 39 games, going 23-11-5 with a 3.46 GAA and one shutout.


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


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Chicago Black Hawks 3, St. Louis Blues 1
The Black Hawks opened the playoffs with a best-of-five Norris Division semi-final series against the St. Louis Blues, who finished the season with a 25-40-15 record, earning 65 points, which was 39 fewer than the Black Hawks. Chicago eliminated the Blues in the 1982 NHL Playoffs. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and with the Black Hawks taking a 2-0 lead into the third period, the Blues stunned Chicago, scoring four unanswered goals, winning the series opener by a 4-2 score.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Chicago Black Hawks 3, St. Louis Blues 1
The Black Hawks rebounded in the second game, led by Denis Savard and his two goals in a 7-2 blowout victory to tie the series up at 1-1. The series shifted to The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri for the next two games, and the Black Hawks, who scored two first period goals, were able to hold off the Blues for a close 2-1 victory in the third game of the series. Murray Bannerman made 25 saves as Chicago took the series lead. In the fourth game, Steve Larmer broke a 3-3 tie midway through the third period, while Darryl Sutter scored an empty netter to clinch the series for the Black Hawks, defeating the Blues 5-3 in the game, and 3-1 in the series.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Chicago Black Hawks 4, Minnesota North Stars 1
In the best-of-seven Norris Division finals, the Black Hawks faced the Minnesota North Stars, who finished second in the division with a 40–24–16 record, earning 96 points, eight fewer than Chicago. In the first round of the playoffs, the North Stars defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in four games. In the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Black Hawks eliminated Minnesota in the first round. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and in the series opener, the two teams were tied at 2–2 after the second period.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Chicago Black Hawks 4, Minnesota North Stars 1
In the third, the Black Hawks' Curt Fraser broke the tie with just under seven minutes remaining, followed by a goal by Denis Savard and an empty-net goal by Doug Wilson to win the game 5–2 and take the early series lead. In the second game, the Black Hawks were paced by Denis Savard and Steve Larmer, who each recorded four-point games, to defeat the North Stars 7–4 and send the series to Minnesota up 2–0.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Chicago Black Hawks 4, Minnesota North Stars 1
The next two games were played at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the North Stars, led by three points by Brad Maxwell and 23 saves by Gilles Meloche, cut the Black Hawks lead in half with a 5–1 victory. In the fourth game, Minnesota took a 3–0 lead midway through the second period before Chicago responded with three goals, two by Tom Lysiak, to send the game into overtime.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Chicago Black Hawks 4, Minnesota North Stars 1
In the extra period, the Black Hawks' Rich Preston was the hero, as Chicago completed the comeback, defeating the North Stars 4–3, and taking a 3–1 series lead back to Chicago. In the fifth game, the Black Hawks, who had two shorthanded goals, defeated the North Stars, 5–2, winning the series four games to one.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0
The Black Hawks advanced to the Campbell Conference finals for the second consecutive year, this time facing the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton finished the season with a 47-21-12 record, earning 106 points, two more than the Hawks. In the post-season, the Oilers swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, and defeated the Calgary Flames in five games in the Smythe Division finals. The series opened with two games at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, and the Oilers, led by a five-point game from Wayne Gretzky, easily defeated the Black Hawks 8-4 to take the first game of the series.


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0
In the second game, the Oilers continued their dominance, as Glenn Anderson had four goals, while Mark Messier had three, leading Edmonton to an 8-2 win. The series shifted to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and Edmonton held a 2-0 lead after two periods in the third game. Chicago responded with goals by Steve Larmer and Denis Savard to tie the game, however, the Oilers Glenn Anderson broke the tie late in the third, leading Edmonton to a 3-2 victory, as the Oilers took a 3-0 series lead. Edmonton stormed out of the gate in the fourth game, taking an early 4-0 lead, as they coasted to a 6-3 victory, sweeping the Black Hawks out of the playoffs.


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


1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Chicago Bulls season
The 1982-83 NBA season was the Bulls' 17th season in the NBA.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 13th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Cleveland, Ohio.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
October 7, 1982 - Traded a 1986 2nd round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for Steve Hayes.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
October 25, 1982 - Traded Brad Branson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1983 2nd round draft pick.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
December 6, 1982 - Signed Sam Lacey as a free agent.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
December 15, 1982 - Traded Ron Brewer to the Golden State Warriors for World B. Free.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
January 10, 1983 - Acquired player rights to Larry Kenon from the Golden State Warriors.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
January 14, 1983 - Traded Scott Wedman to the Boston Celtics for Darren Tillis and a 1983 1st round draft pick.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
February 7, 1983 - Traded James Edwards and a 1983 1st round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Jeff Cook, a 1983 1st round draft pick, and a 1983 3rd round draft pick.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
March 30, 1983 - Signed Carl Nicks as a free agent.


1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions
June 27, 1983 - Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for Lonnie Shelton.


1982–83 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Clydebank's seventeenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 3rd. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Colchester United's 41st season in their history and second consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester challenged for the top four but once again fell short, on this occasion missing promotion by just two points. A tragic season saw forward John Lyons take his own life, while Allan Hunter resigned two months later, replaced by his assistant Cyril Lea in February.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season
In the cups, Colchester were entered into the second and final iteration of the Football League Trophy, which the U's exited at the group stage, which defeats to Southampton and Torquay United in the second and first round of the League and FA Cup respectively denied the club a cup run.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Allan Hunter continued in his role as player-manager for the new season, with former Ipswich Town coach Cyril Lea his assistant. Colchester led the table undefeated after seven games and earned a League Cup second round tie against Southampton. Following a 0–0 draw at Layer Road, with England international Peter Shilton in inspired form, the U's could not repeat their heroics from 1974 at The Dell, losing 4–2 and making another early exit.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The season then took a tragic turn, when in November, just hours after turning out for the U's against Chester City, forward John Lyons committed suicide at his home in Layer de la Haye. After this incident and having to give up his own playing career, Allan Hunter resigned as manager in January with Colchester in seventh place. Cyril Lea took over initially until the end of the campaign and promptly won eight of his first eleven games. However, four defeats in 17 days during April cost the U's and they finished sixth position in the league, missing promotion by just two points.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Ian Allinson ended the season as Colchester's top scorer with 26 league and cup goals, while youth graduate Tony Adcock scored 17 goals. Veteran goalkeeper Mike Walker, who had missed just nine games in ten seasons for the club, announced his retirement at the end of the season.


1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1982–83 Combined Counties Football League
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1982–83 Combined Counties Football League
The 1982–83 Combined Counties Football League season was the fifth in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


1982–83 Combined Counties Football League
After several new clubs joined before the previous season, the league was split into two divisions – East and West. With a number of clubs leaving the league at the end of that season, it reverted to a single division. The league was won by Hartley Wintney for the first time.


1982–83 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league was reduced from 22 to 18 clubs after Clarion, Lightwater, Sheerwater and Wrecclesham all left to join the new Surrey Premier League and no new clubs joined.


1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1982–83 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 5–11 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by sixth-year head coach Dom Perno.


1982–83 Copa del Rey
The 1982–83 Copa del Rey was the 81st staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic football cup competition in Spain. The tournament was attended by 135 teams from the higher echelons of Spanish football.


1982–83 Copa del Rey
The tournament began on 8 September 1982 and ended on 4 June 1983 with the final, held in La Romareda Stadium in Zaragoza, in which FC Barcelona were crowned for the twentieth time in their history, after beating the defending champions of the tournament, Real Madrid CF by a score of 2–1.


1982–83 Copa del Rey
This was the fourth time these two teams had met in the final, known as El Clásico, with a favourable balance for the Catalans.


1982–83 Copa del Rey, First round
Bye by draw: CD Manchego, Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF.


1982–83 Copa del Rey, First round
Bye : Juventud Torremolinos CF, whose opponents, AD Almería, were dissolved.


1982–83 Copa del Rey, Second round
Bye : UD Güímar, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF.


1982–83 Copa del Rey, Second round
(*) Match scheduled for 20 Oct, but played on 26 Oct due to a rainstorm in area of the Levante.


1982–83 Copa del Rey, Third round
Bye: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF.


1982–83 Copa del Rey, Fourth round
Bye : Rayo Vallecano, Athletic Bilbao, CA Osasuna, Cádiz CF, RCD Espanyol, UD Salamanca, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Valencia CF.


1982–83 Coppa Italia
The 1982–83 Coppa Italia, the 36th Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Juventus.


1982–83 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 1982–1983 was its 66th edition. It was won by Paris SG which defeated FC Nantes in the Final.


1982–83 Cuban National Series
Villa Clara dominated the 22nd Cuban National Series, outdistancing Citricultores by seven games in the 51-game season.


1982–83 Cupa României
The 1982–83 Cupa României was the 45th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1982–83 Cupa României
The title was won by Universitatea Craiova against Politehnica Timișoara. Craiova were unable to play in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup though, as the closing date for entries was a week before the final. As a result, both the President and Secretary of the Romanian FA – Andrei Rădulescu and Florin Dumitrescu were sacked.


1982–83 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1982–83 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify, if the teams are from the same league, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1982–83 Cupa României, Format
From the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1982–83 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1982–83 Cypriot Cup
The 1982–83 Cypriot Cup was the 41st edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 42 clubs entered the competition. It began on 14 November 1982 with the preliminary round and concluded on 28 May 1983 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Omonia won their 7th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Enosis Neon Paralimni 2–1 in the final.


1982–83 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1982–83 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division.


1982–83 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1982–83 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup.


1982–83 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
In the first preliminary draw, participated all the 14 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and 6 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Second Division (last six of the league table of each group at the day of the draw).


1982–83 Cypriot Cup, First round
14 clubs from the Cypriot First Division and the rest clubs from the Cypriot Second Division met the winners of the preliminary round ties:


1982–83 Cypriot First Division
The 1982–83 Cypriot First Division was the 44th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 12th title.


1982–83 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1982–83 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last two teams were relegated to the 1983–84 Cypriot Second Division.


1982–83 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 1983–84 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1983–84 UEFA Cup.


1982–83 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Keravnos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol.


1982–83 Cypriot Second Division
The 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division was the 28th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Ermis Aradippou FC won their 1st title.


1982–83 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1983–84 Cypriot First Division. The last two teams were relegated to the 1983–84 Cypriot Third Division.


1982–83 Cypriot Third Division
The 1982–83 Cypriot Third Division was the 12th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. ENTHOI Lakatamia FC won their 1st title.


1982–83 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1982–83 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1983–84 Cypriot Second Division. The last two teams were relegated to regional leagues.


1982–83 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1982–83 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1982–83 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 40th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and Dukla Jihlava won the championship.


1982–83 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Bohemians Prague won the championship. Pavel Chaloupka was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga
The 1982–83 DDR-Oberliga was the 34th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's fifth of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga
Joachim Streich of 1. FC Magdeburg was the league's top scorer with 19 goals, with Streich also taking out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1982–83 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup where the club was knocked out by A.S. Roma in the quarter finals. Sixth-placed club 1. FC Magdeburg qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and lost to FC Barcelona in the first round.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga
Second-placed FC Vorwärts Frankfurt qualified for the 1983–84 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by Nottingham Forest in the first round while third-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena lost to Sparta Rotterdam in the second round and fourth-placed 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig was eliminated by Sturm Graz in the third round.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1982–83 season saw two newly promoted clubs, 1. FC Union Berlin and BSG Chemie Böhlen.


1982–83 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1982–83 DDR-Oberliga season was the 35th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SC Dynamo Berlin won the championship.


1982–83 DFB-Pokal
The 1982–83 DFB-Pokal was the 40th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 27 August 1982 and ended on 11 June 1983. In the only DFB-Pokal final ever held between two clubs from the same city 1. FC Köln defeated Fortuna Köln 1–0.


1982–83 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1982–83 was the 3rd season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Frankfurt on 8 May 1983 KBC Duisburg defeated FSV Frankfurt 3–0, thus claiming their first national title.


1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season
The 1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season was the team's third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1982–83 Danish 1. division season
The 1982–83 Danish 1. division season was the 26th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Rødovre Mighty Bulls won the championship. The Frederikshavn White Hawks were relegated.


1982–83 Denver Nuggets season
The 1982-83 Denver Nuggets season was their 16th season, and their seventh in the NBA. The Nuggets head coach was Doug Moe and his assistant coach was Bill Ficke.


1982–83 Denver Nuggets season
In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semifinals.


1982–83 Detroit Pistons season
The 1982-83 NBA season was the Pistons' 35th season in the NBA and 26th season in the city of Detroit.


1982–83 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1982–83 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 51st season, 57th overall for the franchise. They finished fifth in the Norris Division.


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


1982–83 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


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


1982–83 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
1982–83 was the eighth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).


1982–83 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round in which the results carried over from the first round. The top two teams from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last team in each of the qualifying groups was relegated directly to Division 2, while the second-to-last-place team had to play in a relegation series.


1982–83 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
Of the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two teams qualified for the Allsvenskan final, with the winner being promoted directly to the Elitserien (now the SHL), while the loser qualified for the Kvalserien, which offered another opportunity to be promoted. The third to sixth ranked teams in the Allsvenskan qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the first-place team qualified for the following Elitserien season.


1982–83 Divizia A
The 1982–83 Divizia A was the sixty-fifth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1982–83 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Constantin Eftimescu (6 / 0); Dumitru Moraru (31 / 0). Defenders: Marin Ion (29 / 0); Cornel Dinu (25 / 0); Alexandru Nicolae (30 / 4); Teofil Stredie (26 / 0); Nelu Stănescu (14 / 0); Nicușor Vlad (5 / 0); Laurențiu Moldovan (8 / 0); Ioan Mărginean (1 / 0). Midfielders: Gheorghe Mulțescu (31 / 6); Ionel Augustin (31 / 14); Marin Dragnea (30 / 7); Alexandru Custov (28 / 2); Lică Movilă (16 / 4). Forwards: Cornel Țălnar (23 / 4); Pompiliu Iordache (26 / 5); Dudu Georgescu (8 / 5); Florea Văetuș (31 / 7); Costel Orac (30 / 4); Stere Sertov (3 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1982–83 Divizia B
The 1982–83 Divizia B was the 43rd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1982–83 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1982–83 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
Mecanică Fină București was renamed as Mecanică Fină Steaua București.


1982–83 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
FCM Galați and CSU Galați merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge FCM Galați was renamed as Dunărea CSU Galați.


1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).


1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 14–15, and finished in 4th place in the ECC East in the regular season.


1982–83 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski and the team finished the season with an overall record of 11–17 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.


1982–83 Duleep Trophy
The 1982–83 Duleep Trophy was the 22nd season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1982–83 Duleep Trophy
North Zone won the title, defeating West Zone in the final.


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1982–83 was the 99th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
For the eighth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after last season's disappointment, it was hoped that this season might bring the long hoped for promotion. Indeed with only one defeat in the first eight games, confidence was high. However, results became mixed thereafter, and it was to be a mid-table 7th place finish with 36 points, 22 behind champions St Johnstone.


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to fellow Division 1 opponents, Airdrie.


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
The League Cup was always going to be a challenge, with three Premier Division teams in the qualifying section - and this is how it was to prove, with all six matches ending in defeat - though it should be said that in none of the games were Dumbarton humiliated.


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton reached the final for the third year in a row, and regained the trophy with a win over Stenhousemuir.


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West) - Second Series, winning 1 and drawing 5 of 12 games - finishing 13th of 13.


1982–83 Dundee F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was the 81st season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division. Dundee would finish in 6th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and eliminated by Aberdeen in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup.


1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was the 74th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. The team won the Scottish league championship for the first and only time, securing European Cup football for the following season.


1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season.


1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1982–83 Eastern Counties Football League
The 1982–83 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 41st in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


1982–83 Eastern Counties Football League
The league, called The Town & Country League was renamed back the Eastern Counties League.


1982–83 Eastern Counties Football League, Clubs
The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and their second-straight season of finishing with over 100 points, and they won the Smythe Division for the second straight season. The Oilers broke the NHL record for goals in a season with 424, breaking the record they set in the previous season.


1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
Wayne Gretzky had another amazing season, scoring 71 goals, while earning an NHL record 125 assists to finish the year with 196 points, winning his fourth Hart Trophy and his third Art Ross Trophy. The Oilers tied the Boston Bruins' 1971 record of four 100—point scorers, as Gretzky, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri each passed the 100-point plateau during the season.


1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
Andy Moog would step it up as the Oilers #1 goaltender, winning a team record 33 games, while posting a team best 3.53 GAA.


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


1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


1982–83 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
In the playoffs, the Oilers would post an 11–1 record in the first 3 rounds, sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in 3 games, defeating the Calgary Flames in 5 games in the first ever Battle of Alberta in the playoffs, and sweep the Chicago Black Hawks in 4 games before facing the 3 time defending Stanley Cup Champions, the New York Islanders. The Islanders would make short work of the Oilers, sweeping Edmonton in 4 games, and winning their 4th straight Stanley Cup.


1982–83 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1982–83 season was contested by 16 teams, two less than the previous season. This was due to the disbandment of FC Amsterdam at the end of last season and the disbandment of SC Amersfoort halfway this year. DS '79 won the championship.


1982–83 Eerste Divisie, Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.


1982–83 Ekstraklasa, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Lech Poznań won the championship.


1982–83 El Niño event
The 1982–1983 El Niño event was one of the strongest El Niño events since records were kept.


1982–83 El Niño event
It led to droughts in Indonesia and Australia, widespread flooding across the southern United States, lack of snow in the northern United States, and an anomalously warm winter across much of the mid-latitude regions of North America and Eurasia. The estimated global economic impact was over US$8 billion. This El Niño event also led to an abnormal number of hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean during this time span; the strongest hurricane up to 1983 hit Hawaii during the event.