1982–83 Copa del Rey explained

Copa del Rey
Year:1982–83
Other Titles:81st Copa del Rey
Country: Spain
Dates:8 September 1982 –
Num Teams:135
Winners:FC Barcelona
Second:Real Madrid CF
Matches:267
Goals:733
Prev Season:1981–82
Next Season:1983–84

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

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

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

Format

Schedule
RoundFixtureClubsGain entry
First round63135 → 72All clubs participating gain entry
Second round3372 → 39Athletic Bilbao, Real Betis (*)
Third round1739 → 22
Fourth round622 → 16Sevilla FC (*)
Round Of 16816 → 8FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Valencia CF (*)
Quarter-finals48 → 4
Semi-finals24 → 2
Final12 → 1
Teams! Division! No. clubs
1ª División18
2ª División20
2ª División B25
3ª División72
Total teams135

Round of 16

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Second leg

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Final

See main article: 1983 Copa del Rey Final.

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