# 1982–83 First Federal Basketball League

The 1982–83 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 39th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.

## Teams

| SR Croatia Cibona Jugoplastika Kvarner Šibenka Zadar | SR Serbia Borac Čačak Crvena Zvezda Partizan Radnički Belgrade | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna | SR Montenegro Budućnost | SR Slovenia ZZI Olimpija |

## Regular season
### Classification

| Pos | Teams | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1. | Šibenka | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2061 | 2023 | 32 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 2. | Partizan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2111 | 2046 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 3. | Bosna | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2137 | 2048 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 4. | Crvena Zvezda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2146 | 1999 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 5. | Cibona | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2103 | 1986 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 6. | Zadar | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2084 | 2021 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 7. | ZZI Olimpija | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2031 | 2068 | 20 | Advance to single-game Play-in |
| 8. | Jugoplastika | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2093 | 2046 | 20 | Advance to single-game Play-in |
| 9. | Borac Čačak | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2059 | 2109 | 16 |
| 10. | Budućnost | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1818 | 1970 | 16 |
| 11. | Radnički Belgrade | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2025 | 2166 | 10 | Relegated |
| 12. | Kvarner | 22 | 3 | 19 | 2085 | 2271 | 6 | Relegated |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ŠIB | PAR | BOS | CZV | CIB | ZAD | OLI | JUG | BOR | BUD | RAD | KVA |
| Šibenka | — | 87–84 | 97–92 | 95–94 | 78–72 | 98–95 | 94–91 | 91–96 | 110–102 | 81–76 | 113–92 | 127–113 |
| Partizan | 99–100 | — | 91–89 | 86–92 | 93–90 | 99–93 | 104–100 | 98–83 | 106–89 | 92–74 | 112–95 | 106–101 |
| Bosna | 87–74 | 85–86 | — | 94–89 | 99–105 | 103–100 | 88–89 | 102–94 | 118–110 | 90–84 | 118–101 | 133–114 |
| Crvena Zvezda | 111–93 | 95–94 | 88–90 | — | 97–89 | 109–102 | 109–88 | 100–97 | 107–84 | 117–87 | 113–108 | 115–87 |
| Cibona | 95–89 | 110–96 | 99–95 | 91–88 | — | 107–83 | 113–99 | 99–100 | 99–92 | 93–70 | 107–91 | 110–94 |
| Zadar | 92–93 | 84–86 | 93–104 | 91–81 | 74–73 | — | 108–97 | 94–90 | 108–100 | 101–77 | 104–84 | 102–96 |
| Olimpija | 89–90 | 85–87 | 92–96 | 93–90 | 85–77 | 83–92 | — | 100–97 | 109–107 | 92–79 | 104–92 | 90–85 |
| Jugoplastika | 94–96 | 114–82 | 93–72 | 93–91 | 107–121 | 92–98 | 103–91 | — | 94–89 | 93–83 | 110–92 | 86–69 |
| Borac Čačak | 91–95 | 107–115 | 95–110 | 78–74 | 90–77 | 86–95 | 99–102 | 80–79 | — | 86–79 | 104–84 | 99–97 |
| Budućnost | 87–82 | 77–72 | 82–87 | 83–84 | 85–89 | 82–80 | 98–74 | 88–82 | 81–79 | — | 88–81 | 96–87 |
| Radnički Belgrade | 85–80 | 96–104 | 87–97 | 85–96 | 99–98 | 83–95 | 78–82 | 100–94 | 85–95 | 108–63 | — | 96–99 |
| Kvarner | 97–101 | 100–119 | 85–88 | 91–106 | 82–89 | 98–100 | 82–96 | 110–102 | 88–108 | 120–99 | 90–103 | — |

## Play-off

| Single game play-in qualifying | Single game play-in qualifying | Single game play-in qualifying | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Šibenka | 104 | 85 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jugoplastika | 98 | 8 | Jugoplastika | 102 | 98 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | IMT | 97 | | | | | | 1 | Šibenka | 91 | 89 | 98 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Crvena zvezda | 88 | 105 | 89 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Crvena zvezda | 103 | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Cibona | 73 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Šibenka | 103 | 84 | 83* |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bosna | 98 | 96 | 82* |
| | | | 2 | Partizan | 94 | 76 | 111 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Olimpija | 93 | 7 | Olimpija | 81 | 77 | 108 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Rabotnički | 82 | | | | | | 2 | Partizan | 85 | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Bosna | 95 | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Bosna | 98 | 89 | 121 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Zadar | 103 | 87 | 109 | | | | | | | | | | |
(*) game 3 of the final series was subsequently annulled by the KSJ

### Play-In Qualifying Round

Jugoplastika-IMT 98-97
Olimpija-Rabotnički 93-82

### Quarter-finals

Šibenka-Jugoplastika 104-102, 85-98, 91-75
Crvena Zvezda-Cibona 103-73, 92-84
Partizan-Olimpija 94-81, 76-77, 111-108
Bosna-Zadar 98-103, 89-87, 121-109

### Semi-finals

Šibenka-Crvena Zvezda 91-88, 89-105, 98-89
Partizan-Bosna 85-95, 81-87

### Finals

Šibenka-Bosna 103-98, 84-96, 83-82
On 9 April 1983, Šibenka and Bosna played the deciding Game 3 of their playoff final series that was decided in the last second. With Bosna up by a point and the clock winding down Šibenka had the last possession, Bosna's Sabit Hadžić was controversially adjudged by the referee Ilija Matijević to have fouled Šibenka's Dražen Petrović as he went up for a shot at the buzzer. Since being in the act of shooting, Petrović got two free throws and proceeded to score both, winning the game and championship for his team. Next morning, the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (KSJ) presidency reviewed the game on account the time expired prior to the foul being called and on account of refereeing irregularities. They decided to void the result, ordering a single-game title playoff at a neutral venue in Novi Sad. Šibenka decided to boycott the decision. Since Šibenka refused to show up for the Novi Sad game, the title was awarded to Bosna.

## Winning team
### Roster

The winning roster of Bosna:
* Borislav Vučević
* Bogoljub Đurić
* Predrag Benaček
* Spomenko Pajević
* Mario Primorac
* Ratko Radovanović
* Dragan Zrno
* Žarko Varajić
* Emir Mutapčić
* Sabit Hadžić
* Miroljub Mitrović

### Coaching staff

The coaching staff:
* Svetislav Pešić, Head coach

## Scoring leaders

Scoring leaders:
* Duško Ivanović (Budućnost) - 603 points (27.4 ppg)
* Dražen Petrović (Šibenka) - 561 points (25.5 ppg)
* Peter Vilfan (Olimpija) - 535 points (25.4 ppg)

## Qualification in 1983-84 season European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup
* Bosna (champions)
FIBA Cup Winner's Cup
* Cibona (Cup winners)
FIBA Korać Cup
* Šibenka (1st)
* Partizan (2nd)
* Crvena Zvezda (4th)
* Zadar (6th)

## Basketball Cup
### Bracket

| Eightfinals | Eightfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Libela Celje | 85 | | | | |
| Jugoplastika | 83 | | | | |
| Jugoplastika | 83 | Libela Celje | 104 | | |
| | | Crvena zvezda | 122 | | |
| Šibenka | 91 | Crvena zvezda | 122 | | |
| Crvena zvezda | 103 | | | | |
| Crvena zvezda | 103 | | | Crvena zvezda | 85 |
| | | | | Rabotnički | 89 |
| Rabotnički | 86 | | | Rabotnički | 89 |
| Smelt Olimpija | 82 | | | | |
| Smelt Olimpija | 82 | Rabotnički | 88 | | |
| | | Sloboda Tuzla | 82 | | |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 91 | Sloboda Tuzla | 82 | | |
| Vojvodina | 85 | | | | | | |
| Vojvodina | 85 | | | | | Rabotnički | 79 |
| | | | | | | Cibona | 92 |
| IMT | 106 | | | | | Cibona | 92 |
| Budućnost | 87 | | | | | | |
| Budućnost | 87 | IMT | 95 | | | | |
| | | Zadar | 89 | | | | |
| Zadar | 97 | Zadar | 89 | | | | |
| Bosna | 86 | | | | | | |
| Bosna | 86 | | | IMT | 96 | | |
| | | | | Cibona | 117 |
| Cibona | 116 | | | Cibona | 117 |
| Radnički Belgrade | 89 | | | | |
| Radnički Belgrade | 89 | Cibona | 108 | | |
| | | Borac Čačak | 104 | | |
| Borac Čačak | 91 | Borac Čačak | 104 | | |
| Trepča | 85 | | | | |