# 1982–83 La Liga

The 1982–83 La Liga season was the 52nd since its establishment. It began on 4 September 1982, and concluded on 1 May 1983.

## Teams and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | Helmántico |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 50 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Barcelona | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Sevilla | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Zaragoza | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 40 | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Español | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 32 | |
| 10 | Málaga | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Real Betis | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | |
| 12 | Valladolid | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 29 | |
| 13 | Salamanca | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 28 | |
| 14 | Osasuna | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 26 | |
| 15 | Valencia | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 25 | |
| 16 | Las Palmas (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 25 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 17 | Celta Vigo (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 24 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Racing Santander (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 23 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Barcelona qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey.

## Position by round

| Team / Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Athletic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Atlético | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Barcelona | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sevilla | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Real Zaragoza | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Real Sociedad | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sporting | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| RCD Español | 4 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| CD Málaga | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Betis | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Real Valladolid | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Salamanca | 15 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Osasuna | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Valencia | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Las Palmas | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Celta | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Racing | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

## Results table

| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | CEL | ESP | LPA | MLG | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SAL | SEV | SPG | VAL | VLD | ZAR |
| Athletic Bilbao | | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| FC Barcelona | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Betis | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Celta de Vigo | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| RCD Español | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| UD Las Palmas | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| CD Málaga | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Osasuna | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Racing de Santander | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| UD Salamanca | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Sevilla FC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Sporting de Gijón | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Valencia CF | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Valladolid | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| Zaragoza | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Poli Rincón | Real Betis | 20 |
| 2 | Raúl Amarilla | Zaragoza | 19 |
| 3 | Dani | Athletic Bilbao | 18 |
| 4 | Jorge Valdano | Zaragoza | 17 |
| 5 | Manuel Sarabia | Athletic Bilbao | 16 |