1982–83 Galatama
# 1982–83 Galatama

The 1982–83 Galatama was the third season of Galatama that was held from 28 August 1982 to 28 May 1983. It was the first season in which the league was split into two divisions. It was also the first season which saw foreign players compete in officially sanctioned Indonesian football competition.

## Teams

### Premier Division

* NIAC Mitra
* Jayakarta
* Indonesia Muda
* Warna Agung
* Pardedetex
* Mercu Buana
* Perkesa '78
* Makassar Utama
* Arseto
* UMS '80
* Tunas Inti
* Jaka Utama
* Angkasa
* Sari Bumi Raya
* Bintang Timur

### First Division

* Cahaya Kita
* Semen Padang
* Bima Kencana
* Caprina
* Tempo Utama
* Mataram Putra

### Foreign players

There were four foreign players contracted to Galatama clubs this season.

| Pemain | Negara | Klub |
| - | - | - |
| Jairo Matos | Brazil | Pardedetex |
| Ulrich Wilson | Germany | Pardedetex |
| Fandi Ahmad | Singapore | NIAC Mitra |
| David Lee | Singapore | NIAC Mitra |

## League table

### Premier Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | NIAC Mitra (C) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 42 | Champions |
| 2 | UMS '80 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 39 | |
| 3 | Pardedetex | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Warna Agung | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 35 | |
| 5 | Indonesia Muda | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | Perkesa '78 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Tunas Inti | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Arseto | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Makassar Utama | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 27 | |
| 10 | Mercu Buana | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 26 | |
| 11 | Jaka Utama | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 22 | |
| 12 | Sari Bumi Raya | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 21 | |
| 13 | Angkasa | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 16 | |
| 14 | Jayakarta | 28 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bintang Timur | 28 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 12 | |

### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Semen Padang (P) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 16 | Promoted |
| 2 | Tempo Utama (P) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | Promoted |
| 3 | Caprina (P) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | Promoted |
| 4 | Bima Kencana (P) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 9 | Promoted |
| 5 | Cahaya Kita (P) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 6 | Promoted |
| 6 | Mataram Putra | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 | |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Originally, two teams were to be promoted to the Premier Division, but eventually all of the teams, apart from Mataram Putra, were promoted for the following season.
