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52nd season in existence of Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid CF 1982–83 football season
The 1982–83 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 81st season in existence and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

Club legend Alfredo Di Stéfano came back to the club as head coach in a high-expected movement after he was La Liga champion managing Valencia CF in 1971. Finally, after a long turmoil lasting almost a year Incumbent Luis de Carlos won the reelection as President of the club on 9 October 1982 defeating the electoral campaign of challenger Ramon Mendoza by more than 3,000 votes. Mendoza was linked by Cambio 16 magazine with Soviet Spy agency KGB, prompting to quit his position as vice-president on board of directors during Autumn.

For the third consecutive season, De Carlos reinforced the club with low-profile players such as Dutch defender John Metgod from AZ Alkmaar English striker Laurie Cunningham suffered injury issues during almost the entire campaign and was loaned out by the club to Manchester United in April.

The campaign is best remembered by the bizarre fact of five trophies closely lost, four of them in four closely contested finals (Supercopa, European Cup Winners' Cup, Copa del Rey and Copa de La Liga). Besides that, in La Liga the squad finished in 2nd place a single point behind champions basque-side Athletic Bilbao after losing 0–1 against former Di Stefano club Valencia in the ultimate match at Mestalla Stadium. Madrid were leading most of the rounds before the game and only needed a draw to clinch the title.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1983–84 European Cup;   = 1983–84 UEFA Cup

League table

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion
Notes:

Matches

Real Valladolid v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Sevilla CF
Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid
Español v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v CD Málaga
Sporting Gijón v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Racing Santander
UD Salamanca v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Real Betis
Celta Vigo v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v UD Las Palmas
Osasuna v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Valencia CF
Real Madrid v Real Valladolid
Sevilla CF v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza
Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Español
CD Málaga v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Sporting Gijón
Racing Santander v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v UD Salamanca
Real Betis v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Celta Vigo
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
UD Las Palmas v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Osasuna
Valencia CF v Real Madrid
Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Cádiz CF v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Cádiz CF
Quarter-finals

Real Madrid v Sevilla CF
Sevilla CF v Real Madrid
Semi-finals

Real Madrid v Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon v Real Madrid
Final

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
European Cup Winners' Cup

Round of 16

Real Madrid
v
Újpesti Dózsa
Újpesti Dózsa
v
Real Madrid
Quarter-finals

F.C. Internazionale Milano
v
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
v
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Semi-finals

FK Austria Wien
v
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
v
FK Austria Wien
Final

Aberdeen
v
Real Madrid
Copa de la Liga

Quarter-finals

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
Semi-finals

Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza
Final

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
Supercopa de España

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
Statistics

Players statistics