The 1982–83 Yugoslav Cup was the 35th season of the top football knockout competition in

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, the

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

( sh, Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "

Marshal Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his death ...

Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946. The 1981–82 winners Red Star failed to retain the trophy as they were knocked out in the second round by

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. Previous season's runners-up

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinam ...

and

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reached the tournament final, in which Dinamo won their 7th cup title by beating Sarajevo 3–2 through goals by

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and Snješko Cerin. This was their second major silverware won under the guidance of

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, with whom they previously won the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League championship, their first league title in 24 years. Surprise of the tournament were the

-based minnows Orijent who managed to reach the quarter-finals, where they were knocked on penalties after holding the eventual runners-up Sarajevo to a 0–0 draw.

Calendar

The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual

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garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams. The cup final was played on 24 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with

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celebrated on 25 May, a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

's birthday.

First round

In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in ''italic'' script.

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

The 1983 Yugoslav Cup Final was contested by

and

at the

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in Belgrade. Dinamo Zagreb won 3–2, with two goals by

and one from Snješko Cerin. Dinamo had reached the final eleven times previously, winning six titles (1951, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1980). It also proved to be their last Yugoslav Cup win as they never repeated the feat until the competition was made defunct in 1991. For Sarajevo, this was their second appearance in the final (having lost the 1967 final to

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979 ...

), and was also their last final appearance. This was one of the trophies won by Dinamo in their successful spell in the early 1980s, which include winning the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League and the

1979–80 Yugoslav Cup The 1979–80 Yugoslav Cup was the 32nd season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup ( sh, Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946. Ca ...

, and was the second major silverware won by Dinamo under the guidance of

Match details

External links

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