The 1983 Copa del Rey was the 47th edition of the
Spanish basketball Cup
The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (English: '' King's Cup of Basketball'') is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, the Liga ACB.
History
Originally known as the ''Copa de España de Ba ...
. It was the last edition organized by the
Spanish Basketball Federation
The Spanish Basketball Federation ( es, Federación Española de Baloncesto; FEB) is the governing body of basketball in Spain. It is based in Madrid, Spain. It was founded on 31 July 1923 as ''Federación Española de Basketball'' in Barcelona, S ...
and its final was played in
Palencia
Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia.
Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...
.
The competition was played after the end of the
1982–83 Liga Nacional.
Round of 16
Teams #2 played the second leg at home.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
and
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
received a bye to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
FC Barcelona won its 13th title after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final CB Inmobanco. Previously, Real Madrid boycotted the semifinal against Barcelona due to the non-signature of the creation of the
ACB by the Catalans.
As Barcelona won the
Liga Nacional, Inmobanco qualified to the
Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
as runner-up,
but finally was dissolved before the start of the next season.
References
External links
Boxscores at ACB.com
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Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
1982–83 in Spanish basketball