The 1983 Copa de la Liga was the first edition of Copa de la Liga. The competition started on May 8, 1983, and concluded on June 29, 1983. Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the Copa de la Liga only lasted four years since 1982, being cancelled in 1986.Spain - List of League Cup Finals on the RSSSF
Format The Copa de la Liga was played by 18 teams of 1982–83 La Liga. All rounds are played over two legs. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. The 1982–83 Copa del Rey semifinal losers are exempt until second round, and the 1982–83 Copa del Rey final teams are exempt until quarterfinals. Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona Real Betis Celta de VigoRCD Español UD Las Palmas Málaga CF CA Osasuna Racing SantanderReal Madrid Real Zaragoza Real Sociedad Real Valladolid UD SalamancaSevilla CF Sporting Gijón Valencia CF
First round First leg: 8 May 1983. Second leg: 21 and 22 May 1983.
Second round First leg: June 1, 1983. Second leg: June 8, 1983.
Bye: UD Las Palmas.
Quarter-finals First leg: June 12, 1983. Second leg: June 15, 1983.
Bye: Real Zaragoza.
Semi-finals First leg: June 19, 1983. Second leg: June 22, 1983.
Final
First leg
Second leg
GK 1 Urruti DF 2 Tente Sánchez (c) DF 3 Migueli DF 6 Alexanko DF 4 Julio Alberto MF 5 Víctor Muñoz MF 8 Bernd Schuster MF 9 Periko Alonso FW 11 Marcos FW 10 Diego Maradona FW 7 CarrascoSubstitutes: MF Esteban Vigo Manager: César Luis Menotti
GK Agustín DF Juan José DF Isidro Díaz DF John Metgod DF José A. Salguero MF Ricardo Gallego MF Vicente del Bosque MF Ángel de los Santos FW Francisco García FW Miguel Ángel Portugal FW Ito Substitutes: DF Isidoro San José FW Santillana Manager: Alfredo Di Stéfano
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