The 1983 King Cup was the 25th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the semi-finals.
Al-Ahli defeated Al-Ettifaq in the final to win their 10th title.
Bracket
Source: Al-Jazirah
Round of 32 The matches of the Round of 32 were played on 14 and 15 April 1983.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Ettifaq 4–0 Al-MajdOhod 6–0 OkazAl-Jeel 1–0 Al-TaawounAl-Diriyah 1–0 Al-Suqoor Al-Kawkab 1–2Al-Nahda Al-Samrah 0–2Al-Rawdhah Al-Orobah 0–2Al-QadsiahModhar 1–0 WejAl-Nassr 3–1 Al-Jabalain Damac 0–1Al-TuhamiAl-Wehda 2–1 Al-Shabab Al-Tai 1–3Al-IttihadAl-Hilal 2–0 Al-Fara'a Al-Noor 1–5Al-Riyadh Al-Khaleej 2–3Al-Ahli Al-Raed 1–3Al-Ansar
Round of 16 The Round of 16 matches were held on 21 and 22 April 1983.
Home team Score Away team Al-Tuhami 1–3Al-Ettifaq Al-Jeel 2–2 (3–4 pen.)OhodAl-Diriyah 1–0 Al-Wehda Al-Nahda 0–1Al-Ittihad Al-Ansar 0–1Al-NassrAl-Qadsiah 4–3 (aet) Al-RawdhahAl-Hilal 2–1 (aet) Al-Riyadh Modhar 0–7Al-Ahli
Quarter-finals The Quarter-final matches were held on 28 and 29 April 1983.
Home team Score Away team Al-Diriyah 0–5Al-IttihadAl-Hilal 4–1 Al-QadsiahAl-Ettifaq 2–1 Ohod Al-Nassr 1–4Al-Ahli
Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 5 and 6 May 1983. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final The final was played between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ahli in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. Al-Ahli were appearing in their 12th final while Al-Ettifaq were appearing in their fourth the final. This final was a repeat of the 1965 final which ended in a win for Al-Ahli.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Amin DaboAl-Ahli82 Jamal FarhanAl-Ittihad4 Jamal MohammedAl-Ettifaq Hussam Abu DawoodAl-Ahli Nasser SodoosAl-Riyadh
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