The tournament was attended by 135 teams from the higher echelons of Spanish football.
The tournament began on 8 September 1982 and ended on 4 June 1983 with the final, held in La Romareda Stadium in Zaragoza, in which FC Barcelona were crowned for the twentieth time in their history, after beating the defending champions of the tournament, Real Madrid CF by a score of 2–1.
This was the fourth time these two teams had met in the final, known as El Clásico, with a favourable balance for the Catalans.
Bye: Juventud Torremolinos CF, whose opponents, AD Almería, were dissolved.
Results of matches played: 3 November (*) Match scheduled for 20 Oct, but played on 26 Oct due to a rainstorm in area of the Levante.