1983 King Cup


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

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Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were played on 14 and 15 April 1983.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Ettifaq4–0Al-Majd
Ohod6–0Okaz
Al-Jeel1–0Al-Taawoun
Al-Diriyah1–0Al-Suqoor
Al-Kawkab1–2Al-Nahda
Al-Samrah0–2Al-Rawdhah
Al-Orobah0–2Al-Qadsiah
Modhar1–0Wej
Al-Nassr3–1Al-Jabalain
Damac0–1Al-Tuhami
Al-Wehda2–1Al-Shabab
Al-Tai1–3Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal2–0Al-Fara'a
Al-Noor1–5Al-Riyadh
Al-Khaleej2–3Al-Ahli
Al-Raed1–3Al-Ansar

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 21 and 22 April 1983.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Tuhami1–3Al-Ettifaq
Al-Jeel2–2 Ohod
Al-Diriyah1–0Al-Wehda
Al-Nahda0–1Al-Ittihad
Al-Ansar0–1Al-Nassr
Al-Qadsiah4–3 Al-Rawdhah
Al-Hilal2–1 Al-Riyadh
Modhar0–7Al-Ahli

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 28 and 29 April 1983.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Diriyah0–5Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal4–1Al-Qadsiah
Al-Ettifaq2–1Ohod
Al-Nassr1–4Al-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.

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.