A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
Associations 1, 2 and 4 each have four teams qualify.
Associations 3, 5-7, 9 and 12each have three teams qualify.
Associations 8, 10-11, 13-18 and 20–23 (except Wales) each have two teams qualify.
Associations 19 and 24–33 (except Albania) each have one team qualify.
Association ranking
For the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1981 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1977–78 to 1981–82.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
Although this was the second season since the ban on English clubs in European competitions was lifted, only one English club was entered into the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. Liverpool, who had been forced to serve an extra year over all other English clubs as they had been the team present at the Heysel disaster which had sparked the ban in 1985, were England's representatives in the competition, and ultimately reached the quarter-finals. The defending champions were Internazionale F.C., who were eliminated in the first round by Boavista F.C..
The 1976–77 UEFA Cup was won by Juventus over Athletic Bilbao on away goals.
This is the only triumph for an Italian side in an international tournament without foreigners in its first team squad.
... Championships after reaching a six-year agreement with UEFA ... The rights also include UEFA national team competitions, including FIFAWorld Cup and Euro qualifiers, and all friendly matches controlled by UEFA.
Thousands of people gathered outside Ibrox stadium in Glasgow yesterday to see the passing of Walter Smith’s funeral cortege ... In two spells as Light Blues boss, Smith led Rangers to 10 top-flight titles, five Scottish Cups and six League Cups as well as to the UEFA Cup final in 2008 ... “He means everything to a lot of folk, myself included ... Rangers FC ... .
The 22-year-old academy graduate, who made his senior debut for the club in the UEFASuper Cup in August, has played 10 times this season and scored a memorable goal against ...
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Along with the highly-prized tournament, which is considered the second-biggest international soccer competition behind the World Cup, Fox also gains rights to the UEFANationsLeague, and all other UEFA national team competitions including friendlies and World Cup qualifiers.
5288. Directo del partido. Real Madrid... 45' ... Ancelotti's side are one goal away from netting their 1000th goal in the European Cup/UEFAChampions League ... There's one big surprise in De Zerbi's XI as 20-year-old Mudryk is given his first UEFA Champions League start ... They have lost three of their last eight UEFA Champions League fixtures on their own turf.
His best game? Beating Manchester United with Everton in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup semi-final in 2009 is up there ... His worst? Losing 5-1 to Dinamo Bucharest in the UEFA Cup in 2005, and 2-1 to Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final in 2012 ... FA Cup semi-final in 2009 is up there.
9336. Directo del partido. Real Madrid... 93' ... Ancelotti's side are one goal away from netting their 1000th goal in the European Cup/UEFAChampions League ... There's one big surprise in De Zerbi's XI as 20-year-old Mudryk is given his first UEFA Champions League start ... They have lost three of their last eight UEFA Champions League fixtures on their own turf.
Hakim Ziyech believes he can still become an integral player for Chelsea despite struggling to find consistency since his move to west London... It was Ziyech’s second goal of the campaign and first since he sustained a shoulder injury in the UEFASuper Cup against Villarreal in August ... Hakim Ziyech ... (PA Wire) ... .
And, despite starting in the UEFASuper Cup final win against Real Villareal in August, he didn't feature for the Blues in their first three league games and has only started five games in all competitions this term ... Hudson-Odoi was involved in Chelsea's Super Cup final win against Real Villareal in August.