1982–83 Yugoslav First League
The 1982-1983 season of the Yugoslav First League, the then top football league in Yugoslavia was won by FK Partizan
Teams
Changes from last season
;Teams promoted from 1981–82 Yugoslav Second League:;Teams relegated to 1982–83 Yugoslav Second League:
| Team | Home city | Republic | Stadium | Position in 1981–82 |
| Budućnost | Titograd | Stadion pod Goricom | 8th | |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Stadion Crvena Zvezda | 2nd | |
| Dinamo Vinkovci | Vinkovci | Stadion Mladosti | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 1st | |
| Galenika Zemun | Zemun | Gradski stadion Zemun | ||
| Hajduk Split | Split | Gradski stadion u Poljudu | 3rd | |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | Omladinski stadion | 15th | |
| Olimpija | Ljubljana | Stadion za Bežigradom | 9th | |
| Osijek | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 16th | |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Stadion JNA | 6th | |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | Stadion Čair | 11th | |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Stadion na Kantridi | 12th | |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Stadion Koševo | 4th | |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | Stadion Tušanj | 13th | |
| Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje | 14th | |
| Velež | Mostar | Stadion Bijeli Brijeg | 7th | |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Stadion Vojvodine | 10th | |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | Stadion Grbavica | 5th |
League table
Winning squad
- PARTIZAN
| Player | Apps | Goals |
 | 34 | 3 |
| | 32 | 9 |
| | 32 | 5 |
| | 32 | 1 |
| | 30 | 15 |
| | 27 | 1 |
| | 25 | 1 |
| | 23 | 9 |
| | 23 | 2 |
| | 23 | 1 |
| | 22 | 0 |
| | 21 | 2 |
| | 20 | 3 |
| | 20 | 0 |
| | 19 | 4 |
| | 16 | 0 |
| | 11 | 0 |
| | 10 | 1 |
| | 6 | 0 |
| | 2 | 0 |
| | 2 | 0 |
| | 2 | 0 |
| | 2 | 0 |
| | 1 | 0 |
| | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
Attendance
- Overall league attendance per match: 8,725 spectators