| League details | |
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| Dates | 17 October 1982 – 17 July 1983 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (6th win) |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Limerick |
| Division 3 | Kildare |
| Division 4 | Cavan |
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← 1981–82
1983–84 →
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| Season | 1982-83 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Kilkenny 5th National League title Captain: Liam Fennelly Manager: Pat Henderson |
| Relegated |
Offaly Tipperary |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Top goalscorer |
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← 1981-82
1983-84 →
All statistics correct as of 5 March 2017.
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| Season | 1982-83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Limerick |
| Promoted | Laois |
| Relegated | Carlow |
| Matches played | 28 |
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← 1981-82
1983-84 →
All statistics correct as of 5 March 2017.
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| Season | 1982-83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kildare |
| Relegated | Monaghan |
| Matches played | 28 |
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← 1981-82
1983-84 →
All statistics correct as of 5 March 2017.
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| Season | 1982-83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cavan |
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← 1981-82
1983-84 →
All statistics correct as of 5 March 2017.
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The 1982–83 National Hurling League was the 52nd season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1 saw a major restructuring with the abolition of the fourteen-team top flight which had previously been divided into two groups of seven teams. For the 1982-83 season, Division 1 was limited to a single group of eight teams.
Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1981-82 season.
On 24 April 1983, Kilkenny won the title after a 2-14 to 2-12 win over Limerick in the final. It was their 5th league title overall and their second in succession.
Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-33.
Semi-finals
Final
On 27 March 1983, Limerick won the title after a 2-16 to 1-7 win over Antrim in the final round of the group stage.
Laois secured promotion to the top flight as the second-placed team. Carlow, who lost all of their group stage games, were relegated to Division 3.
Semi-finals
Finals