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The Cypriot First Division or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the highest football league in Cyprus. At present, 14 clubs compete in the league, playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, three clubs are relegated to Cypriot 2nd Division, the second-level league, to be replaced by the top three teams from that league.
The league is entitled to 1 entrant in the UEFA Champions League by the champion, which enters the 1st qualifying round. The winner of the Cyprus Cup automatically enters the UEFA Cup first qualifying round, as well as the runner-up team. If the cup winner is champion as well, the losing cup finalist is granted a UEFA Cup berth. If cup winner is qualified for Europe by their league position, the third-place team in Cypriot First Division qualifies for UEFA Cup.
Teams
Here are the fourteen teams that participates in the first division in the 2005-06 season:
Here are the fourteen teams that participates in the first division in the 2006-07 season:
Championships
- 1934/35 Trast AC
- 1935/36 APOEL Nicosia
- 1936/37 APOEL Nicosia
- 1937/38 APOEL Nicosia
- 1938/39 APOEL Nicosia
- 1939/40 APOEL Nicosia
- 1940/41 AEL Limassol
- 1941 through 1944 championship not played due to World War II
- 1944/45 EPA Larnaca
- 1945/46 EPA Larnaca
- 1946/47 APOEL Nicosia
- 1947/48 APOEL Nicosia
- 1948/49 APOEL Nicosia
- 1949/50 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1950/51 Çetin Kaya
- 1951/52 APOEL Nicosia
- 1952/53 AEL Limassol
- 1953/54 Pezoporikos Larnaca
- 1954/55 AEL Limassol
- 1955/56 AEL Limassol
- 1956/57 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1957/58 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1958/59 championship not played
- 1959/60 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1960/61 Omonia Nicosia
- 1961/62 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1962/63 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1963/64 championship abandoned
- 1964/65 APOEL Nicosia
- 1965/66 Omonia Nicosia
- 1966/67 Olympiakos Nicosia
- 1967/68 AEL Limassol
- 1968/69 Olympiakos Nicosia
- 1969/70 EPA Larnaca
- 1970/71 Olympiakos Nicosia
- 1971/72 Omonia Nicosia
- 1972/73 APOEL Nicosia
- 1973/74 Omonia Nicosia
- 1974/75 Omonia Nicosia
- 1975/76 Omonia Nicosia
- 1976/77 Omonia Nicosia
- 1977/78 Omonia Nicosia
- 1978/79 Omonia Nicosia
- 1979/80 APOEL Nicosia
- 1980/81 Omonia Nicosia
- 1981/82 Omonia Nicosia
- 1982/83 Omonia Nicosia
- 1983/84 Omonia Nicosia
- 1984/85 Omonia Nicosia
- 1985/86 APOEL Nicosia
- 1986/87 Omonia Nicosia
- 1987/88 Pezoporikos Larnaca
- 1988/89 Omonia Nicosia
- 1989/90 APOEL Nicosia
- 1990/91 Apollon Limassol
- 1991/92 APOEL Nicosia
- 1992/93 Omonia Nicosia
- 1993/94 Apollon Limassol
- 1994/95 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1995/96 APOEL Nicosia
- 1996/97 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1997/98 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1998/99 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1999/00 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 2000/01 Omonia Nicosia
- 2001/02 APOEL Nicosia
- 2002/03 Omonia Nicosia
- 2003/04 APOEL Nicosia
- 2004/05 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 2005/06 Apollon Limassol
CFA Cups
- 1934/35 Trast AC
- 1935/36 Trast AC
- 1936/37 APOEL Nicosia
- 1937/38 Trast AC
- 1938/39 AEL Limassol
- 1939/40 AEL Limassol
- 1940/41 APOEL Nicosia
- 1941-43 Not held due to WWII
- 1944/45 EPA Larnaca
- 1945/46 EPA Larnaca
- 1946/47 APOEL Nicosia
- 1947/48 AEL Limassol
- 1948/49 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1949/50 EPA Larnaca
- 1950/51 APOEL Nicosia
- 1951/52 Çetin Kaya
- 1952/53 EPA Larnaca
- 1953/54 Çetin Kaya
- 1954/55 EPA Larnaca
- 1955-58 Not held due to Fight for Cyprus Independence
- 1958/59 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1959-61 Not held due to Fight for Cyprus Independence
- 1961/62 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1962/63 APOEL Nicosia
- 1963/64 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1964/65 Omonia Nicosia
- 1965/66 Apollon Limassol
- 1966/67 Apollon Limassol
- 1967/68 APOEL Nicosia
- 1968/69 APOEL Nicosia
- 1969/70 Pezoporikos Larnaca
- 1970/71 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1971/72 Omonia Nicosia
- 1972/73 APOEL Nicosia
- 1973/74 Omonia Nicosia
- 1974/75 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1975/76 APOEL Nicosia
- 1976/77 Olympiakos Nicosia
- 1977/78 APOEL Nicosia
- 1978/79 APOEL Nicosia
- 1979/80 Omonia Nicosia
- 1980/81 Omonia Nicosia
- 1981/82 Omonia Nicosia
- 1982/83 Omonia Nicosia
- 1983/84 APOEL Nicosia
- 1984/85 AEL Limassol
- 1985/86 Apollon Limassol
- 1986/87 AEL Limassol
- 1987/88 Omonia Nicosia
- 1988/89 AEL Limassol
- 1989/90 Nea Salamina
- 1990/91 Omonia Nicosia
- 1991/92 Apollon Limassol
- 1992/93 APOEL Nicosia
- 1993/94 Omonia Nicosia
- 1994/95 APOEL Nicosia
- 1995/96 APOEL Nicosia
- 1996/97 APOEL Nicosia
- 1997/98 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 1998/99 APOEL Nicosia
- 1999/00 Omonia Nicosia
- 2000/01 Apollon Limassol
- 2001/02 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 2002/03 Anorthosis Famagusta
- 2003/04 AEK Larnaca
- 2004/05 Omonia Nicosia
- 2005/06 APOEL Nicosia
Performance By Club
Club
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Winners
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Lost Finals
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APOEL Nicosia
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18
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9
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Omonia Nicosia
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12
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5
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Anorthosis Famagusta
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9
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5
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AEL Limassol
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6
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7
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Apollon Limassol
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5
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6
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EPA Larnaca
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5
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3
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Trast AC
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3
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1
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Çetin Kaya
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2
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1
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Pezoporikos Larnaca
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1
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7
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Olympiakos Nicosia
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1
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3
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AEK Larnaca
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1
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2
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Nea Salaminis Famagusta
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1
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2
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Alki Larnaca
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0
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5
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Enosis Neon Paralimni
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0
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4
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Aris Limassol
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0
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1
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Digenis Morphou
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0
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1
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Aris Limassol
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0
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1
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Ethnikos Achnas
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0
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1
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LTSK
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0
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1
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Top Goalscorers
This is a list of the top goalscorers of Cyprus by year since 1960.
Noted Players
- Mutiu Adepoju
- Chris Bart-Williams
- Steven Bryce
- Gocha Jamarauli
- Sotiris Kaiafas
- Amir Karić
- Temuri Ketsbaia
- Georgi Kinkladze
- Michalis Konstantinou
- István Kozma
- Ioannis Okkas
- Paul Okon
- Gary Owen
- Robert Spehar
Noted Managers
- Hristo Bonev
- Ilie Dumitrescu
- Jerzy Engel
- Arie Haan
- Anghel Iordănescu
- Temuri Ketsbaia
- Martti Kuusela
- Oleg Protasov
- Toni Savevski
- Bernd Stange
- Ronnie Whelan
- Janusz Wójcik
Performance by Club
Club |
Winners |
Winning Years |
Omonia Nicosia |
19 |
1961, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2003 |
APOEL Nicosia |
18 |
1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1965, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2004 |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
12 |
1950, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963,1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005 |
AEL Limassol |
5 |
1941, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1968 |
EPA Larnaca |
3 |
1945, 1946, 1970 |
Apollon Limassol |
3 |
1991, 1994, 2006 |
Olympiakos Nicosia |
3 |
1967, 1969, 1971 |
Pezoporikos Larnaca |
2 |
1954, 1988 |
Trast AC |
1 |
1935 |
Çetin Kaya |
1 |
1951 |
Top Goalscorers
This is a list of the top goalscorers of Cyprus by year since 1960.
Season |
Top scorer |
Club |
Goals |
1960/61 |
Panikos Krystallis |
Apollon Limassol |
26 |
1961/62 |
Michalis Shialis |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
22 |
1962/63 |
Panikos Papadopoulos |
AEL Limassol |
24 |
1963/64 |
Championship abandoned |
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1964/65 |
Kostakis Pieridis |
Olympiakos Nicosia |
21 |
1965/66 |
Panikos Efthymiades |
Olympiakos Nicosia |
20 |
1966/67 |
Andreas Stylianou |
APOEL Nicosia |
29 |
1967/68 |
Pamboullis Papadopoulos |
AEL Limassol |
31 |
1968/69 |
Panikos Efthymiades |
Olympiakos Nicosia |
17 |
1969/70 |
Tasos Konstantinou |
EPA Larnaca |
24 |
1970/71 |
Andreas Stylianou
Kostas Vasiliades
Panikos Efthymiades |
APOEL Nicosia
Apollon Limassol
Olympiakos Nicosia |
11
11
11 |
1971/72 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
24 |
1972/73 |
Andros Savva |
Omonia Nicosia |
21 |
1972/73 |
Lakis Theodorou |
EPA Larnaca |
17 |
1973/74 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
20 |
1974/75 |
Andros Savva |
Omonia Nicosia |
21 |
1975/76 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
39 |
1976/77 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
44 |
1977/78 |
Andreas Kanaris |
Omonia Nicosia |
20 |
1978/79 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
28 |
1979/80 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
23 |
1980/81 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
14 |
1981/82 |
Sotiris Kaiafas |
Omonia Nicosia |
19 |
1982/83 |
Panikos Hadjiloizou |
Aris Limassol |
17 |
1983/84 |
Sylvester Vernon
Lenos Kittos |
Pezoporikos
Ermis Aradippou |
14
14 |
1984/85 |
Georgios Savvides |
Omonia Nicosia |
24 |
1985/86 |
Yiannos Ioannou |
APOEL Nicosia |
22 |
1986/87 |
Spas Djevizov |
Omonia Nicosia |
32 |
1987/88 |
Tasos Zouvanis |
E.N. Paralimni |
23 |
1988/89 |
Nigel McNeal |
Nea Salamis Famagusta |
19 |
1989/90 |
Sinisa Gogic |
APOEL Nicosia |
19 |
1990/91 |
Souad Besirovic
Panikos Xiourouppas |
Apollon Limassol
Omonia Nicosia |
19
19 |
1991/92 |
Josef Djouriak |
Omonia Nicosia |
21 |
1992/93 |
Vladan Cepovic |
Apollon Limassol |
25 |
1993/94 |
Sinisa Gogic |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
26 |
1994/95 |
Pambis Andreou |
Nea Salamis Famagusta |
25 |
1995/96 |
Josef Kiprich |
APOEL Nicosia |
25 |
1996/97 |
Michalis Konstantinou |
EN Paralimni |
17 |
1997/98 |
Rainer Rauffmann |
Omonia Nicosia |
42 |
1998/99 |
Rainer Rauffmann |
Omonia Nicosia |
35 |
1999/2000 |
Rainer Rauffmann |
Omonia Nicosia |
34 |
2000/01 |
Rainer Rauffmann |
Omonia Nicosia |
30 |
2001/02 |
Wojciech Kowalczyk |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
22 |
2002/03 |
Marios Neophytou |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
33 |
2003/04 |
Lukasz Sosin
Jozef Koslej |
Apollon Limassol
Omonia Nicosia |
21
21 |
2004/05 |
Lukasz Sosin |
Apollon Limassol |
21 |
2005/06 |
Lukasz Sosin |
Apollon Limassol |
28 |
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