2017–18 Cypriot First Division

Cyta Championship
Season2017–18
ChampionsAPOEL
27th title
RelegatedOlympiakos
Aris
Ethnikos
Champions LeagueAPOEL
Europa LeagueApollon
Anorthosis
AEK Larnaca
Matches played242
Goals scored720 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerMatt Derbyshire
(23 goals)
Biggest home winApollon 6–0 Pafos
(2 December 2017)
APOEL 7–1 Ethnikos
(6 February 2018)
Biggest away winDoxa 0–8 APOEL
(14 January 2018)
Highest scoringDoxa 0–8 APOEL
(14 January 2018)
APOEL 7–1 Ethnikos
(6 February 2018)
Doxa 2–6 Nea Salamina
(10 March 2018)
Longest winning run7 matches
APOEL
Apollon
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Apollon
Longest winless run24 matches
Ethnikos
Longest losing run11 matches
Omonia
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Cypriot First Division was the 79th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 19 August 2017 and is ended on 13 May 2018.[1]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Anagennisi Deryneia and AEZ Zakakiou were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2016–17 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Karmiotissa, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 Second Division champions Alki Oroklini, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2017–18 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Alki Oroklini, Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Anorthosis Famagusta Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Aris Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Doxa Katokopia, Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Ermis Aradippou, Larnaca GSZ Stadium 13,032
Ethnikos Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Nea Salamina Famagusta Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Olympiakos Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Pafos Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Larnaca Imanol Idiakez David Català Puma A.J.K.
AEL Dušan Kerkez Marios Nicolaou Nike Kepaky
Alki Savvas Damianou Nicolas Manoli Joma Alexander College
Anorthosis Ronny Levy João Victor Nike –
APOEL Bruno Baltazar Nektarios Alexandrou Nike Pari-Match
Apollon Sofronis Avgousti Giorgos Vasiliou Puma Carabao
Aris Nicos Panayiotou Markos Maragoudakis Nike Europcar
Doxa Loukas Hadjiloukas Manuel Redondo Nike Victory Ammunition
Ermis Aradippou Kostas Kaiafas Yaroslav Martynyuk Nike Cablenet
Ethnikos Panayiotis Engomitis Christos Poyiatzis Legea OPAP Cyprus
Nea Salamina Savvas Poursaitidis Dimitar Makriev GEMS Vitex
Olympiakos Nicosia Vesko Mihajlović Kyriacos Polykarpou Nike Moon Cocktail Bar
Omonia Jesper Fredberg Demetris Christofi Puma DIMCO
Pafos FC Steven Pressley Charalambos Demosthenous Jako Korantina Homes

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ethnikos Valdas Ivanauskas Sacked 18 May 2017[2] Pre-season Panayiotis Engomitis 4 July 2017[3]
APOEL Mario Been Sacked 27 July 2017[4] Pre-season Giorgos Donis 28 July 2017[5]
Aris Limassol Nikolas Martides Sacked 3 October 2017[6] 13th Giannis Christopoulos 3 October 2017[7]
Nea Salamina Liasos Louka Sacked 18 October 2017[8] 12th Savvas Poursaitidis 18 October 2017[9]
Ermis Aradippou Nicos Panayiotou Sacked 7 November 2017[10] 10th Goran Milojević 7 November 2017[11]
Ethnikos Panayiotis Engomitis Sacked 12 November 2017[12] 14th Giorgi Chikhradze 13 November 2017[13]
Omonia Pambos Christodoulou Sacked 5 December 2017[14] 7th Ivaylo Petev 14 December 2017[15]
Ermis Aradippou Goran Milojević Sacked 22 December 2017[16] 10th Kostas Kaiafas 23 December 2017[17]
Aris Limassol Giannis Christopoulos Sacked 22 January 2018[18] 13th Nicos Panayiotou 22 January 2018[19]
Pafos Luka Elsner Sacked 21 January 2018[20] 10th Steven Pressley 31 January 2018[21]
Ethnikos Giorgi Chikhradze Sacked 19 January 2018[22] 14th Panayiotis Engomitis 1 February 2018[23]
AEL Limassol Bruno Baltazar Resigned 5 March 2018[24] 5th Dušan Kerkez 7 March 2018
Olympiakos Nicosia Chrysis Michael Sacked 19 March 2018 12th Vesko Mihajlović 24 March 2018
Omonia Ivaylo Petev Sacked 21 March 2018 6th Jesper Fredberg 22 March 2018
APOEL Giorgos Donis Sacked 22 March 2018 2nd Bruno Baltazar 22 March 2018
Olympiakos Nicosia Vesko Mihajlović Resigned 24 April 2018 12th Kyriacos Polykarpou 29 April 2018

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APOEL 26 20 3 3 72 25 +47 63 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Apollon Limassol 26 18 7 1 67 15 +52 61
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 16 8 2 41 17 +24 56
4 AEK Larnaca 26 16 5 5 57 24 +33 53
5 AEL Limassol 26 14 6 6 35 17 +18 48
6 Omonia 26 13 5 8 51 38 +13 44
7 Doxa Katokopias 26 10 4 12 35 40 −5 34 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Ermis Aradippou 26 9 3 14 35 49 −14 30
9 Pafos FC 26 6 8 12 23 38 −15 26
10 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 6 6 14 28 46 −18 24
11 Alki Oroklini 26 6 5 15 30 57 −27 23
12 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 4 8 14 22 55 −33 20
13 Aris Limassol (R) 26 3 7 16 19 49 −30 16 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division
14 Ethnikos Achna (R) 26 1 5 20 19 64 −45 8
Source: CFA (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[25]
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL ALK ANO APOE APOL ARI DOX ERM ETH NSL OLY OMO PAF
AEK Larnaca — 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 4–0 1–1 6–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0
AEL Limassol 0–0 — 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–3 0–1
Alki Oroklini 0–1 2–4 — 0–1 0–1 1–4 3–3 0–5 3–4 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–3 2–1
Anorthosis Famagusta 3–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–2 0–0
APOEL 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 — 0–4 5–2 2–0 2–1 7–1 2–1 6–1 2–1 4–0
Apollon Limassol 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 4–2 4–2 3–0 5–0 5–0 1–0 6–0
Aris Limassol 0–5 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 — 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–6
Doxa Katokopias 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–8 0–2 2–1 — 2–1 4–2 4–1 3–1 1–2 1–1
Ermis Aradippou 0–4 0–1 3–2 1–2 0–4 0–6 4–1 1–2 — 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–0
Ethnikos Achna 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–4 0–0 — 0–3 1–2 2–2 3–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–4 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–3 3–0
Olympiakos 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 — 2–3 0–0
Omonia Nicosia 5–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 — 3–0
Pafos FC 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association (in Greek)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Qualification to Championship round
Qualification to Relegation round
Relegation to 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division
Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
APOEL 8 10 6 9 11 8 4 7 8 8 8 6 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Apollon 9 11 11 7 8 5 7 5 7 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
Anorthosis 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 3
AEK 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 4
AEL 1 5 3 4 5 4 5 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Omonia 11 12 8 11 3 7 9 6 4 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Doxa 5 2 5 3 4 3 6 4 6 7 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ermis 10 13 14 14 14 14 11 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
Pafos 12 14 13 8 9 6 3 3 3 3 7 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 9
Nea Salamina 4 7 10 13 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10
Alki 2 6 4 5 6 10 8 10 11 10 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 11
Olympiakos 6 9 9 6 7 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
Aris 13 8 12 12 13 12 14 14 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Ethnikos 14 3 7 10 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Championship round

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 36 27 5 4 92 35 +57 86 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Apollon Limassol 36 25 7 4 90 26 +64 82 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 36 19 12 5 53 29 +24 69
4 AEK Larnaca 36 20 8 8 74 39 +35 68 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 AEL Limassol 36 17 7 12 47 38 +9 58
6 Omonia 36 14 5 17 58 60 −2 47
Source: CFA (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[26]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ AEK Larnaca qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Cypriot Cup.

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APOE APOL OMO
AEK Larnaca — 3–2 2–2 1–3 3–0 2–0
AEL Limassol 3–2 — 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–1
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 0–0 — 0–0 1–2 2–1
APOEL 0–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–1 4–1
Apollon Limassol 3–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 — 3–0
Omonia Nicosia 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
Team \ Round 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
APOEL 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Apollon 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Anorthosis 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
AEK 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
AEL 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Omonia 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Nea Salamis Famagusta 36 14 6 16 53 55 −2 48
8 Ermis Aradippou 36 14 4 18 50 64 −14 46[a]
9 Doxa Katokopias 36 14 4 18 54 63 −9 46[a]
10 Pafos FC 36 11 9 16 36 51 −15 42
11 Alki Oroklini 36 11 6 19 48 73 −25 39
12 Olympiakos Nicosia (R) 36 5 9 22 34 81 −47 24 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division
Source: CFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[27]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head record: Doxa 2–1 Ermis, Ermis 1–2 Doxa, Doxa 2–3 Ermis, Ermis 2–1 Doxa.

Results

Home \ Away ALK DOX ERM OLY NSL PAF
Alki Oroklini — 1–3 2–3 3–1 1–0 3–0
Doxa Katokopias 4–3 — 2–3 5–0 2–6 0–3
Ermis Aradippou 0–1 2–1 — 3–2 0–1 0–1
Olympiakos 0–3 0–1 3–3 — 0–2 3–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 — 1–3
Pafos FC 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Relegation to 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division
Team \ Round 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Nea Salamina 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 9 8 7
Ermis 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 9 8
Doxa 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 9
Pafos 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
Alki 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 11
Olympiakos 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 13 May 2018 [28]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Matt Derbyshire Omonia 23
1 Hector Havel AEK Larnaca 23
2 Fabrício Alki 20
3 Berat Sadik Doxa 18
4 Emilio Zelaya Apollon 17
5 Anton Maglica Apollon 16
6 Igor de Camargo APOEL 15
Fotios Papoulis Apollon
7 Ivan Tričkovski AEK Larnaca 11
Acorán AEK Larnaca
Mickaël Poté APOEL
Michal Ďuriš Anorthosis

Hat-tricks

# Player For Against Result Date
1. Nils Zatl Doxa Alki 5–0 21 October 2017
2. Demba Camara Anorthosis Olympiakos 5–1 4 November 2017
3. Emilio Zelaya Apollon Ermis 6–0 21 December 2017
4. Florian Taulemesse AEK Aris 4–1 13 January 2018
5. Georgios Efrem APOEL Doxa 8–0 14 January 2018
6. Fabrício Simões Alki Ermis 3–4 30 January 2018
7. Matt Derbyshire Omonia Nea Salamina 5–1 30 January 2018
8. Daniel Sikorski Pafos FC Aris Limassol 6–0 6 February 2018
9. Boy Deul Pafos FC Aris Limassol 6–0 6 February 2018
10. Luís Carlos Doxa Olympiakos 5–0 14 April 2018
11. Anton Maglica Apollon Anorthosis 3–0 23 April 2018

Scoring

Discipline

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