1980–81 Cypriot First Division

The 1980–81 Cypriot First Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 10th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1980–81
ChampionsOmonia
(10th title)
Relegated
European CupOmonia (1st round)
UEFA CupAPOEL (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupEnosis (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored450 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerSotiris Kaiafas
(14 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last two teams were relegated to the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1981–82 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

APOP Paphos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first team of the 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina.

Stadia and locations
1980–81 Cypriot First Division
Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis Dasaki Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Municipal Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Keravnos Keravnos Strovolou Stadium
Nea Salamina GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos GSP Stadium
Omonia Ar. Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Omonia Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos GSZ Stadium

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Omonia (C) 26 16 6 4 56 21 +35 38 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 APOEL 26 13 10 3 41 16 +25 36 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Pezoporikos Larnaca 26 14 6 6 45 33 +12 34
4 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 11 10 5 32 21 +11 32 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 9 9 8 37 34 +3 27
6 Apollon Limassol 26 10 6 10 32 32 0 26
7 Nea Salamina 26 8 8 10 29 32 −3 24
8 Omonia Aradippou 26 7 9 10 30 41 −11 23
9 Keravnos 26 8 7 11 27 40 −13 23
10 EPA Larnaca 26 6 9 11 25 27 −2 21
11 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 7 7 12 23 30 −7 21
12 AEL Limassol 26 7 7 12 19 31 −12 21
13 Alki Larnaca (R) 26 7 7 12 25 40 −15 21 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 Aris Limassol (R) 26 7 3 16 29 52 −23 17
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for. Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Enosis Neon Paralimni qualified to 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1981–82 European Cup.

See also

References
  1. "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources
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