1981–82 Cypriot First Division

The 1981–82 Cypriot First Division was the 43rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 11th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1981–82
ChampionsOmonia
(11th title)
Relegated
European CupOmonia (1st round)
UEFA CupPezoporikos (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupApollon (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored414 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerSotiris Kaiafas
(19 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1981–82 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 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1982–83 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras Paphos and APOP Paphos.

Stadia and locations

Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Anorthosis GSZ Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
APOP GSK Stadium
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Evagoras GSK Stadium
Keravnos Keravnos Strovolou Stadium
Nea Salamina Dasaki Stadium
Olynpiakos 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 20 4 2 61 9 +52 44 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Pezoporikos Larnaca 26 13 8 5 38 17 +21 34 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 APOEL 26 10 14 2 29 14 +15 34
4 Apollon Limassol 26 13 8 5 34 23 +11 34 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 AEL Limassol 26 9 10 7 29 22 +7 28
6 Nea Salamina 26 8 9 9 34 30 +4 25
7 Omonia Aradippou 26 8 9 9 27 33 6 25
8 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 8 7 11 25 32 7 23
9 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 8 6 12 23 34 11 22
10 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 7 8 11 26 40 14 22
11 EPA Larnaca 26 6 10 10 24 41 17 22
12 APOP Paphos 26 5 9 12 24 35 11 19
13 Keravnos (R) 26 7 5 14 22 37 15 19 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 Evagoras Paphos (R) 26 2 9 15 18 47 29 13
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. Apollon qualified to 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1982–83 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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