1982–83 Cypriot First Division

The 1982–83 Cypriot First Division was the 44th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 12th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsOmonia
(12th title)
RelegatedOlympiakos
APOP
European CupOmonia (1st round)
UEFA CupAnorthosis (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupEnosis (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored443 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerPanikos Hatziloizou
(17 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1982–83 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 1983–84 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1983–84 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1983–84 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Keravnos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol.

Stadia and locations
1982–83 Cypriot First Division
Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis Dasaki Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
APOP GSK Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Nea Salamina GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos GSP Stadium
Omonoia 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 52 17 +35 38 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 12 11 3 46 21 +25 35 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 APOEL 26 11 10 5 33 20 +13 32
4 AEL Limassol 26 12 7 7 29 22 +7 31
5 Pezoporikos Larnaca 26 9 10 7 26 19 +7 28
6 Omonia Aradippou 26 11 6 9 34 34 0 28
7 Alki Larnaca 26 8 11 7 32 35 −3 27
8 Aris Limassol 26 10 5 11 42 39 +3 25
9 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 5 13 8 35 40 −5 23 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
10 EPA Larnaca 26 8 6 12 22 33 −11 22
11 Apollon Limassol 26 6 9 11 24 38 −14 21
12 Nea Salamina 26 6 8 12 28 39 −11 20
13 Olympiakos Nicosia (R) 26 5 10 11 26 45 −19 20 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 APOP Paphos (R) 26 5 4 17 14 41 −27 14
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 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1983–84 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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