1983–84 Cypriot First Division

The 1983–84 Cypriot First Division was the 45th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 13th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1983–84
ChampionsOmonia
(13th title)
Relegated
European CupOmonia (1st round)
UEFA CupApollon (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupAPOEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored458 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer
  • Lenos Kittos[1]
  • Sylvester Vernon[1]
(14 goals each)

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1983–84 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 1984–85 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1984–85 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Olympiakos Nicosia and APOP Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1983–84 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division, Ermis Aradippou and Ethnikos Achna FC.

Stadia and locations
1983–84 Cypriot First Division
Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis Dasaki Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos Dasaki Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Ermis Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamina GSZ 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 18 6 2 59 19 +40 42 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Apollon Limassol 26 14 9 3 50 28 +22 37 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Pezoporikos Larnaca 26 12 10 4 34 17 +17 34
4 APOEL 26 12 9 5 42 23 +19 33 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 9 11 6 34 29 +5 29
6 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 9 9 8 31 28 +3 27
7 AEL Limassol 26 9 8 9 30 26 +4 26
8 EPA Larnaca 26 6 13 7 28 31 −3 25
9 Alki Larnaca 26 6 10 10 26 28 −2 22
10 Aris Limassol 26 5 12 9 24 35 −11 22
11 Nea Salamina 26 7 8 11 25 41 −16 22
12 Omonia Aradippou 26 4 8 14 23 41 −18 16
13 Ethnikos Achna (R) 26 6 4 16 29 56 −27 16 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 Ermis Aradippou (R) 26 3 7 16 23 56 −33 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.

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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