2023–24 Cypriot First Division

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Cyta Championship
Season2023–24
Dates18 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played142
Goals scored403 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerMarios Ilia
(16 goals)
Biggest home winAPOEL 6–0 Othellos Athienou
(21 January 2024)
Biggest away winAEZ Zakakiou 0–5 Aris Limassol
(3 September 2023)
AEZ Zakakiou 0–5 Apollon Limassol
(22 October 2023)
Highest scoringAEK Larnaca 5–5 Ethnikos Achna
(28 August 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
APOEL
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
AEK Larnaca
Longest winless run15 matches
AEZ Zakakiou
Longest losing run11 matches
Doxa Katokopias
2024-25 →
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Cypriot First Division is the 85th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Aris Limassol are the defending champions, having won their first title in the 2022–23 season.

Changes from previous season[edit]

ENP, Akritas Chlorakas (both clubs relegated after a single season in top flight), and Olympiakos Nicosia (relegated for the first time since 2012-13) were relegated in the previous season. They have been replaced by Othellos Athienou (promoted after a 8 seasons absence), AEZ Zakakiou (promoted after a 6 seasons absence), and Ethnikos Achna (promoted after a single season of absence), who were the top three teams in the 2022–23 Cypriot Second Division.[1]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
AEZ Zakakiou Zakaki, Limassol Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Doxa Katokopias Katokopia, Nicosia Katokopia Stadium 3,500
Ethnikos Achna Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia, Limassol Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
Nea Salamis Famagusta Famagusta Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Othellos Athienou Athienou, Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Pafos FC Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Source:[2]

Structure[edit]

The structure of the competition remains unchanged from the previous season. 14 teams will participate in the league. In the first round, known as Regular Season, all teams play each other home and away, for a total of 26 games each. In the second round, the league splits into two groups: Teams ranked 1–6 enter the Championship Playoffs, where they compete for the league title and places leading to European football, while teams ranked 7–14 enter the Relegation playoffs, where they compete to avoid relegation. The teams in each group play each other home and away, for a total of 10 or 14 games, depending on the group. Criteria such as points, goal difference, and head to head records are retained during the transition from first to second round. The team ranked first in the Championship Playoffs are declared champions, while the bottom three teams in the Relegation Playoffs are relegated to the Second Division.[3]

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APOEL 26 18 5 3 54 16 +38 59 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Aris Limassol 26 18 2 6 53 21 +32 56
3 AEK Larnaca 26 15 7 4 44 26 +18 52
4 Pafos 26 15 5 6 48 20 +28 50
5 Omonia 26 14 7 5 49 30 +19 49
6 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 14 5 7 38 23 +15 47
7 Apollon Limassol 26 10 8 8 37 27 +10 38 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 10 6 10 34 39 −5 36
9 AEL Limassol 26 9 3 14 34 45 −11 30
10 Ethnikos Achna 26 6 8 12 39 56 −17 26
11 Karmiotissa 26 5 5 16 31 53 −22 20
12 AEZ Zakakiou 26 2 10 14 28 59 −31 16
13 Othellos Athienou 26 3 6 17 20 52 −32 15
14 Doxa Katokopias 26 3 3 20 14 56 −42 12
Source: Soccerway
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).[4]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AEK AEL AEZ ANO APOE APOL ARI DOX ETH KAR NSF OMO OTH PAF
AEK Larnaca — 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–5 5–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
AEL Limassol 2–3 — 4–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–2
AEZ Zakakiou 3–1 1–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–3 1–4
Anorthosis Famagusta 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–2
APOEL 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 5–0 5–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 6–0 1–0
Apollon Limassol 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 — 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–3
Aris Limassol 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1
Doxa Katokopias 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 — 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–0
Ethnikos Achna 0–3 1–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–6 2–0 — 3–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–4
Karmiotissa 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–4 4–1 3–1 1–1 — 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–1
Nea Salamis Famagusta 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–4 1–1 0–3 2–0 4–0 2–0 — 0–2 3–2 0–2
Omonia 0–0 3–1 3–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 5–1 4–1 2–1 4–0 — 1–0 1–2
Othellos Athienou 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–3 1–2 — 0–3
Pafos 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 4–3 3–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 APOEL (X) 34 22 6 6 62 22 +40 72 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 AEK Larnaca (X) 34 21 8 5 55 29 +26 71 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Omonia 34 19 8 7 60 36 +24 65
4 Aris Limassol 34 19 4 11 58 33 +25 61
5 Pafos 34 18 6 10 58 31 +27 60
6 Anorthosis Famagusta 34 15 7 12 45 37 +8 52
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
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).[4]
(X) Guaranteed at least Conference League
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Cypriot Cup winners (Omonia or Pafos) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the Cypriot Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away APOE AEK OMO ARI PAF ANO
APOEL — 11 May 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2
AEK Larnaca 1–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 28 Apr
Omonia 28 Apr 0–1 — 3–0 1–1 2–1
Aris Limassol 2–1 0–1 1–2 — 28 Apr 1–1
Pafos 0–2 0–1 11 May 1–0 — 5–1
Anorthosis Famagusta 0–0 0–1 0–2 11 May 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Apollon Limassol 37 16 11 10 55 36 +19 59
2 AEL Limassol 37 14 8 15 55 61 −6 50
3 Ethnikos Achna 37 12 11 14 64 71 −7 47
4 Nea Salamis Famagusta 37 12 8 17 46 58 −12 44
5 Karmiotissa 37 10 9 18 54 70 −16 39
6 Doxa Katokopias 37 9 4 24 26 69 −43 31 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division
7 Othellos Athienou (R) 37 6 9 22 41 72 −31 27
8 AEZ Zakakiou (R) 37 2 11 24 37 91 −54 17
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
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).[4]
(R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AEL AEZ APOL DOX ETH KAR NSF OTH
AEL Limassol — 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 10 May 5–4 3–2
AEZ Zakakiou 1–5 — 8 May 2–3 0–1 2–5 0–3 0–4
Apollon Limassol 4–1 1–0 — 0–1 2–2 29 Apr 2–0 12 May
Doxa Katokopias 29 Apr 2–1 0–2 — 10 May 1–4 1–0 0–1
Ethnikos Achna 7 May 6–2 3–3 1–2 — 2–1 2–0 2–1
Karmiotissa 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–4 — 7 May 6–6
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–1 12 May 0–2 0–1 27 Apr 0–2 — 1–1
Othellos Athienou 1–1 29 Apr 0–1 7 May 2–1 1–2 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of 10 February 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Fran Sol AEK Larnaca 14
2 Brazil Jairo Pafos 13
3 Cyprus Marios Elia Ethnikos Achna 9
Sweden Muamer Tanković Pafos
5 Argentina Enzo Cabrera Ethnikos Achna 8
Spain Sergio Castel Anorthosis Famagusta
Senegal Sekou Gassama Anorthosis Famagusta
Cyprus Andronikos Kakoullis Omonia
Portugal Pedro Marques Apollon Limassol
Brazil Marquinhos APOEL
Cape Verde Willy Semedo Omonia

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Spain Fran Sol4 AEK Larnaca Ethnikos Achna 5–5 28 August 2023 [5]
Cyprus Marios Elia Ethnikos Achna AEK Larnaca 5–5 28 August 2023 [5]
Portugal Pedro Marques Apollon Limassol Doxa Katokopias 4–0 8 October 2023 [6]
Spain Fran Sol AEK Larnaca Karmiotissa 5–0 21 October 2023 [7]
Greece Fiorin Durmishaj Aris Limassol Ethnikos Achna 3–2 3 January 2024 [8]
Sweden Zakaria Sawo Nea Salamis Famagusta Othellos Athienou 4–0 31 January 2024 [9]
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Own goals[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

As of match played 12 November 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Brazil Fabiano Omonia 6
Slovenia Vid Belec APOEL
3 Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Apollon Limassol 5
Croatia Ivica Ivušić Pafos
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Pirić AEK Larnaca
6 Brazil Vaná Aris Limassol 4
7 Colombia Iván Arboleda Anorthosis Famagusta 3
Greece Nikos Melissas Nea Salamis Famagusta
9 Cyprus Constantinos Panagi Ethnikos Achna 2
Poland Mateusz Taudul Othellos Athienou

Discipline[edit]

Red cards[edit]

As of match played 5 February 2024

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Έπεσε η αυλαία στο 84ο Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α' Κατηγορίας". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  2. ^ ""Κλείδωσαν" οι έδρες των 14 ομάδων, κανονικά στο "Στέλιος Κυριακίδης" η Πάφος | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ "Προκήρυξη Πρωταθλήματος Cyta 2023/2024" [Declaration of Cyta Championship 2023/2024] (PDF). Cyprus Football Association (in Greek). 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "AEK Larnaca vs. Ethnikos Achna - 28 August 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ "Apollon 4-0 Doxa". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "AEK Larnaca 5-0 Karmiotissa". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Ethnikos Achna 2-3 Aris Limassol". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Aris Limassol 4-0 Othellos Athienou". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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