2014–15 Cypriot First Division

The 2014–15 Cypriot First Division was the 76th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 23 August 2014[3] and ended on 24 May 2015.[4] APOEL were the defending champions.

Cypriot First Division
Season2014–15
ChampionsAPOEL
24th title
RelegatedOthellos
Champions LeagueAPOEL
Europa LeagueAEK
Apollon
Omonia
Matches played192
Goals scored503 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerMickaël Poté
(17 goals)
Biggest home winNea Salamina 6–0 Doxa
(16 May 2015)
Omonia 7–1 Ermis
(17 May 2015)
Biggest away winDoxa 0–4 AEL
(14 September 2014)
Ethnikos 0–4 APOEL
(1 November 2014)
Doxa 0–4 Anorthosis
(22 November 2014)
Ermis 0–4 AEK
(10 January 2015)
Ayia Napa 1–5 Anorthosis
(11 January 2015)
Ermis 0–4 AEK
(21 March 2015)
AEL 0–4 Doxa
(26 April 2015)
Doxa 1–5 Ethnikos
(23 May 2015)
Highest scoringAPOEL 4–4 AEK
(15 December 2014)
Omonia 7–1 Ermis
(17 May 2015)
Longest winning run5 matches
Ermis
Anorthosis
Ethnikos
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
APOEL
Longest winless run12 matches
Othellos
Longest losing run6 matches
Doxa
Highest attendance15,562[1]
APOEL 1–1 AEK
(16 May 2015)
Lowest attendance7[2]
Doxa 1–3 Ermis
(7 January 2015)
Total attendance413,011[1]
Average attendance2,151[1]
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2015.

The league reduced from 14 to 12 teams this season, comprised ten teams from the 2013–14 season and two promoted teams from the 2013–14 B1 Division. APOEL won the league for a 24th time and a third time in a row, after amassing 62 points.[5]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Enosis Neon Paralimni and Alki Larnaca were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2013–14 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol and AEK Kouklia, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2013–14 B1 Division champions Ayia Napa and runners-up Othellos Athienou.

Stadia and locations
Location of clubs in 2014–15 Cypriot First Division
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Location Venue[6][7] Capacity
AEK Larnaca GSZ Stadium 13,032
AEL Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
Anorthosis Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
Ayia Napa Ayia Napa Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Doxa Peristerona Makario Stadium 16,000
Ermis Aradippou Ammochostos Stadium[lower-alpha 1] 5,500
Ethnikos Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Nea Salamina Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Othellos Athienou, Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
  1. Ermis Aradippou was using Dasaki Stadium for his home matches from the beginning of the season until 25 February 2015.[8]

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Spain Thomas Christiansen Greece Giannis Skopelitis Umbro CytaVision
AEL Cyprus Christakis Christoforou Cyprus Marios Nicolaou Nike CytaVision
Anorthosis Netherlands André Paus Cyprus Christos Marangos Macron CytaMobile-Vodafone
APOEL Brazil Gustavo Manduca (Caretaker) Cyprus Constantinos Charalambides Puma MTN
Apollon Netherlands Ton Caanen Cyprus Giorgos Merkis Macron Cyta
Ayia Napa Cyprus Giorgos Kosma North Macedonia Bojan Markovski Sportika Cyta
Doxa Cyprus Nikos Andreou Portugal Ricardo Fernandes Legea Cytanet
Ermis Cyprus Michalis Markou (Caretaker) Cyprus Andreas Papathanasiou Legea Cyta
Ethnikos North MacedoniaCyprus Borce Gjurev Cyprus Christos Poyiatzis Mitre Cyta
Nea Salamina Cyprus Floros Nicolaou (Caretaker) Spain Diego León GEMS CytaMobile-Vodafone
Omonia Cyprus Kostas Kaiafas Portugal Nuno Assis Nike CytaMobile-Vodafone
Othellos Cyprus Costas Sakkas Cyprus Andreas Vasiliou Joma Kleima

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Doxa Cyprus Demetris Ioannou Sacked 1 September 2014[9] 10th Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević 8 September 2014[10]
Ermis Cyprus Nicos Panayiotou Sacked 7 September 2014[11] 6th Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou 8 September 2014[12]
Ayia Napa Cyprus Nikos Andronikou Mutual consent 30 September 2014[13] 12th Cyprus Giorgos Kosma 23 October 2014[14]
Apollon Cyprus Christakis Christoforou Sacked 8 October 2014[15] 2nd Romania Ioan Andone 16 October 2014[16]
AEL Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev Sacked 17 November 2014[17] 5th Cyprus Christakis Christoforou 17 November 2014[18]
Nea Salamina Cyprus Neophytos Larkou Mutual consent 16 December 2014[19] 9th Cyprus Nicos Panayiotou 16 December 2014[20]
APOEL Greece Giorgos Donis Mutual consent 6 January 2015[21] 1st Germany Thorsten Fink 10 January 2015[22]
Ermis Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou Sacked 2 February 2015[23] 6th Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag 5 February 2015[24]
Doxa Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević Mutual consent 15 February 2015[25] 11th Cyprus Nikos Andreou 4 March 2015[26]
Ermis Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag Mutual consent 24 March 2015[27] 6th Cyprus Ioannis Okkas 24 March 2015[28]
Ethnikos Cyprus Apostolos Makrides Resigned 24 March 2015[29] 9th North MacedoniaCyprus Borce Gjurev 28 March 2015[30]
Apollon Romania Ioan Andone Sacked 8 April 2015[31] 1st Netherlands Ton Caanen 9 April 2015[32]
Nea Salamina Cyprus Nicos Panayiotou Mutual consent 4 May 2015[33] 9th Cyprus Floros Nicolaou (Caretaker) 5 May 2015[34]
APOEL Germany Thorsten Fink Mutual consent 11 May 2015[35] 1st Brazil Gustavo Manduca (Caretaker) 11 May 2015[35]
Ermis Cyprus Ioannis Okkas Sacked 11 May 2015[36] 6th Cyprus Michalis Markou (Caretaker) 14 May 2015[37]

First phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Apollon Limassol 22 15 3 4 49 26 +23 48 Qualification for championship group
2 APOEL 22 13 7 2 34 13 +21 46
3 Omonia Nicosia 22 12 3 7 32 22 +10 39[lower-alpha 1]
4 AEK Larnaca 22 11 6 5 41 23 +18 39[lower-alpha 1]
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 22 12 2 8 32 22 +10 38
6 Ermis Aradippou 22 10 5 7 29 28 +1 35
7 AEL Limassol 22 7 9 6 33 26 +7 30 Qualification for relegation group
8 Ethnikos Achna 22 5 7 10 18 37 −19 22
9 Nea Salamis Famagusta 22 4 7 11 16 29 −13 19
10 Ayia Napa 22 3 7 12 21 42 −21 16[lower-alpha 2]
11 Othellos Athienou 22 3 7 12 13 26 −13 16[lower-alpha 2]
12 Doxa Katokopias 22 3 5 14 14 38 −24 14
Source: UEFA, CFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. OMO 0–1 AEK ; AEK 1–3 OMO
  2. AYN 1–0 OTH ; OTH 2–1 AYN

Results
Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APOE APOL AYN DOX ERM ETH NSL OMO OTH
AEK Larnaca 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2
AEL Limassol 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
APOEL 4–4 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Apollon Limassol 2–5 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 5–0 3–0 4–0
Ayia Napa 1–2 1–1 1–5 1–3 2–5 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0
Doxa Katokopias 1–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0
Ermis Aradippou 0–4 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0
Ethnikos Achna 2–1 4–2 0–0 0–4 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta 0–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1
Omonia Nicosia 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0
Othellos Athienou 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–1
Source: CFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 32 17 11 4 52 26 +26 62 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 AEK Larnaca 32 17 8 7 56 31 +25 59 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Apollon Limassol 32 18 5 9 59 41 +18 59[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Omonia Nicosia 32 17 5 10 52 34 +18 56[lower-alpha 2]
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 16 4 12 50 37 +13 52
6 Ermis Aradippou 32 11 7 14 38 55 −17 40
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since Cypriot cup winners APOEL qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the fourth placed team will also qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
  2. APOL: 9 pts; OMO: 3 pts

Results
Home \ Away AEK ANO APOE APOL ERM OMO
AEK Larnaca 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Anorthosis Famagusta 3–0 3–3 3–1 3–1 1–3
APOEL 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–2
Apollon Limassol 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–1
Ermis Aradippou 0–4 1–1 2–4 1–0 0–1
Omonia Nicosia 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 7–1
Source: CFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Ethnikos Achna 32 11 8 13 36 49 −13 41
8 AEL Limassol 32 9 12 11 42 42 0 39
9 Nea Salamis Famagusta 32 9 9 14 31 37 −6 36
10 Ayia Napa 32 6 12 14 32 54 −22 30
11 Doxa Katokopias 32 7 7 18 29 55 −26 28
12 Othellos Athienou (R) 32 5 10 17 26 42 −16 25 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away AEL AYN DOX ETH NSL OTH
AEL Limassol 2–2 0–4 1–2 2–0 0–1
Ayia Napa 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2
Doxa Katokopias 1–2 0–1 1–5 3–0 3–3
Ethnikos Achna 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 3–1
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–1 3–0 6–0 1–0 1–0
Othellos Athienou 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2
Source: CFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Including matches played on 24 May 2015; Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Benin Mickaël Poté Omonia 17
2 Nigeria Ifeanyi Onyilo Ermis 15
3 Algeria Rafik Djebbour APOEL 14
Greece Fotios Papoulis Apollon
5 Cyprus Andreas Makris Anorthosis 13
6 Brazil Valdo Ethnikos 11
7 Brazil Ricardo Lobo Doxa 10
Ivory Coast Abraham Gneki Guié Apollon
Cyprus Nestoras Mitidis AEK
Brazil Thiago Othellos

Hat-tricks
#PlayerForAgainstResultDate
1.Brazil Ricardo LoboDoxaAEL0–426 April 2015

Scoring

Discipline

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