2020–21 Cypriot First Division

The 2020–21 Cypriot First Division was the 82nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Cyta Championship
Season2020–21
Dates21 August 2020 – 29 May 2021
ChampionsOmonia
21st title
RelegatedEnosis Neon Paralimni
Karmiotissa
Ermis Aradippou
Nea Salamis Famagusta
Champions LeagueOmonia
Europa LeagueAnorthosis
Europa Conference LeagueApollon
AEL
Matches played243
Goals scored583 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerChampionship Group: Nicolas Diguiny (17 goals)
Relegation Group: Berat Sadik (18 goals)
Biggest home winErmis Aradippou 7-1 Karmiotissa
(17 May 2021)
Biggest away winErmis Aradippou 0–6 Apollon Limassol
(30 August 2020)
Highest scoringNea Salamis Famagusta 4–3 Doxa Katokopias
(2 January 2021)
Longest unbeaten runOmonia
(20 matches)
2021-22 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2021.

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 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 Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Doxa Katokopias Katokopia, Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni, Famagusta Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Ermis Aradippou, Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
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
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Pafos FC Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

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 Larnaca Cyprus Panagiotis Giannou North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski Puma Bet on Alfa
AEL Limassol Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Kerkez Cyprus Charis Kyriakou Macron Burisma Holdings
Anorthosis Famagusta Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia Cyprus Kostakis Artymatas Nike Allea Group
APOEL Cyprus Savvas Poursaitidis Cyprus Georgios Efrem Macron Pari-Match
Apollon Limassol Greece Giannis Petrakis Cyprus Giorgos Vasiliou Puma Stoiximan
Doxa Katokopias Cyprus Angelos Efthymiou Finland Berat Sadik Nike Victory Ammunition
EN Paralimni Greece Sotiris Antoniou Slovenia Gregor Balazic Macron
Ermis Aradippou Cyprus Demetris Daskalakis Cyprus Andreas Papathanasiou Macron
Ethnikos Achna Cyprus Elias Charalambous North Macedonia Martin Bogatinov Jako OPAP Cyprus
Karmiotissa Cyprus Giannakis Pontikos Cyprus Alkiviadis Christofi Eldera Cablenet
Nea Salamis Famagusta Cyprus Constantinos Mina Slovakia Róbert Veselovský Nike Vitex
Olympiakos Nicosia North Macedonia Čedomir Janevski Cyprus Evangelos Kyriakou Jako Office Pro
Omonia Norway Henning Berg Spain Jordi Gómez Macron Fonbet
Pafos FC England Stephen Constantine Finland Paulus Arajuuri Jako Korantina Homes

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Omonia 26 16 8 2 43 13 +30 56 Qualification for the Championship round
2 AEL Limassol 26 17 4 5 45 23 +22 55
3 Apollon Limassol 26 16 6 4 52 22 +30 54
4 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 15 6 5 37 21 +16 51
5 AEK Larnaca 26 12 5 9 36 25 +11 41
6 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 10 4 12 27 38 −11 34
7 Pafos FC 26 8 8 10 30 27 +3 32 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 APOEL 26 8 6 12 27 31 −4 30[lower-alpha 1]
9 Doxa Katokopias 26 7 9 10 24 32 −8 30[lower-alpha 1]
10 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 8 5 13 29 38 −9 29
11 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 6 6 14 22 39 −17 24[lower-alpha 2]
12 Ermis Aradippou 26 5 9 12 18 38 −20 24[lower-alpha 2]
13 Ethnikos Achna 26 5 7 14 23 43 −20 22
14 Karmiotissa FC 26 3 9 14 22 45 −23 18
Source: Cyprus Football Association
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).[1]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head goal difference: APOEL +1, Doxa -1
  2. Head-to-head points: Enosis 4, Ermis 1

Results
Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APOE APOL DOX ENP ERM ETH KAR NSF OLY OMO PAF
AEK Larnaca — 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–3 0–0
AEL Limassol 3–1 — 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–0 0–0 — 2–0 1–3 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
APOEL 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–3 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–1
Apollon Limassol 3–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 — 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Doxa Katokopias 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–0
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–5 0–0 — 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–0
Ermis Aradippou 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–6 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1
Ethnikos Achna 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–2 — 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–1
Karmiotissa 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–3 1–5 0–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–3 1–1 4–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–2 2–1 2–0
Olympiakos Nicosia 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 — 1–0 2–1
Omonia 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–1
Pafos FC 1–4 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–2 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Omonia16635224655765443332233211
AEL Limassol43523555333212322124321322
Apollon Limassol94111111121321111211112133
Anorthosis Famagusta72367332212133234443444444
AEK Larnaca31242443466544555555555555
Olympiakos Nicosia128984666544456666899997866
Pafos810131213777877677777677889797
APOEL5117789910101198999911111010101010978
Doxa Katokopias105456888788988888766666689
Nea Salamis Famagusta11128101113131414141212111111119988778101010
Enosis Neon Paralimni1413141414141413131314141414141414141311111111111111
Ermis Aradippou1314111112101099910101010101010101112121212121212
Ethnikos Achna2710910121212121213131313131313131414141413131313
Karmiotissa6912139111111111011111212121212121213131314141414
Leader and Qualification to Championship round
Qualification to Championship round
Qualification to Relegation round
Source: worldfootball.net

Championship round

Championship round table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OMO APOL AEL ANO AEK OLY
1 Omonia (C, Q) 36 23 10 3 55 17 +38 79 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Apollon Limassol (Q) 36 21 11 4 68 30 +38 74 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 1–0 — 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2
3 AEL Limassol (Q) 36 21 5 10 58 34 +24 68 1–2 1–2 — 1–2 3–0 2–0
4 Anorthosis Famagusta (Q) 36 16 9 11 44 37 +7 57 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 0–2 2–2 1–2 — 0–2 0–2
5 AEK Larnaca 36 15 5 16 44 40 +4 50 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 — 2–1
6 Olympiakos Nicosia 36 14 5 17 38 51 −13 47 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
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).[1]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Positions by Round
Team ╲ Round27282930313233343536
Omonia1111111111
Apollon Limassol3333332222
AEL Limassol2222223333
Anorthosis Famagusta4444444444
AEK Larnaca5555555555
Olympiakos Nicosia6666666666
Leader and Champions League second qualifying round
Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Cyprus Football Association

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation PAF APOE ETH DOX NSF ERM ENP KAR
7 Pafos FC 40 18 9 13 58 38 +20 63 — 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–1
8 APOEL 40 17 9 14 48 39 +9 60 0–1 — 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
9 Ethnikos Achna 40 14 10 16 48 56 −8 52 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 5–0
10 Doxa Katokopias 40 13 12 15 46 43 +3 51 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 6–1
11 Nea Salamis Famagusta (R) 40 11 10 19 48 61 −13 43 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–4 — 3–1 1–2 1–1
12 Ermis Aradippou (R) 40 9 11 20 40 61 −21 38 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 — 4–2 7–1
13 Enosis Neon Paralimni (R) 40 8 10 22 35 61 −26 34 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–1 — 1–1
14 Karmiotissa (R) 40 4 12 24 36 98 −62 24 0–6 1–6 2–4 0–5 0–4 2–2 4–2 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
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 champion or UEFA competitions).[2]
(R) Relegated

Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for round 6.

Team ╲ Round2728293031323334353637383940
Pafos FC77888887777777
APOEL88777778888888
Ethnikos Achna1313121110991010109999
Doxa Katokopias910999101099910101010
Nea Salamis Famagusta109101011111111111111111111
Ermis Aradippou1212111212121213131212121212
Enosis Neon Paralimni1111131313131312121313131313
Karmiotissa1414141414141414141414141414
Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
Source: Cyprus Football Association

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 29 May 2021.[3][4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Finland Berat Sadik Doxa Katokopias 18
2 France Nicolas Diguiny Apollon Limassol 17
Cyprus Onisiforos Roushias Ermis Aradippou
Czech Republic Tomáš Wágner Nea Salamis Famagusta
5 North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski AEK Larnaca 16
6 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvilitaia Anorthosis Famagusta 14
Belgium Ryan Mmaee AEL Limassol
8 Finland Onni Valakari Pafos 13
Cyprus Ioannis Pittas Apollon Limassol
Brazil Danilo Nea Salamis Famagusta
France Kévin Bérigaud Pafos

References
  1. "1. Division 2020/2021". soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "1. Division 2020/2021 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. "Σκόρερς". Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. "Players - 1. Division - Cyprus - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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