2023–24 Cypriot First Division

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

Cyta Championship
Season2023–24
Dates18 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played56
Goals scored176 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorerFran Sol, 9 goals
Biggest home winAEK Larnaca 5–0 Karmiotissa
(21 October 2023)
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 runApollon Limassol, APOEL Nicosia (4 games)
Longest unbeaten runApollon Limassol, Omonia (8 games)
Longest winless run Othellos, Karmiotissa, Doxa (8 games)
Longest losing run Doxa (8 games)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2023.

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

Changes from previous season

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 They have been replaced by Othellos Athienou (promoted for the first time in their history), AEZ Zakakiou (promoted after a 6-season absence), and Ethnikos Achna (promoted after a single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
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

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Apollon Limassol 8 5 3 0 16 3 +13 18 Championship round
2 Aris Limassol 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17
3 APOEL 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17
4 Anorthosis Famagusta 8 5 2 1 18 9 +9 17
5 Omonia 8 4 4 0 19 10 +9 16
6 Pafos 8 4 2 2 15 6 +9 14
7 Nea Salamis Famagusta 8 3 3 2 13 11 +2 12 Relegation round
8 AEK Larnaca 8 3 3 2 17 13 +4 12
9 AEL Limassol 8 3 1 4 9 13 −4 10
10 Ethnikos Achna 8 2 2 4 12 20 −8 8
11 AEZ Zakakiou 8 2 1 5 13 25 −12 7
12 Othellos Athienou 8 0 3 5 7 13 −6 3
13 Karmiotissa 8 0 2 6 4 20 −16 2
14 Doxa Katokopias 8 0 0 8 3 21 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. 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
Home \ Away AEK AEL AEZ ANO APOE APOL ARI DOX ETH KAR NSF OMO OTH PAF
AEK Larnaca — 5–5 5–0 1–1 3–2
AEL Limassol — 4–3 1–3 0–0 2–1
AEZ Zakakiou 3–1 — 0–2 0–5 0–5 1–4
Anorthosis Famagusta — 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–2
APOEL — 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–0
Apollon Limassol 2–0 — 4–0 1–0 1–1
Aris Limassol 2–0 0–1 — 2–1 2–0 1–1
Doxa Katokopias 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 1–3
Ethnikos Achna 1–0 — 3–0 1–1
Karmiotissa 1–3 — 3–3 0–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–1 4–0 2–0 —
Omonia 3–3 2–1 2–2 4–0 —
Othellos Athienou 0–2 0–1 2–3 —
Pafos 0–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AEK LarnacaLDWWLDDW
AEL LimassolWWLDLLLW
AEZ ZakakiouLLLWWLDL
APOELWWLDDWWW
Anorthosis FamagustaWWDWDWLW
Apollon LimassolDDWDWWWW
Aris LimassolWWWDDLWW
Doxa KatokopiasLLLLLLLL
Ethnikos AchnaLDDLWLWL
KarmiotissaLDLLLDLL
Nea Salamis FamagustaLDDWWDWL
OmoniaWDWDDWDW
Othellos AthienouDLDLLDLL
PafosWLWDWWDL
Win
Draw
Lose
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source:

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of match played 8 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Fran Sol AEK Larnaca 6
Cyprus Andronikos Kakoullis Omonia
3 Cyprus Marios Elia Ethnikos Achna 5
Spain Miguel Ángel Guerrero Anorthosis Famagusta
5 Spain Sergio Castel Anorthosis Famagusta 4
Brazil Jairo Pafos
Colombia Yair Castro AEZ Zakakiou
Cape Verde Willy Semedo Omonia
Portugal Pedro Marques Apollon Limassol
10 Poland Mariusz Stępiński Aris Limassol 3
Brazil Marquinhos APOEL

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Portugal Pedro MarquesApollon LimassolDoxa Katokopias4–0 (H)8 October 2023[5]
Spain Fran SolAEK LarnacaKarmiotissa5–0 (H)21 October 2023[6]

Own goals

Clean sheets
As of match played 8 October 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Apollon Limassol 4
2 Croatia Ivica Ivušić Pafos 3
Slovenia Vid Belec APOEL
4 Brazil Vaná Aris Limassol 2
Brazil Fabiano Omonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Pirić AEK Larnaca
7 Portugal Miguel Oliveira AEL Limassol 1
Brazil Muriel AEL Limassol
North Macedonia Martin Bogatinov Ethnikos Achna
Greece Giannis Anestis Karmiotissa
Poland Mateusz Taudul Othellos Athienou
Colombia Iván Arboleda Anorthosis Famagusta
Greece Nikos Melissas Nea Salamis Famagusta

Red cards
As of match played 25 October 2023

References
  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. "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. "Apollon 4-0 Doxa". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. "AEK Larnaca 5-0 Karmiotissa". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.


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