1954–55 Cypriot Second Division

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Cypriot Second Division
Season1954–55
ChampionsNea Salamina
(1st title)
PromotedNea Salamina

The 1954–55 Cypriot Second Division was the 2nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Nea Salamis Famagusta won their 1st title.

Format[]

Eleven teams participated in the 1954–55 Cypriot Second Division. The league was split into three geographical groups, depending from which Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. All teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season were crowned group champions. The winners of each group played against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division. The champion were promoted to the 1955–56 Cypriot First Division.

Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season[]

Teams promoted to 1954–55 Cypriot First Division

New members of CFA

Stadiums and locations[]

Locations of the 1954–55 Cypriot Second Division teams.
Group Team Stadium
Nicosia-Keryneia Gençlik Gücü GSP Stadium
Orfeas GSP Stadium
PAEK
Limassol-Paphos Antaeus GSO Stadium
APOP
Doğan Türk Birliği GSO Stadium
Panellinios GSO Stadium
Larnaca-Famagusta Alki GSZ Stadium
Gençler Birliği GSZ Stadium
Nea Salamina GSE Stadium
Mağusa Türk Gücü GSE Stadium

Nicosia-Keryneia Group[]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orfeas Nicosia 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 6 Advanced to Champions Playoffs
2 Gençlik Gücü 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 4
3 PAEK 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6 2
Source:[citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away GNC ORF PKK
Gençlik Gücü 2–2 4–0
Orfeas 3–0 4–2
PAEK 1–1 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Larnaca-Famagusta Group[]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nea Salamis Famagusta 6 6 0 0 26 1 +25 12 Advanced to Champions Playoffs
2 Gençler Birliği 6 4 0 2 21 14 +7 8
3 Alki Larnaca 6 2 0 4 14 23 −9 4
4 Mağusa Türk Gücü 6 0 0 6 9 32 −23 0
Source:[citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away ALK NSL GNC MGS
Alki 0–7 1–2 7–2
Nea Salamis 4–0 2–0 6–0
Gençler Birliği 5–2 1–5 9–2
Mağusa Türk 3–4 0–1 2–4
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Limassol-Paphos Group[]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Antaeus Limassol 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to Champions Playoffs
2 APOP Paphos 6 4 0 2 17 11 +6 8
3 Doğan Türk Birliği 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 4
4 Panellinios Limassol 6 1 1 4 2 9 −7 3
Source:[citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away ANT APP PNL DGT
Antaeus 5–2 1–0 0–0
APOP 0–2 4–1 5–1
Panellinios 0–0 0–3 1–0
Doğan Türk 0–0 2–3 1–0
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions Playoffs[]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Nea Salamis Famagusta (C, P) 4 3 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Promoted to Cypriot First Division
2 Orfeas Nicosia 4 2 1 1 8 12 −4 5
3 Antaeus Limassol 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Results
Home \ Away ANT NSL ORF
Antaeus 0–3 1–2
Nea Salamis 3–2 3–3
Orfeas 3–0 0–8
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also[]

Sources[]

  • "Cyprus 1954/55". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
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