1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1986–87
Champions	Omonia; (15th title)
Relegated	Omonia Ar.; Ermis;
European Cup	Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup	EPA (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	AEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played	240
Goals scored	677 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Spas Dzhevizov; (32 goals)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Cypriot First Division was the 48th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 15th title.

Format[]

Sixteen teams participated in the 1986–87 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last two teams were relegated to the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1987–88 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season[]

No team was relegated from the previous season. The first two teams of the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division, Ethnikos Achna and Omonia Aradippou were promoted and added to the First Division.

Stadia and locations[]

APOEL
Omonia

AEL
Apollon
Aris

Pezoporikos
EPA
Alki
Nea Salamis

ENP

Anorthosis

Ermis
Omonia

APOP

Olympiakos

Ethnikos Achna

1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL	Makario Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
APOP	Pafiako Stadium
Aris	Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos	Dasaki Stadium
Enosis
EPA	GSZ Stadium
Ermis	Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamis	GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos	GSP Stadium
Omonia Ar.	Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Omonia	Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos	GSZ Stadium

League standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Omonia (C)	30	26	0	4	86	28	+58	52	Qualification for European Cup first round
2	APOEL^[a]	30	19	9	2	58	11	+47	47
3	EPA^[a]	30	18	7	5	45	20	+25	43	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4	AEL	30	14	8	8	62	34	+28	36	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Aris	30	12	11	7	53	35	+18	35
6	Apollon	30	13	8	9	52	34	+18	34
7	Olympiakos	30	12	10	8	47	46	+1	34
8	Anorthosis	30	9	15	6	35	30	+5	33
9	APOP	30	8	11	11	39	44	−5	27
10	Enosis Neon Paralimni	30	9	8	13	34	53	−19	26
11	Pezoporikos	30	4	16	10	25	28	−3	24
12	Alki	30	5	14	11	30	39	−9	24
13	Nea Salamis	30	7	10	13	45	54	−9	24
14	Ethnikos	30	5	12	13	27	50	−23	22
15	Omonia Aradippou (R)	30	2	9	19	21	64	−43	13	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
16	Ermis (R)	30	1	4	25	19	108	−89	6	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for. Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b In 1986 APOEL was drawn against Besiktas J.K. for the second round of the 1986–87 European Cup. This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition (see Cyprus dispute). The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with one year disqualification from any UEFA competition. So, the third team of the table, EPA, took APOEL place in 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

References[]

^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources[]

"1986/87 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

[table_note_APN0.63296787656516-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b In 1986 APOEL was drawn against Besiktas J.K. for the second round of the 1986–87 European Cup. This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition (see Cyprus dispute). The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with one year disqualification from any UEFA competition. So, the third team of the table, EPA, took APOEL place in 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

[first-1] "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

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2021–22 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Doxa Ethnikos Olympiakos Omonia PAEEK Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Antonis Papadopoulos Aradippou GSP GSZ Makario Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis EPA ENP Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Karmiotissa Keravnos Nea Salamina Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas Othellos Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

show v t 1986–87 in Cypriot football
« 1985–86 1987–88 »
Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup Stylianakis Shield
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

show v t 1986–87 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '86 '87 England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87 Spain Sweden '86 '87 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Bulgaria Cyprus England Faroe Islands Finland France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Romania Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '86
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '86 '87–'88

1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Contents

Format[]

Changes from previous season[]

Stadia and locations[]

League standings[]

See also[]

References[]

Sources[]