2021–22 Cypriot First Division

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Cyta Championship
Season2021–22
Dates20 August 2021 – May 2022
Matches played132
Goals scored302 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgi Kvilitaia
(11 goals)
Biggest home winPafos 4–0 APOEL
21 August 2021
AEL Limassol 4–0 Pafos
13 September 2021
Biggest away winApollon Limassol 1–4 AEK Larnaca
1 October 2021
Doxa Katokopias 1–4 AEK Larnaca
4 December 2021
Highest scoringApollon Limassol 4–2 Ethnikos Achna
23 August 2021
APOEL 4–2 Omonia
26 December 2021
Omonia 2-4 APOEL
25 February 2022
Longest winning run5 matches
AEK Larnaca
27 September 2021 – 31 October 2021
Apollon Limassol
16 January 2022 – 10 February 2022
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
APOEL
18 October 2021 – 14 February 2022
Longest winless run11 matches
PAEEK
11 December 2021 – 27 February 2022
Longest losing run5 matches
Ethnikos Achna
18 December 2021 – 22 January 2022
2022–23
All statistics correct as of 27 February 2022.

The 2021–22 Cypriot First Division is the 83rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Stadiums and locations[]

2021–22 Cypriot First Division is located in Cyprus
AEK Anorthosis
AEK
Anorthosis
AEL Apollon Aris
AEL
Apollon
Aris
Ethnikos
Ethnikos
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Locations of the 2021–22 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
Aris Limassol Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Doxa Katokopias Katokopia, Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Ethnikos Achna Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
PAEEK Kyrenia Makario Stadium 16,000
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 Spain David Català North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski Puma Bet on Alfa
AEL Limassol Greece Savvas Pantelidis Portugal André Teixeira Macron Parimatch
Anorthosis Famagusta Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia Cyprus Kostakis Artymatas Adidas Allea Group
APOEL Cyprus Sofronis Avgousti Cyprus Georgios Efrem Macron Stoiximan
Apollon Limassol Germany Alexander Zorniger Cyprus Chambos Kyriakou Puma Stoiximan
Aris Limassol Belarus Aleksey Shpilevsky Croatia Gordon Schildenfeld Jako Parimatch
Doxa Katokopias Cyprus Elias Charalambous Finland Berat Sadik Nike Victory Ammunition
Ethnikos Achna Spain North Macedonia Martin Bogatinov Jako OPAP Cyprus
Olympiakos Nicosia Spain Lucas Alcaraz Ghana Kingsley Sarfo Jako Office Pro
Omonia Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Spain Jordi Gómez Macron Fonbet
PAEEK Cyprus Cyprus Charalambos Aristotelous Givova
Pafos FC Slovenia Darko Milanič England Jason Puncheon Jako Korantina Homes

Regular season[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Apollon Limassol 22 14 4 4 37 21 +16 46 Qualification for the Championship round
2 APOEL 22 11 6 5 35 25 +10 39
3 AEK Larnaca 22 10 9 3 31 17 +14 39
4 Anorthosis Famagusta 22 11 5 6 36 26 +10 38
5 Aris Limassol 22 10 6 6 23 20 +3 36
6 Pafos 22 8 10 4 27 19 +8 34
7 Omonia 22 9 4 9 25 25 0 31 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 AEL Limassol 22 7 4 11 26 28 −2 25
9 Olympiakos Nicosia 22 5 7 10 14 23 −9 22
10 Doxa Katokopias 22 5 7 10 18 30 −12 22
11 PAEEK 22 3 6 13 17 35 −18 15
12 Ethnikos Achna 22 3 4 15 13 33 −20 13
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]

Results[]

Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APOE APOL ARI DOX ETH OLY OMO PAE PAF
AEK Larnaca 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–3
AEL Limassol 0–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 4–0
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0
APOEL 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–1
Apollon Limassol 1–4 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Aris Limassol 1–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0
Doxa Katokopias 1–4 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
Ethnikos Achna 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–1
Olympiakos Nicosia 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2
Omonia 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–4 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1
PAEEK 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2
Pafos 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Apollon Limassol2111132211112113311111
APOEL1212121111106745678677777432
AEK Larnaca4322211122221221233243
Anorthosis Famagusta71010108911859787445456524
Aris Limassol3553323333333332122355
Pafos1885768686564556564666
Omonia8999979997845764645777
AEL Limassol6436444478999910101088888
Olympiakos Nicosia1077755556445689991010999
Doxa Katokopias524468101011101010101088899101010
PAEEK966810117111011111111111111111111111111
Ethnikos Achna11111112121212121212121212121212121212121212
Leader and Qualification to Championship round
Qualification to Championship round
Qualification to Relegation round

Results by round[]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AEK LarnacaDWDWWWWWLDWWDLDWDDDDLW
AEL LimassolLWDLWWDLLDLLLWLDLWWLWL
Anorthosis FamagustaWLWLWLLWWLDLWWWWWDDDWD
APOELLLLWLWWDWDWDDDWLWDWWWW
Apollon LimassolWWWWLLWWWWDWLDWLWWWWDD
Aris LimassolWLDWWWLWWLDWWDLWWDLDLD
Doxa KatokopiasDWLDDLLDLDWLLWWDLDLLLW
Ethnikos AchnaLLLDLLDLLLWLWLLLLLDWLD
Olympiakos NicosiaLWDLWDWLDWLLDLDLLDLWLD
OmoniaWLWDLWLLWWLWDLDWLWDLWL
PAEEKLWDLLLWLDLLWLDLDDLLLDL
PafosWLDDDDLWLWDDWWDDWLWDWD
Source: Cyprus Football Association
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Championship round[]

Championship round table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APOL APOE AEK ARI ANO PAF
1 Apollon Limassol 24 14 6 4 38 22 +16 48 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 3 Apr 1–1
2 APOEL 24 12 7 5 38 27 +11 43 20 Mar 1–1 10 Apr
3 AEK Larnaca 24 11 9 4 35 20 +15 42 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 9 Apr 1–2
4 Aris Limassol 24 11 7 6 26 22 +4 40 20 Mar 10 Apr 2–1
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 24 11 6 7 38 30 +8 39 2 Apr 1–3
6 Pafos 24 8 11 5 28 21 +7 35 0–0 4 Apr 19 Mar
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. 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]


Positions by Round[]

Team ╲ Round2223242526272829303132
Apollon Limassol1111
APOEL232
AEK Larnaca323
Aris Limassol554
Anorthosis Famagusta445
Pafos6666
Champions League second qualifying round
Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Cyprus Football Association

Relegation round[]

Relegation round table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation OMO AEL DOX OLY ETH PAE
7 Omonia 23 9 5 9 27 27 0 32 2–2 4 Apr
8 AEL Limassol 24 9 4 11 29 29 0 31 19 Mar 9 Apr 2–1
9 Doxa Katokopias 24 5 9 10 21 33 −12 24 3 Apr 1–1
10 Olympiakos Nicosia 24 5 8 11 15 25 −10 23 8 Apr 0–1
11 Ethnikos Achna 23 4 4 15 17 33 −16 16 Relegation to the 20 Apr 18 Mar 2 Apr
12 PAEEK 24 3 6 15 18 41 −23 15 11 Apr 18 Mar 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2022. 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]


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 ╲ Round2223242526272829303132
Omonia777
AEL Limassol888
Doxa Katokopias10109
Olympiakos Nicosia9910
Ethnikos Achna121211
PAEEK111112
Relegation to
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2022. Source: Cyprus Football Association

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 24 January 2022
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski AEK Larnaca 10
2 Finland Berat Sadik Doxa Katokopias 9
3 Finland Onni Valakari Pafos 8
4 Egypt Amr Warda Anorthosis Famagusta 7
5 Cyprus Ioannis Pittas Apollon Limassol 6
Poland Mariusz Stępiński Aris Limassol
England Matt Derbyshire AEK Larnaca
8 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvilitaia APOEL 5
France Bagaliy Dabo Apollon Limassol
Serbia Stefan Šćepović AEL Limassol
Cyprus Fotios Papoulis Omonia

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1. Division 2021/2022". soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "1. Division 2021/2022 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Cyprus First Division Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

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