Cypriot First Division (women)
Founded | 1998 |
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Country | Cyprus |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 1 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Cypriot Women's Cup, Cypriot Women's Super Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
Current champions | Apollon Limassol (10th title) (2018–19) |
Most championships | Apollon Limassol (10 titles) |
Current: 2020–21 Cypriot First Division (women) |
The Cypriot First Division is the top division of women's football in Cyprus. It has been running since its establishment by the Cyprus Football Association (C.F.A) and its originator Tassos Katsikidis (vice-president of the board) during the 1998–99 season.
The winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Although a Cypriot team entered the Champions League every year from 2003–04 onwards, in 2008–09 Apollon Limassol became the first team to win a point in those competitions. There is no second league in Cyprus as of 2014, thus there is no relegation in place.[1]
2017–18 teams[]
Team | Home city | Home ground | 2016/17 finish |
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Anorthosis Famagusta FC | Ayia Napa | ||
Apollon Ladies F.C. | Limassol | SEK Agiou Athanasiou | 1st |
Apollon Lympion | Lympia | ||
Barcelona FA | Germasogeia | ||
Kolossi | |||
Limassol | |||
Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia | Lakatamia | ||
Latsia | |||
Omonia Nicosia | Nicosia | ||
Paphos |
2018–19 teams[]
Teams |
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Apollon Ladies F.C. |
Apollon Lympion |
Barcelona FA |
Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia |
Omonia Nicosia |
2019–20 teams[]
The season will start at 15 September 2019.[needs update]
Teams |
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Apollon Ladies F.C. |
Apollon Lympion |
Nea Salamina Famagusta |
Omonia Nicosia |
Current format[]
Each club plays the other sides twice, for a total of 18 games for each club. In the second round the teams ranked 1-5 play off for the title and teams finishing 6-10 play each other. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. The league champions qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
List of champions[]
Champions so far are:[2]
Season | Winner |
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1998–99 | |
1999-00 | |
2000–01 | |
2001–02 | |
2002–03 | |
2003–04 | |
2004–05 | |
2005–06 | |
2006–07 | |
2007–08 | |
2008–09 | Apollon Limassol |
2009–10 | Apollon Limassol |
2010–11 | Apollon Limassol |
2011–12 | Apollon Limassol |
2012–13 | Apollon Limassol |
2013–14[3] | Apollon Limassol |
2014–15[4] | Apollon Limassol |
2015–16[5] | Apollon Limassol |
2016–17 | Apollon Limassol |
2017–18 | Barcelona FA |
2018–19 | Apollon Limassol |
Performance by club[]
Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
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Apollon Limassol | 10 | 2009–2017,2019 |
5 | 2000,2001,2005,2006,2007 | |
2 | 1999,2002 | |
2 | 2003,2004 | |
1 | 2008 | |
Barcelona FA | 1 | 2018 |
References[]
- ^ "Women's football across the national associations (2013/14)" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Cyprus – List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Apollon wins sixth title in a row" (in Greek). apollon365.com. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Apollon wins seventh title in a row" (in Greek). apollon.com.cy. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ 15 February 2016. "Η Άντρη Βιολάρη (αριστερά με τη φανέλα της Εθνικής μας) αναδείχτηκε πρώτη σκόρερ. (Eighth consecutive title for Apollon Ladies)" (in Greek). Retrieved 25 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- (in Greek) Official Site
- League at uefa.com
- League at soccerway.com
- Top level women's association football leagues in Europe
- Women's football competitions in Cyprus
- Football leagues in Cyprus
- Women's sports leagues in Cyprus