2003–04 Cypriot Third Division

Cypriot Third Division
Season	2003–04
Champions	APOP Kinyras (1st title)
Promoted	APOP Kinyras MEAP Chalkanoras
Relegated	Ethnikos L. Anagennisi G. Sourouklis
Matches played	181
Goals scored	592 (3.27 per match)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Cypriot Third Division was the 33rd season of the Cypriot third-level football league. APOP Kinyras won their 1st title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 2003–04 Cypriot Third 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 first three teams were promoted to the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division

Teams relegated from 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division

Chalkanoras Idaliou
AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta
Anagennisi Germasogeias

Teams promoted from 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division

Teams relegated to 2003–04 Cypriot Fourth Division

Othellos Athienou
Achyronas Liopetriou
Elia Lythrodonta

Also, before the start of the season, Kinyras Empas and APOP Peyia were merged to form APOP Kinyras, which took the place of Kinyras Empas in the Cypriot Third Division.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.<noinclude>	D.<noinclude>	L.<noinclude>	GF.<noinclude>	GA.<noinclude>	GF.<noinclude>	Pts.<noinclude>	Notes
1	APOP Kinyras	26	19	3	4	51	22	29	60	Champions-Promoted to 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division.
2	MEAP Nisou	26	18	2	6	68	24	44	56	Promoted to 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division.
3	Chalkanoras Idaliou	26	15	4	7	56	27	29	49	Promoted to 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division.
4	Orfeas Nicosia	26	11	6	9	44	42	2	39
5	AEZ Zakakiou	26	11	5	10	37	33	4	38
6	Elpida Xylofagou	26	9	7	10	34	34	0	34
7	Adonis Idaliou	26	10	4	12	45	46	-1	34
8	AEK Kythreas	26	9	7	10	36	42	-6	34
9	AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta	26¹	10	3	12	45	45	0	33
10	Iraklis Gerolakkou	26	9	6	11	42	49	-7	33
11	AEM Mesogis	26	8	8	10	42	49	-7	32
12	Ethnikos Latsion	26	7	10	9	38	45	-7	31	Relegated to 2004–05 Cypriot Fourth Division.
13	Anagennisi Germasogeias	26	5	5	16	34	53	-19	20
14	Sourouklis Troullon	26¹	4	2	19	20	81	-61	14

Points system: Won=3 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points

Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for

¹The game Sourouklis-AEK/Achilleas abandoned at 2-1 in 80' after a fight broke out between the players; game was decided to be void with neither side awarded any points as the CFA considered the abandonment the fault of both clubs.

Results

↓Home / Away→	ADN	AEZ	AEK	ACH	AEM	ANG	APK	ETL	ELP	IRK	MPN	ORF	SRK	CHL
Adonis		2-0	3-0	3-2	3-0	4-2	1-2	2-2	0-0	2-2	3-4	2-1	2-1	4-3
AEZ	0-1		1-0	2-2	2-1	4-1	0-1	2-0	0-1	2-1	1-0	0-0	4-1	0-0
AEK Kythreas	3-1	4-2		1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1	4-1	2-2	3-3	0-4	4-2	2-1	1-2
AEK/Achilleas	2-1	1-0	1-3		3-1	4-2	0-2	3-1	3-0	0-1	2-4	3-2	4-0	2-1
AEM	3-5	1-4	2-2	2-1		1-4	0-3	2-2	2-1	5-2	2-1	3-2	1-1	1-0
Anagennisi	1-0	1-2	0-0	1-3	0-0		2-2	1-1	1-2	1-3	1-2	2-3	5-0	0-4
APOP Kinyras	2-1	3-1	4-0	4-1	0-0	2-0		0-1	3-1	1-0	1-0	2-0	3-0	0-2
Ethnikos	1-1	2-1	1-1	2-2	0-0	1-3	0-4		3-2	1-0	0-2	1-1	9-1	1-0
Elpida	2-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	3-2	2-0	0-1	4-2		1-0	0-2	0-2	3-0	2-2
Iraklis	1-0	1-1	2-1	4-3	2-5	3-2	3-3	1-2	1-3		1-4	2-2	6-1	0-0
MEAP	3-1	4-0	2-0	2-0	1-1	3-0	3-2	3-0	2-2	3-0		5-0	7-0	2-3
Orfeas	3-1	2-1	1-0	2-1	2-1	1-1	2-3	2-2	2-1	1-2	2-0		5-0	2-1
Sourouklis	3-2	1-3	0-3	-	2-4	1-2	0-2	2-2	1-0	2-0	0-4	2-0		0-6
Chalkanoras	3-0	2-4	5-0	3-1	2-1	4-1	4-0	1-0	2-1	0-1	2-1	2-2	2-0

¹The match between Sourouklis and AEK/Achilleas was abandoned in the 80th minute at 2–1, after a fight broke out between the players; game was decided to be void with neither side awarded any points as the CFA considered the abandonment the fault of both clubs.

Sources

"2003/04 Cypriot Third Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

Cypriot Third Division

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2003–04 in Cypriot football

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Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division

Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup

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