1980–81 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1980–81
Champions	Omonia (10th title)
Relegated	Alki Aris
European Cup	Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup	APOEL (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	Enosis (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	450 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sotiris Kaiafas (14 goals)^[1]
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Cypriot First Division was the 43rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 10th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 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 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1981–82 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

APOP Paphos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first team of the 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina.

Stadia and locations

APOEL
Omonia

Olympiakos

AEL
Apollon
Aris

Alki
POL
EPA Larnaca FC
Nea Salamina

Enosis Neon Paralimni

Anorthosis

Omonia Ar.

Keravnos

1980–81 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis	Dasaki Stadium
APOEL	Makario Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
Aris	Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Neon Paralimni	Paralimni Stadium
EPA	GSZ Stadium
Keravnos	Keravnos Strovolou Stadium
Nea Salamina	GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos	GSP Stadium
Omonia Ar.	Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Omonia	Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos	GSZ Stadium

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.<noinclude>	D.<noinclude>	L.<noinclude>	GF.<noinclude>	GA.<noinclude>	GF.<noinclude>	Pts.<noinclude>	Notes
1	Omonia	26	16	6	4	56	21	35	38	Champions-1981–82 European Cup 1st Round.
2	APOEL	26	13	10	3	41	16	25	36	1981–82 UEFA Cup 1st Round.
3	Pezoporikos Larnaca	26	14	6	6	45	33	12	34
4	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	11	10	5	32	21	11	32	Cypriot Cup Finalist-1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round.¹
5	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	9	9	8	37	34	3	27
6	Apollon Limassol	26	10	6	10	32	32	0	26
7	Nea Salamina	26	8	8	10	29	32	-3	24
8	Omonia Aradippou	26	7	9	10	30	41	-11	23
9	Keravnos	26	8	7	11	27	40	-13	23
10	EPA Larnaca	26	6	9	11	25	27	-2	21
11	Olympiakos Nicosia	26	7	7	12	23	30	-7	21
12	AEL Limassol	26	7	7	12	19	31	-12	21
13	Alki Larnaca	26	7	7	12	25	40	-15	21	Relegated to 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.
14	Aris Limassol	26	7	3	16	29	52	-23	17	Relegated to 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.

Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points

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

¹Enosis Neon Paralimni] qualified to 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1981–82 European Cup.

References

↑ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources

"1980/81 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

Cypriot First Division

2015–16 clubs	AEK AEL Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Ayia Napa Doxa Enosis Ermis Ethnikos Nea Salamina Omonia Pafos FC

Stadiums	Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Dasaki Stadium GSP Stadium GSZ Stadium Makario Stadium Pafiako Stadium Paralimni Stadium Tsirion Stadium

Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP Anagennisi APEP APOP Alki APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis THOI EPA Ethnikos Assia Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas Othellos Pezoporikos Trast

Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Derbies

Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup 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

1981–82 in European football (UEFA)

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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '81 '82 England Estonia '81 '82 Faroe Islands '81 '82 Finland '81 '82 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '81 '82 Israel Italy Latvia '81 '82 Lithuania '81 '82 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '81 '82 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '81 '82 Spain Sweden '81 '82 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '81 '82 Finland '81 '82 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '81 '82 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '81 '82 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

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1980–81 Cypriot First Division

Format

Point system

Changes from previous season

Stadia and locations

League standings

References

Sources

See also