1985–86 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season 1985–86
Champions APOEL
(13th title)
European Cup APOEL (1st round)
UEFA Cup Omonia (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup Apollon (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 484 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Yiannos Ioannou
(22 goals)[1]

The 1985–86 Cypriot First Division was the 47th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 13th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 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. No team was relegated to the 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1986–87 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1986–87 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

Omonia Aradippou and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1984–85 Cypriot Second Division, Ermis Aradippou and APOP Paphos.

Stadia and locations

Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis GSZ Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
APOP Pafiako Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Ermis Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamina1 Anagennisi Football Ground & GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos GSP Stadium
Omonia Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos GSZ Stadium

1Nea Salanina used two venues. The first 7 out of 13 home games were played at Anagennisi Football Ground and the rest six at GSZ Stadium.[2]

League standings

Pos Team Pld. W.<noinclude> D.<noinclude> L.<noinclude> GF.<noinclude> GA.<noinclude> GF.<noinclude> Pts.<noinclude> Notes
1APOEL 26223161124947Champions-1986–87 European Cup 1st Round.
2Omonia 261682622339401986–87 UEFA Cup 1st Round.
3Apollon Limassol 26157445232237Cypriot Cup Winner-1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round.
4Anorthosis Famagusta 2613673627932
5Nea Salamina 2671182626025
6AEL Limassol 2696112726124
7Pezoporikos Larnaca 2671093232024
8Enosis Neon Paralimni 2687113335-223
9EPA Larnaca 26610102735-822
10Alki Larnaca 2651292231-922
11Olympiakos Nicosia 2678113451-1722
12APOP Paphos 2669112644-1821
13Aris Limassol 2659123242-1019
14Ermis Aradippou 2606202177-566

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

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

References

  1. "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  2. Stilianou & Georgiou 1988, p. 115

Sources

See also

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