1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season 1986–87
Champions Omonia
(15th title)
Relegated Omonia Ar.
Ermis
European Cup Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup EPA (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup AEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played 240
Goals scored 677 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Spas Dzhevizov
(32 goals)[1]

The 1986–87 Cypriot First Division was the 48th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 15th title.

Format

Sixteen teams participated in the 1986–87 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 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1987–88 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1987–88 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

No team was relegated from the previous season. The first two teams of the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division, Ethnikos Achna and Omonia Aradippou were promoted and added to the First Division.

Stadia and locations

Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
APOP Pafiako Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos Dasaki Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Municipal Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Ermis Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamis 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
1Omonia 30260486285852Champions-1987–88 European Cup 1st Round.
2APOEL1 30199258114747
3EPA 301875452025431987–88 UEFA Cup 1st Round.1
4AEL 30148862342836Cypriot Cup Winner-1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round.
5Aris 301211753351835
6Apollon 30138952341834
7Olympiakos 30121084746134
8Anorthosis 3091563530533
9APOP 30811113944-527
10Enosis Neon Paralimni 3098133453-1926
11Pezoporikos 30416102528-324
12Alki 30514113039-924
13Nea Salamis 30710134554-924
14Ethnikos 30512132750-2322
15Omonia Aradippou 3029192164-4313Relegated to 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division.
16Ermis 30142519108-896

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

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

1In 1986 APOEL was drawn against Besiktas J.K. for the second round of the 1986-87 European Cup. This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition (see Cyprus dispute). The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with one year disqualification from any UEFA competition. So, the third team of the table, EPA, took APOEL place in 1987-88 UEFA Cup.

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.

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See also

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