1990–91 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season 1990–91
Champions Apollon
(1st title)
Relegated APOP
APEP
European Cup Apollon (1st round)
UEFA Cup Anorthosis (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup Omonia (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 501 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer Suad Beširević
Panayiotis Xiourouppas
(19 goals)[1]

The 1990–91 Cypriot First Division was the 52nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Apollon Limassol won their 1st title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1990–91 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 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division. The 12th-placed team faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division, in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in the 1991–92 Cypriot First Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1991–92 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1991–92 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

Evagoras Paphos and Ethnikos Achna were relegated from previous season and played in the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division, EPA Larnaca and APEP.

Stadia and locations

Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEP Kyperounda Municipal Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
APOP Pafiako Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Municipal Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Nea Salamina Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Olympiakos GSP 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
1Apollon Limassol 26196160204044Champions-1991–92 European Cup 1st Round
2Anorthosis Famagusta 261853421428411991–92 UEFA Cup 1st Round
3APOEL 26139448232535
4Omonia 26127741221931Cypriot Cup Winner-1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round
5AEL Limassol 2610883636028
6Nea Salamis Famagusta 269983831727
7Pezoporikos Larnaca 2681173528727
8Aris Limassol 2696113340-724
9Alki Larnaca 2688103240-824
10EPA Larnaca 2671092937-824
11Olympiakos Nicosia 2679103637-123
12Enosis Neon Paralimni 2677123345-1221Relegation playoff.
13APOP Paphos 2614212063-436Relegated to 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division.
14APEP 2633201865-4751

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

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

1: APEP 4 points deducted

Results

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AEL ALK ANR APE APN APL APP ARS ENP EPA NSL OLY OMO POL
AEL 4-0 1-2 1-0 2-2 0-2 1-0 4-0 2-2 1-0 2-1 2-2 1-1 2-2
Alki 0-1 0-1 3-1 0-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 3-2 1-1 2-1 1-1 0-3 1-3
Anorthosis 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 5-0 2-0 3-1 4-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
APEP 1-1 3-5 1-2 0-3 1-1 2-1 0-3 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-4 1-2 1-0
APOEL 4-1 4-0 1-2 3-0 1-1 4-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0
Apollon 1-0 0-0 3-1 3-0 2-2 2-0 5-1 3-0 5-2 5-2 2-0 1-1 3-1
APOP 0-1 3-3 0-2 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-4 2-3 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-0
Aris 4-3 1-1 1-0 1-0 4-1 0-5 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-1 0-2 1-1
ENP 1-1 2-1 0-1 6-1 1-4 0-2 2-1 2-1 0-1 1-1 2-1 0-2 1-1
EPA 0-1 2-1 0-2 5-2 1-1 0-2 4-1 1-0 3-2 0-0 1-1 1-0 0-0
Nea Salamis 5-1 1-3 0-1 4-0 1-0 1-3 1-1 3-0 4-0 1-1 1-1 2-1 1-2
Olympiakos 1-2 2-3 0-2 2-1 0-2 1-2 4-2 0-0 3-1 2-2 3-1 1-0 2-2
Omonia 1-0 0-0 4-1 3-0 1-2 0-2 6-0 0-2 2-0 3-2 0-1 2-0 1-1
Pezoporikos 3-0 1-0 1-1 5-0 1-1 1-2 2-1 3-1 1-1 2-0 0-0 1-4 1-1

Relegation play-off

The 12th-placed team Enosis Neon Paralimni faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division Ethnikos Achna, in a two-legged play-off for one spot in the 1991–92 Cypriot First Division. Enosis Neon Paralimni won both matches and secured their place in the 1991–92 Cypriot First Division.

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.

Sources

See also

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