1996–97 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1996–97
Champions	Anorthosis (8th title)
Relegated	Aris Olympiakos APEP
Champions League	Anorthosis (1st qualifying round)
UEFA Cup	Apollon (1st qualifying round)
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	APOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup)
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Nea Salamis (group stage)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	564 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	Michalis Konstantinou (17 goals)^[1]
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Cypriot First Division was the 58th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 8th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1996–97 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 three teams were relegated to the 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.

The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

AEL Limassol, Evagoras Paphos and Omonia Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1995–96 Cypriot Second Division, APOP Paphos. APEP and Anagennisi Deryneia.

Stadia and locations

APOEL
Olympiakos
Omonia

Anorthosis

Apollon
Aris

AEK,Alki

Enosis Neon Paralimni

1996–97 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
ΑΕΚ	GSZ Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anagennisi	Anagennisi Football Ground
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEP	Kyperounda Municipal Stadium
APOEL	Makario Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
APOP	Pafiako Stadium
Aris	Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos	Dasaki Stadium
Enosis	Paralimni Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamina	Ammochostos Stadium
Olympiakos	Makario Stadium
Omonia	Makario Stadium

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.<noinclude>	D.<noinclude>	L.<noinclude>	GF.<noinclude>	GA.<noinclude>	GF.<noinclude>	Pts.<noinclude>	Notes
1	Anorthosis	26	20	5	1	58	14	44	65	Champions-UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round
2	Apollon	26	16	4	6	43	22	21	52	1997–98 UEFA Cup 1st qualifying round
3	Omonia	26	14	4	8	39	30	9	46
4	AEK	26	11	8	7	49	37	12	41
5	APOEL	26	12	4	10	57	43	14	40	Cypriot Cup Winner-1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round.
6	Ethnikos	26	11	4	11	48	36	12	37
7	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	9	8	9	48	48	0	35
8	Nea Salamis	26	8	10	8	42	36	6	34	1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage.
9	Anagennisi	26	9	5	12	27	42	-15	32
10	APOP	26	9	4	13	29	44	-15	31
11	Alki	26	8	6	12	41	49	-8	30
12	Aris	26	7	7	12	33	41	-8	28	Relegated to 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division.
13	Olympiakos	26	8	3	15	28	47	-19	27
14	APEP	26	3	2	21	22	75	-53	11

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

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

Results

↓Home / Away→	AEK	ALK	ANG	ANR	APE	APN	APL	APP	ARD	ETH	ENP	NSL	OLY	OMO
AEK		3-0	1-1	0-1	4-0	1-2	3-3	2-2	4-1	4-1	2-2	1-0	3-0	3-2
Alki	0-2		2-2	0-0	0-2	2-5	1-0	1-3	2-0	2-3	1-0	3-3	3-2	2-4
Anagennisi	2-2	0-0		1-4	3-2	1-0	2-3	1-0	1-3	1-0	0-0	2-1	1-0	1-2
Anorthosi	2-0	2-1	2-0		5-1	1-0	0-0	5-0	1-1	1-0	5-2	2-0	4-0	2-1
APEP	4-2	1-4	0-1	0-3		2-1	1-3	2-3	1-2	0-9	1-3	1-1	0-1	2-2
APOEL	2-3	1-5	0-1	2-4	6-1		3-0	5-4	3-0	2-1	3-3	3-1	5-0	2-2
Apollon	0-0	5-1	4-1	1-0	2-0	1-0		3-0	1-0	2-0	0-1	0-3	4-0	2-0
APOP	1-1	0-1	1-0	0-1	1-0	3-2	0-2		3-0	0-3	1-0	0-1	0-1	2-0
Aris	2-1	2-2	3-1	0-0	2-1	1-1	0-1	0-1		0-0	3-4	0-2	4-2	1-2
Ethnikos	3-1	1-5	5-0	1-2	1-0	2-2	2-3	4-0	1-0		1-1	2-2	1-0	2-1
Enosis	1-2	3-0	2-1	0-5	6-0	2-3	1-0	2-2	3-3	1-2		3-3	1-0	0-2
Nea Salamis	2-3	1-1	3-1	1-1	6-0	0-2	1-3	1-1	1-1	2-1	2-2		2-1	0-1
Olympiakos	2-0	1-0	2-1	2-3	2-0	1-2	0-0	3-1	1-4	2-1	3-4	1-1		1-2
Omonia	1-1	3-2	0-1	0-2	2-0	1-0	2-0	3-0	1-0	2-1	3-1	0-2	0-0

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

"1996/97 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

1996–97 in Cypriot football

« 1995–96 1997–98 »

Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division

Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup

European competitions	Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup

1996–97 in European football (UEFA)

« 1995–96 1997–98 »

Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '96 '97 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '96 '97 Finland '96 '97 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '96 '97 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '96 '97 Latvia '96 '97 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '96 '97 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '96 '97 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '96 '97 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '96 '97 Finland '96 '97 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '96 '97 Israel Italy Latvia '96 '97 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '96 '97 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	England Finland '96 '97 France Germany Iceland '96 '97 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales

UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying, Group stage, knockout stage, Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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1996–97 Cypriot First Division

Format

Point system

Changes from previous season

Stadia and locations

League standings

Results

References

Sources

See also