1981 �82 CYPRIOT FIRST DIVISION

Cypriot First Division
Season	1981–82
Champions	Omonia; (11th title)
Relegated	Keravnos; Evagoras;
European Cup	Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup	Pezoporikos (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	Apollon (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	414 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sotiris Kaiafas; (19 goals)
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 Cypriot First Division was the 43rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 11th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1981–82 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 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1982–83 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras Paphos and APOP Paphos.

Stadia and locations

ENP

1981–82 Cypriot First Division

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

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Omonia (C)	26	20	4	2	61	9	+52	44	Qualification for European Cup first round
2	Pezoporikos Larnaca	26	13	8	5	38	17	+21	34	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3	APOEL	26	10	14	2	29	14	+15	34
4	Apollon Limassol	26	13	8	5	34	23	+11	34	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
5	AEL Limassol	26	9	10	7	29	22	+7	28
6	Nea Salamis	26	8	9	9	34	30	+4	25
7	Omonia Aradippou	26	8	9	9	27	33	−6	25
8	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	8	7	11	25	32	−7	23
9	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	8	6	12	23	34	−11	22
10	Olympiakos Nicosia	26	7	8	11	26	40	−14	22
11	EPA Larnaca	26	6	10	10	24	41	−17	22
12	APOP Paphos	26	5	9	12	24	35	−11	19
13	Keravnos (R)	26	7	5	14	22	37	−15	19	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14	Evagoras Paphos (R)	26	2	9	15	18	47	−29	13	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for. Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Apollon qualified to 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1982–83 European Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	AEL	ANR	APN	APL	APP	ENP	EPA	EVA	KRN	NSL	OLY	OMA	OMN	POL
AEL		1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–0	1–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–0	0–1
Anorthosis	0–1		1–4	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–4	3–1	1–0	0–1	0–3
APOEL	0–0	2–0		0–0	1–1	2–2	4–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–0	0–1	2–0
Apollon	1–1	2–0	0–0		2–1	1–0	1–0	5–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	2–1
APOP	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1		2–0	4–0	4–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–0
ENP	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–0	3–1		2–3	1–0	1–0	2–0	0–1	5–4	0–0	2–1
EPA	1–0	0–3	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–1		1–1	3–2	1–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1
Evagoras	2–3	0–2	0–1	0–2	1–1	0–0	0–1		2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0
Keravnos	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–1	0–0	2–1		0–0	1–1	0–1	0–3	0–1
Nea Salamis	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–3	5–1	4–2		2–0	1–3	0–2	0–0
Olympiakos	2–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	1–1	0–0	2–2	4–1	1–0	0–2		2–1	0–4	0–0
Omonia Ar.	0–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	3–2		0–2	0–0
Omonia	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	6–0	4–0	8–0	3–0	5–0	5–2	3–1	3–0		2–0
Pezoporikos	3–3	3–1	1–1	1–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	4–1	2–0

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources

"1981/82 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

[table_note_res_CWC0.84351181091904-2] Apollon qualified to 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1982–83 European Cup.

[first-1] "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

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v t e Cypriot First Division
2023–24 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol AEZ Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Doxa Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Othellos Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Katokopia Stadium Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis ENP EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e 1981–82 in Cypriot football
« 1980–81 1982–83 »
Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup Stylianakis Shield
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

v t e 1981– 82 in European football ( UEFA)
« 1980–81 1982–83 »
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '81 '82 England Faroe Islands '81 '82 Finland '81 '82 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '81 '82 Israel Italy 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 '81 '82 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland
Super cups	Soviet Union '81
UEFA competitions	European Cup ( Final) Cup Winners' Cup ( Final) UEFA Cup ( Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '80–'81 '81–'83

v t e Cypriot First Division
2023–24 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol AEZ Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Doxa Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Othellos Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Katokopia Stadium Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis ENP EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e 1981–82 in Cypriot football
« 1980–81 1982–83 »
Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup Stylianakis Shield
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

Format

Changes from previous season

Stadia and locations

League standings

Results

See also

References

Sources

Format

Changes from previous season

Stadia and locations

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