2022–23 Cypriot First Division

The 2022–23 Cypriot First Division is the 84th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.[1]

Cyta Championship
Season2022–23
Dates26 August 2022 – 4 June 2023
Matches played182
Goals scored417 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerJairo
(17 goals)
Biggest home winAris Limassol 5–0 Olympiakos Nicosia
(2 September 2022)
Enosis Neon Paralimni 5–0 Akritas Chlorakas
(26 February 2023)
Biggest away winAkritas Chlorakas 0–4 Pafos
(10 September 2022)
Highest scoringPafos 5–2 Akritas Chlorakas
(23 December 2022)
AEK Larnaca 4–3 Aris Limassol
(15 January 2023)
Apollon Limassol 3–4 Karmiotissa
(9 February 2023)
Longest winning run9 matches
APOEL
AEK Larnaca
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
AEK Larnaca
Longest winless run12 matches
Olympiakos Nicosia
Longest losing run7 matches
Akritas Chlorakas
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2023.

Competition system

14 teams will participate in the 2022–23 First Division.[1][2]

It will be conducted in two phases. In the first phase, all teams will play each other twice, one at home and one away. After the completion of the 26 matches (A phase) the teams will participate in 2 groups (depending on their position) and will play ranking matches (B phase). The results, points and goals of the A' phase will be transferred to the matches. The teams in places 1–6 will compete for the championship and places leading to the European championships. The teams will face each other twice, one at home and one away.[1] The team with the most points will be declared the champion.[2] The champion team secures their place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. In addition, the teams finishing in second and third place secure their participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

The teams in positions 7–14 will face each other twice, one at home and one away.[1] The bottom three teams will be relegated to the Second Division.[3][2]

Changes compared to the previous season

In relation to the 2021–22 season, the teams promoted from the Second Division will participate in the 2022–23 First Division are Karmiotissa, New Salamina, Akritas Chlorakas and Enosis Neon Paralimni.[4][5][6][7] The teams that will not take a part in the season are PAEEK and Ethnikos Achna who had been relegated to the Second Division.

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2022–23 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.[8]
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Akritas Chlorakas Chloraka, Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Doxa Katokopias Katokopia, Nicosia Katokopia Stadium 3,500
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni, Famagusta Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia, Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Nea Salamis Famagusta Famagusta Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Pafos FC Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APOEL 26 18 5 3 40 13 +27 59 Qualification for the Championship round
2 AEK Larnaca 26 18 3 5 46 21 +25 57
3 Aris Limassol 26 15 8 3 46 20 +26 53
4 Pafos 26 14 8 4 48 20 +28 50
5 Apollon Limassol 25 13 5 7 34 27 +7 44
6 Omonia 26 13 2 11 37 28 +9 41
7 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 12 2 12 27 34 −7 38 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 AEL Limassol 25 10 5 10 21 20 +1 35
9 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 9 6 11 22 30 −8 33
10 Karmiotissa 26 7 6 13 25 40 −15 27
11 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 6 3 17 22 38 −16 21
12 Doxa Katokopias 26 5 6 15 18 36 −18 21
13 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 2 10 14 16 40 −24 16
14 Akritas Chlorakas 26 3 3 20 15 50 −35 12
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[9]

Results
Home \ Away AEK AEL AKR ANO APOE APOL ARI DOX ENP KAR NSF OLY OMO PAF
AEK Larnaca — 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–0
AEL Limassol 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–3
Akritas Chlorakas 1–2 0–3 — 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–4
Anorthosis Famagusta 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–1
APOEL 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1
Apollon Limassol 2–1 –[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 3–0 0–1 — 0–3 1–0 1–0 3–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1
Aris Limassol 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 5–0 1–1 2–2
Doxa Katokopias 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 — 0–3 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–3
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–2 0–1 5–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 0–2
Karmiotissa 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–1
Nea Salamis Famagusta 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 2–1 0–2
Olympiakos Nicosia 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 — 0–1 1–1
Omonia 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 — 0–0
Pafos 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Declared an unplayed match by CFA (not a draw)


Championship round

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARI APOE AEK PAF APOL OMO
1 Aris Limassol (X) 34 20 11 3 61 24 +37 71 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 20 May
2 APOEL (X) 34 19 11 4 46 20 +26 68 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 27 May — 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0
3 AEK Larnaca 34 19 5 10 52 36 +16 62 1–1 2–2 — 21 May 0–1 2–0
4 Pafos 34 16 11 7 57 28 +29 59[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 1–1 4–0 — 28 May 0–1
5 Apollon Limassol 33 18 5 10 43 33 +10 59[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 21 May 1–0 0–1 — 3–1
6 Omonia 34 15 4 15 43 39 +4 49 0–3 1–1 28 May 2–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[9]
(X) Guaranteed at least Europa Conference League
Notes:
  1. Head to head points: Pafos 5, Apollon 2

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation ANO NSF AEL KAR DOX ENP AKR OLY
7 Anorthosis Famagusta 37 16 9 12 48 40 +8 57 — 4–4 2–0 0–0 3–1 29 May 2–3 4–1
8 Nea Salamis Famagusta 38 15 7 16 47 53 −6 52 0–2 — 2–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 26 May
9 AEL Limassol 37 13 9 15 34 36 −2 48 0–2 3–3 — 3–0 29 May 1–0 2–2 0–1
10 Karmiotissa 38 13 8 17 36 52 −16 47 23 May 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2
11 Doxa Katokopias 37 9 8 20 29 53 −24 35 0–5 23 May 0–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–3 1–0
12 Enosis Neon Paralimni 38 9 7 22 37 51 −14 34 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division 0–0 0–0 20 May 0–1 1–2 — 5–1 3–0
13 Akritas Chlorakas 37 8 5 24 32 70 −38 29 19 May 1–0 1–0 27 May 1–2 2–2 — 2–1
14 Olympiakos Nicosia 37 5 12 20 25 55 −30 27 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 19 May 0–0 22 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[10]

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 13 May 2023[11]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Jairo Pafos 18
2 Cyprus Ioannis Pittas Apollon Limassol 15
3 Argentina Diego Dorregaray Nea Salamis Famagusta 14
4 Russia Aleksandr Kokorin Aris Limassol 13
5 Spain Miguel Ángel Guerrero Anorthosis Famagusta 10
North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski AEK Larnaca
6 Netherlands Mounir El Allouchi Karmiotissa 9
Austria Aleksandar Vucenovic Enosis Neon Paralimni
7 Sweden Muamer Tanković Pafos 8
Cyprus Andronikos Kakoullis Omonia
Sweden Leo Bengtsson Aris Limassol
Brazil Bruno Felipe Omonia / Pafos
Finland Berat Sadik Doxa Katokopias
Israel Omri Altman AEK Larnaca

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