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2022–23 Cypriot First Division

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The 2022–23 Cypriot First Division was the 84th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.[2]

Cyta Championship
Season2022–23
Dates26 August 2022 – 29 May 2023
ChampionsAris Limassol
1st title
RelegatedAkritas Chlorakas
Olympiakos Nicosia
Enosis Neon Paralimni
Champions LeagueAris Limassol
Europa Conference LeagueOmonia
AEK Larnaca
APOEL
Matches played268
Goals scored636 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerJairo
Ioannis Pittas
(both 18 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 run16 matches
Aris Limassol
Longest winless run12 matches
Olympiakos Nicosia
Longest losing run7 matches
Akritas Chlorakas
Highest attendance14,052[1]
APOEL 4–0 Omonia
27 November 2022
Total attendance551,808[1]
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2023.

Competition system

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14 teams participated in the 2022–23 First Division.[2][3]

It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, all teams played each other twice, one at home and one away. After the completion of the 26 matches (A phase) the teams participated in 2 groups (depending on their position) and played ranking matches (B phase). The results, points and goals of the A' phase were transferred to the matches. The teams in places 1–6 competed for the championship and places leading to the European championships. The teams faced each other twice, one at home and one away.[2] The team with the most points was declared the champion.[3] The champion team secured their place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. In addition, the teams finishing in second and third place secured their participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

The teams in positions 7–14 faced each other twice, one at home and one away.[2] The bottom three teams were relegated to the Second Division.[4][3]

Changes compared to the previous season

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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.[5][6][7][8] 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

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Locations of the 2022–23 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.[9]
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

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League table

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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).[10]

Results

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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 –[a] 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

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Championship round table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARI APOE AEK PAF APOL OMO
1 Aris Limassol (C) 36 21 11 4 65 28 +37 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
2 APOEL 36 20 11 5 52 26 +26 71 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 4–3 — 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0
3 AEK Larnaca 36 20 6 10 55 37 +18 66 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 0–1 2–0
4 Pafos 36 17 12 7 60 30 +30 63 2–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–1 0–1
5 Apollon Limassol 35 19 5 11 47 37 +10 62 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 — 3–1
6 Omonia[a] 36 15 4 17 43 42 +1 49 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 —
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).[10]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Cup winner

Relegation round

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Relegation round table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation ANO NSF AEL KAR DOX ENP AKR OLY
7 Anorthosis Famagusta 40 18 9 13 52 44 +8 63 — 4–4 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–3 4–1
8 Nea Salamis Famagusta 40 17 7 16 51 55 −4 58 0–2 — 2–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 3–2
9 AEL Limassol 39 13 10 16 35 40 −5 49 0–2 3–3 — 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1
10 Karmiotissa 40 13 9 18 37 54 −17 48 1–2 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2
11 Doxa Katokopias 40 10 9 21 32 56 −24 39 0–5 0–1 0–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–3 1–0
12 Enosis Neon Paralimni (R) 40 10 7 23 40 52 −12 37 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 — 5–1 3–0
13 Akritas Chlorakas (R) 40 9 7 24 37 73 −36 34 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 — 2–1
14 Olympiakos Nicosia (R) 40 5 13 22 30 62 −32 28 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 —
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).[11]
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ioannis Pittas Apollon Limassol 18
  Jairo Pafos
3   Diego Dorregaray Nea Salamis Famagusta 16
4   Aleksandr Kokorin Aris Limassol 13
5   Ivan Trichkovski AEK Larnaca 11
6   Miguel Ángel Guerrero Anorthosis Famagusta 10
7   Aleksandar Vucenovic Enosis Neon Paralimni 9
  Mounir El Allouchi Karmiotissa
  Bruno Felipe Omonia / Pafos
10   Andronikos Kakoullis Omonia 8
  Omri Altman AEK Larnaca
  Muamer Tankovic Pafos

References

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  10. ^ a b "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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