The 2001–02 Cypriot First Division was the 63rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 17th title.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APOEL (17th title) |
| Relegated | Ethnikos Assia Doxa Ermis |
| Champions League | APOEL (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Anorthosis (qualifying round) AEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Enosis (1st round) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 669 (3.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Wojciech Kowalczyk (22 goals)[1] |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
Format
editFourteen teams participated in the 2001–02 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 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2002 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
editTeams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
editNea Salamina, Digenis Morphou and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2000–01 Cypriot Second Division, Alki Larnaca, Ethnikos Assia and Ermis Aradippou.
Stadia and locations
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League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 59 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 54 | |
| 4 | Omonia | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 53 | |
| 5 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 42 | |
| 7 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 41 | |
| 8 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 39 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 9 | AEP Paphos | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 36 | |
| 11 | Alki Larnaca[b] | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 | Ethnikos Assia (R) | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 17 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 13 | Doxa Katokopias (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 84 | −54 | 9 | |
| 14 | Ermis Aradippou (R) | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 107 | −91 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The third team, AEL, qualified to 2002–03 UEFA Cup because the second team, Anorthosis, already qualified to the same competition as the winner of 2001–02 Cypriot Cup.
- ^ Alki had 3 points deducted for failing to pay old debts to a former manager.
Results
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
edit- "2001/02 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.