2017–18 Cypriot First Division Football league season
The 2017–18 Cypriot First Division was the 79th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 19 August 2017 and is ended on 13 May 2018.[ 1]
Teams
Anagennisi Deryneia and AEZ Zakakiou were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2016–17 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Karmiotissa , who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 Second Division champions Alki Oroklini , runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia .
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the
2017–18 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
AEK
Larnaca
AEK Arena
7,400
AEL
Limassol
Tsirio Stadium
13,331
Alki
Oroklini , Larnaca
Ammochostos Stadium
5,500
Anorthosis
Famagusta
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
10,230
APOEL
Nicosia
GSP Stadium
22,859
Apollon
Limassol
Tsirio Stadium
13,331
Aris
Limassol
Tsirio Stadium
13,331
Doxa
Katokopia , Nicosia
Makario Stadium
16,000
Ermis
Aradippou , Larnaca
GSZ Stadium
13,032
Ethnikos
Achna , Famagusta
Dasaki Stadium
7,000
Nea Salamina
Famagusta
Ammochostos Stadium
5,500
Olympiakos
Nicosia
Makario Stadium
16,000
Omonia
Nicosia
GSP Stadium
22,859
Pafos
Paphos
Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
9,394
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Source:
CFA (in Greek) 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).
[ 25] (R) Relegated
Results
Source:
Cyprus Football Association (in Greek) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Team \ Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
APOEL 8
10
6
9
11
8
4
7
8
8
8
6
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Apollon 9
11
11
7
8
5
7
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Anorthosis 3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
AEK 7
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
AEL 1
5
3
4
5
4
5
8
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Omonia 11
12
8
11
3
7
9
6
4
6
5
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Doxa 5
2
5
3
4
3
6
4
6
7
6
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Ermis 10
13
14
14
14
14
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
Pafos 12
14
13
8
9
6
3
3
3
3
7
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
Nea Salamina 4
7
10
13
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
Alki 2
6
4
5
6
10
8
10
11
10
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
Olympiakos 6
9
9
6
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
Aris 13
8
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Ethnikos 14
3
7
10
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Championship round
Championship round table
Source:
CFA (in Greek) 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).
[ 26] (C) Champions
Notes:
Results
Source:
Cyprus Football Association Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Team \ Round
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
APOEL 1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Apollon 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Anorthosis 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
AEK 4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
AEL 5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Omonia 6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Relegation round
Relegation round table
Source:
CFA 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).
[ 27] (R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b Head to head record: Doxa 2–1 Ermis, Ermis 1–2 Doxa, Doxa 2–3 Ermis, Ermis 2–1 Doxa.
Results
Source:
Cyprus Football Association Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Team \ Round
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Nea Salamina 11
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
Ermis 8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
8
Doxa 7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
9
Pafos 9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Alki 10
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
Olympiakos 12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 13 May 2018 [ 28]
Hat-tricks
Scoring
First goal of the season: 73 minutes and 36 seconds – Chafik Tigroudja (Alki ) against Ethnikos (19 August 2017 )
Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 13 seconds – Mickaël Poté (APOEL ) against Anorthosis (20 December 2017 )
Latest goal of the season: 97 minutes and 20 seconds – Emilio Zelaya (Apollon ) against Ermis (18 September 2017 )
First scored penalty kick of the season: 81 minutes and 27 seconds – Tiago Gomes (Doxa ) against Ermis (27 August 2017 )
First own goal of the season: 86 minutes and 25 seconds – Kiriakos Stratilatis (Alki ) for Anorthosis (27 August 2017 )
Most goals scored in a match by one player: 3 goals
Most scored goals in a single fixture – 28 goals (Fixture 22)
Highest scoring game: 8 goals
Largest winning margin: 8 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
Discipline
First yellow card of the season: 26 minutes – Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi for Alki against Ethnikos (19 August 2017 )
First red card of the season: 81 minutes – Evariste Ngolok for Aris against Anorthosis (10 September 2017 )
Most yellow cards in a single match: 10
APOEL 2–1 AEL – 3 for APOEL (Lorenzo Ebecilio , Agustín Farías , Mickaël Poté ) and 7 for AEL (Fidelis Irhene , Vozinha , Marco Soares , Dani Benítez , Andreas Avraam , Marco Airosa , Mesca ) (17 January 2018 )Alki 3–3 Aris – 6 for Alki (Abdelaye Diakité , Yoann Tribeau , Willy Semedo , Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi , Fabrício Simões , Panagiotis Frageskou ) and 4 for Aris (Edin Nuredinoski , Markos Maragoudakis , Vlatko Drobarov , Kyriakos Panagi ) (17 September 2017 )AEK 1–1 Apollon – 5 for AEK (Tete , Florian Taulemesse , Marios Antoniades , David Català , Daniel Mojsov ) and 5 for Apollon (Héctor Yuste , Valentin Roberge , Esteban Sachetti , Allan , Emilio Zelaya ) (5 November 2017 )Omonia 5–1 Nea Salamina – 3 for Omonia (Hedwiges Maduro , Nicandro Breeveld , Demetris Christofi ) and 7 for Nea Salamina (Andreas Karo , Anderson Correia , Carlão , Robert Veselovsky (2), David Poljanec , Taron Voskanyan ) (30 January 2018 )APOEL FC 2–1 Omonia – 3 for APOEL (Roland Sallai , Emilio Nsue , Lorenzo Ebecilio ) and 7 for Omonia (Jaílson , Matt Derbyshire , Mamadu Candé , William Soares , Loukas Vyntra , Kanu , Theophilus Solomon ) (17 February 2018 )Apollon 5–1 AEL – 4 for Apollon (Alef , Esteban Sachetti , Fotios Papoulis , Anton Maglica ) and 6 for AEL (Leandro Silva , David Texeira , Bogdan Mitrea , Dani Benítez , Marco Airosa , Kevin Lafrance ) (3 March 2018 )
Most red cards in a single match: 2
References
External links
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