1956–57 Cypriot Second Division

The 1956–57 Cypriot Second Division was the 4th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Apollon Limassol won their 1st title.

Cypriot Second Division
Season1956–57
ChampionsApollon
(1st title)
PromotedApollon

Format

Nine teams participated in the 1956–57 Cypriot Second Division. The league was split into two geographical groups, depending from which Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. All teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season were crowned group champions. The winners of each group played against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division. The champion was promoted to the 1957–58 Cypriot First Division.

Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 1956–57 Cypriot First Division

Teams relegated from 1955–56 Cypriot First Division

New members of CFA

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 1956–57 Cypriot Second Division teams.
Group Team Stadium
Limassol-Paphos Antaeus GSO Stadium
Apollon GSO Stadium
APOP GSK Stadium
Panellinios GSO Stadium
Nicosia-Famagusta-Larnaka-Keryneia Alki GSZ Stadium
AYMA GSP Stadium
Othellos GSE Stadium
Orfeas GSP Stadium
PAEK G.S. Praxander Stadium

Nicosia-Famagusta-Larnaca-Keryneia Group
League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alki Larnaca 8 6 2 0 23 9 +14 14 Advanced to Champions Playoff
2 Orfeas Nicosia 8 6 1 1 22 8 +14 13
3 Armenian Young Men's Association 8 3 1 4 24 12 +12 7
4 Othellos Famagusta 8 3 0 5 13 26 −13 6
5 PAEK 8 0 0 8 6 33 −27 0
Source:
Results
Home \ Away ALK AMN OTL ORF PKK
Alki 1–1 5–1 2–1 2–0[lower-alpha 1]
AYMA 1–3 8–0 2–3 8–0
Othellos 1–3 2–0[lower-alpha 2] 0–1 5–1
Orfeas 1–1 3–2 6–1 2–0[lower-alpha 3]
PAEK 3–6 0–2 2–3 0–5
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match Alki Larnaca-PAEK Kerynia awarded 2–0. PAEK Kerynia not showed at the match.
  2. The match Othellos Famagusta-AYMA awarded 2–0. AYMA not showed at the match.
  3. The match Orfeas Nicosia-PAEK Kerynia awarded 2–0. PAEK Kerynia not showed at the match.

Limassol-Paphos Group
League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Apollon Limassol (C, P) 6 5 0 1 27 7 +20 10 Advanced to Champions Playoff
2 APOP Paphos 6 3 1 2 16 21 −5 7
3 Antaeus Limassol 6 3 0 3 17 16 +1 6
4 Panellinios Limassol 6 0 1 5 8 24 −16 1
Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Results
Home \ Away ANT APL APP PNL
Antaeus 0–3 3–5 2–0
Apollon 0–2 10–0 6–1
APOP 5–1 2–5 2–0
Panellinios 3–9 2–3 2–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions playoffs

Apollon Limassol were the champions of the Second Division and they were promoted to 1957–58 Cypriot First Division.

See also

Sources
  • "Cyprus 1956/57". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
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