2017–18 in Cypriot football

The following article is a summary of the 2017–18 football season in Cyprus, which is the 76th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2017 to May 2018.

Football in Cyprus

Season	2017–18
Men's football
First Division	APOEL
Second Division	E.N. Paralimni
Third Division	Onisilos
STOK Elite Division	Kouris Erimis
Cup	AEK Larnaca
Super Cup	Apollon
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

League tables

Cypriot First Division

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APOEL	26	20	3	3	72	25	+47	63	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Apollon Limassol	26	18	7	1	67	15	+52	61
3	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	16	8	2	41	17	+24	56
4	AEK Larnaca	26	16	5	5	57	24	+33	53
5	AEL Limassol	26	14	6	6	35	17	+18	48
6	Omonia	26	13	5	8	51	38	+13	44
7	Doxa Katokopias	26	10	4	12	35	40	−5	34	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Ermis Aradippou	26	9	3	14	35	49	−14	30
9	Pafos FC	26	6	8	12	23	38	−15	26
10	Nea Salamis Famagusta	26	6	6	14	28	46	−18	24
11	Alki Oroklini	26	6	5	15	30	57	−27	23
12	Olympiakos Nicosia	26	4	8	14	22	55	−33	20
13	Aris Limassol (R)	26	3	7	16	19	49	−30	16	Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division
14	Ethnikos Achna (R)	26	1	5	20	19	64	−45	8

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).[1]
(R) Relegated.

Play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	APOEL (C)	36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	86	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Apollon Limassol	36	25	7	4	90	26	+64	82	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Anorthosis Famagusta	36	19	12	5	53	29	+24	69
4	AEK Larnaca	36	20	8	8	74	39	+35	68	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5	AEL Limassol	36	17	7	12	47	38	+9	58
6	Omonia	36	14	5	17	58	60	−2	47

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).[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. AEK Larnaca qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Cypriot Cup.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Nea Salamis Famagusta	36	14	6	16	53	55	−2	48
8	Ermis Aradippou	36	14	4	18	50	64	−14	46[lower-alpha 1]
9	Doxa Katokopias	36	14	4	18	54	63	−9	46[lower-alpha 1]
10	Pafos FC	36	11	9	16	36	51	−15	42
11	Alki Oroklini	36	11	6	19	48	73	−25	39
12	Olympiakos Nicosia (R)	36	5	9	22	34	81	−47	24	Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division

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).[3]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Head to head record: Doxa 2–1 Ermis, Ermis 1–2 Doxa, Doxa 2–3 Ermis, Ermis 2–1 Doxa.

Cypriot Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Enosis Neon Paralimni (C, P)	26	18	6	2	54	20	+34	60	Promotion to Cypriot First Division
2	Anagennisi Deryneia	26	18	5	3	53	23	+30	59
3	Othellos Athienou	26	16	6	4	45	18	+27	54
4	Ayia Napa	26	13	3	10	43	33	+10	42
5	AEZ Zakakiou	26	12	5	9	36	26	+10	41
6	Omonia Aradippou	26	11	5	10	39	32	+7	38
7	Karmiotissa	26	9	10	7	41	36	+5	37
8	ASIL Lysi	26	8	8	10	32	35	−3	32
9	PAEEK	26	8	7	11	33	40	−7	31
10	Digenis Oroklinis	26	7	7	12	29	50	−21	28
11	THOI Lakatamia	26	6	8	12	25	39	−14	26
12	P.O. Xylotymbou (R)	26	7	5	14	29	44	−15	26	Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division
13	Ethnikos Assia (R)	26	4	6	16	22	42	−20	18
14	Chalkanoras Idaliou (R)	26	3	3	20	23	65	−42	12

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).[4]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Cypriot Third Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Onisilos Sotira 2014 (C, P)	30	21	5	4	60	22	+38	68	Promotion to the Cypriot Second Division
2	MEAP Nisou (P)	30	19	6	5	67	31	+36	63
3	Akritas Chlorakas (P)	30	17	7	6	44	22	+22	58
4	Enosi Neon Ypsona-Digenis Ipsona	30	14	6	10	61	45	+16	48
5	ENAD Polis Chrysochous	30	13	8	9	47	35	+12	47
6	Elpida Astromeriti	30	13	7	10	44	36	+8	46
7	Peyia 2014	30	13	6	11	41	48	−7	45
8	APEA Akrotiriou	30	12	5	13	35	39	−4	41
9	Achyronas Liopetriou	30	10	8	12	41	47	−6	38[lower-alpha 1]
10	Ormideia FC	30	10	8	12	33	35	−2	38[lower-alpha 1]
11	Ethnikos Latsion	30	10	7	13	45	55	−10	37
12	Digenis Akritas Morphou	30	8	12	10	45	47	−2	36
13	Olympias Lympion	30	11	2	17	45	60	−15	35
14	APEP FC (R)	30	9	5	16	36	46	−10	32	Relegation to the STOK Elite Division
15	Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous (R)	30	4	8	18	23	51	−28	20
16	Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion[lower-alpha 2] (R)	30	3	6	21	35	73	−38	12

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 championship round, relegation round or relegation).[6]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Head to head record: Achyronas 2–1 Ormideia, Ormideia 0–0 Achyronas.
2. Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion were deducted three points for financial reasons.[5]

STOK Elite Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kouris Erimis (C, P)	26	17	6	3	69	27	+42	57	Promotion to Cypriot Third Division
2	Omonia Psevda (P)	26	16	8	2	54	22	+32	56
3	Amathus Ayiou Tychona (P)	26	15	6	5	53	24	+29	51
4	Iraklis Gerolakkou	26	11	5	10	47	57	−10	38
5	Doxa Paliometochou	26	10	7	9	35	23	+12	37
6	Rotsidis Mammari	26	10	6	10	47	35	+12	36
7	Atlas Aglandjias	26	10	4	12	42	42	0	34[lower-alpha 1]
8	Elia Lythrodonta	26	10	4	12	34	41	−7	34[lower-alpha 1]
9	AEN Ayiou Georgiou Vrysoullon-Acheritou	26	9	6	11	36	40	−4	33[lower-alpha 2]
10	Orfeas Nicosia	26	9	6	11	36	40	−4	33[lower-alpha 2]
11	Elpida Xylofagou (R)	26	8	6	12	26	32	−6	30	Relegation to the regional leagues
12	Frenaros FC 2000 (R)	26	7	8	11	26	35	−9	29
13	Kornos FC 2013 (R)	26	6	9	11	34	43	−9	27
14	Poseidonas Giolou (R)	26	1	5	20	15	93	−78	8

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 championship round, relegation round or relegation).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Head to head record: Atlas 1–0 Elia, Elia 2–1 Atlas.
2. Head to head record: AEN 2–1 Orfeas, Orfeas 3–3 AEN.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

31 August 2017	Cyprus	3–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:45 UTC+3	Christofi  65' Laban  67' Sotiriou  76'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Šunjić  33' Višća  44'	Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

3 September 2017	Estonia	1–0	Cyprus	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
19:00 UTC+3	Käit  90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Attendance: 5,491 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

7 October 2017	Cyprus	1–2	Greece	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:45 UTC+3	Sotiriou  17'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Mitroglou  25' Tziolis  26'	Attendance: 7,222 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

10 October 2017	Belgium	4–0	Cyprus	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
20:45 UTC+2	E. Hazard  12', 63' (pen.) T. Hazard  52' Lukaku  78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Attendance: 37,765 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

References

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2. "1. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
3. "1. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
4. "2. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
5. "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας". Cyprus Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
6. "1. Division 2015/2016 - Rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 13 August 2015.