2021–22 Cypriot First Division

Cyta Championship
Season2021–22
Dates20 August 2021 – May 2022
ChampionsApollon
4th title
RelegatedEthnikos Achna
PAEEK
Champions LeagueApollon
AEK Larnaca
Europa LeagueOmonia
Europa Conference LeagueAPOEL
Aris Limassol
Matches played192
Goals scored456 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgi Kvilitaia
(11 goals)
Biggest home winPafos 4–0 APOEL
21 August 2021
AEL Limassol 4–0 Pafos
13 September 2021
Biggest away winPAEEK 2–5 AC Omonia
14 May 2022
Highest scoringPAEEK 2–5 AC Omonia
14 May 2022
Longest winning run5 matches
AEK Larnaca
27 September 2021 – 31 October 2021
Apollon Limassol
16 January 2022 – 10 February 2022
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
APOEL
18 October 2021 – 14 February 2022
Longest winless run11 matches
PAEEK
11 December 2021 – 27 February 2022
Longest losing run5 matches
Ethnikos Achna
18 December 2021 – 22 January 2022
Highest attendance13,233[1]
APOEL 1–1 AEK
1 May 2022
Total attendance390,458[2]
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Cypriot First Division was the 83rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2021–22 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Aris Limassol Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331
Doxa Katokopias Katokopia, Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Ethnikos Achna Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
PAEEK Kyrenia Makario Stadium 16,000
Pafos FC 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.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Larnaca Spain David Badia North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski Puma Bet on Alfa
AEL Limassol Greece Savvas Pantelidis Portugal André Teixeira Macron Parimatch
Anorthosis Famagusta Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia Cyprus Kostakis Artymatas Adidas Allea Group
APOEL Cyprus Sofronis Avgousti Cyprus Georgios Efrem Macron Stoiximan
Apollon Limassol Germany Alexander Zorniger Cyprus Chambos Kyriakou Puma Stoiximan
Aris Limassol Belarus Aleksey Shpilevsky Croatia Gordon Schildenfeld Jako Parimatch
Doxa Katokopias Cyprus Elias Charalambous Finland Berat Sadik Nike Victory Ammunition
Ethnikos Achna Slovenia Andrej Razdrh North Macedonia Martin Bogatinov Jako OPAP Cyprus
Olympiakos Nicosia Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedim Tutic Ghana Kingsley Sarfo Jako Office Pro
Omonia Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Spain Jordi Gómez Macron Stoiximan
PAEEK Cyprus Makis Sergides Cyprus Charalambos Aristotelous Givova
Pafos FC Slovenia Darko Milanič England Jason Puncheon Jako Korantina Homes

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Apollon Limassol 22 14 4 4 37 21 +16 46 Qualification for the Championship round
2 APOEL 22 11 6 5 35 25 +10 39
3 AEK Larnaca 22 10 9 3 31 17 +14 39
4 Anorthosis Famagusta 22 11 5 6 36 26 +10 38
5 Aris Limassol 22 10 6 6 23 20 +3 36
6 Pafos 22 8 10 4 27 19 +8 34
7 Omonia 22 9 4 9 25 25 0 31 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 AEL Limassol 22 7 4 11 26 28 −2 25
9 Olympiakos Nicosia 22 5 7 10 14 23 −9 22
10 Doxa Katokopias 22 5 7 10 18 30 −12 22
11 PAEEK 22 3 6 13 17 35 −18 15
12 Ethnikos Achna 22 3 4 15 13 33 −20 13
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).[3]

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APOE APOL ARI DOX ETH OLY OMO PAE PAF
AEK Larnaca — 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–3
AEL Limassol 0–2 — 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 4–0
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–2 2–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0
APOEL 1–0 3–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–1
Apollon Limassol 1–4 2–1 2–2 2–1 — 0–2 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Aris Limassol 1–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0
Doxa Katokopias 1–4 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–2 — 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
Ethnikos Achna 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–1
Olympiakos Nicosia 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–2
Omonia 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–4 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 — 2–1 1–1
PAEEK 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 — 0–2
Pafos 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AEK LarnacaDWDWWWWWLDWWDLDWDDDDLW
AEL LimassolLWDLWWDLLDLLLWLDLWWLWL
Anorthosis FamagustaWLWLWLLWWLDLWWWWWDDDWD
APOELLLLWLWWDWDWDDDWLWDWWWW
Apollon LimassolWWWWLLWWWWDWLDWLWWWWDD
Aris LimassolWLDWWWLWWLDWWDLWWDLDLD
Doxa KatokopiasDWLDDLLDLDWLLWWDLDLLLW
Ethnikos AchnaLLLDLLDLLLWLWLLLLLDWLD
Olympiakos NicosiaLWDLWDWLDWLLDLDLLDLWLD
OmoniaWLWDLWLLWWLWDLDWLWDLWL
PAEEKLWDLLLWLDLLWLDLDDLLLDL
PafosWLDDDDLWLWDDWWDDWLWDWD
Source: Cyprus Football Association
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Championship round

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APOL AEK APOE ARI ANO PAF
1 Apollon Limassol (C) 32 16 10 6 50 33 +17 58 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round — 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2
2 AEK Larnaca 32 14 12 6 44 29 +15 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 3–3 — 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
3 APOEL 32 14 10 8 48 41 +7 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–1
4 Aris Limassol 32 13 11 8 37 32 +5 50 1–4 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 2–1
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 13 10 9 48 40 +8 49 1–1 1–3 4–1 0–3 — 1–0
6 Pafos 32 11 13 8 39 30 +9 46 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 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 championship round, relegation round or relegation).[3]
(C) Champions

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation OMO AEL OLY DOX ETH PAE
7 Omonia 32 14 8 10 44 38 +6 50 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] — 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–2
8 AEL Limassol 32 14 5 13 43 39 +4 47 1–1 — 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–1
9 Olympiakos Nicosia 32 10 10 12 30 31 −1 40 3–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–1 4–3
10 Doxa Katokopias 32 7 11 14 27 41 −14 32 0–2 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–0
11 Ethnikos Achna (R) 32 5 8 19 21 41 −20 23 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 0–0
12 PAEEK (R) 32 3 8 21 25 61 −36 17 2–5 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–4 —
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).[4]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Omonia qualified for the Europa League play-off round as winners of the 2021–22 Cypriot Cup.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 22 May 2022[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski AEK Larnaca 15
2 Finland Berat Sadik Doxa Katokopias 13
3 Greece Lazaros Christodoulopoulos Anorthosis Famagusta 10
Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvilitaia APOEL
Finland Onni Valakari Pafos
Cyprus Ioannis Pittas Apollon Limassol
Serbia Stefan Šćepović AEL Limassol
4 France Bagaliy Dabo Apollon Limassol 9
Egypt Amr Warda Anorthosis Famagusta
Poland Mariusz Stępiński Aris Limassol
5 Brazil Jairo Pafos 8
Cyprus Matija Špoljarić Aris Limassol
6 Cyprus Fotis Papoulis Omonia 7
Serbia Marko Šćepović Omonia
Slovakia Michal Ďuriš Ethnikos Achna / Omonia

References

  1. ^ "Τόσα εισιτήρια πώλησαν οι ομάδες-Αυτές που έπιασαν κορυφή και οι... εκπλήξεις" (in Greek). omada.reporter.com.cy. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Γ. Κούμας: «Οι 390.458 εισιτήρια, μας γεμίζουν αισιοδοξία και μεγάλη ευθύνη για το μέλλον»" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "1. Division 2021/2022". soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "1. Division 2021/2022 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Σκόρερς". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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