Cypriot First Division

Professional football league contested by clubs from Cyprus

Football league
The Cypriot First Division ( greek : Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας ) ; is the top tier football league contest in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and thus officially known as Cyta Championship. [ 1 ] The league is contested by 12 teams and runs from August to May, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Cypriot Second Division and replaced by the crown two teams in that division. At the seasons 2018–19 and 2019–20, the league will be contested by 12 teams and will besides be run from August to May, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Cypriot Second Division and replaced by the crown two teams in that division.

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history [edit ]

football was introduced to Cyprus early in the twentieth hundred by the british. initially played in the island ‘s schools, it proved enormously popular and a number of clubs were punctually formed. Since 1911, when Anorthosis Famagusta FC was founded, many clubs were established and in 1932 the Cypriot Championship began annually at beginning unofficially. Every season, the championship was organized by a different football golf club which caused some conflicts between some of the teams. As football became more established, the clubs were united in agreeing that an official consistency was needed to regulate the sport. And in September 1934, the Cyprus Football Association ( CFA ) was formed and the Cypriot Championship and Cup began to take position annually. [ 2 ] The foremost Champions of Cyprus were Trust in 1935 but the club folded three years later. The 1930s were dominated by APOEL, who won five backing in a rowing until 1940. Like other Championships in the World, the Cypriot Championship was interrupted, due to World War II from 1941 until 1945. [ citation needed ] The Cypriot Championship fusion, lasted for lone two seasons. In 1955, Çetinkaya Türk S.K., who had been the only Turkish Cypriot team play in the Cypriot First Division since 1934–35, withdrew from the Championship and with early turkish Cypriot teams, established the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation, with its own competitions. The reason behind this was political, as the turkish Cypriots were opposed to the anticolonial conflict of EOKA and union with Greece ( Enosis ). however, this Federation was never recognized and no team of that federation could play in international competitions. The independence of Cyprus in 1960, was followed by full moon membership for the Cyprus Football Association to UEFA in 1962. From 1963, the champions of the Cyprus, could compete in the european Champions Cup and the Cup winners in the european Cup Winners Cup. Since 1971, the runners up in the Greek Cypriot First Division can compete in the UEFA Cup. From 1967 until 1974, the Greek Cypriot Champions were promoted to the Greek First National Division. Greek Cypriot teams were relegated every season from the Alpha Ethniki, apart from 1974, when APOEL managed to remain in the Greek Championship which meant that Cyprus would have two teams in Alpha Ethniki. however, due to the turkish invasion of Cyprus that year, APOEL and Omonia ( the champion of Cyprus for 1974 ) withdrew from the League. [ citation needed ]

format [edit ]

current format [edit ]

As of the 2017/18 season, 12 clubs compete in the league. Each club plays the other sides twice, for a sum of 22 games for each club. The bottomland two teams ( of the first round ) are relegated immediately to the Second Division. In the moment polish the teams ranked 1-6 play off for the title and european places, and teams finishing 7-12 play each other to avoid an extra relegation place. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. The league champion and runner-up qualify for the UEFA Champions League. The one-third set team and fourthly placed team in the league enters the UEFA Europa Conference League. If the cup winners finish in the regular european places, the fifth placed team of the league are granted a UEFA Europa Conference League moor, whilst the third base rate team enter the UEFA Europa League ( if the cup achiever is in the top 2 ). [ 3 ]

previous formats [edit ]

From 2007–08 until 2012–13 season, in the second rung the first 12 ( out of 14 ) teams were separated into three groups of four teams according to their situation at the end of the inaugural round. For the 2013–14 season, in the second round of golf the first 12 ( out of 14 ) teams were separated into two groups of six teams according to their placement at the conclusion of the first round. The death two teams of the first polish were relegated directly to the B1 Division and the bottom two teams of the delegating group besides. The points from the first polish were carried to the moment orotund and the teams played each other twice. [ citation needed ]

Points organization [edit ]

The points system of the Cypriot First Division changed three times during the years :

2021–22 Clubs [edit ]

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Champions [edit ]

Performances [edit ]

performance by club [edit ]

Appearances in the top division [edit ]

The below postpone indicates the total number of seasons each club has participated in the Cypriot First Division, up to and including the 2021/22 season. [ 9 ] 43 teams have played at least one season in First Division. Teams in bold are taking region of the 2021-22 Cypriot First Division .

The 1963–64 Cypriot First Division, where the championship was abandoned, is not included in the table.
Çetinkaya total includes 12 when competing as Lefkosa Turk Spor Kulubu
APEP Pitsilia total includes one as APEP Limassol

All-time Cypriot First Division board ( 1934–35 until 2017–18 ) [edit ]

The All-time Cypriot First Division table is a rank of all Cypriot football clubs based on their performance in the Cypriot First Division. [ 10 ] The points are the sum of the points of all seasons, despite the point arrangement of the season. The 1963–64 Cypriot First Division season is not included because the backing was abandoned .