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2024–25 Cypriot First Division

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Cyprus League by Stoiximan
Season2024–25
Dates23 August 2024 – May 2025
ChampionsPafos
RelegatedOmonia 29M,
Nea Salamis Famagusta
UEFA Champions LeaguePafos
Matches played167
Goals scored446 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerYoussef El-Arabi (13 goals)
Biggest home winAris 6–1 Ethnikos Achna (26 January 2025)
Biggest away winOmonia 29M 1–5 AEK Larnaca (1 December 2024)
Highest scoringAris 6–1 Ethnikos Achna (26 January 2025)
Longest winning runPafos (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPafos (14 matches)
Longest winless runOmonia 29M (10 matches)
Longest losing runOmonia 29M (5 matches)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 24 February 2025.

The 2024–25 Cypriot First Division (known as Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons), is the 86th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

APOEL are the defending champions, having won their 29th title in the 2023–24 season.

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Paralimni Stadium 5,800
Ethnikos Achnas Achna Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Nea Salamis Famagusta Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Omonia Aradippou Aradippou Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia 29M Nicosia Katokopia Stadium 3,500
Pafos FC Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Structure

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14 teams will participate in the league. In the first round, known as Regular Season, all teams play each other home and away, for a total of 26 games each. In the second round, the league splits into two groups: Teams ranked 1–6 enter the Championship Playoffs, whereas teams ranked 7–14 enter the Relegation playoffs. The teams in the Championship Playoffs play each other home and away for an additional 10 games each, while the teams in the Relegation Playoffs play each other only once, either home or away, for an additional 7 games each. All criteria (such as points, goal difference, and head to head records) are retained during the transition from first to second round. The team ranked first in the Championship Playoffs are declared champions, while the bottom three teams in the Relegation Playoffs are relegated to the Second Division.

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pafos 26 20 2 4 50 12 +38 62 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Aris Limassol 26 18 7 1 53 15 +38 61
3 AEK Larnaca 26 16 6 4 45 21 +24 54
4 Omonia 26 16 4 6 53 26 +27 52
5 APOEL 26 12 7 7 52 25 +27 43
6 Apollon Limassol 26 11 7 8 28 23 +5 40
7 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 10 7 9 34 33 +1 37 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Ethnikos Achna 26 6 11 9 33 42 −9 29
9 Karmiotissa 26 7 6 13 26 51 −25 27
10 Omonia Aradippou 26 7 5 14 23 49 −26 26
11 AEL Limassol 26 6 6 14 26 46 −20 24
12 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 5 4 17 18 41 −23 19
13 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 4 5 17 22 52 −30 17
14 Omonia 29M 26 3 5 18 19 46 −27 14
Source: Soccerway
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]

Results

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Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APO APL ARI ENO ETH KAR NEA OAR OMO PAC PAF
AEK Larnaca 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–2
AEL Limassol 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 5–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–3
Anorthosis Famagusta 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 3–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–2
APOEL 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–0 3–1 7–0 2–1 4–0 0–2
Apollon Limassol 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Aris Limassol 1–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 6–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2
Ethnikos Achna 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Karmiotissa 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–6 1–1 0–2
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–3 2–3 0–1 0–2
Omonia Aradippou 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–5 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–5 1–0 0–2
Omonia 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1
Omonia 29M 1–5 2–4 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2
Pafos 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 4–0 0–1 2–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAF ARI AEK OMO APO APL
1 Pafos (C, Q) 34 25 3 6 64 20 +44 78 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 4–0 18 May 3–1 0–1 2–0
2 Aris Limassol (X) 34 21 8 5 60 26 +34 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] 0–1 1–0 12 May 1–0 2–1
3 AEK Larnaca (X) 34 18 11 5 55 28 +27 65 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 12 May
4 Omonia (Q) 34 19 7 8 64 36 +28 64 3–0 2–1 1–1 18 May 1–0
5 APOEL 34 14 10 10 57 33 +24 52 12 May 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
6 Apollon Limassol 34 12 10 12 35 33 +2 46 1–2 18 May 1–1 3–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: Soccerway
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).[2]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Conference League
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 2024–25 Cypriot Cup (AEK Larnaca or Pafos) qualifies for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the champion wins the cup, the Europa League berth passes to the second place team.

Relegation round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation ANO ETH AEL KAR ENO OAR NEA PAC
1 Anorthosis Famagusta 33 15 7 11 50 42 +8 52 2–0 5 May 1–2 4–2
2 Ethnikos Achna 32 9 12 11 42 49 −7 39 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1
3 AEL Limassol 32 10 6 16 37 53 −16 36 1–3 11 May 2–0
4 Karmiotissa 32 9 7 16 30 56 −26 34 0–1 0–2 5 May 2–0
5 Enosis Neon Paralimni 32 9 5 18 27 46 −19 32 11 May 1–0 2–2
6 Omonia Aradippou 32 9 5 18 28 57 −29 32 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division 2–1 1–2 0–2 11 May
7 Nea Salamis Famagusta (R) 33 6 8 19 31 62 −31 26 9 May 1–3 0–0
8 Omonia 29M (R) 32 3 5 24 22 61 −39 14 0–3 0–2 5 May
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2025. Source: Soccerway
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]
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 17 February 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Portuguese Football Federation Rafael Lopes Anorthosis Famagusta 12
2 Brazilian Football Confederation Anderson Silva Pafos 11
3 Brazilian Football Confederation Jairo Pafos 10
Argentine Football Association Enzo Cabrera AEK Larnaca
Royal Moroccan Football Federation Youssef El-Arabi APOEL
6 Cyprus Football Association Andreas Makris AEL Limassol 9
Football Association of Serbia Stefan Dražić APOEL
Argentine Football Association Nicolás Andereggen Ethnikos Achna
Cameroonian Football Federation Saidou Alioum Omonia
Polish Football Association Mariusz Stępiński Omonia

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Cyprus Football Association Andreas Makris AEL Limassol Ethnikos Achna 5–2 (H) 5 October 2024 [4]
Polish Football Association Mariusz Stępiński Omonia Omonia Aradippou 3–5 (A) 10 November 2024 [5]
Royal Spanish Football Federation Fran Sol AEK Larnaca Omonia 29M 1–5 (A) 1 December 2024 [6]

Clean sheets

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As of match played 17 February 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Football Association of Slovenia Vid Belec APOEL 12
2 Brazilian Football Confederation Vaná Aris Limassol 11
3 Greece Football Association Georgios Athanasiadis AEK Larnaca 10
4 Brazilian Football Confederation Fabiano Omonia 9
Croatian Football Federation Ivica Ivušić Pafos
6 Football Association of Serbia Živko Živković Anorthosis Famagusta 8
7 Georgian Football Federation Giorgi Loria Omonia Aradippou 6
German Football Association Philipp Kühn Apollon Limassol
Nigeria Football Association Adebayo Adeleye Enosis Neon Paralimni
Brazilian Football Confederation Lucas Flores Ethnikos Achna

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1. Division 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "1. Division 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "AEL 5-2 Ethnikos Achna". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Omonia Aradippou 3-5 AC Omonia". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Omonia 29M 1-5 AEK Larnaca". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.