Cyprus - 2017/18 First Division (Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας)

The Cypriot First Division  is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and thus officially known as Cyta Championship.The league is contested by 14 teams and runs from August to May, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Cypriot Second Division and replaced by the top three teams in that division.

The 2017–18 Cypriot First Division is the 79th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 19 August 2017 and is expected to end in May 2018.

Teams

Anagennisi Deryneia and AEZ Zakakiou were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2016–17 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Karmiotissa, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 Second Division champions Alki Oroklini, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia.

Uniforms

Source: https://www.cfa.com.cy
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Cyprus - 2014–15 Cyprus Third Division

Cyprus Third Division is a semi-professional league of Cyprus. It is the third tier of football in Cyprus.

Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 games per team. The top two clubs are promoted to the Cypriot Second Division and the bottom four are relegated to the Amateur divisions. From 1985–86 until 2014–15 season the clubs were relegated to the Fourth Division, before the dissolution of the league.

The fourteen teams that participated in the Cypriot third division 2014-15 season were:

• Achyronas Liopetriou
• Akritas Chlorakas
• Amathous Agiou Tychona
• ASIL Lysi
• Chalkanoras Idaliou
• Digenis Morphou
• Digenis Ypsona
• ENTHOI Lakatamia
• Ethnikos Assia
• Ethnikos Latsion
• Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous
• MEAP Nisou
• Ormidia FC
• PAEEK

Lakatamia                              ASIL Lysi

PAEEK                              MEAP Nisou

Cyprus - 2014–15 Cyprus Second Division (Δεύτερη Κατηγορία)

Second Division (Greek: Δεύτερη Κατηγορία) is the second highest football league in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association.
The 2014–15 Cypriot Second Division began on 20 September 2014. There was a new league system in place with the eight teams of the B1 Division, merging with the eight teams of the B2 Division, creating a unified Second Division. Before the season, Alki Larnaca was dissolved due to financial problems and AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos merged to create Pafos FC, reducing the total of clubs competing from 16 to 14.

The 14 teams participating in the 2014–15 Cypriot Second Division are:

• AEZ Zakakiou
• Anagennisi Dherynia
• APEP
• Aris Limassol
• Digenis Voroklinis
• Elpida Xylofagou
• ENAD Polis Chrysochous
• Enosis Neon Paralimni
• Enosis Neon Parekklisia
• Karmiotissa Polemidion
• Nicos & Socratis Erimis
• Olympiakos Nicosia
• Omonia Aradippou
• Pafos FC

Promoted to First Division: E.N. Paralimni, Pafos FC and Aris Limassol
Teams relegated to Third Division Omonia Aradippou, E.N. Parekklisia, Digenis Oroklinis and APEP

Source: http://www.cfa.com.cy
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Cyprus - First Division 2014/15

The Cypriot First Division championship (Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Α' Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association.

At present, 12 clubs compete in the league. Each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, which makes a total of 22 games for each club. Since 2007–08 season the league has a second round play-off system. In the second round the 12 teams are separated into two groups of six teams according to their position at the end of the first round. The points from the first round are carried to the second round and the teams play each other twice (10 more matches). At the end of the second round, the bottom two teams of the relegation group are relegated to the Second Division.

The 2014–15 Cypriot First Division is the 77th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 23 August 2014 and will end on 17 May 2015. APOEL are the defending champions.

The league reduced from 14 to 12 teams this season, comprised ten teams from the 2012–13 season and two promoted teams from the 2013–14 B1 Division.

Source: Cyprus Football Association