2016–17 Cypriot First Division
Football league season
The 2016–17 Cypriot First Division was the 78th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017.[ 9] The fixtures were announced on 7 July 2016.[ 10] [ 11] APOEL were the defending champions.
APOEL were crowned champions for the 26th time and a fifth time in a row, securing the title after beating title arch-rivals Omonia 3–1 at the GSP Stadium on 13 May 2017.[ 12]
Teams
Enosis Neon Paralimni and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2015–16 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Pafos FC , who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2015–16 Second Division champions Karmiotissa , runners-up AEZ Zakakiou and third-placed team Anagennisi Deryneia .
Stadia and locations
Locations of the
2016–17 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team
Location
Stadium[ 13] [ 14]
Capacity
AEK
Larnaca
AEK Arena
7,400
AEL
Limassol
Tsirion Stadium
13,331
AEZ
Zakaki, Limassol
Pafiako Stadium
9,394
Anagennisi
Deryneia , Famagusta
Tasos Markou Stadium
5,800
Anorthosis
Larnaca
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
10,230
APOEL
Nicosia
GSP Stadium
22,859
Apollon
Limassol
Tsirion Stadium
13,331
Aris
Limassol
Tsirion Stadium
13,331
Doxa
Peristerona , Nicosia
Makario Stadium
16,000
Ermis
Aradippou , Larnaca
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
10,230
Ethnikos
Achna , Famagusta
Dasaki Stadium
7,000
Karmiotissa
Pano Polemidia , Limassol
GSZ Stadium
13,032
Nea Salamina
Larnaca
Ammochostos Stadium
5,500
Omonia
Nicosia
GSP Stadium
22,859
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.
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Source:
CFA (in Greek) ,
UEFA ,
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).
[ 56] (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Source:
Cyprus Football Association (in Greek) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 APOEL 9 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AEK 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 Apollon 1 4 3 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 AEL 5 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 Omonia 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Anorthosis 8 9 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 Ermis 11 13 8 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 9 7 7 7 Nea Salamina 14 11 14 11 8 10 12 9 9 8 8 7 8 9 7 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 7 8 8 8 Ethnikos 12 14 13 14 14 12 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 Karmiotissa 7 8 10 10 12 9 7 7 7 9 10 9 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Aris 6 7 9 9 11 11 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Doxa 13 12 12 13 10 13 11 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Anagennisi 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 AEZ 2 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14
Championship round
Table
Source:
CFA (in Greek) ,
UEFA ,
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 champion or UEFA competitions).
[ 57] (C) Champions
Notes:
Results
Source:
Cyprus Football Association Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Relegation round
Table
Source:
CFA ,
UEFA ,
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 champion or UEFA competitions).
[ 59] (R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Ermis Aradippou were deducted six points for suspicious betting activity.[ 58]
^ a b Head to head record: Doxa: 6 points (GD : +2), Karmiotissa: 6 points (GD : –2)
Results
Source:
Cyprus Football Association Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Relegation to 2017–18 Cypriot Second Division
Season statistics
Hat-tricks
Scoring
First goal of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire (Omonia ) against Ermis (18:02 EET , 20 August 2016 )
Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 48 seconds – Ivan Tričkovski (AEK ) against Ermis (26 February 2017 )
Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 58 seconds – Fotios Papoulis (Apollon ) against AEL (7 January 2017 )
First scored penalty kick of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire (Omonia ) against Ermis (18:02 EET , 20 August 2016 )
First own goal of the season: 51 minutes and 44 seconds – Albert Serrán (Doxa ) for AEK (20:07 EET , 14 September 2016 )
Most goals scored in a match by one player: 4 goals
Most scored goals in a single fixture – 30 goals (Fixture 24)[ 60]
Highest scoring game: 8 goals
Largest winning margin: 7 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
Discipline
First yellow card of the season: 42 minutes – Bruno Nascimento for Omonia against Ermis (18:42 EET , 20 August 2016 )
First red card of the season: 88 minutes – Dimitris Froxylias for Nea Salamina against Apollon (21:43 EET , 20 August 2016 )
Most yellow cards in a single match: 11
APOEL 1–1 Anorthosis – 4 for APOEL (Vander Vieira , Kostakis Artymatas , Zhivko Milanov , Roger Cañas ) and 7 for Anorthosis (Shehu Abdullahi , Airam López , Rubén Rayos , Nikola Mitrović , Carlitos , Gabriel de Moura , Dimitris Giannoulis ) (23 April 2017 )
Apollon 1–1 Anorthosis – 5 for Apollon (Valentin Roberge , Fotios Papoulis , Mário Sérgio , Anton Maglica , João Pedro ) and 6 for Anorthosis (Shehu Abdullahi (2), João Victor , Filipe Oliveira , Iñigo Calderón , Dimitris Giannoulis ) (14 May 2017 )
Most red cards in a single match: 2
References
External links
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