2015–16 Cypriot First Division Explained

Competition:Cyta Championship
Season:2015–16
Winners:APOEL
25th title
Relegated:Enosis
Ayia Napa
Pafos
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:APOEL
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:AEK
Apollon
Omonia
League Topscorer:Fernando Cavenaghi
André Alves
Dimitar Makriev
(19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:APOEL 6–0 AEL
(17 October 2015)
Omonia 6–0 Pafos
(24 October 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Salamina 0–9 APOEL
(26 October 2015)
Highest Scoring:Salamina 0–9 APOEL
(26 October 2015)
Matches:242
Total Goals:669
Longest Wins:12 matches
APOEL
Longest Unbeaten:17 matches
APOEL
Longest Winless:26 matches
Ayia Napa
Longest Losses:10 matches
Ayia Napa
Highest Attendance:14,379[1]
APOEL 2–0 AEK
(28 April 2016)
Lowest Attendance:4[2]
Doxa 2–0 Ayia Napa
(25 January 2016)
Attendance:460,105
Average Attendance:1,901
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17
Updated:15 May 2016

The 2015–16 Cypriot First Division was the 77th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 22 August 2015[3] and ended on 15 May 2016.[4] APOEL were the defending champions.

The league expanded from 12 to 14 teams this season, comprised eleven teams from the 2014–15 season and three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Second Division. APOEL were crowned champions for the 25th time and a fourth time in a row, securing the title after beating title rivals AEK Larnaca 2–0 at home on 28 April 2016.[5] [6]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Othellos Athienou was relegated at the end of the second-phase of the 2014–15 season after finishing in the last place of the relegation group table.

The relegated team was replaced by 2014–15 Second Division champions Enosis Neon Paralimni, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Aris Limassol.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadium[7] [8] Capacity
AEKLarnacaGSZ Stadium13,032
AELLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
AnorthosisLarnacaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,230
APOELNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
ApollonLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
ArisLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
Ayia NapaAyia NapaTasos Markou Stadium5,800
DoxaPeristeronaMakario Stadium16,000
EnosisParalimniTasos Markou Stadium5,800
ErmisAradippouAmmochostos Stadium5,500
EthnikosAchna, FamagustaDasaki Stadium7,000
Nea SalaminaLarnacaAmmochostos Stadium5,500
OmoniaNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
PafosPaphosPafiako Stadium9,394

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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AEK Demetris Demetriou (Caretaker) David CatalàPumaCytavision
AEL Pambos Christodoulou Marco AirosaNikeCytavision
Anorthosis Neophytos Larkou Christos MarangosMacronCytamobile-Vodafone
APOEL Georgios Kostis (Caretaker) Constantinos CharalambidesPumaMora Thavmata
Apollon Pedro Emanuel Giorgos VasiliouPumaCyta
Aris Kostas Kaiafas Christos CharalabousLegeaCytanet
Ayia Napa Panikos Protopapas (Caretaker) Michael FelgateElderaCyta
Doxa Loukas Hadjiloukas EdmarJomaCytanet
Enosis Ronny Van Geneugden Kostadin BashovNikeCyta
Ermis Nicos Panayiotou Paulo PinaLegeaCyta
Ethnikos Danilo Dončić Christos PoyiatzisNikeCyta
Nea Salamina Giorgos Lagkaditis (Caretaker) Giannis SkopelitisGEMSCytamobile-Vodafone
Omonia Vladan Milojević Nuno AssisNikeCytamobile-Vodafone
Pafos Apostolos Makrides Giorgos SielisPafos FCCyta

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
APOEL Gustavo ManducaEnd of tenure as caretakerEnd of 2014–15 seasonPre-season Domingos Paciência21 May 2015[9]
Aris Akis AgiomamitisEnd of contractEnd of 2014–15 season Jane Nikolovski3 June 2015[10]
Doxa Nikos AndreouEnd of contractEnd of 2014–15 season Loukas Hadjiloukas3 June 2015[11]
Nea Salamina Floros NicolaouEnd of tenure as caretakerEnd of 2014–15 season Jan de Jonge9 June 2015[12]
Apollon Ton CaanenEnd of contractEnd of 2014–15 season Pedro Emanuel9 June 2015[13]
Ermis Michalis MarkouEnd of tenure as caretakerEnd of 2014–15 season Pavlos Dermitzakis12 June 2015[14]
Aris Jane NikolovskiResigned18 July 2015[15] Akis Agiomamitis21 July 2015[16]
APOEL Domingos PaciênciaSacked28 August 2015[17] 1st Temur Ketsbaia28 August 2015[18]
Ermis Pavlos DermitzakisSacked3 September 2015[19] 11th Apostolos Makrides3 September 2015[20]
Aris Akis AgiomamitisMutual consent14 September 2015[21] 13th Eugen Neagoe15 September 2015[22]
AEL Christakis ChristoforouMutual consent19 October 2015[23] 10th Makis Chavos27 October 2015[24]
Ermis Apostolos MakridesResigned22 October 2015[25] 12th Nicos Panayiotou22 October 2015[26]
Omonia Kostas KaiafasResigned2 November 2015[27] 5th Vladan Milojević11 November 2015[28]
Enosis Nikos KarageorgiouMutual consent5 November 2015[29] 9th Ronny Van Geneugden10 November 2015[30]
Pafos Sofoklis SofokleousSacked9 November 2015[31] 9th José Manuel Roca17 November 2015[32]
Ethnikos Borce GjurevResigned23 November 2015[33] 13th Danilo Dončić24 November 2015[34]
Pafos José Manuel RocaMutual consent14 December 2015[35] 12th Apostolos Makrides16 December 2015[36]
Ayia Napa Giorgos KosmaMutual consent28 January 2016[37] 14th Antonis Mertakkas28 January 2016
Aris Eugen NeagoeMutual consent4 February 2016[38] 8th Kostas Kaiafas8 February 2016[39]
AEL Makis ChavosSacked7 February 2016[40] 10th Pambos Christodoulou8 February 2016[41]
Ayia NapaResigned14 February 2016[42] 14th Panikos Protopapas (Caretaker)16 February 2016[43]
AnorthosisSacked18 February 2016[44] 3rd Zoran Milinković18 February 2016[45]
Anorthosis Zoran MilinkovićSacked23 March 2016[46] 5th Neophytos Larkou23 March 2016[47]
APOEL Temur KetsbaiaMutual consent21 April 2016[48] 1st Georgios Kostis (Caretaker)21 April 2016
Nea Salamina Jan de JongeMutual consent22 April 2016[49] 6th Giorgos Lagkaditis (Caretaker)22 April 2016
AEK Thomas ChristiansenSacked29 April 2016[50] 2nd Demetris Demetriou (Caretaker)30 April 2016[51]

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship round

Table

Results

Relegation round

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Including matches played on 15 May 2016; Source: Cyprus Football Association

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Fernando CavenaghiAPOEL19
André AlvesAEK
Dimitar MakrievNea Salamina
4 Dino NdlovuAnorthosis17
5 Tomás De VincentiAPOEL15
Cillian SheridanOmonia
André SchembriOmonia
8 Alhassane KeitaErmis13
9 Georgios EfremAPOEL11
Nassir MaachiPafos

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
1.1–3
2.6–0
3.3–1

Scoring

Discipline

Sources

External links

Notes and References

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