2022–23 Cypriot First Division Explained

Competition:Cyta Championship
Season:2022–23
Dates:26 August 2022 – 29 May 2023
Winners:Aris Limassol
1st title
Relegated:Akritas Chlorakas
Olympiakos Nicosia
Enosis Neon Paralimni
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Aris Limassol
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup3:Europa Conference League
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Omonia
AEK Larnaca
APOEL
League Topscorer:Jairo
Ioannis Pittas
(both 18 goals)
Biggest Home Win:


Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:




Matches:268
Total Goals:636
Longest Wins:9 matches
APOEL
AEK Larnaca
Longest Unbeaten:16 matches
Aris Limassol
Longest Winless:12 matches
Olympiakos Nicosia
Longest Losses:7 matches
Akritas Chlorakas
Highest Attendance:14,052[1]
APOEL 4–0 Omonia
Attendance:551,808
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:29 May 2023

The 2022–23 Cypriot First Division was the 84th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.[2]

Competition system

14 teams participated in the 2022–23 First Division.[3]

It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, all teams played each other twice, one at home and one away. After the completion of the 26 matches (A phase) the teams participated in 2 groups (depending on their position) and played ranking matches (B phase). The results, points and goals of the A' phase were transferred to the matches. The teams in places 1–6 competed for the championship and places leading to the European championships. The teams faced each other twice, one at home and one away. The team with the most points was declared the champion. The champion team secured their place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. In addition, the teams finishing in second and third place secured their participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

The teams in positions 7–14 faced each other twice, one at home and one away. The bottom three teams were relegated to the Second Division.[4]

Changes compared to the previous season

In relation to the 2021–22 season, the teams promoted from the Second Division will participate in the 2022–23 First Division are Karmiotissa, New Salamina, Akritas Chlorakas and Enosis Neon Paralimni.[5] [6] [7] [8] The teams that will not take a part in the season are PAEEK and Ethnikos Achna who had been relegated to the Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.[9]

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AEK LarnacaLarnacaAEK Arena7,400
AEL LimassolLimassolAlphamega Stadium10,700
Akritas ChlorakasChloraka, PaphosStelios Kyriakides Stadium9,394
Anorthosis FamagustaFamagustaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,230
APOELNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
Apollon LimassolLimassolAlphamega Stadium10,700
Aris LimassolLimassolAlphamega Stadium10,700
Doxa KatokopiasKatokopia, NicosiaKatokopia Stadium3,500
Enosis Neon ParalimniParalimni, FamagustaTasos Markou Stadium5,800
KarmiotissaPano Polemidia, LimassolTsirio Stadium13,331
Nea Salamis FamagustaFamagustaAmmochostos Stadium5,500
Olympiakos NicosiaNicosiaMakario Stadium16,000
OmoniaNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
Pafos FCPaphosStelios Kyriakides Stadium9,394

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship round

Championship round table

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ioannis PittasApollon Limassol18
JairoPafos
3 Diego DorregarayNea Salamis Famagusta16
4 Aleksandr KokorinAris Limassol13
5 Ivan TrichkovskiAEK Larnaca11
6 Miguel Ángel GuerreroAnorthosis Famagusta10
7 Aleksandar VucenovicEnosis Neon Paralimni9
Mounir El AllouchiKarmiotissa
Bruno FelipeOmonia / Pafos
10 Andronikos KakoullisOmonia8
Omri AltmanAEK Larnaca
Muamer TankovicPafos

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ρεκόρ προσέλευσης φιλάθλων στα γήπεδα για τα τελευταία 13 χρόνια. el. cfa.com.cy. 28 June 2023. 12 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Λεπτομέρειες για τον αγωνιστικό προγραμματισμό του 2022-2023. 23 February 2022. www.cfa.com.cy. CFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430175925/https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/43703. 30 April 2022. 16 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Προκήρυξη Πρωταθλήματος Α' Κατηγορίας 2022-2023. 4 July 2022. www.cfa.com.cy. CFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707174409/https://www.cfa.com.cy/images/DownloadsGr/%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%81%CF%85%CE%BE%CE%B7%20%CE%91%CE%84%20%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-2022-2023.pdf. 7 July 2022. 16 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Ο προγραμματισμός των Πρωταθλημάτων ΚΟΠ μέχρι το 2024-2025. 14 June 2021. CFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430175931/https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/41979. 30 April 2022. 16 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Β' Κατηγορία: Ανεβαίνουν Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών, Νέα Σαλαμίνα, Ακρίτας Χλώρακας και ΕΝ Παραλιμνίου. 1 May 2022. www.cfa.com.cy. CFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220501164756/https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/44258. 1 May 2022. 16 July 2022.
  6. Web site: ΟΡΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Οι "4" που ανεβαίνουν στην Α' κατηγορία!. 30 April 2022. www.kerkida.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430161500/https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/b-katigoria/akritas-hlorakas/oristiko-oi-4-poy-anebainoyn-stin-a-katigoria. 30 April 2022. 16 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Οριστικό: Οι τέσσερις ομάδες που ανεβαίνουν πρώτη κατηγορία!. 30 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430162020/https://gipedo.politis.com.cy/oristiko-oi-tesseris-omades-poy-anevainoyn-proti-katigoria/. 30 April 2022. 16 July 2022.
  8. Web site: "Σφράγισε" τις... ανόδους η Νέα Σαλαμίνα. 30 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430171246/https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/b-katigoria/sfragise-tin-anodo-i-nea-salamina. 30 April 2022. 16 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Οι έδρες των ομάδων του Πρωταθλήματος Cyta. 28 June 2022. www.cfa.com.cy. CFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220628130818/https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/44607. 28 June 2022. 16 July 2022.