1989–90 Cypriot First Division Explained

Competition:Cypriot First Division
Season:1989–90
Winners:APOEL
(14th title)
Continentalcup1:European Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:APOEL (1st round)
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Omonia (1st round)
Continentalcup3:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Nea Salamis (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
League Topscorer:Siniša Gogić
(19 goals)[1]
Matches:182
Total Goals:467
Prevseason:1988–89
Nextseason:1990–91

The 1989–90 Cypriot First Division was the 51st season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 14th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1989–90 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last two teams were relegated to the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1990–91 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup.

Point system

Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

EPA Larnaca, Keravnos and Omonia Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras and Akli.

Stadia and locations

ClubVenue
AELTsirion Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
APOPPafiako Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EthnikosDasaki Stadium
EnosisParalimni Municipal Stadium
EvagorasPafiako Stadium
Nea SalaminaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium
PezoporikosGSZ Stadium

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cyprus - List of Topscorers . 2015-06-25 . 2015-08-05 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150818003355/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cyptops.html . 2015-08-18 .