1991–92 Cypriot First Division Explained

Competition:Cypriot First Division
Season:1991–92
Winners:APOEL
(15th title)
Relegated:Alki
Omonia Ar.
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:APOEL (1st round)
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Anorthosis (1st round)
Continentalcup3:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Apollon (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
League Topscorer:József Dzurják
(21 goals)[1]
Matches:182
Total Goals:540
Prevseason:1990–91
Nextseason:1992–93

The 1991–92 Cypriot First Division was the 53rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 15th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1991–92 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 1992–93 Cypriot Second Division. The 12th-placed team faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division, in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in the 1992–93 Cypriot First Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1992–93 UEFA Cup.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

APOP Paphos and APEP were relegated from previous season and played in the 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras Paphos and Omonia Aradippou.

Stadia and locations

ClubVenue
AELTsirion Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EnosisParalimni Municipal Stadium
EPAGSZ Stadium
EvagorasPafiako Stadium
Nea SalaminaAmmochostos Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
Omonia Ar.Aradippou Municipal Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium
PezoporikosGSZ Stadium

Relegation play-off

The 12th-placed team Olympiakos faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division APEP, in a two-legged play-off for one spot in the 1992–93 Cypriot First Division. Olympiakos won both matches and secured their place in the 1992–93 Cypriot First Division.

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 .