Summary
The Cypriot First Division (CYP1) is the top football league in the Cyprus football system. At completion of the 2022-2023 regular season, the top 6 teams participate in the CYP1 Championship Round. Championship Round results determine how the teams qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st and 2nd place 2022-2023 CYP1 Championship Round teams
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd and 4th place 2022-2023 CYP1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2022-2023 Cypriot Cup, typically a CYP1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Cyprus
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CYP1 | Cypriot First Division | 14 |
| CYP2 | Cypriot Second Division | 16 |
| CYP3 | Cypriot Third Division | 16 |
| CYP4 | STOK Elite Division | 14 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 26 Aug 2022 - 3 Mar 2023 | Champ/Releg Rounds 7 Mar 2023 - 29 May 2023 | 14: CYP1 (10), CYP2 (4) | |
Season Format
The CYP1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each CYP1 team plays the other 13 CYP1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 26 league matches per team. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. The teams ranked 1-6 play in the Championship Round, while teams ranked 7-14 play in the Relegation Round. In both the Championship and Relegation Rounds, each team plays Home-Away matches against the other teams in their groups (10 matches in Championship and 14 matches in Relegation) . Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) head-to-head away goals scored (2 teams only), (5) goal difference, (6) goals scored, then (7) a playoff (only if deciding champion, berth in UEFA competitions, or relegation).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2022-2023 CYP1 Relegation Round, the 5th and 6th place Relegation Round teams are immediately relegated to the CYP2.
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2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Aris FC Limassol | 36 | 21 -11-4 | 74 | - | 65 | 28 | 37 | 18 | 11 -5-2 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 16 |
| 2 | APOEL FC | 36 | 20 -11-5 | 71 | - | 52 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 10 -5-3 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca FC | 36 | 20 -6-10 | 66 | - | 55 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 12 -5-1 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 8 -1-9 | 25 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 4 | Paphos FC | 36 | 17 -12-7 | 63 | - | 60 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 10 -5-3 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 7 -7-4 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 35 | 19 -5-11 | 62 | - | 47 | 37 | 10 | 17 | 11 -1-5 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 6 | AC Omonia Nicosia | 36 | 15 -4-17 | 49 | - | 43 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 10 -2-6 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 5 -2-11 | 17 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 40 | 18 -9-13 | 63 | - | 52 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 9 -6-5 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 9 -3-8 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 40 | 17 -7-16 | 58 | - | 51 | 55 | -4 | 20 | 10 -3-7 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 7 -4-9 | 25 | 20 | 27 | -7 |
| 3 | AEL Limassol | 39 | 13 -10-16 | 49 | - | 35 | 40 | -5 | 20 | 9 -4-7 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 4 -6-9 | 18 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 4 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | 40 | 13 -9-18 | 48 | - | 37 | 54 | -17 | 20 | 7 -4-9 | 25 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 20 | 6 -5-9 | 23 | 17 | 30 | -13 |
| 5 | Doxa Katokopia FC | 40 | 10 -9-21 | 39 | - | 32 | 56 | -24 | 20 | 4 -4-12 | 16 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 20 | 6 -5-9 | 23 | 22 | 30 | -8 |
| 6 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 40 | 10 -7-23 | 37 | - | 38 | 50 | -12 | 20 | 6 -4-10 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 -3-13 | 15 | 14 | 30 | -16 |
| 7 | Akritas Chloraka | 40 | 9 -7-24 | 34 | - | 35 | 71 | -36 | 20 | 7 -2-11 | 23 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 20 | 2 -5-13 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -24 |
| 8 | Olympiakos Nicosia FC | 40 | 5 -13-22 | 28 | - | 30 | 62 | -32 | 20 | 2 -9-9 | 15 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 20 | 3 -4-13 | 13 | 16 | 38 | -22 |
2023-2024 UEFACL 2023-2024 UEFAEL Relegation to CYP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | APOEL FC | 26 | 18 -5-3 | 59 | - | 40 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca FC | 26 | 18 -3-5 | 57 | - | 46 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 11 -2-0 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 7 -1-5 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Aris FC Limassol | 26 | 15 -8-3 | 53 | - | 46 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Paphos FC | 26 | 14 -8-4 | 50 | - | 48 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 25 | 13 -5-7 | 44 | - | 34 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 -1-3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | AC Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 13 -2-11 | 41 | - | 37 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 9 -1-3 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 26 | 12 -2-12 | 38 | - | 27 | 34 | -7 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 | 6 -0-7 | 18 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| 8 | AEL Limassol | 25 | 10 -5-10 | 35 | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 7 -1-5 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 9 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 9 -6-11 | 33 | - | 22 | 30 | -8 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | 26 | 7 -6-13 | 27 | - | 25 | 40 | -15 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 11 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 6 -3-17 | 21 | - | 22 | 38 | -16 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| 12 | Doxa Katokopia FC | 26 | 5 -6-15 | 21 | - | 18 | 36 | -18 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Nicosia FC | 26 | 2 -10-14 | 16 | - | 16 | 40 | -24 | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 |
| 14 | Akritas Chloraka | 26 | 3 -3-20 | 12 | - | 15 | 50 | -35 | 13 | 3 -0-10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 13 | 0 -3-10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | -19 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 11 | Doxa Katokopia FC | Alphamega Stadium |
 | 10 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos |
 | 02 | AEK Larnaca FC | Neo GSP Stadium |
 | 21 | Apollon Limassol | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
 | 00 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
 | 43 | Aris FC Limassol | Neo GSP Stadium |
 | 32 | Olympiakos Nicosia FC | Ammochostos Stadium |
| 12 | Anorthosis Famagusta | Tsirion Stadium |
| 01 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | Peristerona Stadium |
| 22 | Akritas Chloraka | Markario Stadium |
| 32 | APOEL FC | Alphamega Stadium |
| 11 | Paphos FC | AEK Arena - George Karapatakis |
| 30 | AEL Limassol | Paralimni Stadium |
| 10 | AC Omonia Nicosia | Alphamega Stadium |
| 12 | Doxa Katokopia FC | Markario Stadium |
| 31 | Anorthosis Famagusta | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
| 42 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Ammochostos Stadium |
| 30 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | Alphamega Stadium |
| 13 | Akritas Chloraka | Peristerona Stadium |
| 21 | AEK Larnaca FC | Neo GSP Stadium |