Summary
The Cypriot First Division (CYP1) is the top football league in the Cyprus football system. At completion of the 2023-2024 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:
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 CYP1 Championship Round teams
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2023-2024 CYP1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2023-2024 Cypriot Cup, typically a CYP1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2024-2025 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 18 Aug 2023 - 23 Feb 2024 | Champ/Releg Rounds 15 Mar 2024 - 29 May 2024 | 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 2023-2024 CYP1 Relegation Round, the 6th, 7th and 8th 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 | APOEL FC | 36 | 22 -7-7 | 73 | - | 63 | 24 | 39 | 18 | 13 -3-2 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca FC | 36 | 21 -10-5 | 73 | - | 57 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 11 -4-3 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 3 | AC Omonia Nicosia | 36 | 20 -9-7 | 69 | - | 62 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 12 -4-2 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Aris FC Limassol | 36 | 20 -5-11 | 65 | - | 63 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 12 -3-3 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 8 -2-8 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 9 |
| 5 | Paphos FC | 36 | 18 -8-10 | 62 | - | 60 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 9 |
| 6 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 36 | 15 -8-13 | 53 | - | 46 | 42 | 4 | 18 | 6 -6-6 | 24 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 18 | 9 -2-7 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Apollon Limassol | 40 | 18 -12-10 | 66 | - | 64 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 7 -6-7 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 11 -6-3 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | AEL Limassol | 40 | 15 -9-16 | 54 | - | 61 | 68 | -7 | 20 | 10 -5-5 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 5 -4-11 | 19 | 24 | 33 | -9 |
| 3 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 40 | 14 -9-17 | 51 | - | 52 | 61 | -9 | 20 | 6 -5-9 | 23 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 20 | 8 -4-8 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | Ethnikos Achna FC | 40 | 13 -11-16 | 50 | - | 70 | 79 | -9 | 20 | 10 -4-6 | 34 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 20 | 3 -7-10 | 16 | 30 | 46 | -16 |
| 5 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | 40 | 10 -10-20 | 40 | - | 58 | 77 | -19 | 20 | 4 -8-8 | 20 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 20 | 6 -2-12 | 20 | 27 | 39 | -12 |
| 6 | Doxa Katokopia FC | 40 | 10 -5-25 | 35 | - | 34 | 77 | -43 | 20 | 5 -2-13 | 17 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 20 | 5 -3-12 | 18 | 15 | 40 | -25 |
| 7 | Othellos Athienou FC | 40 | 8 -9-23 | 33 | - | 48 | 77 | -29 | 20 | 5 -3-12 | 18 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 20 | 3 -6-11 | 15 | 29 | 45 | -16 |
| 8 | AE Zakakiou | 40 | 2 -12-26 | 18 | - | 40 | 100 | -60 | 20 | 1 -5-14 | 8 | 19 | 58 | -39 | 20 | 1 -7-12 | 10 | 21 | 42 | -21 |
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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 | - | 54 | 16 | 38 | 13 | 11 -2-0 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Aris FC Limassol | 26 | 18 -2-6 | 56 | - | 53 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 11 -1-1 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 7 -1-5 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca FC | 26 | 15 -7-4 | 52 | - | 44 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Paphos FC | 26 | 15 -5-6 | 50 | - | 48 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | AC Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 14 -7-5 | 49 | - | 49 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 14 -5-7 | 47 | - | 38 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 -0-5 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 10 -8-8 | 38 | - | 37 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 26 | 10 -6-10 | 36 | - | 34 | 39 | -5 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 9 -3-14 | 30 | - | 34 | 45 | -11 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 13 | 4 -0-9 | 12 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna FC | 26 | 6 -8-12 | 26 | - | 39 | 56 | -17 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | 26 | 5 -5-16 | 20 | - | 31 | 53 | -22 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 13 | 2 -1-10 | 7 | 10 | 29 | -19 |
| 12 | AE Zakakiou | 26 | 2 -10-14 | 16 | - | 28 | 59 | -31 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| 13 | Othellos Athienou FC | 26 | 3 -6-17 | 15 | - | 20 | 52 | -32 | 13 | 2 -2-9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -16 |
| 14 | Doxa Katokopia FC | 26 | 3 -3-20 | 12 | - | 14 | 56 | -42 | 13 | 2 -1-10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 13 | 1 -2-10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | -25 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 41 | Othellos Athienou FC | Alphamega Stadium |
 | 11 | AE Zakakiou | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
 | 04 | Aris FC Limassol | Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos |
 | 11 | AEK Larnaca FC | Neo GSP Stadium |
 | 11 | AC Omonia Nicosia | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
 | 43 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | Alphamega Stadium |
 | 63 | Ethnikos Achna FC | Peristerona Stadium |
| 15 | Apollon Limassol | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 30 | Doxa Katokopia FC | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 13 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
| 20 | AEL Limassol | Ethnikos Achnas Stadium |
| 00 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | Alphamega Stadium |
| 22 | AEL Limassol | Peristerona Stadium |
| 31 | AE Zakakiou | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 11 | Paphos FC | Alphamega Stadium |
| 10 | APOEL FC | Neo GSP Stadium |
| 11 | Anorthosis Famagusta | AEK Arena - George Karapatakis |
| 21 | Ethnikos Achna FC | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 54 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | Alphamega Stadium |
| 66 | Othellos Athienou FC | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |