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Cypriot First Division

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025-2026

Location

Cyprus

Abbreviation

CYP1

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Summary

The Cypriot First Division (CYP1) is the top football league in the Cyprus football system. At completion of the 2025-2026 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:

2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 CYP1 Championship Round teams
2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 CYP1 Championship Round teams

The winner of the 2025-2026 Cypriot Cup, typically a CYP1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa 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 22 Aug 2025 - 14 Mar 2026	Champ/Releg Rounds 17 Mar 2026 - 29 May 2026		14: CYP1 (11), CYP2 (3)

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 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 2025-2026 CYP1 Relegation Round, the 6th, 7th and 8th place Relegation Round teams are 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	AC Omonia Nicosia	27	19 -5-3	62	-	65	19	46	13	10 -3-0	33	32	5	27	14	9 -2-3	29	33	14	19
2	AEK Larnaca FC	26	16 -5-5	53	-	49	22	27	13	8 -3-2	27	27	12	15	13	8 -2-3	26	22	10	12
3	Apollon Limassol	26	16 -5-5	53	-	36	22	14	13	9 -1-3	28	21	11	10	13	7 -4-2	25	15	11	4
4	Paphos FC	26	16 -3-7	51	-	53	24	29	13	9 -1-3	28	30	9	21	13	7 -2-4	23	23	15	8
5	APOEL FC	26	13 -6-7	45	-	45	27	18	13	6 -3-4	21	19	12	7	13	7 -3-3	24	26	15	11
6	Aris FC Limassol	27	12 -8-7	44	-	50	28	22	14	8 -3-3	27	33	16	17	13	4 -5-4	17	17	12	5
Relegation
1	Anorthosis Famagusta	27	8 -11-8	35	-	26	35	-9	14	4 -9-1	21	17	16	1	13	4 -2-7	14	9	19	-10
2	Omonia FC Aradippou	27	10 -4-13	34	-	24	33	-9	14	6 -0-8	18	15	20	-5	13	4 -4-5	16	9	13	-4
3	AEL Limassol	26	10 -3-13	33	-	31	38	-7	13	5 -2-6	17	19	17	2	13	5 -1-7	16	12	21	-9
4	Krasava ENY Ypsonas FC	27	9 -4-14	31	-	27	36	-9	14	6 -1-7	19	17	17	0	13	3 -3-7	12	10	19	-9
5	Olympiakos Nicosia FC	27	6 -10-11	28	-	22	38	-16	13	3 -6-4	15	12	18	-6	14	3 -4-7	13	10	20	-10
6	Akritas Chloraka	27	7 -5-15	26	-	25	51	-26	13	3 -3-7	12	10	24	-14	14	4 -2-8	14	15	27	-12
7	Ethnikos Achna FC	26	7 -2-17	23	-	25	44	-19	13	6 -1-6	19	15	14	1	13	1 -1-11	4	10	30	-20
8	Enosis Neon Paralimni	27	1 -1-25	4	-	7	68	-61	13	0 -0-13	0	2	25	-23	14	1 -1-12	4	5	43	-38
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 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	AC Omonia Nicosia	26	19 -4-3	61	-	63	17	46	13	10 -3-0	33	32	5	27	13	9 -1-3	28	31	12	19
2	AEK Larnaca FC	26	16 -5-5	53	-	49	22	27	13	8 -3-2	27	27	12	15	13	8 -2-3	26	22	10	12
3	Apollon Limassol	26	16 -5-5	53	-	36	22	14	13	9 -1-3	28	21	11	10	13	7 -4-2	25	15	11	4
4	Paphos FC	26	16 -3-7	51	-	53	24	29	13	9 -1-3	28	30	9	21	13	7 -2-4	23	23	15	8
5	APOEL FC	26	13 -6-7	45	-	45	27	18	13	6 -3-4	21	19	12	7	13	7 -3-3	24	26	15	11
6	Aris FC Limassol	26	12 -7-7	43	-	48	26	22	13	8 -2-3	26	31	14	17	13	4 -5-4	17	17	12	5
7	Omonia FC Aradippou	26	10 -4-12	34	-	23	31	-8	13	6 -0-7	18	14	18	-4	13	4 -4-5	16	9	13	-4
8	AEL Limassol	26	10 -3-13	33	-	31	38	-7	13	5 -2-6	17	19	17	2	13	5 -1-7	16	12	21	-9
9	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	7 -11-8	32	-	23	33	-10	13	3 -9-1	18	14	14	0	13	4 -2-7	14	9	19	-10
10	Krasava ENY Ypsonas FC	26	8 -4-14	28	-	26	36	-10	13	5 -1-7	16	16	17	-1	13	3 -3-7	12	10	19	-9
11	Olympiakos Nicosia FC	26	6 -10-10	28	-	22	37	-15	13	3 -6-4	15	12	18	-6	13	3 -4-6	13	10	19	-9
12	Akritas Chloraka	26	7 -5-14	26	-	23	48	-25	13	3 -3-7	12	10	24	-14	13	4 -2-7	14	13	24	-11
13	Ethnikos Achna FC	26	7 -2-17	23	-	25	44	-19	13	6 -1-6	19	15	14	1	13	1 -1-11	4	10	30	-20
14	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	0 -1-25	1	-	5	67	-62	13	0 -0-13	0	2	25	-23	13	0 -1-12	1	3	42	-39
Championship Round Relegation Round