2024–25 Cypriot First Division

Cyprus League by Stoiximan
Season2024–25
Dates23 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
ChampionsPafos (1st title)
RelegatedOmonia 29M
Nea Salamis Famagusta
Karmiotissa
UEFA Champions LeaguePafos
UEFA Europa LeagueAEK Larnaca
UEFA Conference LeagueAris Limassol
Omonia
Matches240
Goals637 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerYoussef El-Arabi (13 goals)
Biggest home winAPOEL 7–0 Omonoia Aradippou (26 January 2025)
Biggest away winOmonia 29M 1–5 AEK Larnaca (1 December 2024)
Highest scoringAPOEL 7–0 Omonoia Aradippou (26 January 2025)
Aris 6–1 Ethnikos Achna (26 January 2025)
Longest winning runPafos (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPafos (14 matches)
Longest winless runOmonia 29M (10 matches)
Longest losing runOmonia 29M (5 matches)
All statistics correct as of 11 June 2025.

The 2024–25 Cypriot First Division (known as Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons), was the 86th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

APOEL were the defending champions, having won their 29th title in the 2023–24 season. Pafos secured their 1st title as league champion at the conclusion of the Championship round.[1]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2024–25 Cypriot First Division teams.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Paralimni Stadium 5,800
Ethnikos Achnas Achna Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Nea Salamis Famagusta Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Omonia Aradippou Aradippou Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia 29M Nicosia Katokopia Stadium 3,500
Pafos Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Structure

14 teams will participate in the league. In the first round, known as Regular Season, all teams play each other home and away, for a total of 26 games each. In the second round, the league splits into two groups: Teams ranked 1–6 enter the Championship Playoffs, whereas teams ranked 7–14 enter the Relegation playoffs. The teams in the Championship Playoffs play each other home and away for an additional 10 games each, while the teams in the Relegation Playoffs play each other only once, either home or away, for an additional 7 games each. All criteria (such as points, goal difference, and head to head records) are retained during the transition from first to second round. The team ranked first in the Championship Playoffs are declared champions, while the bottom three teams in the Relegation Playoffs are relegated to the Second Division.

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pafos 26 20 2 4 50 12 +38 62 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Aris Limassol 26 18 7 1 53 15 +38 61
3 AEK Larnaca 26 16 6 4 45 21 +24 54
4 Omonia 26 16 4 6 53 26 +27 52
5 APOEL 26 12 7 7 52 25 +27 43
6 Apollon Limassol 26 11 7 8 28 23 +5 40
7 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 10 7 9 34 33 +1 37 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Ethnikos Achna 26 6 11 9 33 42 −9 29
9 Karmiotissa 26 7 6 13 26 51 −25 27
10 Omonia Aradippou 26 7 5 14 23 49 −26 26
11 AEL Limassol 26 6 6 14 26 46 −20 24
12 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 5 4 17 18 41 −23 19
13 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 4 5 17 22 52 −30 17
14 Omonia 29M 26 3 5 18 19 46 −27 14
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[2]

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL ANO APO APL ARI ENO ETH KAR NEA OAR OMO PAC PAF
AEK Larnaca — 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–2
AEL Limassol 1–1 — 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 5–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–3
Anorthosis Famagusta 2–2 1–0 — 2–2 1–2 0–3 3–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–2
APOEL 0–1 4–0 2–0 — 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–0 3–1 7–0 2–1 4–0 0–2
Apollon Limassol 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 — 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Aris Limassol 1–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 — 2–1 6–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2
Ethnikos Achna 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 — 3–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Karmiotissa 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 — 2–2 3–1 2–6 1–1 0–2
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 — 2–3 2–3 0–1 0–2
Omonia Aradippou 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–5 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 — 3–5 1–0 0–2
Omonia 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 — 1–1 2–1
Omonia 29M 1–5 2–4 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 — 1–2
Pafos 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAF ARI OMO AEK APO APL
1 Pafos (C) 36 26 4 6 67 21 +46 82 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 4–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
2 Aris Limassol 36 22 9 5 66 31 +35 75 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 — 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1
3 Omonia 36 20 8 8 69 40 +29 68 3–0 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–0
4 AEK Larnaca 36 19 11 6 58 30 +28 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 3–0
5 APOEL 36 14 11 11 59 36 +23 53 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–1
6 Apollon Limassol 36 12 10 14 37 39 −2 46 1–2 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 2024–25 Cypriot Cup (AEK Larnaca) qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round.

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation ANO ETH AEL ENO OAR KAR NEA PAC
1 Anorthosis Famagusta 33 15 7 11 50 42 +8 52 — 2–0 — 1–2 1–2 — — 4–2
2 Ethnikos Achna 33 9 12 12 44 53 −9 39 — — 2–0 — — 2–1 1–1 3–1
3 AEL Limassol 33 11 6 16 38 53 −15 39 1–3 — — 2–0 — 1–0 — —
4 Enosis Neon Paralimni 33 10 5 18 31 48 −17 35 — 4–2 — — 1–0 — 2–2 —
5 Omonia Aradippou 33 10 5 18 32 58 −26 35 — 2–1 1–2 — — — 0–2 4–1
6 Karmiotissa (R) 33 9 7 17 30 57 −27 34 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division 0–1 — — 0–2 1–0 — — 2–0
7 Nea Salamis Famagusta (R) 33 6 8 19 31 62 −31 26 2–4 — 1–3 — — 0–0 — —
8 Omonia 29M (R) 33 3 5 25 23 65 −42 14 — — 0–3 0–2 — — 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[4]
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 18 May 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Royal Moroccan Football Federation Youssef El-Arabi APOEL 13
2 Argentine Football Association Enzo Cabrera AEK Larnaca 12
Brazilian Football Confederation Jairo Pafos
Polish Football Association Mariusz Stępiński Omonia
Portuguese Football Federation Rafael Lopes Anorthosis Famagusta
3 Argentine Football Association Nicolás Andereggen Ethnikos Achna 11
Brazilian Football Confederation Anderson Silva Pafos
4 Senegalese Football Federation Yannick Gomis Aris Limassol 10
Russian Football Union Aleksandr Kokorin Aris Limassol
Cyprus Football Association Andreas Makris AEL Limassol
Royal Spanish Football Federation Aitor Cantalapiedra AEK Larnaca

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Cyprus Football Association Andreas Makris AEL Limassol Ethnikos Achna 5–2 (H) 5 October 2024 [5]
Polish Football Association Mariusz Stępiński Omonia Omonia Aradippou 3–5 (A) 10 November 2024 [6]
Royal Spanish Football Federation Fran Sol AEK Larnaca Omonia 29M 1–5 (A) 1 December 2024 [7]
Polish Football Association Karol Angielski AEK Larnaca Apollon Limassol 3–0 (H) 12 May 2025 [8]

Clean sheets

As of match played 18 May 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Brazilian Football Confederation Vaná Aris Limassol 15
2 Football Association of Slovenia Vid Belec APOEL 14
3 Hellenic Football Federation Georgios Athanasiadis AEK Larnaca 13
Croatian Football Federation Ivica Ivušić Pafos
5 Football Association of Serbia Živko Živković Anorthosis Famagusta 11
6 Brazilian Football Confederation Fabiano Omonia 10
7 Nigeria Football Federation Adebayo Adeleye Enosis Neon Paralimni 9
8 Georgian Football Federation Giorgi Loria Omonia Aradippou 7
German Football Association Philipp Kühn Apollon Limassol 7
Brazilian Football Confederation Lucas Flores Ethnikos Achna 7

Attendances

# Football club Average attendance[9]
1 Omonoia 7,875
2 APOEL 6,922
3 Pafos 5,292
4 Anorthosis 3,876
5 Apollon 3,335
6 AEK Larnaca 2,869
7 AEL Limassol 2,153
8 Aris Limassol 1,503
9 Omonoia Aradippou 1,444
10 Nea Salamina 1,094
11 Ethnikos Akhnas 918
12 Enosis Neon Paralimni 813
13 APK Karmiotissa 676
14 Omonoia 29M 259

See also

References

  1. ^ Yiakoumi, Michael (2025-05-19). "Paphos FC officially crowned champions for first time in their history | Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News". Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  2. ^ "1. Division 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ "1. Division 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ^ "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "AEL 5-2 Ethnikos Achna". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Omonia Aradippou 3-5 AC Omonia". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Omonia 29M 1-5 AEK Larnaca". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ^ "AEK Larnaca 3-0 Apollon Limassol". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/avecyp.htm
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024-25_Cypriot_First_Division