1990–91 Cypriot First Division

The 1990–91 Cypriot First Division was the 52nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Apollon Limassol won their 1st title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsApollon
(1st title)
RelegatedAPOP
APEP
European CupApollon (1st round)
UEFA CupAnorthosis (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupOmonia (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored501 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerSuad Beširević
Panayiotis Xiourouppas
(19 goals)[1]

Format

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Fourteen teams participated in the 1990–91 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 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division. The 12th-placed team faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division, in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in the 1991–92 Cypriot First Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1991–92 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

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Evagoras Paphos and Ethnikos Achna were relegated from previous season and played in the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division, EPA Larnaca and APEP.

Stadia and locations

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Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEP Kyperounda Municipal Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
APOP Pafiako Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Municipal Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Nea Salamina Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Olympiakos Old GSP Stadium
Omonia Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos GSZ Stadium

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Apollon Limassol (C) 26 19 6 1 60 20 +40 44 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 18 5 3 42 14 +28 41 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 APOEL 26 13 9 4 48 23 +25 35
4 Omonia 26 12 7 7 41 22 +19 31 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 AEL Limassol 26 10 8 8 36 36 0 28
6 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 9 9 8 38 31 +7 27
7 Pezoporikos Larnaca 26 8 11 7 35 28 +7 27
8 Aris Limassol 26 9 6 11 33 40 −7 24
9 Alki Larnaca 26 8 8 10 32 40 −8 24
10 EPA Larnaca 26 7 10 9 29 37 −8 24
11 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 7 9 10 36 37 −1 23
12 Enosis Neon Paralimni (O) 26 7 7 12 33 45 −12 21 Qualification for relegation playoff
13 APOP Paphos (R) 26 1 4 21 20 63 −43 6 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 APEP[a] (R) 26 3 3 20 18 65 −47 5
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ APEP 4 points deducted

Results

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Home \ Away AEL ALK ANR APE APN APL APP ARS ENP EPA NSL OLY OMO POL
AEL 4–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2
Alki 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–3
Anorthosis 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
APEP 1–1 3–5 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–4 1–2 1–0
APOEL 4–1 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Apollon 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 5–1 3–0 5–2 5–2 2–0 1–1 3–1
APOP 0–1 3–3 0–2 0–1 2–4 1–2 0–4 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–4 1–0
Aris 4–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–5 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–1
ENP 1–1 2–1 0–1 6–1 1–4 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1
EPA 0–1 2–1 0–2 5–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Nea Salamis 5–1 1–3 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2
Olympiakos 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 4–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–2
Omonia 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 6–0 0–2 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–1
Pezoporikos 3–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–4 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

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The 12th-placed team Enosis Neon Paralimni faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division Ethnikos Achna, in a two-legged play-off for one spot in the 1991–92 Cypriot First Division. Enosis Neon Paralimni won both matches and secured their place in the 1991–92 Cypriot First Division.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources

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