First Division (Cyprus) 1971/72

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First Division (Cyprus) 1971/72
master Omonia Nicosia
European Cup of
National Champions		 Omonia Nicosia
Uefa cup EPA Larnaca
Cup winners Omonia Nicosia
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Pezoporikos Larnaka
Relegated APOP Paphos
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 255  (ø 1.93 per game)
Top scorer Sotiris Kaiafas (Omonia Nicosia)
← First Division 1970/71

The First Division 1971/72 was the 33rd season of the top Cypriot division in men's football .

Master became Omonia Nicosia .

mode

The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days, divided into a first and a second half. The master qualified for the European Cup of national champions and the cup winner or finalist for the European Cup of cup winners . The runner-up qualified for the UEFA Cup . The bottom of the table was relegated.

From 1966/67 to 1972/73 the champions of Cyprus were automatically eligible for promotion to the first Greek league . It was the time when the Greek-Turkish conflict over the island was at its height and Greece's ties to the Mediterranean island were to be documented in this way.

societies

Clubs in the Cypriot First Division 1971/72
society city
Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta
Nea Salamis Famagusta Famagusta
EPA Larnaca Larnaka
Pezoporikos Larnaka Larnaka
Alki Larnaka Larnaka
AEL Limassol Limassol
Apollon Limassol Limassol
Digenis Akritas Morphou Morphou
APOEL Nicosia Nicosia
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia
APOP Paphos Paphos
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Omonia Nicosia  22nd  13  6th  3 030:140 2.14 32:12
 2. EPA Larnaka (A)  22nd  11  8th  3 036:170 2.12 30:14
 3. Enosis Neon Paralimni  22nd  9  7th  6th 020:160 1.25 25:19
 4th Anorthosis Famagusta (P)  22nd  6th  12  4th 022:180 1.22 24:20
 5. Apollon Limassol  22nd  8th  7th  7th 021:210 1.00 23:21
 6th Alki Larnaka  22nd  7th  8th  7th 023:240 0.96 22:22
 7th APOEL Nicosia  22nd  8th  5  9 029:230 1.26 21:23
 8th. Nea Salamis Famagusta  22nd  5  10  7th 016:220 0.73 20:24
 9. Digenis Akritas Morphou  22nd  6th  8th  8th 012:200 0.60 20:24
10. Pezoporikos Larnaka  22nd  5  9  8th 014:180 0.78 19:25
11. AEL Limassol  22nd  4th  7th  11 012:280 0.43 15:29
12. APOP Paphos (N)  22nd  5  3  14th 020:340 0.59 13:31

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Cypriot champion and participation in the European Cup in 1972/73 and change to the Greek first division
  • Participation in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1972/73 as a cup finalist
  • Relegated to the Second Division in 1972/73
    • (A) Relegated from the Greek league
    (P) reigning Cypriot cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    1971/72 Omonia Nicosia EPA ENP Anorthosis Famagusta Apollon Limassol Alki Larnaka APOEL Nicosia Nea Salamis Famagusta DAM PEZ AEL APO
    Omonia Nicosia 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 1-0 1-0 0: 1 2-0 2-0 2: 1
    EPA Larnaca 1: 3 3-0 2: 1 1: 3 3: 2 3-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 3-0
    Enosis Neon Paralimni 4: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 3: 2 1-0 0-0 2: 1 0-0 1-0 1-0
    Anorthosis Famagusta 1-0 3: 3 0-0 2-0 0-0 1: 1 3: 3 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0
    Apollon Limassol 1: 1 0: 2 0: 2 1-0 0-0 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 2 1-0
    Alki Larnaka 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1
    APOEL Nicosia 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 2: 3 0: 2 0: 2 1-0 5-0 1: 1 5: 1 3-0
    Nea Salamis Famagusta 1-0 2: 3 0-0 2: 1 0-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1: 1
    Digenis Akritas Morphou 0: 2 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 2 1-0 2: 1
    Pezoporikos Larnaka 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1
    AEL Limassol 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1-0 1-0 0: 2 2-0 2-0 0: 2 0-0
    APOP Paphos 0: 1 1: 3 2: 1 2: 2 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 3: 1 3-0

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