First Division (Cyprus) 1996/97

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First Division (Cyprus) 1996/97
master Anorthosis Famagusta
Champions League
qualification		 Anorthosis Famagusta
UEFA Cup
qualification		 Apollon Limassol
UI cup Nea Salamis Famagusta
Cup winners APOEL Nicosia
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 APOEL Nicosia
Relegated Aris Limassol
Olympiacos Nicosia
APEP Pitsilia
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 564  (ø 3.1 per game)
Top scorer Michalis Konstantinou
( Enosis Neon Paralimni )
← First Division 1995/96

The First Division 1996/97 was the 58th season of the top Cypriot division in men's football . It began on September 20, 1996 and ended on May 11, 1997.

Anorthosis Famagusta became master .

mode

The 14 teams played against each other twice on a total of 26 match days, divided into a first and a second round. The champions qualified for the Champions League and the cup winners for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The runner-up took part in the UEFA Cup , the eighth played in the Intertoto Cup . The last three teams were relegated.

societies

Clubs in the Cypriot First Division 1996/97
society city
Ethnikos Achnas Dasaki Achnas
Anagennisi Dherynia Dherynia
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaka
Nea Salamis Famagusta Larnaka
AEK Larnaka Larnaka
Alki Larnaka Larnaka
Apollon Limassol Limassol
Aris Limassol Limassol
APEP Pitsilia Limassol
APOEL Nicosia Nicosia
Olympiacos Nicosia Nicosia
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia
APOP Paphos Paphos
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Anorthosis Famagusta  26th  20th  5  1 058:140 +44 65
 2. Apollon Limassol  26th  16  4th  6th 043:220 +21 52
 3. Omonia Nicosia  26th  14th  4th  8th 039:300  +9 46
 4th AEK Larnaka  26th  11  8th  7th 049:370 +12 41
 5. APOEL Nicosia (M, P)  26th  12  4th  10 057:430 +14 40
 6th Ethnikos Achnas  26th  11  4th  11 048:360 +12 37
 7th Enosis Neon Paralimni  26th  9  8th  9 048:480  ± 0 35
 8th. Nea Salamis Famagusta  26th  8th  10  8th 042:360  +6 34
 9. Anagennisi Dherynia (N)  26th  9  5  12 027:420 −15 32
10. APOP Paphos (N)  26th  9  4th  13 029:440 −15 31
11. Alki Larnaka  26th  8th  6th  12 041:490  −8 30th
12. Aris Limassol  26th  7th  7th  12 033:410  −8 28
13. Olympiacos Nicosia  26th  8th  3  15th 028:470 −19 27
14th APEP Pitsilia (N)  26th  3  2  21st 022:750 −53 11

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Cypriot champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup
  • Cypriot cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98
  • Participation in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Relegated to the Second Division in 1997/98
    • (M) reigning Cypriot champion
    (P) reigning Cypriot cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    1996/97 Anorthosis Famagusta Apollon Limassol Omonia Nicosia AEK APOEL Nicosia Ethnikos Achnas ENP Nea Salamis Famagusta ANA APO Alki Larnaka Aris Limassol Olympiacos Nicosia APE
    Anorthosis Famagusta 0-0 2: 1 2-0 1-0 1-0 5: 2 2-0 2-0 5-0 2: 1 1: 1 4-0 5: 1
    Apollon Limassol 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0: 1 0: 3 4: 1 3-0 5: 1 1-0 4-0 2-0
    Omonia Nicosia 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 3: 1 0: 2 0: 1 3-0 3: 2 1-0 2: 1 2-0
    AEK Larnaka 0: 1 3: 3 3: 2 1: 2 4: 1 2: 2 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 2-0 4: 1 3-0 4-0
    APOEL Nicosia 2: 4 3-0 2: 2 2: 3 2: 1 3: 3 3: 1 0: 1 5: 4 1: 5 3-0 5-0 6: 1
    Ethnikos Achnas 1: 2 2: 3 2: 1 3: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 2 5-0 4-0 1: 5 1-0 1-0 1-0
    Enosis Neon Paralimni 0: 5 1-0 0: 2 1: 2 2: 3 1: 2 3: 3 2: 1 2: 2 3-0 3: 3 1-0 6-0
    Nea Salamis Famagusta 1: 1 1: 3 0: 1 2: 3 0: 2 2: 1 2: 2 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 6-0
    Anagennisi Dherynia 1: 4 2: 3 1: 2 2: 2 1-0 1-0 0-0 2: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 3 1-0 3: 2
    APOP Paphos 0: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 3: 2 0: 3 1-0 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 3-0 0: 1 1-0
    Alki Larnaka 0-0 1-0 2: 4 0: 3 2: 5 2: 3 1-0 3: 3 2: 2 1: 3 2-0 3: 2 0: 2
    Aris Limassol 0-0 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 3: 4 0: 2 3: 1 0: 1 2: 2 4: 2 2: 1
    Olympiacos Nicosia 2: 3 0-0 0-0 2-0 1: 2 2: 1 3: 4 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1-0 1: 4 2-0
    APEP Pitsilia 0: 3 1: 3 2: 2 4: 2 2: 1 0: 9 1: 3 1: 1 0: 1 2: 3 1: 4 1: 2 0: 1

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