First Division (Cyprus) 1967/68

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First Division (Cyprus) 1967/68
master AEL Limassol
European Cup of
National Champions		 AEL Limassol
Cup winners APOEL Nicosia
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 APOEL Nicosia
Relegated APOP Paphos
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 536  (ø 4.06 per game)
Top scorer Charalambos Papadopoulos
(AEL Limassol)
← First Division 1966/67

The First Division 1967/68 was the 29th season of the top Cypriot division in men's football . It began on October 3, 1967 and ended on May 12, 1968.

Champion became AEL Limassol .

mode

Twelve teams played against each other twice over a total of 22 match days, divided into a first half and a second half. The master qualified for the European Cup of national champions and the cup winners for the European Cup of Cup winners . 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 1967/68
society city
Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta
Nea Salamis Famagusta Famagusta
EPA Larnaca Larnaka
Pezoporikos Larnaka Larnaka
Alki Larnaka Larnaka
AEL Limassol Limassol
Apollon Limassol Limassol
Aris Limassol Limassol
ASIL Lysi Lysi
APOEL Nicosia Nicosia
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia
APOP Paphos Paphos

Closing table

Win = 3 points - draw = 2 points - defeat = 1 point

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. AEL Limassol  22nd  17th  3  2 065:200 3.25 59
 2. Omonia Nicosia  22nd  15th  3  4th 050:280 1.79 55
 3. Pezoporikos Larnaka  22nd  13  4th  5 046:190 2.42 52
 4th Apollon Limassol (P)  22nd  12  5  5 048:260 1.85 51
 5. Anorthosis Famagusta  22nd  9  5  8th 048:350 1.37 45
 6th Alki Larnaka  22nd  10  2  10 056:500 1.12 44
 7th EPA Larnaca  22nd  7th  6th  9 042:360 1.17 42
 8th. Nea Salamis Famagusta  22nd  8th  4th  10 047:490 0.96 42
 9. APOEL Nicosia  22nd  6th  6th  10 055:440 1.25 40
10. ASIL Lysi (N)  22nd  7th  2  13 031:580 0.53 38
11. Aris Limassol  22nd  5  1  16 032:800 0.40 33
12. APOP Paphos  22nd  2  1  19th 015:900 0.17 27

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Cypriot champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions in 1968/69 and change to the Greek first division
  • Cypriot cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1968/69
  • Relegated to the Second Division in 1968/69
    • (P) reigning Cypriot cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    1967/68 AEL Omonia Nicosia PEZ Apollon Limassol Anorthosis Famagusta Alki Larnaka EPA Nea Salamis Famagusta APOEL Nicosia ASI Aris Limassol APO
    AEL Limassol 2: 1 2-0 0: 3 4-0 4-0 1: 1 5-0 3: 2 5-0 2-0 4-0
    Omonia Nicosia 3: 2 1-0 1: 2 2: 1 5: 2 2-0 3-0 2: 6 2-0 6: 1 3-0
    Pezoporikos Larnaka 0: 1 1: 2 5-0 2: 1 4: 1 2-0 5: 1 1-0 2-0 3: 1 6-0
    Apollon Limassol 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 3 1: 2 1-0 2: 4 2-0 3-0 5: 3 6-0
    Anorthosis Famagusta 1: 1 2: 2 0-0 0: 2 2-0 2: 2 3-0 0: 2 4-0 7-0 6: 1
    Alki Larnaka 1: 2 2: 3 1: 3 0: 1 2: 1 3: 3 4: 3 6: 2 4: 1 4: 1 4-0
    EPA Larnaca 2: 6 0: 1 4: 2 0-0 0: 3 2: 2 0-0 2: 1 4-0 11: 0 6-0
    Nea Salamis Famagusta 0: 1 1: 3 1: 1 1: 1 5: 6 1: 2 3: 1 4: 3 4: 2 1: 4 6-0
    APOEL Nicosia 3: 4 1: 1 1: 1 2: 6 1: 1 5: 2 1: 2 1: 1 6-0 2: 2 11: 1
    ASIL Lysi 0: 2 3: 1 0: 2 1-0 3: 1 4: 2 3-0 1: 6 2: 2 3: 2 4-0
    Aris Limassol 2: 9 0: 2 2: 3 0: 5 3: 2 1: 5 3: 1 0: 3 0: 3 3: 1 2-0
    APOP Paphos 0: 4 1: 3 0: 3 2: 4 1: 2 1: 7 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 3: 3 3: 2

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