First Division (Cyprus) 1977/78

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First Division (Cyprus) 1977/78
master Omonia Nicosia
European Cup of
National Champions		 Omonia Nicosia
Uefa cup Pezoporikos Larnaka
Cup winners APOEL Nicosia
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 APOEL Nicosia
Relegated Chalkanoras Idaliou
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 632  (ø 2.63 per game)
Top scorer Andreas Kanaris ( Omonia Nicosia )
← First Division 1976/77

The First Division 1977/78 was the 39th season of the top Cypriot division in men's football . It began on October 8, 1977 and ended on May 7, 1978.

Champion was defending champion Omonia Nicosia .

mode

16 teams played against each other twice on a total of 30 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 third-placed qualified for the UEFA Cup . The bottom of the table was relegated.

societies

Clubs in the Cypriot First Division 1977/78
society city
Chalkanoras Idaliou Idalion
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaka
Nea Salamis Famagusta Larnaka
EPA Larnaca Larnaka
Pezoporikos Larnaka Larnaka
Alki Larnaka Larnaka
AEL Limassol Limassol
Apollon Limassol Limassol
Aris Limassol Limassol
APOEL Nicosia Nicosia
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia
Olympiacos Nicosia Nicosia
Digenis Akritas Morphou Nicosia
APOP Paphos Paphos
Evagoras Paphos Paphos
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Omonia Nicosia (M)  30th  22nd  7th  1 077:150 +62 51: 90
 2. APOEL Nicosia  30th  17th  7th  6th 047:200 +27 41:19
 3. Pezoporikos Larnaka  30th  15th  7th  8th 040:300 +10 37:23
 4th Enosis Neon Paralimni  30th  12  12  6th 038:280 +10 36:24
 5. Anorthosis Famagusta  30th  11  13  6th 044:290 +15 35:25
 6th Alki Larnaka  30th  11  10  9 035:400  −5 32:28
 7th Aris Limassol  30th  10  11  9 051:410 +10 31:29
 8th. EPA Larnaca  30th  9  13  8th 044:350  +9 31:29
 9. Apollon Limassol  30th  10  10  10 040:360  +4 30:30
10. Nea Salamis Famagusta  30th  8th  12  10 043:480  −5 28:32
11. Olympiacos Nicosia (P)  30th  7th  11  12 026:350  −9 25:35
12. AEL Limassol  30th  7th  10  13 041:480  −7 24:36
13. APOP Paphos (N)  30th  6th  10  14th 022:450 −23 22:38
14th Evagoras Paphos  30th  4th  12  14th 032:590 −27 20:40
15th Digenis Akritas Morphou  30th  5  9  16 030:610 −31 19:41
16. Chalkanoras Idaliou  30th  6th  6th  18th 022:620 −40 18:42

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

  • Cypriot champion and participation in the 1978/79 European Cup
  • Cypriot cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1978/79
  • Participation in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup
  • Relegated to the Second Division 1978/79
    • (M) reigning Cypriot champion
    (P) reigning Cypriot cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    1977/78 Omonia Nicosia APOEL Nicosia PEZ ENP Anorthosis Famagusta Alki Larnaka Aris Limassol EPA Apollon Limassol Nea Salamis Famagusta Olympiacos Nicosia AEL APO EVA DAM CHA
    Omonia Nicosia 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 4: 2 1-0 5-0 2-0 6-0 5-0 4-0
    APOEL Nicosia 1: 2 2-0 5-0 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 1-0 4: 2 1-0 4-0 4-0 1: 1 1-0 3-0
    Pezoporikos Larnaka 0: 3 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 3-0 1: 3 1-0 1-0 3: 1 2-0 0-0 1: 1 3: 2 3-0 1-0
    Enosis Neon Paralimni 0: 1 2-0 0: 2 1: 1 3-0 2: 2 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 2-0 3-0 3-0
    Anorthosis Famagusta 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 1-0 0: 2 1: 3 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 3: 1 4-0 0-0
    Alki Larnaka 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 0-0 3: 1 1: 1 1: 3 1: 1 3-0 2: 1 0-0 3: 2 0-0 2-0
    Aris Limassol 2: 4 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0: 1 1: 2 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 3: 2 1: 1 4-0 0-0
    EPA Larnaca 1: 3 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 3: 2 2: 2 1: 1 5: 1 2-0 0-0 5: 1
    Apollon Limassol 0: 5 0-0 1: 2 2: 3 3: 1 4-0 0-0 1: 1 4: 2 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 1: 2 3: 1
    Nea Salamis Famagusta 2: 1 2: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1-0 2: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 1: 1 1: 3 3: 2
    Olympiacos Nicosia 0: 2 1-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 2-0 0: 1 0-0 3: 2 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 0-0
    AEL Limassol 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 4: 2 0: 4 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 1: 1 9-0 0-0 3-0
    APOP Paphos 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 1-0 2: 2 3: 1 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1: 2 0-0 1: 1
    Evagoras Paphos 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 0: 5 1: 2 2: 2 2: 3 1: 3 0-0 1: 1 3: 3 2: 2 4: 1 2-0
    Digenis Akritas Morphou 0: 3 1: 3 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 4: 5 2: 2 1: 1 1: 4 3: 5 4: 1 2-0 0: 2 0-0
    Chalkanoras Idaliou 0: 6 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 2: 3 0: 1 1: 7 1: 5 0: 3 3-0 4: 2 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0

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