First Division (Cyprus) 1997/98

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First Division (Cyprus) 1997/98
master Anorthosis Famagusta
Champions League
qualification		 Anorthosis Famagusta
UEFA Cup
qualification		 Omonia Nicosia
UI cup Ethnikos Achnas
Cup winners Anorthosis Famagusta
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Apollon Limassol
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 657  (ø 3.61 per game)
Top scorer GermanyGermany/ Rainer Rauffmann ( Omonia Nicosia ) Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus
← First Division 1996/97

The First Division 1997/98 was the 59th season of the top Cypriot division in men's football . It began on September 20, 1997 and ended on May 10, 1998.

Champion became defending champion Anorthosis Famagusta .

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 fourth played in the Intertoto Cup . The last three teams were relegated.

societies

Clubs in the Cypriot First Division 1997/98
society city
Ethnikos Achnas Dasaki Achnas
Anagennisi Dherynia Dherynia
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaka
Nea Salamis Famagusta Larnaka
AEK Larnaka Larnaka
Alki Larnaka Larnaka
AEL Limassol Limassol
Apollon Limassol Limassol
APOEL Nicosia Nicosia
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia
Ethnikos Assia Nicosia
APOP Paphos Paphos
Evagoras Paphos Paphos
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Anorthosis Famagusta (M)  26th  21st  3  2 087:180 +69 66
 2. Omonia Nicosia  26th  19th  5  2 090:200 +70 62
 3. Apollon Limassol  26th  16  7th  3 050:250 +25 55
 4th Ethnikos Achnas  26th  13  8th  5 035:280  +7 47
 5. AEK Larnaka  26th  9  7th  10 042:400  +2 34
 6th Enosis Neon Paralimni  26th  10  3  13 045:490  −4 33
 7th APOEL Nicosia (P)  26th  8th  7th  11 048:510  −3 31
 8th. Nea Salamis Famagusta  26th  10  1  15th 043:590 −16 31
 9. AEL Limassol (N)  26th  7th  8th  11 037:500 −13 29
10. Alki Larnaka  26th  9  2  15th 046:650 −19 29
11. Evagoras Paphos (N)  26th  8th  5  13 029:520 −23 29
12. Anagennisi Dherynia  26th  7th  6th  13 037:650 −28 27
13. APOP Paphos  26th  7th  5  14th 040:590 −19 26th
14th Ethnikos Assia (N)  26th  3  3  20th 028:760 −48 12

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

  • Cypriot champion and participation in the first qualifying round of the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Cypriot cup winner and participation in the 1998/99 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Participation in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Relegated to the Second Division in 1998/99
    • (M) reigning Cypriot champion
    (P) reigning Cypriot cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    1997/98 Anorthosis Famagusta Omonia Nicosia Apollon Limassol Ethnikos Achnas AEK ENP APOEL Nicosia Nea Salamis Famagusta AEL Alki Larnaka EVA ANA APO ETN
    Anorthosis Famagusta 0: 1 4: 2 0: 2 3-0 4: 1 1-0 7: 1 5: 1 3: 1 6-0 5-0 7-0 5-0
    Omonia Nicosia 2: 2 2: 2 4-0 0: 1 2-0 0-0 6: 1 5: 1 8-0 2-0 10: 1 8: 1 8-0
    Apollon Limassol 1: 1 3-0 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 0-0 2-0 3: 1 4: 1 2: 1 4-0
    Ethnikos Achnas 1: 3 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0 4: 1 1: 1 3-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0
    AEK Larnaka 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 5: 1 3: 2 1: 3 3: 1 3: 1 5: 1 1: 3 2: 2 1: 2
    Enosis Neon Paralimni 0: 2 1: 3 0: 1 6: 1 2-0 0: 2 2: 3 3: 3 2: 2 1: 1 2: 3 3-0 2: 1
    APOEL Nicosia 0: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2: 3 5-0 3: 1 4: 2 2-0 3: 6 1: 1 1: 3
    Nea Salamis Famagusta 0: 3 0: 3 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 2: 3 6: 1 1: 3 0: 1 3: 1 2: 2 2: 1 3: 1
    AEL Limassol 2: 3 0: 4 0-0 1: 1 0-0 3: 1 1: 3 1: 3 1: 4 0: 1 3: 1 2-0 0-0
    Alki Larnaka 1: 4 3: 5 2: 3 1-0 4: 1 1: 4 3: 3 3: 2 1: 2 1-0 4: 1 1: 3 7: 2
    Evagoras Paphos 0: 6 1: 3 1: 3 1: 2 2: 2 1-0 4: 2 2-0 2: 1 1-0 2: 2 0: 3 2: 2
    Anagennisi Dherynia 0: 5 0: 7 0: 2 3: 2 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 4: 1
    APOP Paphos 0: 4 2: 4 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 3 3: 4 1: 2 3: 3 5: 1 0: 1 1-0 3: 2
    Ethnikos Assia 1: 2 0: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1: 4 1: 2 1: 4 1: 5 2: 5 2-0 2: 4 1: 1 0: 2

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