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2017–18 Cypriot First Division
...| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APOEL 27th title |
| Relegated | Olympiakos Aris Ethnikos |
| Champions League | APOEL |
| Europa League | Apollon Anorthosis AEK Larnaca |
| Matches played | 242 |
| Goals scored | 720 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matt Derbyshire (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Apollon 6–0 Pafos (2 December 2017) APOEL 7–1 Ethnikos (6 February 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Doxa 0–8 APOEL (14 January 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Doxa 0–8 APOEL (14 January 2018) APOEL 7–1 Ethnikos (6 February 2018) Doxa 2–6 Nea Salamina (10 March 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches APOEL Apollon |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Apollon |
| Longest winless run | 24 matches Ethnikos |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Omonia |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2018. | |
The 2017–18 Cypriot First Division was the 79th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 19 August 2017 and is ended on 13 May 2018.[1]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Anagennisi Deryneia and AEZ Zakakiou were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2016–17 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Karmiotissa, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 Second Division champions Alki Oroklini, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia.
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2017–18 Cypriot First Division teams.
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | Larnaca | AEK Arena | 7,400 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Alki | Oroklini, Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Anorthosis | Famagusta | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Aris | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Doxa | Katokopia, Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Ermis | Aradippou, Larnaca | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| Ethnikos | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamina | Famagusta | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Olympiakos | Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Pafos | Paphos | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium | 9,394 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Larnaca |  Imanol Idiakez
|
David Català
|
Puma | A.J.K. |
| AEL |  Dušan Kerkez
|
 Marios Nicolaou
|
Nike | Kepaky |
| Alki | Savvas Damianou
|
Nicolas Manoli
|
Joma | Alexander College |
| Anorthosis |  Ronny Levy
|
 João Victor
|
Nike | – |
| APOEL |  Bruno Baltazar
|
Nektarios Alexandrou
|
Nike | Pari-Match |
| Apollon | Sofronis Avgousti
|
Giorgos Vasiliou
|
Puma | Carabao |
| Aris | Nicos Panayiotou
|
 Markos Maragoudakis
|
Nike | Europcar |
| Doxa | Loukas Hadjiloukas
|
Manuel Redondo
|
Nike | Victory Ammunition |
| Ermis Aradippou | Kostas Kaiafas
|
 Yaroslav Martynyuk
|
Nike | Cablenet |
| Ethnikos | Panayiotis Engomitis
|
Christos Poyiatzis
|
Legea | OPAP Cyprus |
| Nea Salamina | Savvas Poursaitidis
|
 Dimitar Makriev
|
GEMS | Vitex |
| Olympiakos Nicosia |  Vesko Mihajlović
|
Kyriacos Polykarpou
|
Nike | Moon Cocktail Bar |
| Omonia |  Jesper Fredberg
|
Demetris Christofi
|
Puma | DIMCO |
| Pafos FC |  Steven Pressley
|
Charalambos Demosthenous
|
Jako | Korantina Homes |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnikos |  Valdas Ivanauskas
|
Sacked | 18 May 2017[2] | Pre-season | Panayiotis Engomitis
|
4 July 2017[3] |
| APOEL |  Mario Been
|
Sacked | 27 July 2017[4] | Pre-season | Giorgos Donis
|
28 July 2017[5] |
| Aris Limassol | Nikolas Martides
|
Sacked | 3 October 2017[6] | 13th | Giannis Christopoulos
|
3 October 2017[7] |
| Nea Salamina | Liasos Louka
|
Sacked | 18 October 2017[8] | 12th | Savvas Poursaitidis
|
18 October 2017[9] |
| Ermis Aradippou | Nicos Panayiotou
|
Sacked | 7 November 2017[10] | 10th | Goran Milojević
|
7 November 2017[11] |
| Ethnikos | Panayiotis Engomitis
|
Sacked | 12 November 2017[12] | 14th |  Giorgi Chikhradze
|
13 November 2017[13] |
| Omonia | Pambos Christodoulou
|
Sacked | 5 December 2017[14] | 7th | Ivaylo Petev
|
14 December 2017[15] |
| Ermis Aradippou | Goran Milojević
|
Sacked | 22 December 2017[16] | 10th | Kostas Kaiafas
|
23 December 2017[17] |
| Aris Limassol | Giannis Christopoulos
|
Sacked | 22 January 2018[18] | 13th | Nicos Panayiotou
|
22 January 2018[19] |
| Pafos |  Luka Elsner
|
Sacked | 21 January 2018[20] | 10th | Steven Pressley
|
31 January 2018[21] |
| Ethnikos | Giorgi Chikhradze
|
Sacked | 19 January 2018[22] | 14th | Panayiotis Engomitis
|
1 February 2018[23] |
| AEL Limassol | Bruno Baltazar
|
Resigned | 5 March 2018[24] | 5th | Dušan Kerkez
|
7 March 2018 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | Chrysis Michael
|
Sacked | 19 March 2018 | 12th | Vesko Mihajlović
|
24 March 2018 |
| Omonia | Ivaylo Petev
|
Sacked | 21 March 2018 | 6th | Jesper Fredberg
|
22 March 2018 |
| APOEL | Giorgos Donis
|
Sacked | 22 March 2018 | 2nd | Bruno Baltazar
|
22 March 2018 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | Vesko Mihajlović
|
Resigned | 24 April 2018 | 12th | Kyriacos Polykarpou
|
29 April 2018 |