| Season | 1996-97 |
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| Champions | Anorthosis 8th championship |
| Relegated | Aris Olympiakos APEP |
| Champions League | Anorthosis (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Apollon Limassol (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | APOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Nea Salamis FC (group stage) |
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1997-98 →
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The league was performed with 14 teams, and Anorthosis won the championship. The defending champion was APOEL.
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | Pts | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
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| 1 | Anorthosis | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 58 | 14 | +54 | UEFA Champions League 1st Qualifying Round |
| 2 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 43 | 22 | +21 | UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round |
| 3 | AC Omonia | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 30 | +9 | |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 49 | 37 | +12 | |
| 5 | APOEL | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 57 | 43 | +14 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round |
| 6 | Ethnikos Achna FC | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 36 | +12 | |
| 7 | EN Paralimni | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 48 | 48 | 0 | |
| 8 | Nea Salamis FC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 36 | +6 | UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Stage |
| 9 | Anagennisi Dherynia | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 27 | 42 | -15 | |
| 10 | APOP Paphos | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 44 | -15 | |
| 11 | Alki Larnaca FC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 49 | -8 | |
| 12 | Aris | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 41 | -8 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 47 | -19 | |
| 14 | APEP | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 75 | -53 |
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