2014–15 Cypriot First Division
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 168 |
| Goals scored | 422 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Mickaël Poté (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Apollon 5–0 Nea Salamina (17 January 2015) AEK 5–0 Ethnikos (22 February 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Doxa 0–4 AEL (14 September 2014) Ethnikos 0–4 APOEL (1 November 2014) Doxa 0–4 Anorthosis (22 November 2014) Ermis 0–4 AEK (10 January 2015) Ayia Napa 1–5 Anorthosis (11 January 2015) Ermis 0–4 AEK (21 March 2015) AEL 0–4 Doxa (26 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
APOEL 4–4 AEK (15 December 2014) |
| Longest winning run |
5 matches Ermis Anorthosis |
| Longest unbeaten run |
13 matches APOEL |
| Longest winless run |
12 matches Othellos |
| Longest losing run |
6 matches Doxa |
| Highest attendance |
15,126[1] Omonia 1–1 APOEL (15 February 2015) |
| Lowest attendance |
7[2] Doxa 1–3 Ermis (7 January 2015) |
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← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2015. | |
The 2014–15 Cypriot First Division is the 77th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 23 August 2014 and will end on 17 May 2015.[3] APOEL are the defending champions.
The league reduced from 14 to 12 teams this season, comprised ten teams from the 2013–14 season and two promoted teams from the 2013–14 B1 Division.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Enosis Neon Paralimni and Alki Larnaca were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2013–14 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol and AEK Kouklia, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2013–14 B1 Division champions Ayia Napa and runners-up Othellos Athienou.
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Location | Venue[4][5] | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | Larnaca | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Anorthosis | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Ayia Napa | Ayia Napa | Tasos Markou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Doxa | Peristerona | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Ermis | Aradippou | Ammochostos Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | 5,500 |
| Ethnikos | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamina | Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Othellos | Athienou, Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
- ↑ Ermis Aradippou was using Dasaki Stadium for his home matches from the beginning of the season until 25 February 2015.[6]
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 |  Thomas Christiansen |
 Giannis Skopelitis |
Umbro | CytaVision |
| AEL |  Christakis Christoforou |
Marios Nicolaou |
Nike | CytaVision |
| Anorthosis |  André Paus |
Christos Marangos |
Macron | CytaMobile-Vodafone |
| APOEL |  Thorsten Fink |
Constantinos Charalambides |
Puma | MTN |
| Apollon | Ton Caanen |
Giorgos Merkis |
Macron | Cyta |
| Ayia Napa | Giorgos Kosma |
 Bojan Markovski |
Sportika | Cyta |
| Doxa | Nikos Andreou |
 Ricardo Fernandes |
Legea | Cytanet |
| Ermis | Ioannis Okkas |
China |
Legea | Cyta |
| Ethnikos | Borje Gjurev |
Christos Poyiatzis |
Mitre | Cyta |
| Nea Salamina | Nicos Panayiotou |
Diego León |
GEMS | CytaMobile-Vodafone |
| Omonia | Kostas Kaiafas |
Nuno Assis |
Nike | CytaMobile-Vodafone |
| Othellos | Costas Sakkas |
Andreas Vasiliou |
Joma | Kleima |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doxa | Demetris Ioannou |
Sacked | 1 September 2014[7] | 10th |  Slobodan Krčmarević |
8 September 2014[8] |
| Ermis | Nicos Panayiotou |
Sacked | 7 September 2014[9] | 6th | Nikodimos Papavasiliou |
8 September 2014[10] |
| Ayia Napa | Nikos Andronikou |
Mutual consent | 30 September 2014[11] | 12th | Giorgos Kosma |
23 October 2014[12] |
| Apollon | Christakis Christoforou |
Sacked | 8 October 2014[13] | 2nd |  Ioan Andone |
16 October 2014[14] |
| AEL |  Ivaylo Petev |
Sacked | 17 November 2014[15] | 5th | Christakis Christoforou |
17 November 2014[16] |
| Nea Salamina | Neophytos Larkou |
Mutual consent | 16 December 2014[17] | 9th | Nicos Panayiotou |
16 December 2014[18] |
| APOEL | Giorgos Donis |
Mutual consent | 6 January 2015[19] | 1st | Thorsten Fink |
10 January 2015[20] |
| Ermis | Nikodimos Papavasiliou |
Sacked | 2 February 2015[21] | 6th | Mitchell van der Gaag |
5 February 2015[22] |
| Doxa | Slobodan Krčmarević |
Mutual consent | 15 February 2015[23] | 11th | Nikos Andreou |
4 March 2015[24] |
| Ermis | Mitchell van der Gaag |
Mutual consent | 24 March 2015[25] | 6th | Ioannis Okkas |
24 March 2015[26] |
| Ethnikos | Apostolos Makrides |
Resigned | 24 March 2015[27] | 9th | Borje Gjurev |
28 March 2015[28] |
| Apollon | Ioan Andone |
Sacked | 8 April 2015[29] | 1st | Ton Caanen |
9 April 2015[30] |
First Phase
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollon Limassol | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 48 | Qualification to Championship group | |
| 2 | APOEL | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 46 | ||
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 39 | OMO 0–1 AEK AEK 1–3 OMO | |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 39 | ||
| 5 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 38 | ||
| 6 | Ermis Aradippou | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 35 | ||
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation group | |
| 8 | Ethnikos Achna | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 22 | ||
| 9 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 19 | ||
| 10 | Ayia Napa | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 16 | AYN 1–0 OTH OTH 2–1 AYN | |
| 11 | Othellos Athienou | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 16 | ||
| 12 | Doxa Katokopias | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 14 |
Updated to games played on 28 February 2015.
Source: UEFA, CFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away[1] | AEK | AEL | ANO | APOE | APOL | AYN | DOX | ERM | ETH | NSL | OMO | OTH |
| AEK Larnaca | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| AEL Limassol | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| APOEL | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Ayia Napa | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Doxa Katokopias | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ermis Aradippou | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia Nicosia | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Othellos Athienou | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 28 February 2015.
Source: CFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Phase
Championship group
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 55 | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Apollon Limassol | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 53 | 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 50 | ||
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 49 | ||
| 5 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 48 | ||
| 6 | Ermis Aradippou | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 39 |
Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results
| Home ╲ Away[1] | AEK | ANO | APOE | APOL | ERM | OMO |
| AEK Larnaca | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | ||
| APOEL | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
| Apollon Limassol | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |||
| Ermis Aradippou | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||
| Omonia Nicosia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: CFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation group
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 36 | ||
| 8 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 30 | ||
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 29 | ||
| 10 | Doxa Katokopias | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 26 | ||
| 11 | Ayia Napa | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 25 | ||
| 12 | Othellos Athienou | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 20 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results
| Home ╲ Away[1] | AEL | AYN | DOX | ETH | NSL | OTH |
| AEL Limassol | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |||
| Ayia Napa | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Doxa Katokopias | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||
| Ethnikos Achna | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |||
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||
| Othellos Athienou | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: CFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- Including matches played on 26 April 2015; Source: Cyprus Football Association
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mickaël Poté |
Omonia | 15 |
| 2 |  Ifeanyi Onyilo |
Ermis | 14 |
| 3 | Fotios Papoulis |
Apollon | 12 |
| 4 |  Rafik Djebbour |
APOEL | 11 |
| Andreas Makris |
Anorthosis | ||
| 6 |  Abraham Gneki Guié |
Apollon | 10 |
| 7 |  Gastón Sangoy |
Apollon | 9 |
 Ricardo Lobo |
Doxa | ||
| 9 | Marco Tagbajumi |
AEL | 8 |
| 10 | Giorgos Kolokoudias |
Ayia Napa | 7 |
 Roberto Colautti |
AEK | ||
| Nestoras Mitidis |
AEK | ||
| Esmaël Gonçalves |
Anorthosis | ||
Hat-tricks
| # | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ricardo Lobo | Doxa | AEL | 0–4 | 26 April 2015 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 54 minutes and 31 seconds – Luis Morán (Ermis) against Doxa (18:09 EET, 23 August 2014)
- Fastest goal of the season: 42 seconds – Juninho (Ethnikos) against AEL (22 March 2015)
- Latest goal of the season: 99 minutes and 6 seconds – Marcos De Azevedo (Ermis) against Doxa (7 December 2014)
- First scored penalty kick of the season: 62 minutes and 20 seconds – Joan Tomàs (AEK) against Apollon (20:17 EET, 24 August 2014)
- First own goal of the season: 5 minutes and 1 seconds – Stavros Stathakis (Ayia Napa) for Anorthosis (20:05 EET, 27 September 2014)
- Most goals scored in a match by one player: 3 goals
- Ricardo Lobo (Doxa) against AEL (26 April 2015)
- Most scored goals in a single fixture – 24 goals (Fixture 13)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Apollon 5–0 Nea Salamina (17 January 2015)
- AEK 5–0 Ethnikos (22 February 2015)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- Apollon 2–5 AEK (24 August 2014)
- Ayia Napa 2–5 Apollon (15 December 2014)
- Ayia Napa 1–5 Anorthosis (11 January 2015)
- Apollon 5–0 Nea Salamina (17 January 2015)
- AEK 5–0 Ethnikos (22 February 2015)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 goals
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: 44 minutes –
Paulo Pina for Ermis against Doxa (17:44 EET, 23 August 2014) - First red card of the season: 50 minutes – Milan Stepanov for Omonia against Nea Salamina (21:05 EET, 14 September 2014)
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 14
- Apollon 3–3 AEL – 7 for Apollon (Gastón Sangoy (2), Luka Stojanović (2), Dustley Mulder, Jan Rezek, Giorgos Merkis) and 7 for AEL (Luciano Bebê (2), Valentinos Sielis, Calo, Diallo Guidileye, Georgios Eleftheriou, Andreas Stavrou) (4 January 2015)
- Most red cards in a single match: 3
- Apollon 3–3 AEL – 2 for Apollon (Gastón Sangoy, Luka Stojanović) and 1 for AEL (Luciano Bebê) (4 January 2015)
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