Cypriot Third Division

Cypriot Third Division

Country	Cyprus
Founded	1970 (1970)
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Second Division
Relegation to	Amateur Divisions
Domestic cup(s)	Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
Current champions	Karmiotissa Polemidion (1st title) (2012–13)

Cyprus Third Division is a semi-professional league of Cyprus. It is the third tier of football in Cyprus.

Structure

Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 games per team. The top two clubs are promoted to the Cypriot Second Division and the bottom four are relegated to the Amateur divisions. From 1985–86 until 2014–15 season the clubs were relegated to the Fourth Division, before the dissolution of the league.

History

The Cypriot Third Division Championship was initiated by the CFA in the 1970-71 football season as the third level of Cypriot football. Season 1974-1975 was not played due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Teams

The fourteen teams that participated in the Cypriot third division 2014-15 season were:

• Achyronas Liopetriou
• Akritas Chlorakas
• Amathous Agiou Tychona
• ASIL Lysi
• Chalkanoras Idaliou
• Digenis Morphou
• Digenis Ypsona
• ENTHOI Lakatamia
• Ethnikos Assia
• Ethnikos Latsion
• Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous
• MEAP Nisou
• Ormidia FC
• PAEEK

Winners

The following teams have won the third division championship:

Performance by club

References