1997–98 Cypriot Second Division
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Olympiakos (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Olympiakos Doxa Aris |
| Relegated |
Chalkanoras Iraklis APEP |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 548 (3.01 per match) |
|
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division was the 43rd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Olympiakos won their 2nd title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 1998–99 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1998–99 Cypriot Third Division.
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
Teams promoted to 1997–98 Cypriot First Division
Teams relegated from 1996–97 Cypriot First Division
Teams promoted from 1996–97 Cypriot Third Division
Teams relegated to 1997–98 Cypriot Third Division
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld. | W. | D. | L. | GF. | GA. | GF. | Pts. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 21 | 52 | 66 | Champions-Promoted to 1998–99 Cypriot First Division. |
| 2 | Doxa Katokopias | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 59 | Promoted to 1998–99 Cypriot First Division. |
| 3 | Aris Limassol | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 55 | |
| 4 | Digenis Morphou | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 50 | |
| 5 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Onisilos Sotira | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
| 8 | ASIL Lysi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | PAEEK FC | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 31 | |
| 10 | Rotsidis Mammari | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 31 | |
| 11 | Akritas Chlorakas | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Chalkanoras Idaliou | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 29 | Relegated to 1998–99 Cypriot Third Division. |
| 13 | Iraklis Gerolakkou | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 22 | |
| 14 | APEP | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 71 | −51 | 14 | |
Points system: Won=3 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for
Results
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↓Home / Away→ |
AKR | APP | ARS | ASL | DGN | DOX | ERM | IRK | OLM | OMN | ONS | PAK | ROT | CHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akritas | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| APEP | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | |
| Aris | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | |
| ASIL | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Digenis | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Doxa | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Ermis | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Iraklis | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Olympiakos | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| Omonia | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Onisilos | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| PAEEK FC | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Rotsidis | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Chalkanoras | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
Sources
- "1997/98 Cypriot Second Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
