1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1986–87
Champions	Omonia; (15th title)
Relegated	Omonia Ar.; Ermis
European Cup	Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup	EPA (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	AEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played	240
Goals scored	677 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Spas Dzhevizov; (32 goals)[1]
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Cypriot First Division was the 48th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 15th title.

Format

Sixteen teams participated in the 1986–87 Cypriot First 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 last two teams were relegated to the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1987–88 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Point system

Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

No team was relegated from the previous season. The first two teams of the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division, Ethnikos Achna and Omonia Aradippou were promoted and added to the First Division.

Stadia and locations

APOEL
Omonia

AEL
Apollon
Aris

Pezoporikos
EPA
Alki
Nea Salamis

1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL	Makario Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
APOP	Pafiako Stadium
Aris	Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos	Dasaki Stadium
Enosis	Paralimni Municipal Stadium
EPA	GSZ Stadium
Ermis	Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamis	GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos	GSP Stadium
Omonia Ar.	Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Omonia	Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos	GSZ Stadium

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.	D.	L.	GF.	GA.	GF.	Pts.	Notes
1	Omonia	30	26	0	4	86	28	58	52	Champions-1987–88 European Cup 1st Round.
2	APOEL¹	30	19	9	2	58	11	47	47
3	EPA	30	18	7	5	45	20	25	43	1987–88 UEFA Cup 1st Round.¹
4	AEL	30	14	8	8	62	34	28	36	Cypriot Cup Winner-1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round.
5	Aris	30	12	11	7	53	35	18	35
6	Apollon	30	13	8	9	52	34	18	34
7	Olympiakos	30	12	10	8	47	46	1	34
8	Anorthosis	30	9	15	6	35	30	5	33
9	APOP	30	8	11	11	39	44	-5	27
10	Enosis Neon Paralimni	30	9	8	13	34	53	-19	26
11	Pezoporikos	30	4	16	10	25	28	-3	24
12	Alki	30	5	14	11	30	39	-9	24
13	Nea Salamis	30	7	10	13	45	54	-9	24
14	Ethnikos	30	5	12	13	27	50	-23	22
15	Omonia Aradippou	30	2	9	19	21	64	-43	13	Relegated to 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division.
16	Ermis	30	1	4	25	19	108	-89	6	Relegated to 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division.

Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points

Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for

¹In 1986 APOEL was drawn against Besiktas J.K. for the second round of the 1986-87 European Cup. This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition (see Cyprus dispute). The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with one year disqualification from any UEFA competition. So, the third team of the table, EPA, took APOEL place in 1987-88 UEFA Cup.

References

↑ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources

"1986/87 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

Cypriot First Division
2018–19 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Alki Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Doxa Ermis Nea Salamina ENP Omonia Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Ammochostos Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Stelios Kyriakides Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Alki Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis EPA Ethnikos Achna Ethnikos Assia Evagoras Karmiotissa Keravnos Olympiakos Nicosia Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas Othellos Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

1986–87 in Cypriot football
« 1985–86 1987–88 »
Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup Stylianakis Shield
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

1986–87 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '86 '87 England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87 Spain Sweden '86 '87 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '86 '87–'88

1986–87 Cypriot First Division

Format

Point system

Changes from previous season

Stadia and locations

League standings

References

Sources

See also