1988–89 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1988–89
Champions	Omonia; (16th title)
Relegated	EPA; Keravnos; Omonia Ar.
European Cup	Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup	Apollon (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	AEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played	210
Goals scored	598 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nigel McNeal; (19 goals)[1]
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 Cypriot First Division was the 50th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 16th title.

Format

Fifteen teams participated in the 1988–89 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 three teams were relegated to the 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1989–90 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1989–90 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

APEP, Alki and Anagennisi were relegated from previous season and played in the 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division, Keravnos and Omonia Aradippou.

Stadia and locations

APOEL
Omonia

Anorthosis
Nea Salamis

1988–89 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
AEL	Tsirion 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
Keravnos	Keravnos Strovolou Stadium
Nea Salamis	Antonis Papadopoulos 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	28	17	9	2	60	22	38	43	Champions-1989–90 European Cup 1st Round.
2	Apollon	28	15	10	3	61	26	35	40	1989–90 UEFA Cup 1st Round.
3	APOEL	28	15	4	9	48	38	10	34
4	Nea Salamis	28	11	11	6	51	35	16	33
5	AEL	28	10	10	8	50	40	10	30	Cypriot Cup Winner-1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round.
6	Anorthosis	28	10	10	8	31	31	0	30
7	Pezoporikos	28	7	14	7	35	34	1	28
8	APOP	28	9	10	9	36	40	-4	28
9	Olympiakos	28	7	13	8	43	42	1	27
10	Ethnikos	28	10	7	11	34	43	-9	27
11	Enosis Neon Paralimni	28	7	13	8	35	47	-12	27
12	Aris	28	8	10	10	42	39	3	26
13	EPA	28	6	9	13	32	41	-9	21	Relegated to 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division.
14	Keravnos	28	6	9	13	27	39	-12	21
15	Omonia Ar.	28	1	3	24	13	81	-68	5

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

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

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

"1988/89 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

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[first-1] "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

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

1988–89 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '88 '89 England Faroe Islands '88 '89 Finland '88 '89 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '88 '89 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '88 '89 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '88 '89 Spain Sweden '88 '89 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '88 '89 Finland '88 '89 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '88 '89 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '88 '89 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 '88 '89
Supercups	West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '87–'88 '88–'89

1988–89 Cypriot First Division

Format

Point system

Changes from previous season

Stadia and locations

League standings

See also

References

Sources