2012–13 Cypriot First Division

The 2012–13 Cypriot First Division was the 74th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.[1] AEL Limassol were the defending champions. APOEL won the championship two matchweeks before the end of the season.

Cypriot First Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsAPOEL
22nd title
RelegatedOlympiakos
Ayia Napa
AEP
Champions LeagueAPOEL
Europa LeagueAnorthosis
Omonia
Apollon
Matches played218
Goals scored592 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerBernardo Vasconcelos
(18 goals)
Biggest home winAPOEL 6–0 AEP
(17 March 2013)
Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina
(30 March 2013)
Biggest away winEnosis 0–5 APOEL
(3 September 2012)
AEP 0–5 Olympiakos
(30 March 2013)
Highest scoringAlki 6–5 Ethnikos
(30 March 2013)
Longest winning run9 games
Anorthosis
Omonia
Longest unbeaten run20 games
Anorthosis
Longest winless run16 games
Ethnikos
Longest losing run9 games
AEP

The league comprise eleven teams from the 2011–12 season and three promoted teams from the 2011–12 Second Division.

Teams

Ermis Aradippou and Anagennisi Dherynia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2011–12 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 Second Division champions Doxa Katokopias, runners-up Ayia Napa and third-placed team AEP Paphos.

Location of teams in 2012–13 Cypriot First Division
Club Location Venue Capacity
AEK Larnaca Neo GSZ Stadium 13,032
AEL Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
AEP Paphos Pafiako Stadium 9,394
Alki Larnaca Neo GSZ Stadium 13,032
Anorthosis Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
Ayia Napa Ayia Napa Tasos Marcou Stadium 5,800
Doxa Katokopia Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Enosis Paralimni Tasos Marcou Stadium 5,800
Ethnikos Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Nea Salamina Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Olympiakos Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859

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 Ran Ben Shimon Ander Murillo Puma CytaVision
AEL Jorge Costa Marios Nicolaou Puma CytaVision
AEP Saša Jovanović Alexandros Garpozis Givova Skycore
Alki Kostas Kaiafas Emiliano Fusco Joma CYTA
Anorthosis Pambos Christodoulou Ioannis Okkas Puma CytaMobile Vodafone
APOEL Ivan Jovanović Marinos Satsias Puma MTN
Apollon Christakis Christoforou Giorgos Merkis Macron CYTA
Ayia Napa Costas Loizou Martinos Solomou Givova Ayia Napa Municipality
Doxa Loukas Hadjiloukas Ricardo Fernandes Givova Cytanet
Enosis Marios Karas Demos Goumenos Nike CYTA
Ethnikos Nikos Kolompourdas Christos Poyiatzis Legea CYTA
Nea Salamina Mirsad Jonuz Prodromos Therapontos Givova CytaMobile Vodafone
Olympiakos Marios Constantinou Nikolas Nicolaou Givova CYTA
Omonia Toni Savevski Leandro Nike CytaMobile Vodafone

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Omonia Neophytos Larkou Mutual consent 18 September 2012[2] 4th Toni Savevski 26 September 2012[3]
Apollon George Burley Sacked 19 September 2012[4] 6th Nikodimos Papavasiliou 20 September 2012[5]
Olympiakos Nikodimos Papavasiliou Signed by Apollon 20 September 2012[6] 7th Renos Demetriades 25 September 2012[7]
Enosis Zouvanis Zouvani Resigned 24 September 2012[8] 9th Ton Caanen 3 October 2012[9]
Ethnikos Nicos Papadopoulos Mutual consent 8 October 2012[10] 12th Nikos Andronikou 14 October 2012[11]
AEL Pambos Christodoulou Mutual consent 22 October 2012[12] 4th Jorge Costa 23 October 2012[13]
Doxa Marios Constantinou Resigned 1 November 2012[14] 14th Loukas Hadjiloukas 1 November 2012[14]
AEP Ioannis Topalidis Mutual consent 5 November 2012[15] 9th Horácio Gonçalves 8 November 2012[16]
Nea Salamina Nicos Andreou Resigned 18 November 2012[17] 10th Mirsad Jonuz 21 November 2012[18]
AEP Horácio Gonçalves Resigned 22 November 2012[19] 14th Saša Jovanović 26 November 2012[20]
Alki Kostas Kaiafas Resigned 2 December 2012[21] 12th Neophytos Larkou 5 December 2012[22]
Ethnikos Nikos Andronikou Mutual consent 3 December 2012[23] 13th Stephen Constantine 5 December 2012[24]
Ayia Napa Nicos Nicolaou Mutual consent 10 January 2013[25] 13th Nikos Kolompourdas 16 January 2013[26]
Olympiakos Renos Demetriades Sacked 10 February 2013[27] 10th Marios Constantinou 11 February 2013[28]
Ethnikos Stephen Constantine Sacked 25 February 2013[29] 11th Nikos Kolompourdas 26 February 2013[30]
Ayia Napa Nikos Kolompourdas Signed by Ethnikos 25 February 2013[31] 13th Costas Loizou 25 February 2013[32]
Apollon Nikodimos Papavasiliou Sacked 8 March 2013[33] 6th Christakis Christoforou 12 March 2013[34]
Anorthosis Ronny Levy Sacked 1 April 2013[35] 2nd Pambos Christodoulou 2 April 2013[36]
Alki Neophytos Larkou Resigned 9 April 2013[37] 9th Kostas Kaiafas 9 April 2013[38]
Enosis Ton Caanen Mutual consent 13 April 2013[39] 8th Marios Karas 16 April 2013[40]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APOEL 26 21 3 2 56 10 +46 66 Qualification for second round, Group A
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 18 6 2 57 21 +36 60
3 AEK Larnaca 26 17 4 5 50 21 +29 55
4 Omonia Nicosia 26 16 5 5 51 22 +29 53
5 AEL Limassol 26 14 9 3 46 26 +20 51 Qualification for second round, Group B
6 Apollon Limassol 26 11 7 8 32 24 +8 40
7 Doxa Katokopias 26 8 6 12 26 40 −14 30
8 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 6 10 10 23 35 −12 28
9 Alki Larnaca 26 6 7 13 33 46 −13 25 Qualification for second round, Group C
10 Olympiakos Nicosia[lower-alpha 1] 26 6 9 11 36 44 −8 24
11 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 6 5 15 18 36 −18 23
12 Ethnikos Achna 26 4 10 12 28 40 −12 22
13 Ayia Napa (R) 26 2 2 22 15 59 −44 8 Relegation to Cypriot B1 Division
14 AEP Paphos[lower-alpha 2] (R) 26 4 3 19 17 64 −47 3
Source: 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
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. On 22 May 2012, Olympiakos Nicosia were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria.[41]
  2. On 11 June 2012, AEP Paphos were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria.[42] On 13 August 2012, AEP Paphos were deducted another three points by CFA because they failed again to meet the financial criteria.[43] On 12 November 2012, AEP Paphos were deducted another three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria for the third time.[44] On 13 May 2012, AEP Paphos were deducted another three points because of FIFA decision.[45]

Results
Home \ Away AEK AEL AEP ALK ANO APOE APOL AYN DOX ENP ETH NSL OLY OMO
AEK Larnaca 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 5–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
AEL Limassol 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
AEP Paphos 0–3 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–5 1–2
Alki Larnaca 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 6–5 1–0 0–0 2–4
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 4–3 2–0
APOEL 1–2 2–0 6–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
Apollon Limassol 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1
Ayia Napa 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3
Doxa Katokopias 2–6 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Enosis Neon Paralimni 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–5 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1
Ethnikos Achna 0–1 1–3 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
Nea Salamis Famagusta 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 0–1
Olympiakos Nicosia 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 1–4
Omonia Nicosia 0–1 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 5–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 2–0
Source: CFA
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

Group A

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 32 23 4 5 62 19 +43 73 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 20 8 4 60 29 +31 68 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Omonia Nicosia 32 20 6 6 66 27 +39 66
4 AEK Larnaca 32 19 4 9 55 28 +27 61
Source: 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.

Results
Home \ Away AEK ANO APOE OMO
AEK Larnaca 0–1 0–1 0–2
Anorthosis Famagusta 0–3 2–1 0–0
APOEL 0–1 0–0 4–3
Omonia Nicosia 3–1 4–0 3–0
Source: UEFA
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 AEL Limassol 32 18 10 4 59 31 +28 64
6 Apollon Limassol 32 13 9 10 40 31 +9 48 Qualification for Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Doxa Katokopias 32 10 9 13 33 47 −14 39
8 Enosis Neon Paralimni 32 7 10 15 28 49 −21 31
Source: 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.
Notes:
  1. Apollon Limassol qualified for the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2012–13 Cypriot Cup.

Results
Home \ Away AEL APOL DOX ENP
AEL Limassol 2–1 3–0 3–0
Apollon Limassol 1–3 0–0 4–1
Doxa Katokopias 1–1 1–1 1–0
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2–1 0–1 2–4
Source: UEFA
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Ethnikos Achna 32 7 12 13 41 50 −9 33
10 Alki Larnaca 32 8 8 16 43 57 −14 32
11 Nea Salamis Famagusta (O) 32 8 7 17 27 44 −17 31 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
12 Olympiakos Nicosia[lower-alpha 1] (R) 32 8 10 14 46 56 −10 31[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Cypriot B1 Division
Source: 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.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. On 22 May 2012, Olympiakos Nicosia were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria.[41]
  2. SAL: 7 pts ; OLY: 4 pts

Results
Home \ Away ALK ETH NSL OLY
Alki Larnaca 1–3 1–2 2–1
Ethnikos Achna 1–1 2–2 3–1
Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–3 1–2 3–0
Olympiakos Nicosia 4–2 4–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The 11th-placed team Nea Salamina faced 4th-placed 2012–13 Cypriot Second Division side Anagennisi Dherynia, in a single-legged play-off for one spot in the 2013–14 Cypriot First Division. The match was held at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on 23 May 2013 and Nea Salamina won by 3–0, retaining its Cypriot First Division spot for the 2013–14 season.

Nea Salamina3 – 0Anagennisi Dherynia
Alimi  17', 66'
Roque  58'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Season statistics

Top scorers
Including matches played on 19 May 2013; Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bernardo Vasconcelos Alki 18
2 Andre Alves Omonia 16
3 Marco Paixão Ethnikos 15
4 Juliano Spadacio Anorthosis 14
5 Aldo Adorno APOEL 13
Henrique Olympiakos
Barak Itzhaki Anorthosis
8 Gustavo Manduca APOEL 12
Jan Rezek Anorthosis
10 Nassir Maachi AEK Larnaca 11
Patrick Vouho AEL

Hat-tricks
#PlayerForAgainstResultDate
1. Aldo AdornoAPOELEnosis0–53 September 2012
2. Aldo AdornoAPOELAyia Napa4–15 November 2012
3. Barak ItzhakiAnorthosisOlympiakos4–33 February 2013
4. Andre AlvesOmoniaOlympiakos1–416 March 2013
5. Esteban SolariApollonEnosis4–120 April 2013
6. Gaossou FofanaDoxaEnosis2–418 May 2013

Scoring
  • First goal of the season: 25 minutes – Juliano Spadacio (Anorthosis) against AEP Paphos (19:25 EET, 1 September 2012)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 15 seconds – Mario Budimir (APOEL) against Alki (22 September 2012)
  • Latest goal of the season: 102 minutes and 23 seconds – Jan Rezek (Anorthosis) against Omonia (21 October 2012)
  • First own goal of the season: 49 minutes – Fabeta (Ayia Napa) for Omonia (20:04 EET, 2 September 2012)
  • First scored penalty kick of the season: 84 minutes – Freddy (Omonia) against Ayia Napa (20:39 EET, 2 September 2012)
  • Most scored goals in a single fixture – 38 goals (Fixture 26)
  • Highest scoring game: 11 goals
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
    • APOEL 6–0 AEP Paphos (17 March 2013)
    • Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina (30 March 2013)
    • Alki 6–5 Ethnikos (30 March 2013)
    • Doxa 2–6 AEK (31 March 2013)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 5 goals

Discipline

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