1984–85 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season1984–85
ChampionsOmonia
(14th title)
Relegated
European CupOmonia (1st round)
UEFA CupAPOEL (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupAEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored464 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgos Savvidis
(24 goals)[1]

The 1984–85 Cypriot First Division was the 46th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 14th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1984–85 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 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1985–86 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Ethnikos Achna and Ermis Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 1984–85 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1983–84 Cypriot Second Division, Olympiakos Nicosia and Evagoras Paphos.

Stadia and locations

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1984–85 Cypriot First Division
Club Venue
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Alki GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis GSZ Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Stadium
EPA GSZ Stadium
Evagoras GSK Stadium
Nea Salamina 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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Omonia (C) 26 17 9 0 70 22 +48 43 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 APOEL 26 13 8 5 43 26 +17 34 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 12 9 5 38 22 +16 33
4 Apollon Limassol 26 9 10 7 35 30 +5 28
5 AEL Limassol 26 8 12 6 33 29 +4 28 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Pezoporikos Larnaca 26 8 9 9 32 27 +5 25
7 EPA Larnaca 26 7 11 8 25 29 −4 25
8 Alki Larnaca 26 8 9 9 23 27 −4 25
9 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 7 10 9 44 40 +4 24
10 Nea Salamis 26 6 12 8 25 29 −4 24
11 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 8 8 10 35 40 −5 24
12 Aris Limassol 26 6 12 8 25 38 −13 24
13 Omonia Aradippou (R) 26 7 6 13 22 38 −16 20 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 Evagoras Paphos (R) 26 1 5 20 14 67 −53 7
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for. Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AEL ALK ANR APN APL ARS ENP EPA EVA NSL OLY OMA OMN POL
AEL 1–1 1–2 1–4 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0
Alki 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1
Anorthosis 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–0
APOEL 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 5–0 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–5 2–2
Apollon 3–3 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 0–3
Aris 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
ENP 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–4 6–0 1–2 8–0 1–1 2–0 5–4 1–5 0–0
EPA 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Evagoras 1–3 0–0 0–6 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–2 1–5
Nea Salamis 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–3
Olympiakos 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–4 3–1
Omonia Ar. 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Omonia 2–2 5–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–3 2–2 6–0 4–0 0–0 4–2 6–1 4–1
Pezoporikos 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  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.

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