1984–85 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1984–85
Champions	Omonia; (14th title)
Relegated	Omonia Ar.; Evagoras;
European Cup	Omonia (1st round)
UEFA Cup	APOEL (1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	AEL (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	464 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer	Giorgos Savvidis; (24 goals)
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

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

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	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division

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.

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

"1984/85 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

[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.

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v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
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v t e 1984–85 in Cypriot football
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Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup Stylianakis Shield
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

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