1997–98 Cypriot First Division
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Anorthosis (9th title) |
| Relegated | Anagennisi APOP Ethnikos Assia |
| Champions League | Anorthosis (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Omonia (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Apollon (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Ethnikos Achna (1st round) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 657 (3.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rainer Rauffmann (42 goals)[1] |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 Cypriot First Division was the 59th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 9th title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1997–98 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 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
Aris Limassol, Olympiakos Nicosia and APEP were relegated from previous season and played in the 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division, AEL Limassol, Evagoras Paphos and Ethnikos Assia.
Stadia and locations
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld. | W. | D. | L. | GF. | GA. | GF. | Pts. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anorthosis | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 18 | 69 | 66 | Champions-UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round |
| 2 | Omonia | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 20 | 70 | 62 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup 1st qualifying round |
| 3 | Apollon | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 55 | Cypriot Cup Finalist-1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.1 |
| 4 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 47 | 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st round |
| 5 | AEK | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 33 | |
| 7 | APOEL | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 31 | |
| 9 | AEL | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 29 | |
| 10 | Alki | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 29 | |
| 11 | Evagoras | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 29 | |
| 12 | Anagennisi | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 65 | -28 | 27 | Relegated to 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division. |
| 13 | APOP | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 26 | |
| 14 | Ethnikos Assia | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 76 | -48 | 12 |
Points system: Won=3 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for
1Apollon qualified to 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup becauce Cypriot Cup winner, Anorthosis, already qualified to UEFA Champions League
Results
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AEK | AEL | ALK | ANG | ANR | APN | APL | APP | EAC | EAS | ENP | EVG | NSL | OMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | 3-1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | |
| AEL | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-4 | |
| Alki | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 7-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 3-5 | |
| Anagennisi | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-7 | |
| Anorthosis | 3-0 | 5-1 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 7-0 | 5-0 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 0-1 | |
| APOEL | 0-2 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | |
| Apollon | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | |
| APOP | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-4 | |
| Ethnikos Assia | 1-4 | 2-5 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | |
| Enosis | 2-0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-3 | |
| Evagoras | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-6 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-3 | |
| Nea Salamis | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 0-3 | |
| Omonia | 0-1 | 5-1 | 8-0 | 10-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 8-1 | 8-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 6-1 |
See also
- Cypriot First Division
- 1997–98 Cypriot Cup
- List of top goalscorers in Cypriot First Division by season
- Cypriot football clubs in European competitions
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.
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Sources
- "1997/98 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
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