2005–06 Cypriot First Division
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apollon (3rd title) |
| Relegated | APOP APEP THOI |
| Champions League | Apollon (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Omonia (1st qualifying round) APOEL (1st qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup)) |
| UEFA Intertoto | Ethnikos (1st round) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 603 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Łukasz Sosin (28 goals)[1] |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
The 2005–06 Cypriot First Division was the 67th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Apollon won their 3rd title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 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 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2006 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
AEP Paphos, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division, APOP Kinyras, APEP and THOI Lakatamia.
Stadia and locations
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld. | W. | D. | L. | GF. | GA. | GF. | Pts. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 64 | Champions-UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round. |
| 2 | Omonia | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 63 | 2006–07 UEFA Cup 1st qualifying round. |
| 3 | APOEL | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 41 | 62 | Cypriot Cup Winner-2006–07 UEFA Cup 1st qualifying round. |
| 4 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 53 | |
| 5 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 43 | |
| 6 | Nea Salamina | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 41 | |
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 35 | |
| 8 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 28 | 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st round. |
| 10 | Digenis Morphou | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 28 | |
| 11 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 27 | |
| 12 | APOP Kinyras | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 65 | -30 | 18 | Relegated to 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division. |
| 13 | APEP | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 72 | -55 | 8 | |
| 14 | THOI Lakatamia | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 75 | -60 | 7 |
Points system: Won=3 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for
Results
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AEK | AEL | ANR | APP | APN | APL | APK | DGN | ETH | ENP | ENT | NSL | OLM | OMN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-3 | |
| AEL | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | |
| Anorthosis | 1-0 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 6-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| APEP | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-5 | |
| APOEL | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-3 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 5-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | |
| Apollon | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| APOP | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | |
| Digenis | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-4 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 4-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4-0 | 0-1 | |
| ENP | 1-0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
| ENTHOI | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-7 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-5 | |
| Nea Salamina | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-5 | 5-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-1 | |
| Olympiakos | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 8-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | |
| Omonia | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 6-2 | 1-0 |
References
- ^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
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Sources
- "2005/06 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
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