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The following article is a summary of the 2018–19 football season in Cyprus, which is the 77th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2018 to May 2019.

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
First qualifying round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sūduva Marijampolė Lithuania 3–2 Cyprus APOEL 3–1 0–1

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Champions Path

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Qualifying phase and play-off round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)
Second qualifying round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (Champions Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
APOEL Cyprus 5–2 Estonia Flora Tallinn 5–0 0–2
Third qualifying round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 3–5 Cyprus APOEL 2–2 1–3
Play-off round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Play-off round (Champions Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
APOEL Cyprus 1–1 (1–2 p) Kazakhstan Astana 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

Main Path

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Qualifying phase and play-off round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
First qualifying round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stumbras Lithuania 1–2 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–0 0–2
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 2–2 (a) Albania Laçi 2–1 0–1
Second qualifying round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 0–0 0–4
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–2 1–3
Third qualifying round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sturm Graz Austria 0–7 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 0–2 0–5
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 4–1 Belarus Dynamo Brest 4–0 0–1
Play-off round
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Play-off round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Trenčín Slovakia 1–4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–1 0–3
Basel Switzerland 3–3 (a)[C] Cyprus Apollon Limassol 3–2 0–1
Notes
  • ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    • Group stage

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    Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage
    Group A
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    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV ZUR AKL LUD
    1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 16 9 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 4–2 1–1
    2 Switzerland Zürich 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 3–2 — 1–2 1–0
    3 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 1–5 0–1 — 1–1
    4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4 2–3 1–1 0–0 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    Group H
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    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRA LAZ APL MAR
    1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 6 0 0 17 5 +12 18 Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 2–0 4–0
    2 Italy Lazio 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 2–1
    3 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 2–3 2–0 — 2–2
    4 France Marseille 6 0 1 5 6 16 −10 1 1–2 1–3 1–3 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

    UEFA Youth League

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    Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Youth League

    Domestic Champions Path

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    Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path
    First round
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    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    AEL Limassol Cyprus 1–4 Greece PAOK 1–2 0–2

    Men's football

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    Cypriot First Division

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    Main article: 2018–19 Cypriot First Division

    Regular season

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    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 APOEL 22 15 4 3 45 20 +25 49 Qualification for the Championship round
    2 Apollon Limassol 22 14 5 3 50 17 +33 47
    3 AEL Limassol 22 14 3 5 35 25 +10 45
    4 AEK Larnaca 22 11 6 5 37 16 +21 39
    5 Omonia 22 9 4 9 25 24 +1 31[a]
    6 Nea Salamis Famagusta 22 9 4 9 28 30 −2 31[a]
    7 Anorthosis Famagusta[b] 22 9 7 6 27 26 +1 28 Qualification for the Relegation round
    8 Pafos FC[c] 22 7 6 9 24 36 −12 21
    9 Doxa Katokopias 22 5 5 12 28 39 −11 20
    10 Enosis Neon Paralimni 22 4 5 13 17 38 −21 17[d]
    11 Alki Oroklini 22 4 5 13 19 43 −24 17[d]
    12 Ermis Aradippou 22 2 4 16 19 40 −21 10
    Source: Cyprus Football Association, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[3]
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Head to head record: Omonia 3–1 Nea Salamis, Nea Salamis 1–0 Omonia.
    2. ^ Anorthosis were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against Apollon on 2 February 2019.[1]
    3. ^ Pafos FC were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against AEK Larnaca on 2 January 2019.[2]
    4. ^ a b Head to head record: Paralimni 2–0 Alki, Alki 1–2 Paralimni.

    Play-offs

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    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 APOEL (C) 32 21 7 4 66 25 +41 70 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
    2 AEK Larnaca 32 18 8 6 51 23 +28 62 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
    3 Apollon Limassol 32 17 7 8 64 32 +32 58
    4 AEL Limassol 32 17 4 11 49 47 +2 55 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
    5 Nea Salamis Famagusta 32 12 8 12 41 47 −6 44
    6 Omonia 32 10 6 16 36 45 −9 36
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2019. Source: CFA (in Greek)
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[4]
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ AEL Limassol qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Cypriot Cup.
    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
    7 Anorthosis Famagusta[a] 32 12 11 9 42 41 +1 41
    8 Pafos FC[b] 32 12 8 12 39 50 −11 38
    9 Doxa Katokopias 32 9 8 15 47 50 −3 35
    10 Enosis Neon Paralimni 32 9 8 15 35 51 −16 35
    11 Alki Oroklini (R) 32 10 5 17 35 58 −23 35 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division
    12 Ermis Aradippou (R) 32 3 4 25 29 65 −36 13
    Source: CFA
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[7]
    (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ Anorthosis were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against Apollon on 2 February 2019.[5]
    2. ^ Pafos FC were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against AEK Larnaca on 2 January 2019.[6]

    Cypriot Second Division

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    Main article: 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division
    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Ethnikos Achna 27 18 8 1 58 20 +38 62 Promotion to Cypriot First Division
    2 Olympiakos Nicosia 27 19 3 5 63 27 +36 60
    3 Aris Limassol 27 18 5 4 55 30 +25 59
    4 Othellos Athienou 27 13 8 6 59 28 +31 47
    5 Anagennisi Deryneia 27 12 5 10 38 28 +10 41
    6 ASIL Lysi 27 11 6 10 32 33 −1 39
    7 Omonia Aradippou 27 12 2 13 39 36 +3 38
    8 Onisilos Sotira 2014 27 11 4 12 37 40 −3 37[a]
    9 Karmiotissa 27 11 4 12 42 53 −11 37[a]
    10 Ayia Napa 27 9 7 11 39 36 +3 34
    11 AEZ Zakakiou 27 9 6 12 36 47 −11 33
    12 Akritas Chlorakas 27 10 2 15 32 53 −21 32
    13 MEAP Nisou 27 7 6 14 38 48 −10 27 Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division
    14 THOI Lakatamia 27 6 8 13 22 49 −27 26
    15 PAEEK (R) 27 5 7 15 33 55 −22 22
    16 Digenis Oroklinis (R) 27 3 5 19 25 65 −40 14
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2019. Source: CFA (in Greek)
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[8]
    (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Head to head record: Karmiotissa 2–1 Onisilos, Onisilos 3–1 Karmiotissa.

    Cypriot Third Division

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    Main article: 2018–19 Cypriot Third Division
    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Digenis Akritas Morphou (C, P) 30 19 5 6 62 26 +36 62 Promotion to the Cypriot Second Division
    2 Omonia Psevda (P) 30 18 4 8 50 35 +15 58
    3 Enosi Neon Ypsona-Digenis Ipsona (P) 30 14 11 5 52 27 +25 53
    4 P.O. Xylotymbou (P) 30 14 10 6 39 25 +14 52
    5 ENAD Polis Chrysochous 30 14 5 11 45 35 +10 47
    6 Ethnikos Assia 30 12 7 11 44 44 0 43[a]
    7 Chalkanoras Idaliou 30 12 7 11 52 50 +2 43[a]
    8 Kouris Erimis 30 11 9 10 39 39 0 42
    9 Ormideia FC 30 11 8 11 44 39 +5 41
    10 Achyronas Liopetriou 30 9 13 8 42 42 0 40
    11 Elpida Astromeriti 30 11 6 13 38 49 −11 39
    12 Amathus Ayiou Tychona 30 11 5 14 37 42 −5 38[b]
    13 APEA Akrotiriou (R) 30 10 8 12 43 50 −7 38[b] Relegation to the STOK Elite Division
    14 Olympias Lympion (R) 30 9 6 15 43 53 −10 33
    15 Ethnikos Latsion (R) 30 7 4 19 30 52 −22 25
    16 Peyia 2014 (R) 30 1 6 23 25 77 −52 9
    Source: CFA
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[9]
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Head to head record: E. Assia 1–2 Chalkanoras, Chalkanoras 0–2 E. Assia.
    2. ^ a b Head to head record: Amathus 2–1 APEA, APEA 2–2 Amathus.

    STOK Elite Division

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    Main article: 2018–19 STOK Elite Division
    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Iraklis Gerolakkou (C, P) 26 17 2 7 56 33 +23 53 Promotion to Cypriot Third Division
    2 Elia Lythrodonta (P) 26 14 5 7 40 26 +14 47
    3 APONA Anageias (P) 26 14 4 8 48 20 +28 46
    4 Kormakitis FC (P) 26 12 7 7 31 23 +8 43
    5 AEK Korakou 26 12 6 8 36 28 +8 42
    6 AEN Ayiou Georgiou Vrysoullon-Acheritou 26 12 4 10 39 35 +4 40[a]
    7 APEP FC 26 11 7 8 41 29 +12 40[a]
    8 ASPIS Pylas 26 9 6 11 32 33 −1 33[b]
    9 Orfeas Nicosia 26 7 12 7 37 36 +1 33[b]
    10 Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous 26 9 6 11 32 37 −5 33[b]
    11 Doxa Paliometochou 26 10 3 13 27 43 −16 33[b]
    12 Atlas Aglandjias 26 11 2 13 36 38 −2 35
    13 Rotsidis Mammari (R) 26 8 8 10 41 38 +3 32 Relegation to the regional leagues
    14 Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion[c] (R) 26 0 0 26 0 78 −78 0
    Source: CFA
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Head to head record: AEN Vrysoullon 4–1 APEP, APEP 0–0 AEN Vrysoullon.
    2. ^ a b c d Head to head record: ASPIS: 10 points, Orfeas: 7 points, Finikas: 7 points, Doxa: 5 points.
    3. ^ On 11 September 2018, Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion informed Cyprus Football Association (CFA) that they are unable to participate in the league.[10]

    References

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    1. ^ "Η απόφαση του Αθλητικού Δικαστή για την ένσταση του Απόλλωνα". Cyprus Football Association. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
    2. ^ "Η απόφαση του Αθλητικού Δικαστή για την ένσταση της ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας (πλήρες σκεπτικό)". Cyprus Football Association. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
    3. ^ "1. Division 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    4. ^ "1. Division 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
    5. ^ "Η απόφαση του Αθλητικού Δικαστή για την ένσταση του Απόλλωνα". Cyprus Football Association. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
    6. ^ "Η απόφαση του Αθλητικού Δικαστή για την ένσταση της ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας (πλήρες σκεπτικό)". Cyprus Football Association. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
    7. ^ "1. Division 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
    8. ^ "2. Division 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
    9. ^ "1. Division 2018/2019 - Rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    10. ^ "Αποχώρησε λίγο πριν την έναρξη! (πρωτάθλημα ΣΤΟΚ)". sport-fm.com.cy. sport-fm.com.cy. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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