1982–83 Cypriot First Division

The 1982–83 Cypriot First Division was the 44th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 12th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsOmonia
(12th title)
RelegatedOlympiakos
APOP
European CupOmonia (1st round)
UEFA CupAnorthosis (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupEnosis (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored443 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerPanikos Hatziloizou
(17 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1982–83 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 1983–84 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1983–84 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1983–84 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Keravnos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol.

Stadia and locations

ClubVenue
AELTsirion Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnorthosisDasaki Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
APOPGSK Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EnosisParalimni Stadium
EPAGSZ Stadium
Nea SalaminaGSZ Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
Omonoia Ar.Aradippou Municipal Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium
PezoporikosGSZ Stadium

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Omonia (C)2616645217+3538Qualification for European Cup first round
2Anorthosis Famagusta26121134621+2535Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3APOEL26111053320+1332
4AEL Limassol2612772922+731
5Pezoporikos Larnaca2691072619+728
6Omonia Aradippou2611693434028
7Alki Larnaca2681173235−327
8Aris Limassol26105114239+325
9Enosis Neon Paralimni2651383540−523Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
10EPA Larnaca2686122233−1122
11Apollon Limassol2669112438−1421
12Nea Salamis2668122839−1120
13Olympiakos Nicosia (R)26510112645−1920Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14APOP Paphos (R)2654171441−2714
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
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayAELALKANRAPNAPLAPPARSENPEPANSLOLYOMAOMNPOL
AEL2–01–01–13–01–13–11–02–02–12–20–01–01–0
Alki0–00–00–03–11–01–02–22–22–01–11–32–22–1
Anorthosis2–11–11–04–02–03–02–25–13–21–22–00–11–1
APOEL1–02–20–22–11–01–14–21–00–01–03–20–01–2
Apollon0–33–11–11–22–03–10–02–20–01–11–41–01–1
APOP1–01–01–30–01–00–11–11–01–30–11–30–40–1
Aris3–03–12–50–00–03–26–11–13–15–23–04–32–0
ENP0–02–21–10–41–24–01–00–10–02–23–01–11–1
EPA1–21–21–32–00–02–01–00–10–02–02–01–31–0
Nea Salamis3–11–21–31–41–00–23–02–50–01–11–11–01–3
Olympiakos0–11–00–01–50–02–02–23–30–12–40–21–70–1
Omonia Ar.2–03–31–00–03–21–13–11–11–01–01–20–22–0
Omonia1–13–01–11–03–04–01–02–03–03–12–02–02–1
Pezoporikos2–00–00–00–01–21–01–01–14–00–00–03–01–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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