1985–86 Cypriot First Division

The 1985–86 Cypriot First Division was the 47th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 13th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsAPOEL
(13th title)
European CupAPOEL (1st round)
UEFA CupOmonia (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupApollon (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored484 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerYiannos Ioannou
(22 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 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. No team was relegated to the 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1986–87 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.

Changes from previous season

Omonia Aradippou and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1984–85 Cypriot Second Division, Ermis Aradippou and APOP Paphos.

Stadia and locations

1985–86 Cypriot First Division
ClubVenue
AELTsirion Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnorthosisGSZ Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
APOPPafiako Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EnosisParalimni Stadium
EPAGSZ Stadium
ErmisAradippou Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamina[a]Anagennisi Football Ground & GSZ Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium
PezoporikosGSZ Stadium

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1APOEL (C)2622316112+4947Qualification for European Cup first round
2Omonia2616826223+3940Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Apollon Limassol2615744523+2237Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4Anorthosis Famagusta2613673627+932
5Nea Salamis2671182626025
6AEL Limassol2696112726+124
7Pezoporikos Larnaca2671093232024
8Enosis Neon Paralimni2687113335−223
9EPA Larnaca26610102735−822
10Alki Larnaca2651292231−922
11Olympiakos Nicosia2678113451−1722
12APOP Paphos2669112644−1821
13Aris Limassol2659123242−1019
14Ermis Aradippou2606202177−566
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

Results

Home \ AwayAELALKANRAPNAPLAPPARSENPEPAERMNSLOLYOMOPOL
AEL1–02–01–30–20–11–02–01–13–02–31–10–11–2
Alkí0–40–10–21–02–01–11–11–15–10–01–00–20–0
Anorthosis0–22–21–11–10–13–00–02–14–21–03–11–21–0
APOEL1–02–03–14–14–03–02–03–25–01–06–02–03–0
Apollon1–03–02–31–03–01–03–13–05–11–04–11–10–0
APOP0–01–11–31–20–02–42–01–12–02–23–41–13–2
Aris4–02–11–20–32–31–11–00–03–00–11–32–21–1
ENP0–12–21–11–22–32–04–21–13–22–02–11–12–0
EPA0–01–10–30–13–10–00–05–33–01–01–10–60–1
Ermis2–30–00–01–20–10–04–40–30–11–13–30–33–4
Nea Salamis1–10–01–00–01–33–00–01–10–03–10–01–22–1
Olympiakos2–12–20–20–22–20–02–11–03–23–00–21–41–1
Omonia1–00–12–01–10–07–21–12–13–29–04–23–02–1
Pezoporikos1–12–00–11–30–02–01–10–00–14–02–24–22–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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