1991–92 Cypriot First Division

The 1991–92 Cypriot First Division was the 53rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 15th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsAPOEL
(15th title)
RelegatedAlki
Omonia Ar.
Champions LeagueAPOEL (1st round)
UEFA CupAnorthosis (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupApollon (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored540 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerJózsef Dzurják
(21 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1991–92 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 1992–93 Cypriot Second Division. The 12th-placed team faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division, in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in the 1992–93 Cypriot First Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1992–93 UEFA Cup.

Point system

Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

APOP Paphos and APEP were relegated from previous season and played in the 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras Paphos and Omonia Aradippou.

Stadia and locations

ClubVenue
AELTsirion Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EnosisParalimni Municipal Stadium
EPAGSZ Stadium
EvagorasPafiako Stadium
Nea SalaminaAmmochostos Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
Omonia Ar.Aradippou Municipal Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium
PezoporikosGSZ Stadium

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1APOEL (C)2618626826+4260Qualification for Champions League first round
2Anorthosis2618445523+3258Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Apollon2617545425+2956Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4Omonia2614754629+1749
5Nea Salamina26115104547−238
6Pezoporikos2610794340+337
7AEL2696113741−433
8EPA2687113540−531
9Enosis Neon Paralimni2679103637−130
10Aris2678112944−1529
11Evagoras2676132437−1327
12Olympiakos (O)2675142853−2526Qualification for relegation playoff
13Alki (R)2646162345−2218Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14Omonoia Aradippou (R)2617181753−3610
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayAELALKANRAPNAPLARSENPEPAEVGNSLOLYOMAOMNPOL
AEL4–11–42–10–10–00–02–01–03–04–11–11–13–4
Alki3–22–31–21–22–01–10–11–02–34–20–00–20–0
Anorthosis3–03–12–20–04–21–02–11–02–14–03–10–21–2
APOEL3–03–02–11–13–15–22–05–02–33–16–22–02–0
Apollon1–12–01–02–31–02–25–12–12–24–02–05–23–1
Aris3–21–11–71–20–32–20–30–03–12–12–10–01–1
ENP6–21–02–20–11–20–23–31–03–01–30–01–00–1
EPA0–14–00–02–20–20–11–10–13–22–22–11–33–1
Evagoras2–11–00–20–41–20–02–10–02–23–05–01–11–3
Nea Salamina1–01–11–30–32–12–12–12–14–13–24–02–34–1
Olympiakos0–01–01–20–43–22–00–00–10–12–03–12–11–4
Omonia Ar.2–31–10–11–11–40–31–31–22–00–00–00–21–3
Omonia2–14–10–33–31–03–03–12–23–13–11–11–03–0
Pezoporikos1–21–00–11–11–23–31–34–21–12–26–01–00–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

The 12th-placed team Olympiakos faced the 3rd-placed team of the 1991–92 Cypriot Second Division APEP, in a two-legged play-off for one spot in the 1992–93 Cypriot First Division. Olympiakos won both matches and secured their place in the 1992–93 Cypriot First Division.

See also

References

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