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1996–97 Cypriot First Division

The 1996–97 Cypriot First Division was the 58th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 8th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsAnorthosis
(8th title)
RelegatedAris
Olympiakos
APEP
Champions LeagueAnorthosis (1st qualifying round)
UEFA CupApollon (1st qualifying round)
Cup Winners' CupAPOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup)
Intertoto CupNea Salamis (group stage)
Matches played182
Goals scored564 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerMichalis Konstantinou
(17 goals)[1]

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1996–97 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 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.

The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 1997 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

AEL Limassol, Evagoras Paphos and Omonia Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1995–96 Cypriot Second Division, APOP Paphos. APEP and Anagennisi Deryneia.

Stadia and locations

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1996–97 Cypriot First Division
ClubVenue
ΑΕΚGSZ Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnagennisiAnagennisi Football Ground
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEPKyperounda Municipal Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
APOPPafiako Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EthnikosDasaki Stadium
EnosisParalimni Municipal Stadium
Nea SalaminaAmmochostos Stadium
OlympiakosMakario Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Anorthosis (C)2620515814+4465Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2Apollon2616464322+2152Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3Omonia2614483930+946
4AEK2611874937+1241
5APOEL26124105743+1440Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
6Ethnikos26114114836+1237
7Enosis Neon Paralimni269894848035
8Nea Salamis2681084236+634Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
9Anagennisi2695122742−1532
10APOP2694132944−1531
11Alki2686124149−830
12Aris (R)2677123341−828Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
13Olympiakos (R)2683152847−1927
14APEP (R)2632212275−5311
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayAEKALKANGANRAPEAPNAPLAPPARDETHENPNSLOLYOMO
AEK3–01–10–14–01–23–32–24–14–12–21–03–03–2
Alki0–22–20–00–22–51–01–32–02–31–03–33–22–4
Anagennisi2–20–01–43–21–02–31–01–31–00–02–11–01–2
Anorthosi2–02–12–05–11–00–05–01–11–05–22–04–02–1
APEP4–21–40–10–32–11–32–31–20–91–31–10–12–2
APOEL2–31–50–12–46–13–05–43–02–13–33–15–02–2
Apollon0–05–14–11–02–01–03–01–02–00–10–34–02–0
APOP1–10–11–00–11–03–20–23–00–31–00–10–12–0
Aris2–12–23–10–02–11–10–10–10–03–40–24–21–2
Ethnikos3–11–55–01–21–02–22–34–01–01–12–21–02–1
Enosis1–23–02–10–56–02–31–02–23–31–23–31–00–2
Nea Salamis2–31–13–11–16–00–21–31–11–12–12–22–10–1
Olympiakos2–01–02–12–32–01–20–03–11–42–13–41–11–2
Omonia1–13–20–10–22–01–02–03–01–02–13–10–20–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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