| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Omonia (18th title) |
| Relegated | Nea Salamina Digenis Aris |
| Champions League | Omonia (2nd qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Olympiakos (qualifying round) Apollon (qualifying round; viaCypriot Cup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Anorthosis (1st round) |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 646 (3.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rainer Rauffmann (30 goals)[1] |
2001–02 → | |
The2000–01 Cypriot First Division was the 62nd season of the Cypriot top-levelfootball league.Omonia won their 18th title.
Fourteen teams participated in the 2000–01 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 the2001–02 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the2001–02 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the2001–02 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the2001 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).
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Ethnikos Assia,Anagennisi Deryneia andAlki Larnaca were relegated from previous season and played in the2000–01 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the1999–2000 Cypriot Second Division,Digenis Morphou,Aris Limassol andDoxa Katokopias.
Before the start of the season,APOP Paphos andEvagoras Paphos were merged formingAEP Paphos, which took the place of APOP Paphos in the Cypriot First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omonia(C) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 57 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 54 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 52 | |
| 4 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 51 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | APOEL | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 44 | |
| 6 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 44 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | AEP Paphos | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 33 | |
| 9 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 30 | |
| 10 | Doxa Katokopias | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 29 | |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 28 | |
| 12 | Nea Salamina(R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 27 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 13 | Digenis Morphou(R) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 78 | −50 | 11 | |
| 14 | Aris Limassol(R) | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 88 | −60 | 4 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | AEP | ANR | APN | APL | ARS | DGN | DXK | ETH | ENP | NSL | OLM | OMN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| AEL | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | |
| AEP | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Anorthosis | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| APOEL | 2–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Apollon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | |
| Aris | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–7 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 1–3 | |
| Digenis | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| Doxa | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Ethnikos | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| ENP | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Nea Salamina | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Olympiakos | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Omonia | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 |