| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APOEL 21st title |
| Relegated | AEP Doxa APOP Kinyras |
| Champions League | APOEL |
| Europa League | Omonoia Anorthosis AEK |
| Matches | 218 |
| Goals | 569 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Miljan Mrdaković (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Omonia 6–0Doxa |
| Biggest away win | Apollon 0–5APOEL APOP Kinyras 0–5APOEL |
| Highest scoring | APOEL 6–2APOP Kinyras |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11Cypriot First Division was the 72nd season of theCypriot top-levelfootball league. It began on 27 August 2010 with the first matches of thefirst round and will end on 11 May 2011 with the last matches of thesecond round. The defending champions wereOmonia.APOEL won the championship four matchweeks before the end of the season.
Fourteen teams participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the2009–10 season while the remaining three teams were promoted from theSecond Division.
Each team plays against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records will be relegated to the Second Division. The remaining twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each.
The teams ranked first through fourth will play for the championship and to participate in the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th will determine the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams will play a placement round. Every team plays twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.
Nea Salamis Famagusta andAPEP Pitsilia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined byAris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.
The relegated teams were replaced by2009–10 Second Division championsAlki Larnaca, runners-upAEK Larnaca and third-placed teamOlympiakos Nicosia.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | Larnaca | Neo GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| AEP | Paphos | Pafiako Stadium | 10,000 |
| Alki | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| Anorthosis | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| APOP Kinyras | Peyia,Paphos | Peyia Municipal Stadium | 3,828 |
| Doxa | Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Enosis | Paralimni | Tasos Marcou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ermis | Aradippou,Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Ethnikos Achna | Achna,Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Olympiakos | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermis | Sacked | 16 August 2010[1] | Pre-season | 17 August 2010[2] | Pre-season | ||
| AEL | Sacked | 21 September 2010[3] | 9th | 22 September 2010[4] | 9th | ||
| Omonia | Resigned | 4 October 2010[5] | 4th | 13 October 2010[6] | 4th | ||
| Alki | Resigned | 19 October 2010[7] | 9th | 21 October 2010[8] | 9th | ||
| Apollon | Sacked | 21 October 2010[9] | 14th | 26 October 2010[10] | 14th | ||
| Ermis | Resigned | 13 November 2010[11] | 11th | 15 November 2010[12] | 11th | ||
| Anorthosis | Sacked | 17 November 2010[13] | 4th | 17 November 2010[13] | 4th | ||
| APOP Kinyras | Resigned | 1 December 2010[14] | 14th | 13 December 2010[15] | 13th | ||
| AEP | Sacked | 7 December 2010[16] | 14th | 7 December 2010[16] | 14th | ||
| Ermis | Resigned | 7 December 2010[17] | 9th | 9 December 2010[18] | 9th | ||
| Anorthosis | Resigned | 18 December 2010[19] | 5th | 27 December 2010[20] | 6th | ||
| Enosis | Mutual consent | 10 January 2011[21] | 10th | 18 January 2011[22] | 9th | ||
| Doxa | Resigned | 13 January 2011[23] | 14th | 21 January 2011[24] | 14th | ||
| AEL | Mutual consent | 27 January 2011[25] | 7th | 7 February 2011[26] | 7th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 62 | Qualification forsecond round, Group A |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 50 | |
| 3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 45 | |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 42 | |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 38 | Qualification forsecond round, Group B |
| 6 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36[a] | |
| 7 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 36[a] | |
| 8 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 33[b] | |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 33[b] | Qualification forsecond round, Group C |
| 10 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 30 | |
| 11 | Alki Larnaca | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 29 | |
| 12 | AEP Paphos | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 26 | |
| 13 | Doxa Katokopias(R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 20 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 14 | APOP Kinyras(R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | AEP | ALK | ANO | APOE | APOL | APOP | DOX | ENP | ERM | ETH | OLY | OMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Larnaca | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| AEL Limassol | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| AEP Paphos | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Alki Larnaca | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| APOEL | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| APOP Kinyras | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Doxa Katokopias | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Ermis Aradippou | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0[a] | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Omonia Nicosia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL(C) | 32 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 74 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 63 | Qualification forEuropa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 55 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 42 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | ANO | APOE | OMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Larnaca | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| APOEL | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Omonia Nicosia | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 |
| 6 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 44 |
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 41[a] |
| 8 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 41 |
| Home \ Away | AEL | APOL | ENP | OLY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL Limassol | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 39[a] | |
| 10 | Alki Larnaca | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 39 | |
| 11 | Ermis Aradippou | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 38 | |
| 12 | AEP Paphos(R) | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 35 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| Home \ Away | AEP | ALK | ERM | ETH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Paphos | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Alki Larnaca | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Ermis Aradippou | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Including matches played on 14 May 2011; Source:Cyprus Football Association
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | APOP Kinyras | 3–2 | 16 October 2010 | [28] | |
| Apollon | AEL | 3–0 | 30 October 2010 | [29] | |
| APOEL | Olympiakos | 4–1 | 27 November 2010 | [30] | |
| AEL | APOP Kinyras | 4–3 | 28 November 2010 | [31] | |
| Omonia | Apollon | 3–1 | 5 December 2010 | [32] | |
| Olympiakos | Ermis | 3–2 | 19 December 2010 | [33] | |
| APOEL | APOP Kinyras | 6–2 | 27 February 2011 | [34] | |
| Ermis | Alki | 3–1 | 13 March 2011 | [35] |