| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Omonia (10th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Omonia (1st round) |
| UEFA Cup | APOEL (1st round) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Enosis (1st round; viaCypriot Cup) |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 450 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sotiris Kaiafas (14 goals)[1] |
1981–82 → | |
The1980–81 Cypriot First Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot top-levelfootball league.Omonia won their 10th title.
Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 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 the1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the1981–82 European Cup and the runners-up in the1981–82 UEFA Cup.
APOP Paphos andEvagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the1980–81 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first team of the1979–80 Cypriot Second Division,Nea Salamina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omonia(C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 38 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | APOEL | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 36 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 34 | |
| 4 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 32 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 23 | |
| 9 | Keravnos | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | EPA Larnaca | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 | |
| 13 | Alki Larnaca(R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 21 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Aris Limassol(R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | AEL | ALK | ANR | APN | APL | ARS | ENP | EPA | KRN | NSL | OLY | OMA | OMN | POL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Alki | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | |
| Anorthosis | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| APOEL | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Apollon | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Aris | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–6 | 1–1 | |
| ENP | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| EPA | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Keravnos | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Nea Salamis | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Olympiakos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia Ar. | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Pezoporikos | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |