| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Omonia (11th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Omonia (1st round) |
| UEFA Cup | Pezoporikos (1st round) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Apollon (1st round; viaCypriot Cup) |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 414 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sotiris Kaiafas (19 goals)[1] |
1982–83 → | |
The1981–82 Cypriot First Division was the 43rd season of the Cypriot top-levelfootball league.Omonia won their 11th title.
Fourteen teams participated in the 1981–82 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 the1982–83 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the1982–83 European Cup and the runners-up in the1982–83 UEFA Cup.
Alki Larnaca andAris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the1981–82 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the1980–81 Cypriot Second Division,Evagoras Paphos andAPOP Paphos.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omonia(C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 9 | +52 | 44 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 34 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | APOEL | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 34 | |
| 4 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 34 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 22 | |
| 10 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 22 | |
| 11 | EPA Larnaca | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | APOP Paphos | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
| 13 | Keravnos(R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 19 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Evagoras Paphos(R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AEL | ANR | APN | APL | APP | ENP | EPA | EVA | KRN | NSL | OLY | OMA | OMN | POL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Anorthosis | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| APOEL | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Apollon | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| APOP | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| ENP | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| EPA | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Evagoras | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Keravnos | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Nea Salamis | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Olympiakos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Omonia Ar. | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Omonia | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Pezoporikos | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |