| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 03 Oct 1987 - 19 Jun 1988 |
| Champions | Pezoporikos (2nd title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Pezoporikos (1st round) |
| UEFA Cup | APOEL (1st round) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Omonia (1st round; viaCypriot Cup) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 648 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tasos Zouvanis (23 goals)[1] |
1988–89 → | |
The1987–88 Cypriot First Division was the 49th season of the Cypriot top-levelfootball league.Pezoporikos won their 2nd title.
Sixteen teams participated in the 1987–88 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 the1988–89 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the1988–89 European Cup and the runners-up in the1988–89 UEFA Cup.
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Omonia Aradippou andErmis Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the1987–88 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the1986–87 Cypriot Second Division,APEP andAnagennisi Deryneia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pezoporikos(C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 48 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | APOEL | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 47 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Omonia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 37 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Enosis Neon Parlimni | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Apollon | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 35 | |
| 6 | AEL | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 35 | |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Anorthosis | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9 | EPA | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 27 | |
| 10 | APOP | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 26 | |
| 11 | Aris | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 26 | |
| 12 | Olympiakos | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 25 | |
| 13 | Ethnikos | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 23 | |
| 14 | APEP(R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 19 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 15 | Alki(R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 17 | |
| 16 | Anagennisi(R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | AEL | ALK | ANG | ANR | APE | APN | APL | APP | ARS | ETH | ENP | EPA | NSL | OLY | OMO | POL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Alki | 3–6 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Anagennisi | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–7 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Anorthosis | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| APEP | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| APOEL | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Apollon | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| APOP | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Aris | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | |
| Ethnikos | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| ENP | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| EPA | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Nea Salamis | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Olympiakos | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Pezoporikos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 |