| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Omonia (16th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Omonia (1st round) |
| UEFA Cup | Apollon (1st round) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | AEL (1st round; viaCypriot Cup) |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 598 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nigel McNeal (19 goals)[1] |
1989–90 → | |
The1988–89 Cypriot First Division was the 50th season of the Cypriot top-levelfootball league.Omonia won their 16th title.
Fifteen teams participated in the 1988–89 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 the1989–90 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the1989–90 European Cup and the runners-up in the1989–90 UEFA Cup.
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
APEP,Alki andAnagennisi were relegated from previous season and played in the1988–89 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the1987–88 Cypriot Second Division,Keravnos andOmonia Aradippou.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omonia(C) | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 43 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Apollon | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 40 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | APOEL | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Nea Salamis | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 33 | |
| 5 | AEL | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 30 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Anorthosis | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Pezoporikos | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | APOP | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Ethnikos | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 27 | |
| 11 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Aris | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 26 | |
| 13 | EPA(R) | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 21 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Keravnos(R) | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 21 | |
| 15 | Omonia Ar.(R) | 28 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 81 | −68 | 5 |
| Home \ Away | AEL | ANR | APN | APL | APP | ARS | ETH | ENP | EPA | KRN | NSL | OLI | OMA | OMN | POL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 8–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Anorthosis | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| APOEL | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | |
| Apollon | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| APOP | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Aris | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Ethnikos | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| ENP | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| EPA | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | |
| Keravnos | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Nea Salamis | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Olympiakos | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Omonia Ar. | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–9 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | |
| Pezoporikos | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |