| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APOEL 23rd title |
| Relegated | Aris AEK Kouklia Enosis Alki |
| Champions League | APOEL AEL |
| Europa League | Apollon Ermis Omonia |
| Matches | 242 |
| Goals | 703 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gastón Sangoy (18 goals) Marco Tagbajumi (18 goals) Jorge Monteiro (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | APOEL 8–1Anorthosis (11 May 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Doxa 0–6Omonia (26 October 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Aris 7–2AEK Kouklia (4 May 2014) APOEL 8–1Anorthosis (11 May 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches APOEL |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 matches APOEL |
| Longest winless run | 26 matches Alki |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Alki |
| Highest attendance | 15,985[1] APOEL 3–0AEL (22 April 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 2[2] AEK Kouklia 1–4Ethnikos (23 April 2014) 2[3] AEK Kouklia 0–0AEK Larnaca (11 May 2014) |
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The2013–14Cypriot First Division was the 75th season of the Cypriot top-levelfootball league. It began on 31 August 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014.[4]APOEL were the defending champions.
The league comprised eleven teams from the2012–13 season and three promoted teams from the2012–13 Second Division.
The 17 May 2014 title deciding match betweenAEL Limassol andAPOEL was abandoned (at 0–0) after 52 minutes, when a bomb thrown by AEL fans, hit and injured APOEL's playerKaká.[5] The match was replayed behind closed doors at a neutral stadium on 31 May 2014 and APOEL achieved to win their second consecutive league title after beating AEL Limassol by 1–0.[6] However, on 6 June 2014, theCyprus Football Association’s (CFA) disciplinary committee – acting as an appeals board – unanimously cancelled on the CFA council’s decision to repeat the 17 May championship final, awarding the match to APOEL with a 0–3 score.[7]
AEP Paphos andAyia Napa were relegated at the end of the first stage of the2012–13 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined byOlympiakos Nicosia, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.
The relegated teams were replaced by2012–13 Second Division championsAris Limassol, runners-upAEK Kouklia and third-placed teamErmis Aradippou.
| Club | Location | Venue[8] | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Kouklia | Kouklia,Paphos | Pafiako Stadium | 9,394 |
| AEK Larnaca | Larnaca | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Alki | Larnaca | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| Anorthosis | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Aris | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Doxa | Peristerona | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Enosis | Paralimni | Tasos Markou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ermis | Aradippou | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Ethnikos | Achna,Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamina | Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| 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 | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Kouklia | Kappa | Christakis Petrakidis & Sons | ||
| AEK Larnaca | Umbro | Cytavision | ||
| AEL | Nike | Cytavision | ||
| Alki | GEMS | — | ||
| Anorthosis | Puma | Cytamobile-Vodafone | ||
| APOEL | Puma | MTN | ||
| Apollon | Macron | Cyta | ||
| Aris | Kappa | Cytanet | ||
| Doxa | Kappa | Cytanet | ||
| Enosis | Umbro | Cyta | ||
| Ermis | Legea | Cyta | ||
| Ethnikos | Uhlsport | Cyta | ||
| Nea Salamina | Tempo Sport | Cytamobile-Vodafone | ||
| Omonia | Nike | Cytamobile-Vodafone |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anorthosis | Resigned | 13 August 2013[9] | Pre-season | 17 August 2013[10] | ||
| Nea Salamina | Resigned | 7 September 2013[11] | 12th | 11 September 2013[12] | ||
| APOEL | Sacked | 4 October 2013[13] | 5th | 11 October 2013[14] | ||
| Enosis | Mutual consent | 6 October 2013[15] | 13th | 13 October 2013[16] | ||
| AEL | Mutual consent | 22 October 2013[17] | 4th | 25 October 2013[18] | ||
| Aris | Mutual consent | 25 October 2013[19] | 11th | 26 October 2013[20] | ||
| Enosis | Mutual consent | 25 November 2013[21] | 13th | 28 November 2013[22] | ||
| AEK Larnaca | Mutual consent | 16 December 2013[23] | 9th | 17 December 2013[24] | ||
| Omonia | Sacked | 18 December 2013[25] | 6th | 1 January 2014[26] | ||
| Ethnikos | Sacked | 2 January 2014[27] | 10th | 2 January 2014[27] | ||
| Ethnikos | Sacked | 7 January 2014[28] | 11th | 7 January 2014[28] | ||
| Nea Salamina | Mutual consent | 15 January 2014[29] | 9th | 16 January 2014[30] | ||
| Doxa | Resigned | 19 January 2014[31] | 8th | 21 January 2014[32] | ||
| Anorthosis | Mutual consent | 30 January 2014[33] | 5th | 6 February 2014[34] | ||
| Omonia | Sacked | 6 February 2014[35] | 6th | 12 March 2014[36] | ||
| Alki | Signed byOmonia | 12 March 2014[37] | 14th | 13 March 2014[38] | ||
| Doxa | Mutual consent | 9 April 2014[39] | 9th | 9 April 2014[39] | ||
| AEK Kouklia | Signed byDoxa | 9 April 2014[40] | 12th | 9 April 2014[40] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for thechampionship group |
| 2 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 59[a] | |
| 3 | APOEL | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 59[a] | |
| 4 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 52 | |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 47 | |
| 6 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 38 | |
| 7 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 8 | Nea Salamis Famagusta[b] | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 35 | |
| 9 | Doxa Katokopias | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 28 | |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | AEK Kouklia | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 21 | |
| 12 | Aris Limassol | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 | |
| 13 | Enosis Neon Paralimni[c](R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 19 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Alki Larnaca[d](R) | 26 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 78 | −64 | −39 |
| Home \ Away | AEKK | AEK | AEL | ALK | ANO | APOE | APOL | ARI | DOX | ENP | ERM | ETH | NSL | OMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Kouklia | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | |
| AEK Larnaca | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Alki Larnaca | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| APOEL | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Aris Limassol | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Doxa Katokopias | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Ermis Aradippou | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia Nicosia | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL(C) | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 25 | +55 | 81[a] | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | AEL Limassol | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 81[a] | |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 77 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round[b] |
| 4 | Ermis Aradippou | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 6 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 42 |
| Home \ Away | AEL | ANO | APOE | APOL | ERM | OMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL Limassol | 4–3 | 0–3[a] | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| APOEL | 3–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ermis Aradippou | 0–3[b] | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
| Omonia Nicosia | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nea Salamis Famagusta[a] | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 51 | |
| 8 | AEK Larnaca | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 50 | |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44 | |
| 10 | Doxa Katokopias | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 42 | |
| 11 | Aris Limassol(R) | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 37 | Relegation toCypriot Second Division |
| 12 | AEK Kouklia(R) | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 94 | −60 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | AEKK | AEK | ARI | DOX | ETH | NSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Kouklia | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | |
| AEK Larnaca | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Aris Limassol | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Doxa Katokopias | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| # | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ermis | Doxa | 2–4 | 21 September 2013 | |
| 2. | Apollon | Ethnikos | 1–3 | 28 October 2013 | |
| 3. | Ethnikos | Alki | 1–6 | 2 November 2013 | |
| 4. | Ermis | Aris | 3–3 | 30 November 2013 | |
| 5. | APOEL | AEK Kouklia | 5–0 | 2 December 2013 | |
| 6. | Anorthosis | Doxa | 1–6 | 18 January 2014 | |
| 7. | Enosis | Anorthosis | 4–0 | 9 February 2014 | |
| 8. | APOEL | Doxa | 5–1 | 22 February 2013 | |
| 9. | AEL | AEK Kouklia | 0–4 | 19 March 2014 | |
| 10. | Apollon | Ermis | 0–4 | 13 April 2014 | |
| 11. | Aris | Nea Salamina | 3–4 | 23 April 2014 | |
| 12. | Doxa | Nea Salamina | 0–4 | 4 May 2014 | |
| 13. | APOEL | Anorthosis | 8–1 | 11 May 2014 | |
| 14. | Ethnikos | AEK Kouklia | 5–0 | 18 May 2014 |