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Cypriot Fourth Division

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Football league

Cypriot Fourth Division
Founded	1985
Folded	2015
Country	Cyprus
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Cypriot Third Division
Relegation to	Cypriot regional levels
Domestic cup	Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
Most championships	Achyronas (3 titles)

TheCypriot Fourth Division (Greek:Τέταρτη Κατηγορία) was the fourth tierfootball league competition in Cyprus, ran by theCyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league were promoted to theCypriot Third Division, and the lowest finishing teams were relegated to the amateur leagues.

History

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The Cypriot Fourth Division started the 1985–86 football season as the fourth level of the Cypriot football. The decision was taken by CFA on 23 July 1985.^[1]

The first eight seasons the championship was split into three or four geographical groups, representing theDistricts of Cyprus. From1993–94 season until2014–15 season, the championship was held as a single division. In all seasons, all the teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away.

The2014–15 season was the last one ever for the Cypriot Fourth Division, as the league was dissolved and replaced by theSTOK Elite Division, which is conducted under the auspices ofConfederation of local federations of Cyprus (STOK).^[2]

The teams that were relegated from the Cypriot Fourth Division were taking part to the next season's amateur leagues. The teams that were promoted from the Cypriot Fourth Division were taking part to the next season'sCypriot Third Division.

From1986–87 season until2007–08 season, the Fourth Division teams were participating in theCypriot Cup. From 2008–09 season, the Fourth Division teams were not allowed to participate in the Cypriot Cup, but they could take part in theCypriot Cup for lower divisions (participation in this cup was not compulsory).

Structure

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The structure of the championship changed some times during the years. From1985–86 until1992–93, the championship was split into three or four geographical groups, depending fromDistricts of Cyprus each participated team came from. On some occasions, some teams participated in groups that did not correspond to their geographical origin due to the increased number of teams in the group of their geographical origin. In these cases, the teams which would participate in different geographical groups were determined by a draw.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Initially, the championship was played in three regional groups:Nicosia-Keryneia group,Limassol-Paphos group, andLarnaca-Famagusta group. In the1988–89 season, the championship was played in four regional groups.^[3]

The championship was held for the first time as a single division in the1993–94 season. All the 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.^[3]^[7] This was the league's current format until its last season.

Points system

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The points system of the Cypriot Fourth Division changed during the years:

From1985–86 until1990–91 season, teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
From1991–92 until2014–15 season, teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

Winners

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The table presents all the winners of the Cypriot Fourth Division from1985–86 season to1987–88 season when the championship was split to three geographical groups.^[3]

Season	Nicosia-Keryneia Group	Limassol-Paphos Group	Larnaca-Famagusta Group
1985–86	OXEN Peristeronas	APEY Ypsona	Dynamo Pervolion
1986–87	Libanos Kormakiti	AEZ Zakakiou	Achyronas Liopetriou
1987–88	Iraklis Gerolakkou	ATE PEK Parekklisias	APEAN Ayia Napa

The table presents the winners of the1988–89 Cypriot Fourth Division when the championship was split to four geographical groups.^[3]

Season	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1988–89	AEK Kythreas	APEP Pelendriou	Enosis Neon Ayia Napa	Apollon Lympion

The table presents all the winners of the Cypriot Fourth Division from1989–90 season to1992–93 season when the championship was split to three geographical groups.^[3]

Season	Nicosia-Keryneia Group	Limassol-Paphos Group	Larnaca-Famagusta Group
1989–90	Olimpiada Neapolis	Tsaggaris Peledriou	APEAN Ayia Napa
1990–91	AEK Kakopetrias	Kentro Neotitas Maroniton	Achyronas Liopetriou
1991–92	OXEN Peristeronas	AEZ Zakakiou	Livadiakos Livadion
1992–93	Ethnikos Latsion	APEY Ypsona	Fotiakos Frenarou

The table presents all the winners of the Cypriot Fourth Division from1993–94 season to2014–15 season when the championship was held as a single division.^[3]

Season	Winner
1993–94	Elia Lythrodonta
1994–95	AEK Kakopetrias
1995–96	Iraklis Gerolakkou
1996–97	Adonis Idaliou
1997–98	SEK Agiou Athanasiou
1998–99	ENTHOI Lakatamia
1999–00	MEAP Nisou
2000–01	Sourouklis Troullon

Season	Winner
2001–02	AEM Mesogis
2002–03	Orfeas Nicosia
2003–04	Othellos Athienou
2004–05	Frenaros FC 2000
2005–06	Anagennisi Germasogeias
2006–07	Spartakos Kitiou
2007–08	Digenis Oroklinis

Season	Winner
2008–09	Achyronas Liopetriou
2009–10	Enosis Neon Parekklisia
2010–11	Ormideia FC
2011–12	Digenis Oroklinis
2012–13	MEAP Nisou
2013–14	Enosi Neon Ypsona
2014–15	Alki Oroklini

Performance By club

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Club	Winners	Winning seasons
Achyronas Liopetriou	3	1986–87,1990–91,2008–09
OXEN Peristeronas	2	1985–86,1991–92
APEI Ipsona		1985–86,1992–93
AEZ Zakakiou		1986–87,1991–92
APEAN Ayia Napa		1987–88,1989–90
Iraklis Gerolakkou		1987–88*,1995–96
AEK Kakopetrias		1990–91*,1994–95
MEAP Nisou		1999–00,2012–13
Digenis Oroklinis		2007–08,2011–12
Dynamo Pervolion	1	1985–86*
Libanos Kormakiti		1986–87*
ATE PEK Parekklisias		1987–88*
AEK Kythreas		1988–89*
APEP Pelendriou		1988–89*
Apollon Lympion		1988–89*
Enosis Neon Ayia Napa		1988–89*
Olimpiada Neapolis		1989–90*
Tsaggaris Peledriou		1989–90*
Kentro Neotitas Maroniton		1990–91*

Club	Winners	Winning seasons
Livadiakos Livadion	1	1991–92*
Ethnikos Latsion		1992–93*
Fotiakos Frenarou		1992–93*
Elia Lythrodonta		1993–94
Adonis Idaliou		1996–97
SEK Agiou Athanasiou		1997–98
ENTHOI Lakatamia		1998–99
Sourouklis Troullon		2000–01
AEM Mesogis		2001–02
Orfeas Nicosia		2002–03
Othellos Athienou		2003–04
Frenaros FC 2000		2004–05
Anagennisi Germasogeias		2005–06
Spartakos Kitiou		2006–07
Enosis Neon Parekklisia		2009–10
Ormideia FC		2010–11
Enosi Neon Ypsona		2013–14
Alki Oroklini		2014–15

* Group Champions

Number of participating, promoted and relegated teams per season

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The number of the participated teams and the number of the teams that were promoted to theCypriot Third Division and the teams that were relegated to the amateur leagues changed many times during the years.

Season	N.	P.	R.
1985–86	43 (3 groups)	3	0
1986–87	46 (3 groups)	3	10
1987–88	42 (3 groups)	2	7
1988–89	42 (4 groups)	2	7
1989–90	41 (3 groups)	2	6
1990–91	43 (3 groups)	3	7
1991–92	42 (3 groups)	3	6
1992–93	40 (3 groups)	3	28

Season	N.	P.	R.
1993–94	14	1	5
1994–95	16	5	0
1995–96	15	3	3
1996–97	14	3	3
1997–98	14	3	3
1998–99	15	3	4
1999–00	14	4	4
2000–01	14	3	3

Season	N.	P.	R.
2001–02	15	3	4
2002–03	13	3	2
2003–04	14	3	3
2004–05	14	3	3
2005–06	14	3	3
2006–07	14	3	3
2007–08	14	3	3

Season	N.	P.	R.
2008–09	14	3	3
2009–10	15	3	4
2010–11	14	3	3
2011–12	15	3	3
2012–13	14	4	2
2013–14	15	2	2
2014–15	14	5	0

Participations per club

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130 teams had participated in the Cypriot Fourth Division.^[8]

Team	Par.
Ellinismos Akakiou	18
MEAP Nisou	16
AEK Kythreas	15
Ethnikos Latsion	14
Iraklis Gerolakkou	14
Anagennisi Lythrodonta	13
Apollon Lympion	13
Elia Lythrodonta	13
Olympos Xylofagou	13
AOL – Omonia Lakatamias	12
Achyronas Liopetriou	12
Doxa Paliometochou	12
Enosis Kokkinotrimithia	11
Th.O.I. Avgorou	11
Rotsidis Mammari	11
ASIL Lysi	10
ATE PEK Ergaton	10
Dynamo Pervolion	10
Poseidonas Giolou	10
APEP Pelendriou	9
APEY Ypsona	9
ASPIS Pylas	9
Digenis Oroklinis	9
Orfeas Nicosia	9
Spartakos Kitiou	9
ATE PEK Parekklisias	8
Olimpiada Neapolis	8
Olympias Lympion	8
Olympias Frenarou	8
Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou	8
Triptolemus Evrychou	8
Fotiakos Frenarou	8
Adonis Geroskipou	7

Team	Par.
AMEK Kapsalou	7
ENAD Ayiou Dometiou	7
Kimonas Xylotympou	7
Olympos Acheritou	7
Anagennisi Germasogeias	6
Anorthosis Kato Polemidia	6
APEA Akrotiriou	6
APOP Palechoriou	6
Livadiakos Livadion	6
Sourouklis Troullon	6
Frenaros FC 2000	6
AEK Kakopetrias	5
Anagennisi Prosfigon	5
Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta	5
Digenis Agiou Nikolaou	5
Doxa Devtera	5
Doxa Polemidion	5
ENTHOI Lakatamia FC	5
Zenonas Larnaca	5
Konstantios & Evripidis Trachoniou	5
Tsaggaris Peledriou	5
Adonis Idaliou	4
AEM Morphou	4
AMEAN Agiou Nikolaou	4
Anagennisi Trachoni	4
Elpida Astromeriti	4
Elpida Xylofagou	4
Enosis Neon Parekklisia	4
Karmiotissa	4
Kedros Kormakiti	4
Kissos FC Kissonergas	4
Kourio Episkopi	4
Othellos Athienou F.C.	4

Team	Par.
Orfeas Athienou	4
OXEN Peristeronas	4
SEK Agiou Athanasiou	4
AEZ Zakakiou	3
AEK Kornos	3
AMEP Parekklisia	3
APEAN Ayia Napa	3
Achilleas Kaimakli	3
Ethnikos Defteras	3
Elpida Liopetriou	3
Elpida Prosfigon Paphou	3
Kinyras Empas	3
Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion	3
Panikos & Sokratis Zakakiou	3
Panikos Pourgouridis	3
PEFO Olympiakos	3
Proodos Kaimakliou	3
Finikas Ayias Marinas	3
FC Episkopi	2
AEN	2
Alki Oroklini¹	2
Amathus Ayiou Tychona	2
Anagennisi Mouttalou	2
ASO Ormideia	2
Digenis Akritas Ipsona	2
EAS Ayios Dhometios	2
ETHA Engomis	2
ENAD Polis Chrysochous	2
ENAN Ayia Napa	2
ENAP Paphos	2
Enosi Neon Ypsona	2
Evagoras Kato Amiandos	2
Evagoras Pallikarides	2

Team	Par.
Kentro Neotitas Kalou Choriou	2
Kentro Neotitas Maroniton	2
Lenas Limassol	2
Libanos Kormakiti	2
Marathonas Kato Varosha	2
Neos Aionas Trikomou	2
Nikos & Sokratis Erimis	2
Kormakitis FC	2
Omonia Ormideia	2
Ormideia FC	2
Parnassos Strovolou	2
Poseidon Larnacas	2
Salamina Dromolaxias	2
AEK Korakou	1
AEK Kouklia	1
AEM Mesogis	1
Atlas Aglandjias	1
Atromitos Yeroskipou	1
Dafni Troulloi	1
Ethnikos Empas	1
Evagoras Avgorou	1
Th.O.I. Filias	1
Thiella Dromolaxia	1
Kedros Ayia Marina	1
Keravnos Strovolou	1
Kissos Kissonerga	1
Kouris Erimis	1
Morfotikos Tymbou	1
PAOK Kalou Choriou	1
Parideio Larnaca	1
Geroskipou FC	1

¹ The team has one participation as Omonoia Oroklinis and one participation as Alki Oroklini.

References

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^"Δ΄ κατηγορία σωματείων υπό την ΚΟΠ".Simerini. 1985-07-24. p. 1.
^Α` Κατηγορία ΣΤΟΚ (in Greek). CFA. 2015-04-17. Retrieved2015-04-17.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g"Cyprus - List of Cypriot Fourth Division Champions".RSSSF. Retrieved2016-06-30.
^"Ανακοινώθηκαν οι 42 ομάδες της Δ΄ κατηγορίας".Phileleftheros. 1985-08-09. p. 7.
^"Οι τρεις όμιλοι Δ΄ κατηγορίας".Phileleftheros. 1985-08-12. p. 6.
^"43 ομάδες στη Δ΄ κατηγορία".Phileleftheros. 1985-09-22. p. 7.
^"Ένας όμιλος με 14 ομάδες".Phileleftheros. 1993-03-07. p. 13.
^"Cyprus - Participations per club at Cypriot Fourth Division".RSSSF. Retrieved2016-06-30.

v t e Cypriot Fourth Division
Associated competitions	First Division Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup Cypriot Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Cypriot Women's Cup Cypriot Women's Super Cup
Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

v t e Football in Cyprus
League system	First Division Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's First Division
Cup competitions	Cypriot Cup Super Cup Lower Divisions' Cup Women's Cup Women's Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Fourth Division
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Lists and categories	Clubs By number of titles Venues Foreign players
Miscellaneous	Cypriot football clubs in European competitions 2016–17 in Cypriot football
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