| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APOEL (12th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | APOEL (1st round) |
| UEFA Cup | Pezoporikos (1st round) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Omonia (1st round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 537 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sotiris Kaiafas (23 goals)[1] |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The 1979–80 Cypriot First Division was the 41st season of the Cypriot top-level football league.
Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and APOEL F.C. won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL (C) | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 19 | +53 | 48 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | AC Omonia | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 48 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 33 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | EPA Larnaca FC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 30 | |
| 5 | AEL Limassol | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 30 | |
| 6 | Apollon Limassol | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Anorthosis Famagusta FC | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | Aris Limassol F.C. | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | EN Paralimni | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 24 | |
| 10 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 24 | |
| 11 | Alki Larnaca FC | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 23 | |
| 12 | Keravnos | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 21 | |
| 13 | Omonia Aradippou | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 21 | |
| 14 | APOP Paphos (R) | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 19 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 15 | Evagoras Paphos (R) | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 19 |
Results
| Home \ Away | AEL | ALK | ANR | APN | APL | APP | ARS | ENP | EPA | EVA | KRN | OLY | OMA | OMN | POL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Alki | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | |
| Anorthosis | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| APOEL | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Apollon | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| APOP | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Aris | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |
| ENP | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| EPA | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Evagoras | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Keravnos | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Olympiakos | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Omonia Ar. | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Omonia | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Pezoporikos | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
- Cypriot First Division
- 1979–80 Cypriot Cup
- List of top goalscorers in Cypriot First Division by season
- Cypriot football clubs in European competitions
References
- ^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
Sources
- "1979/80 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
