2025–26 Cypriot First Division

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The 2025–26 Cypriot First Division (known as Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons), is the 87th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – May 2026[1]
RelegatedEnosis Neon Paralimni
Matches196
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Cyprus League by Stoiximan
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – May 2026[1]
RelegatedEnosis Neon Paralimni
Matches196
Goals507 (2.59 per match)
Biggest home winOmonia Nicosia 5–0 AEL
(22 September 2025)
AEK Larnaca 5–0 Enosis Neon
(31 January 2026)
Omonia Nicosia 5–0 Olympiakos Nicosia
(15 March 2026)
Biggest away winAnorthosis 0–5 Omonia Nicosia
(28 September 2025)
Highest scoringAris Limassol 3–5 Omonia Nicosia
(25 January 2026)
Longest winning run9 matches
Apollon (21 December 2025 - 21 February 2026)
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Apollon (21 December 2025 - ongoing)
Longest winless run26 matches
Enosis Neon (29 August 2025 - 20 March 2026)
Longest losing run20 matches
Enosis Neon (18 October 2025 - 20 March 2026)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 09 April 2026.
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Pafos are the defending champions, having won their 1st title in the 2024–25 season.[2]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 Cypriot First Division teams.
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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Akritas Chlorakas Chloraka Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Ethnikos Achnas Achna Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Krasava Ypsonas Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia Aradippou Aradippou Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Pafos Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
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Structure

14 teams participate in the league. In the first round, known as Regular Season, all teams play each other home and away, for a total of 26 games each. In the second round, the league splits into two groups: Teams ranked 1–6 enter the Championship Playoffs, whereas teams ranked 7–14 enter the Relegation playoffs. The teams in the Championship Playoffs play each other home and away for an additional 10 games each, while the teams in the Relegation Playoffs play each other only once, either home or away, for an additional 7 games each. All criteria (such as points, goal difference, and head to head records) are retained during the transition from first to second round. The team ranked first in the Championship Playoffs are declared champions, while the bottom three teams in the Relegation Playoffs are relegated to the Second Division.

Regular season

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Omonia 26 19 4 3 63 17 +46 61 Qualification for the Championship round
2 AEK Larnaca 26 16 5 5 49 22 +27 53
3 Apollon Limassol 26 16 5 5 36 22 +14 53
4 Pafos 26 16 3 7 53 24 +29 51
5 APOEL 26 13 6 7 45 27 +18 45
6 Aris Limassol 26 12 7 7 48 26 +22 43
7 Omonia Aradippou 26 10 4 12 23 31 −8 34 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 AEL Limassol 26 10 3 13 31 38 −7 33
9 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 7 11 8 23 33 −10 32
10 Krasava 26 8 4 14 26 36 −10 28
11 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 6 10 10 22 37 −15 28
12 Akritas Chlorakas 26 7 5 14 23 48 −25 26
13 Ethnikos Achna 26 7 2 17 25 44 −19 23
14 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 0 1 25 5 67 −62 1
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Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[3]

Results

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Home \ Away AEK AEL AKR ANO APO APL ARI ENO ETH KYP OLY OAR OMO PAF
AEK Larnaca — 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–4
AEL Limassol 0–1 — 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–1
Akritas Chlorakas 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–4
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–5 1–1
APOEL 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1
Apollon Limassol 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Aris Limassol 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 — 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–5 2–2
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–4 — 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2
Ethnikos Achna 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–3 5–1 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Krasava 0–4 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–3
Olympiakos Nicosia 1–4 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 0–3 2–0
Omonia Aradippou 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 4–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 — 0–2 0–2
Omonia 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 — 2–1
Pafos 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 7–0 2–1 2–0 2–4 —
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Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OMO AEK APL PAF APO ARI
1 Omonia (Y) 31 23 5 3 74 21 +53 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 2–0 2–0 2 May
2 AEK Larnaca 31 18 7 6 54 26 +28 61 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] 0–2 — 6 May 1–0 2–0
3 Apollon Limassol 31 17 7 7 43 32 +11 58 2–3 1–1 — 3 May
4 Pafos 31 16 7 8 59 32 +27 55 6 May 1–1 1–1 —
5 APOEL 31 14 7 10 52 37 +15 49 3 May 2–3 3–3 — 2–1
6 Aris Limassol 31 13 9 9 55 33 +22 48 2–2 3–0 1–1 6 May —
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(Y) Assured of at least Conference League second qualifying round
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The winner of the 2025–26 Cypriot Cup (Pafos or Apollon) qualifies for the Europa League first qualifying round.

Relegation round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation AEL ANO KRA OAR AKR OLY ETH ENO
7 AEL Limassol 30 12 4 14 37 41 −4 40 — 0–1 — 1–1 2–1
8 Anorthosis Famagusta 30 9 12 9 28 37 −9 39 — 1–1 3–2 —
9 Krasava 30 11 5 14 33 38 −5 38 — — 1–0 3–1
10 Omonia Aradippou 31 10 6 15 27 40 −13 36 0–3 1–1 — 1–2
11 Akritas Chlorakas 31 10 5 16 29 54 −25 35 — 0–2 — 1–0
12 Olympiakos Nicosia 31 8 10 13 28 43 −15 34 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division — 2–1 0–1 — —
13 Ethnikos Achna 31 9 3 19 30 50 −20 30 — 1–0 2–1 —
14 Enosis Neon Paralimni (R) 30 1 1 28 10 75 −65 4 — 1–2 1–3 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 26 January 2026
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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Ryan Mmaee Omonia 13
2 Cape Verde Willy Semedo Omonia 11
3 Argentina Nicolás Andereggen Ethnikos Achna 8
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvoje Miličević AEK Larnaca 7
5 Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou APOEL 7
6 Serbia Đorđe Ivanović AEK Larnaca 6
7 Suriname Jaden Montnor Aris Limassol 6
8 Brazil Anderson Silva Pafos 6
9 Serbia Stefan Dražić APOEL 6
10 Portugal Domingos Quina Pafos 5
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