2004–05 Cypriot First Division
Football league season
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The 2004–05 Cypriot First Division was the 66th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 12th title.
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Anorthosis (12th title) |
| Relegated | AEP Alki Aris |
| Champions League | Anorthosis (1st qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | APOEL (1st qualifying round) AC Omonia (1st qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Olympiakos (1st round) |
| Matches | 181 |
| Goals | 548 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Łukasz Sosin (21 goals)[1] |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2004–05 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 the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
Anagennisi Deryneia, Onisilos Sotira and Doxa Katokopias were relegated from previous season and played in the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina, Aris Limassol and Alki Larnaca.
Stadia and locations
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anorthosis Famagusta (C) | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 62[a] | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | APOEL | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Omonia | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 47 | |
| 4 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Digenis Morphou | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 36 | |
| 6 | Nea Salamina | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Apollon Limassol | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 35[a] | |
| 8 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 31 | |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 | |
| 12 | AEP Paphos (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 29 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 13 | Alki Larnaca (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 29 | |
| 14 | Aris Limassol (R) | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 73 | −51 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The round 22 match between Anorthosis and Apollon was declared void, as both teams were deemed guilty of the abandonment of the game; it was not rescheduled, and neither team got any points or goals attributed; it was counted in the matches played column but not in the matches lost column.
- Omonia qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2004–05 Cypriot Cup.
Results
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL | 7,714 |
| 2 | Omonoia | 6,535 |
| 3 | Anorthosis | 5,646 |
| 4 | AEL | 3,516 |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 3,100 |
| 6 | Nea Salamina | 2,453 |
| 7 | AEK Larnaca | 2,010 |
| 8 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 1,981 |
| 9 | AEP | 1,774 |
| 10 | Alki | 1,232 |
| 11 | Aris Limassol | 1,148 |
| 12 | Digenis | 1,084 |
| 13 | ENP | 1,001 |
| 14 | Ethnikos Achnas | 896 |
Source:[2]