The 1989–90 Cypriot First Division was the 51st season of the Cypriot top-level

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league.

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

won their 14th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1989–90 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 two teams were relegated to the 1990–91 Cypriot Second Division. The champions ensured their participation in the

1990–91 European Cup The 1990–91 European Cup was the 36th season of the European Cup, a tournament for men's football clubs in nations affiliated to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won for the first time by Red Star Belgrade on penaltie ...

and the runners-up in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup.

Point system

Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

EPA Larnaca EPA Larnaca (, ''Enosis Pezoporikou Amol'') was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Larnaca. Founded in 1930 with the merge of two local clubs, Pezoporikos and AMOL, the club was a founding member of Cyprus Football Association and part ...

Keravnos Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the ...

and

Omonia Aradippou Omonia Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was founded on 4 April 1929 and currently, they compete in the Cypriot Second Division. They have co ...

were relegated from previous season and played in the 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras and Akli.

Stadia and locations

League standings

Results

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1989-90 Cypriot First Division Cypriot First Division seasons

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1989–90 in Cypriot football