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1979–80 Cypriot First Division
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 Results 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 Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:1979-80 Cypriot First Division Cypriot First Division seasons Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ... 1979–80 in Cypriot football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Football Association, the league is contested by fourteen teams and runs from August to May, with the three lowest-placed teams being relegated to the Cypriot Second Division, and replaced by the top three teams in that division. History Football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the British. Initially played in the island's schools, it proved hugely popular and a number of clubs were duly formed. Anorthosis Famagusta FC was founded in 1911, after which many other clubs were established. In 1932, the annual Cypriot Championship began, at first unofficially. Every season, the championship was organised by a different football club, which caused conflict among some of the teams. As football became more established, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a women's volleyball team and a (newly established in 1976) Futsal team, a women's handball team as well as a cricket team. AEL Limassol is one of the oldest and most decorated football clubs on the island and the most successful club in Limassol with 17 official football trophies consisting of 6 first division championships, 7 cups and 4 super cups. The sponsor of the club is Meridian Sport. History The club was founded on 4 October 1930, with Stavros Pittas serving as the club's first president. The football section of the club competed in its first game on 6 January 1931 against PSC, winning 6–1 in Limassol. The club won the national championship in 1934 though this is not credited as it is an unofficial title. Later that year, AEL became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot First Division Seasons
Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes: **Armenian Cypriots **Greek Cypriots **Maronite Cypriots **Turkish Cypriots * Cypriot dialect (other), the dialects being spoken by Cypriots * Cypriot syllabary, the ancient syllabic writing system of Cyprus, in use 1100–300 BCE * Cypriot cuisine Cypriot cuisine is the cuisine of the island of Cyprus. Food preparation Frequently used ingredients are fresh vegetables such as courgettes ( zucchini), olives, okra, green beans, artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and gr ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot Football Clubs In European Competitions
Cypriot men’s football teams have participated in UEFA competitions since the 1963–64 season. Before that, the Cyprus Football Association joined UEFA in 1962. Cypriot teams have participated in five European competitions: the UEFA Champions League, European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Europa Conference League. 16 different Cypriot clubs have participated in at least in one European competition. In the first few decades of participation, Cypriot teams lost by large margins. Later, results began to improve. In 2006 Ethnikos Achna FC, Ethnikos Achnas became joint winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 with 11 other teams and In 2008, a Cypriot team, Anorthosis Famagusta FC, qualified for the group stage of a European competition for the first time. Since then, at least one Cypriot team has participated in the group stage of a European tournament every season. The best performance wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Top Goalscorers In Cypriot First Division By Season
Established in 1934, the Cypriot First Division is the top-tier league of Cypriot football. This article contains the list of the competition's top goalscorers from the 1960–61 season onwards, as well as various player records. The contents of this article are accurate as of the 2023–24 season. List of top goalscorers By season Notes * The 2019–20 campaign was abandoned before the end of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * In 2020–21 and from 2022–23 onwards, the Cyprus Football Association officially names a separate top scorer for each of the two groups, since the teams in the Relegation Group play more games than those in the Championship Group. By club By nationality Note: For the purpose of the above list, Rainer Rauffmann is considered German and Siniša Gogić is considered Serbian. Player records * Most total goals: 261, Sotiris Kaiafas (1967–1984) * Most goals in a season: 44, Sotiris Kaiafas (1976–77) * Most seasons as top goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 Cypriot Second Division
The 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division was the 26th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Evagoras Paphos won their 3rd title. Format Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 Cypriot Second 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 first two teams were promoted to 1981–82 Cypriot First Division. The last two teams were relegated to the 1981–82 Cypriot Third Division. Changes from previous season Teams promoted to 1980–81 Cypriot First Division * Nea Salamis Famagusta FC Teams relegated from 1979–80 Cypriot First Division * APOP Paphos FC * Evagoras Paphos Teams promoted from 1979–80 Cypriot Third Division * Iraklis Gerolakkou Teams relegated to 1980–81 Cypriot Third Division * ASIL Lysi * Ethnikos Assia FC League standings See also * Cypriot Second Division * 1980–81 Cypriot First Division * 1980–81 Cypriot Cup Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evagoras Paphos
Athlitikos Syllogos Evagoras Paphos () was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Paphos. Founded in 1961, they played in both the First and Second Divisions. They adopted their name from Evagoras Pallikarides, a poet from Paphos who was hanged by the British authorities, as he was an EOKA guerrilla, fighting for the independence of Cyprus. He was the youngest insurgent to be executed in Cyprus. The club's badge was a green shield with the figure of Evagoras Pallikarides's face in a circle. Dysfunction In contrast with the other Districts of Cyprus and other major towns, which had permanent teams in the First Division, Paphos did not have such a team as the two clubs of the town, Evagoras and APOP Paphos FC, could not remain in the First Division for many years. For this reason the two clubs were merged to form AEP Paphos FC as the people of Paphos wanted a permanent team in the First Division. Honours *Cypriot Second Division **Champions (6): 1968, 1972, 1981, 1989, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APOP Paphos
APOP Paphos (, ''Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Pafos''; "Athletic Football Club Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Paphos. Founded in 1953, playing between the First and Second Division. History In contrast with the other Districts of Cyprus and other major towns, which had permanent teams in First Division, Paphos did not have such a team as the two clubs of the town, APOP Paphos and Evagoras Paphos, could not remain in First Division for many years. For this reason the two clubs were merged to form AEP Paphos F.C. as the people of Paphos wanted a permanent team in First Division. Trophies *Cypriot Second Division: **Champions (6): 1966, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... References Association foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omonia Aradippou
Omonia Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in the Municipality of Aradippou, a settlement in the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was founded on 4 April 1929 and currently they are the Champions of the Cypriot Second Division for the season 2023–24. For the season 2024-25 they will compete in the Cypriot First Division. They have competed in the Cypriot First Division several times in the past. The 1995–1996 season was their most recent one in the First Division. Home Ground Omonia Aradippou play their home games at the Municipal Aradippou stadium, but for the season 2024-25 the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium will be their host Unification Tries Omonia Aradippou has a long-standing rivalry with their neighboring club Ermis Aradippou. However, through the years and decades there have been several tries and cases where both sides have negotiated their unification on a football level. The negotiations have always been brought dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keravnos Strovolou FC
Keravnos Strovolou FC () was a Cypriot football club based in Strovolos, Nicosia. The team was part of the Keravnos B.C. sports club, which was founded in 1926; the parent club fields a men's basketball team. Founding The Men's football division was originally formed in 1926 when Aggelos Hadjiiosif, part of Keravnos B.C. sports club, approached an amateur football team called "Neolea"(). The team, formed by various school students from the Nicosia District, qualified for the finals of a league held in Lakatamia where amateur teams were participating. Mr. Hadjiiosif approached "Neolea"() before the finals and made them an offer to appear at the finals as Keravnos Strovolou FC (), providing them with all the necessary equipment. The offer was accepted and they re-branded themselves as Keravnos Strovolou FC (). They proceeded to emerge victorious in their first official match during that cup's finals. Founding Roster (Prev. "Neolea"()) * Sarris (GK) * Dimos Kokkinos * Tzoupr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Larnaca FC
Alki Larnaca (, ''ALKI Larnakas'') was a Cypriot football club based in the town of Larnaca. The club was founded in 1948 and it was dissolved on the 6th of May 2014 due to financial issues. The club's colours were blue and red. They reached the Cypriot Cup final on five occasions without a win. History 1979 was the best year in club's history. They finished third in the Cypriot Championship and played the final in the Cypriot Cup, losing to APOEL Nicosia, which were also the champions. That gave them the right to play in the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round by Dinamo Bucharest. The team was crowned Champions of the Cypriot Second Division for the season 2009–10 and have participated in the Cypriot First Division until its dissolution. Honours * Cypriot Cup ** Runners-up (5): 1966–67, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80 * Cypriot Second Division ** Champions (4): 1959–60, 1981–82, 2000–01, 2009–10 European Cups history UEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos' home ground is the new GSP Stadium, which has a 23,000-seat capacity. The team's main nickname is "mavroprasini" (the green-blacks), and the club's other nickname is Taktakalas, derived from the area of Nicosia where the club hails from. Olympiakos Nicosia has won three Cypriot First Division Championships, one Cypriot Cup and one Cyprus Super Cup. In the past the club also had track and field, basketball, volleyball, cycling, table tennis, weightlifting and futsal teams. It also in the past had an orchestra, choir and camping divisions; the latter explaining why the club's badge has a tent on it. History The Golden Decade The 1962–1972 decade is known as the "Golden decade" of Olympiakos as the club was champion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
