The 1978–79 Cypriot Third Division was the eighth season of the Cypriot third-level
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
league.
Orfeas Nicosia
Orfeas Nicosia () is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia. It was founded in 1948. The club colors are yellow and green. It has participated in the Cypriot First Division four times, from 1959 until 1963. The club's highest achievement is ...
won their 1st title.
Format
Ten teams participated in the 1978–79 Cypriot Third 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 team was promoted to
1979–80 Cypriot Second Division
The 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division was the 25th season of the Cypriot second-level Association football, football league. Nea Salamis Famagusta FC won their 2nd title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division. ...
. The last team was relegated to regional leagues.
Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
League standings
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See also
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Cypriot Third Division
The Cypriot Third Division (Greek language, Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing ...
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1978–79 Cypriot First Division
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1978–79 Cypriot Cup
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Cypriot Third 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 ...
1978–79 in Cypriot football