The 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division was the 25th season of the Cypriot second-level
football
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league.
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (alternatively Nea Salamina, ) is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Ammochostos (also known by its Romanization of Greek, romanized name, Famagusta). It has been a r ...
won their 2nd title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1979–80 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 team was promoted to
1980–81 Cypriot First Division
The 1980–81 Cypriot First Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 10th title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, ...
. The last two teams were relegated to the
1980–81 Cypriot Third Division.
Changes from previous season
Teams promoted to
1979–80 Cypriot First Division
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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 divis ...
Teams relegated from
1978–79 Cypriot First Division
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Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (alternatively Nea Salamina, ) is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Ammochostos (also known by its Romanization of Greek, romanized name, Famagusta). It has been a r ...
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Digenis Akritas Morphou FC
Digenis Akritas Morphou () is a Cypriot sports club from Morphou, founded on 23 April 1931.[1978–79 Cypriot Third Division
The 1978–79 Cypriot Third Division was the eighth season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Orfeas Nicosia won their 1st title.
Format
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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 ...
Teams relegated to
1979–80 Cypriot Third Division
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Iraklis Gerolakkou
Iraklis Gerolakkou is a Cypriot football team currently playing in the . The team was established in Gerolakkos, Nicosia in 1948. The current manager is Costas Papageorgiou.
The club has played two season in the Cypriot Second Division.
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Parthenon Zodeia
Parthenon Zodeia (), was a Cypriot football club based in Kato Zodeia. Founded in 1966, the team variously played in the Second and Third Divisions.
After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and occupation of the city of Zodeia in 1974, the team ...
League standings
See also
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Cypriot Second Division
The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system.
Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...
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1979–80 Cypriot First Division
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1979–80 Cypriot Cup
References
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Cypriot Second 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