The 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot second-level

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league. AEL won their 1st title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1996–97 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 three teams were promoted to

1997–98 Cypriot First Division The 1997–98 Cypriot First Division was the 59th season of the Cypriot top-level Association football, football league. Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Anorthosis won their 9th title. Format Fourteen teams participated in the 1997–98 Cypriot First Di ...

and the last three teams were relegated to the 1997–98 Cypriot Third Division.

Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 1996–97 Cypriot First Division * APOP Paphos *

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Anagennisi Deryneia Anagennisi Deryneia () is a Cypriot football team based in Deryneia, Famagusta. The club was founded in 1920 and they joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1972. The team played in the Cypriot First division in 2011 but was relegated at th ...

Teams relegated from

1995–96 Cypriot First Division The 1995–96 Cypriot First Division was the 57th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 16th title. Format Fourteen teams participated in the 1995–96 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice ...

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 wom ...

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 ...

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 Cypr ...

Teams promoted from 1995–96 Cypriot Third Division *

Ermis Aradippou Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Third Division. Ermis' greatest success ca ...

Achyronas Liopetriou Achyronas Liopetriou was a Cypriot football club based in Liopetri. Founded in 1956, the club played in the Cypriot Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions. On 23 June 2022, the club merged with Onisilos Sotira 2014 to form Achyronas-Onisilos ...

* AEK Kakopetrias Teams relegated to 1996–97 Cypriot Third Division * Ethnikos Latsion * Othellos Athienou *

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League standings

Results

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Cypriot Second Division Cypriot Second Division seasons

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1996–97 in Cypriot football

Format

Changes from previous season

League standings

Results

See also

Sources