The 2009–10
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 Fo ...
was the 71st season of the
Cypriot top-level
football
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league. It started on 29 August 2009.
APOEL were the defending champions.
Competition modus
Fourteen teams will participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the
2008–09 season while the remaining three teams were promoted from the
Second Division.
Each team will play against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records will be relegated to the Second Division. The remaining twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each.
The teams ranked first through fourth will play out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th will determine the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams will play a placement round. Every team plays twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.
Team changes from 2009–10
Relegated to Second Division 2009–10:
* 12th-placed team:
APEP Pitsilia
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* 13th-placed team:
Nea Salamis
* 14th-placed team:
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Promoted from Second Division 2009–10:
* Champions:
Alki Larnaca
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 th ...
* Runners-up:
AEK Larnaca
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* 3rd-placed team:
Olympiakos Nicosia
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Overview
Stadiums and Locations
Due to the ongoing Cypriot separation, several clubs originally located in the Turkish occupied part of the island play in the unoccupied part. Further, not all home grounds fulfil the requirements for Cypriot top-level football. Thus, the map depicts the current home ground of each team and not its original location.
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
The following list represents every head coach change for any team during the season (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010).
First round
League table
Results
Second round
Group A
Table
Results
Group B
Table
Results
Group C
Table
Results
Top goalscorers
''Including matches played on 8 May 2010; Source
CFA official website'
See also
*
2009–10 Cypriot Cup
*
2009–10 Cypriot Second Division
The 2009–10 Cypriot Second Division was the 55th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. It started in September 2009 and finished in May 2010. Alki Larnaca won their 4th title.
Team Changes from 2008–09
Teams promoted to 2009� ...
*
List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2009
References
Sources
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External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division seasons
Cyprus
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