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The 2010–11
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 72nd season of the Cypriot top-level
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league. It began on 27 August 2010 with the first matches of the
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and will end on 11 May 2011 with the last matches of the
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. The defending champions were Omonia. APOEL won the championship four matchweeks before the end of the season.


Competition modus

Fourteen teams participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the 2009–10 season while the remaining three teams were promoted from the Second Division. Each team plays 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 for the championship and to participate in 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.


Teams

Nea Salamis Famagusta and APEP Pitsilia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by
Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...
, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C. The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 Second Division 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 AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...
and third-placed team
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. ...
.


Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under
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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


Managerial changes


First round


League table


Results


Second round


Group A


Table


Results


Group B


Table


Results


Group C


Table


Results


Season statistics


Top scorers

''Including matches played on 14 May 2011; Source
Cyprus Football Association
'


Hat-tricks


See also

* 2010–11 Cypriot Second Division * 2010–11 Cypriot Cup


References


Sources

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External links

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