1994–95 Cypriot First Division

The 1994–95 Cypriot First Division was the 56th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 7th title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1994–95
ChampionsAnorthosis
(7th title)
Champions LeagueAnorthosis (qualifying round)
UEFA CupOmonia (qualifying round)
Cup Winners' CupAPOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup)
Intertoto CupNea Salamina (group stage)
Matches played198
Goals scored617 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerPambis Andreou
(25 goals)[1]

Format

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Twelve teams participated in the 1994–95 Cypriot First Division. The league consisted of three rounds with eleven match weeks in each round. In the first two rounds all teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away.

The home teams for the third round matches were determined based on their league table position after the end of the second round as follows:

  • The first placed team plays at home against 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th and 9th placed teams.
  • The second placed team plays at home against 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th and 10th place teams.
  • The third placed team plays at home against 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th and 11th place teams.
  • The fourth placed team plays at home against 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th and 12th place teams.
  • The fifth placed team plays at home against 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th and 1st place teams.
  • The sixth placed team plays at home against 7th, 8th, 9th, 1st and 2nd place teams.
  • The seventh placed team plays at home against 8th, 9th, 10th, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.
  • The eighth placed team plays at home against 9th, 10th, 11th, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams.
  • The ninth placed team plays at home against 10th, 11th, 12th, 3rd, 4th and 5th place teams.
  • The tenth placed team plays at home against 11th, 12th, 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams.
  • The eleventh placed team plays at home against 12th, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th place teams.
  • The twelfth placed team plays at home against 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th placed teams.

The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. No team was relegated to the 1995–96 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. The third team ensured their participation in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Point system

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Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

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EPA Larnaca, Evagoras Paphos and APEP were relegated from previous season. Evagoras Paphos and APEP played in the 1994–95 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first team of the 1993–94 Cypriot Second Division, Aris Limassol.

Before the start of the season, Pezoporikos Larnaca and EPA Larnaca were merged forming AEK Larnaca, which took the place of Pezoporikos Larnaca in the Cypriot First Division.

Stadia and locations

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Club Venue
ΑΕΚ GSZ Stadium
AEL Tsirion Stadium
Anorthosis Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL Makario Stadium
Apollon Tsirion Stadium
Aris Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos Dasaki Stadium
Enosis Paralimni Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamina Ammochostos Stadium
Olympiakos Makario Stadium
Omonia Ar. Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Omonia Makario Stadium

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Anorthosis Famagusta (C) 33 22 7 4 71 25 +46 73 Qualification for Champions League qualifying round
2 Omonia 33 20 7 6 82 32 +50 67 Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Nea Salamis Famagusta 33 17 6 10 59 50 +9 57 Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
4 Ethnikos Achna 33 14 5 14 52 59 −7 47
5 APOEL 33 13 7 13 43 43 0 46 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
6 Apollon Limassol 33 13 6 14 50 46 +4 45
7 Enosis Neon Paralimni 33 12 9 12 44 49 −5 45
8 Olympiakos Nicosia 33 13 5 15 41 65 −24 44
9 AEK Larnaca 33 12 6 15 50 48 +2 42
10 AEL Limassol 33 12 5 16 44 57 −13 41
11 Aris Limassol 33 10 7 16 44 49 −5 37
12 Omonia Aradippou 33 3 4 26 37 94 −57 13
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions

Results

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First and second round

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Home \ Away AEK AEL ANR APN APL ARS ETH ENP NSL OLY OMA OMN
AEK 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–1
AEL 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1
Anorthosis 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 5–0 4–1 2–2
APOEL 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–5
Apollon 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0
Aris 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0
Ethnikos 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 3–1 5–0 1–4
ENP 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 4–1 1–4
Nea Salamina 1–0 4–3 3–0 4–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–0
Olympiakos 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–5 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–4
Omonia Ar. 2–2 1–2 3–6 1–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–3 2–6 1–1 0–3
Omonia 2–2 7–1 1–1 5–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 5–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

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Home \ Away AEK AEL ANR APN APL ARS ETH ENP NSL OLY OMA OMN
AEK 4–1 1–4 2–2 4–0 5–0 2–1
AEL 6–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–0
Anorthosis 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 3–0
APOEL 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–3
Apollon 3–0 2–4 4–1 4–1 4–2
Aris 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 4–1 2–1
Ethnikos 0–5 3–1 0–7 2–0 2–4 4–1
ENP 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0
Nea Salamina 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 1–1
Olympiakos 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–5
Omonia Ar. 1–5 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–2
Omonia 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources

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