Season 2007–08 Champions League Anorthosis Champion Anorthosis Famagusta FC Goals scored 591 | Champions Anorthosis13th title UEFA Cup APOELOmonia Start date September 1, 2007 Location Cyprus Matches played 218 | |
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The 2007-08 Cypriot First Division started on 1 September 2007. The defending champions were APOEL.
Contents
- Format
- Point system
- Promotion and relegation pre season
- League table
- Results
- Second round
- Top scorers
- References
This year, for the first time, the championship featured a group stage play-off system. Teams were divided into 3 groups; 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th. Points were carried over from the first round.
Anorthosis won the championship three games before the end of the season, without losing a single match.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2007–08 Cypriot First Division. Each team played 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 were relegated to the 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams were divided into three groups: 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th.
The teams ranked first through fourth played out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th determined the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams played a placement round. Every team played twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Digenis Morphou, Ayia Napa and AEP Paphos were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2006–07 Second Division champions APOP Kinyras, runners-up Alki Larnaca and third-placed team Doxa Katokopias.
League table
Last Update: 23 Mar 2008
Source: soccerway.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results
Last Update: 23 Mar 2008.
Source : UEFA
Second round
The first 12 teams were divided into 3 groups. Points were carried over from the first round.
Results
Last Update: 11 May 2008
Source (League Table): UEFA.com
Source (Results): UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Top scorers
Last Update: 11 May 2008
Source: soccerboards.com