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2013–14 Cypriot First Division

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Season
  
2013–14

Champions League
  
APOEL AEL

Dates
  
31 Aug 2013 – 31 May 2014

Location
  
Cyprus

Matches played
  
242

Champions
  
APOEL 23rd title

Europa League
  
Apollon Ermis Omonia

Champion
  
APOEL FC

Goals scored
  
703

2013–14 Cypriot First Division

Top goalscorer
  
Gastón Sangoy (18 goals) Marco Tagbajumi (18 goals) Jorge Monteiro (18 goals)

Biggest home win
  
APOEL 8–1 Anorthosis (11 May 2014)

Relegated
  
Aris Limassol FC, AEK Kouklia FC, Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, Alki Larnaca FC

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2012–13 Cypriot First Division

The 2013–14 Cypriot First Division was the 76th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 31 August 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014. APOEL were the defending champions.

Contents

The league comprised eleven teams from the 2012–13 season and three promoted teams from the 2012–13 Second Division.

The 17 May 2014 title deciding match between AEL Limassol and APOEL was abandoned (at 0–0) after 52 minutes, when firecrackers thrown by AEL fans, hit and injured APOEL's player Kaká. The match was replayed behind closed doors at a neutral stadium on 31 May 2014 and APOEL achieved to win their second consecutive league title after beating AEL Limassol by 1–0. However, on 6 June 2014, the Cyprus Football Association’s (CFA) disciplinary committee – acting as an appeals board – unanimously cancelled on the CFA council’s decision to repeat the 17 May championship final, awarding the match to APOEL with a 0–3 score.

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

AEP Paphos and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2012–13 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Olympiakos Nicosia, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 Second Division champions Aris Limassol, runners-up AEK Kouklia and third-placed team Ermis Aradippou.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

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

League table

Updated to games played on 19 March 2014.
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1 On 17 May 2013, Alki Larnaca were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria of UEFA. On 6 August 2013, Alki Larnaca were deducted another three points by CFA because they failed again to meet the financial criteria of UEFA. On 8 November 2013, Alki Larnaca were deducted six points by CFA because they failed for the third time to meet the financial criteria of UEFA. On 2 December 2013, Alki Larnaca were deducted two points by CFA because they failed to meet CFA's monthly financial criteria. On 8 January 2014, Alki Larnaca were deducted nine points by CFA because they failed to pay the referees' salaries in three of their home matches (deducted three points for each match). On 15 January 2014, Alki Larnaca were deducted three points by CFA because they failed again to pay the referees' salaries in two of their home matches. On 31 January 2014, Alki Larnaca were deducted two points by CFA because they failed for the fourth time to meet the financial criteria of UEFA. On 5 February 2014, Alki Larnaca were deducted nine points by CFA because they failed again to pay the referees' salaries in three of their home matches (deducted three points for each match). On 6 March 2014, Alki Larnaca were deducted two points by CFA because they failed for the fifth time to meet the financial criteria of UEFA. On 9 April 2014, Alki Larnaca were deducted two points by CFA because they failed for the sixth time to meet the financial criteria of UEFA.
2 On 17 May 2013, Enosis Neon Paralimni were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria of UEFA.
3 On 17 May 2013, Nea Salamina were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria of UEFA.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Updated to games played on 19 March 2014.
Source: CFA
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Updated to games played on 31 May 2014.
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1Since cup winners APOEL qualified for the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up Ermis finished top-four, all of the Europa League spots revert into league positions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Updated to games played on 31 May 2014.
Source: CFA
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2. CFA awarded AEL a 3–0 win as a result of Ermis fielding the ineligible player Constantinos Samaras. The match originally ended 2–0 to AEL.
3. CFA awarded APOEL a 3–0 win as a result of the injury of APOEL's player Kaká who was hit by firecrackers thrown by AEL fans. The match originally abandoned (at 0–0) after 52 minutes and replayed 15 days later, ending 1–0 to APOEL. The CFA's decision to award APOEL a 3–0 win, was taken six days after APOEL's 1–0 win in the rematch.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Updated to games played on 18 May 2014.
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1 On 17 May 2013, Nea Salamina were deducted three points by CFA because they failed to meet the financial criteria of UEFA.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Updated to games played on 18 May 2014.
Source: CFA
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Including matches played on 31 May 2014; Source: Cyprus Football Association

Hat-tricks

  • 4 Player scored 4 goals.
  • Scoring

  • First goal of the season: 13 minutes and 21 seconds Robert Stambolziev (AEK Kouklia) against AEK Larnaca (20:13 EET, 31 August 2013)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 18 seconds Césinha (Ermis) against Nea Salamina (24 November 2013)
  • Latest goal of the season: 97 minutes and 4 seconds Roberto Colautti (Anorthosis) against Omonia (31 August 2013)
  • First scored penalty kick of the season: 48 minutes and 2 seconds Pablo Vranjicán (AEK Kouklia) against AEK Larnaca (21:03 EET, 31 August 2013)
  • First own goal of the season: 56 minutes and 21 seconds Diego Gaúcho (AEL) for APOEL (20:24 EET, 14 September 2013)
  • Most goals scored in a match by one player: 4 goals
  • Thuram (Aris) against Nea Salamina (23 April 2014)
  • Gonzalo García (Anorthosis) against Doxa (18 January 2014)
  • Marcos De Azevedo (Ermis) against Doxa (21 September 2013)
  • Most scored goals in a single fixture – 28 goals (Fixture 16)
  • Fixture 16 results: AEK Larnaca 1–1 APOEL, Aris 4–0 AEK Kouklia, Omonia 2–4 Apollon, Ermis 5–1 Doxa, Anorthosis 3–1 Alki, AEL 4–1 Enosis, Nea Salamina 0–1 Ethnikos.
  • Highest scoring game: 9 goals
  • APOEL 8–1 Anorthosis (11 May 2014)
  • Aris 7–2 AEK Kouklia (4 May 2014)
  • Largest winning margin: 7 goals
  • APOEL 8–1 Anorthosis (11 May 2014)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
  • APOEL 8–1 Anorthosis (11 May 2014)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
  • AEL 4–3 Anorthosis (26 April 2014)
  • Nea Salamina 3–4 Aris (23 April 2014)
  • Discipline

  • First yellow card of the season: 31 minutes Nuno Assis for Omonia against Anorthosis (19:31 EET, 31 August 2013)
  • First red card of the season: 68 minutes Ernestas Šetkus for Nea Salamina against Doxa (19:23 EET, 1 September 2013)
  • Most yellow cards in a single match: 14
  • Doxa 2–0 Aris – 9 for Doxa (Miloš Pavlović, Abel Pereira, Pedro Baquero, Pedrito, Leandro, Carlos Marques, Rodri, Toni, Gleison) and 5 for Aris (Kypros Christoforou, Douglas Reis, Eduardo Pincelli, Emmanuel Okoye, Zoltán Kovács) (11 May 2014)
  • Most red cards in a single match: 2
  • Anorthosis 1–1 Nea Salamina – 1 for Anorthosis (Grigoris Makos) and 1 for Nea Salamina (Justin Mengolo) (9 March 2014)
  • Omonia 3–2 Anorthosis – 1 for Omonia (Anthony Scaramozzino) and 1 for Anorthosis (Dan Alexa) (21 December 2013)
  • Aris 0–1 Apollon – 1 for Aris (Charalambos Pittakas) and 1 for Apollon (Giorgos Merkis) (16 December 2013)
  • Doxa 1–1 APOEL – 1 for Doxa (Richard Kingson) and 1 for APOEL (Aritz Borda) (23 November 2013)
  • References

    2013–14 Cypriot First Division Wikipedia