Season 2015–16 Relegated KourisAmathus Goals scored 677 (2.82 per match) | Champions Akritas(3rd title) Matches played 240 | |
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Promoted AkritasAlkiEthnikos A. | ||
The 2015–16 Cypriot Third Division was the 45th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Akritas Chlorakas won their 3rd title.
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Format
Sixteen teams participated in the 2015–16 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2016–17 Cypriot Fourth Division. However, after the end of the season Nikos & Sokratis Erimis withdrew from the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division, and so the 14th-placed team remained to Third Division.
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
Teams promoted to 2015–16 Cypriot Second Division
Teams relegated from 2014–15 Cypriot Second Division
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Cypriot Fourth Division
Teams relegated to 2015-16 STOK Elite Division
League standings
1APEP were relegated at the end of the season. However, they maintained their place in the Cypriot Third Division, after replacing Nikos & Sokratis Erimis which withdrew before the start of the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division.
Points system: Won=3 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points
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
Head-to-head:
^a Akritas-Alki 3-0, Alki-Akritas 1-0^b Olympias-Iraklis 1-1, Iraklis-Olympias 0-1^c Digenis-Ormidia FC 0-2, Ormidia FC-Digenis 2-4^d Ethnikos Latsion-APEP 4-0, APEP-Etnikos Latsion 1-0Source: League standings at CFA
Results
1APEP Pitsilia - Iraklis Gerolakkou awarded 0-3. Originally 2-2.
Source: Results