1987–88 Cypriot First Division

The 1987–88 Cypriot First Division was the 49th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Pezoporikos won their 2nd title.

Cypriot First Division
Season1987–88
Dates03 Oct 1987 - 19 Jun 1988
ChampionsPezoporikos
(2nd title)
Relegated
European CupPezoporikos (1st round)
UEFA CupAPOEL (1st round)
Cup Winners' CupOmonia (1st round; via Cypriot Cup)
Matches played240
Goals scored648 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerTasos Zouvanis
(23 goals)[1]

Format

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Sixteen teams participated in the 1987–88 Cypriot First 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 last three teams were relegated to the 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1988–89 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

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Omonia Aradippou and Ermis Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division, APEP and Anagennisi Deryneia.

Stadia and locations

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ClubVenue
AELTsirion Stadium
AlkiGSZ Stadium
AnagennisiAnagennisi Football Ground
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEPTsirion Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
APOPPafiako Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EthnikosDasaki Stadium
EnosisParalimni Municipal Stadium
EPAGSZ Stadium
Nea SalamisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium
PezoporikosGSZ Stadium

League standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Pezoporikos (C)30191015620+3648Qualification for European Cup first round
2APOEL3022356623+4347Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Omonia3015785932+2737Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4Enosis Neon Parlimni3014884438+636
5Apollon3013984624+2235
6AEL30155104633+1335
7Nea Salamis30145114334+933
8Anorthosis3091293636030
9EPA30107133743−627
10APOP3098133134−326
11Aris30106144954−526
12Olympiakos3097143248−1625
13Ethnikos30513122744−1723
14APEP (R)3059162354−3119Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
15Alki (R)3049172763−3617
16Anagennisi (R)3056192668−4216
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for. Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ AwayAELALKANGANRAPEAPNAPLAPPARSETHENPEPANSLOLYOMOPOL
AEL3–10–00–04–21–01–00–13–00–03–12–11–04–01–00–2
Alki3–61–21–60–00–50–20–33–52–20–12–11–00–12–30–0
Anagennisi0–21–10–03–12–70–11–02–42–10–23–11–30–01–20–2
Anorthosis3–10–02–01–11–21–02–01–01–10–10–01–00–12–21–2
APEP3–01–23–10–01–21–10–21–01–00–00–22–32–20–30–0
APOEL1–00–13–04–16–02–14–22–02–02–05–11–01–00–05–0
Apollon4–13–06–02–02–00–12–15–03–03–03–10–20–01–11–1
APOP2–41–04–11–11–21–20–00–00–12–20–01–01–02–02–2
Aris3–12–11–12–23–12–32–01–15–23–00–20–25–03–41–2
Ethnikos0–31–13–12–40–01–10–20–00–05–23–32–00–01–00–3
ENP0–40–02–15–10–02–20–01–03–10–03–11–04–01–00–3
EPA0–02–03–12–13–03–02–21–00–01–00–20–11–23–21–2
Nea Salamis0–05–13–12–22–12–11–12–16–20–00–11–00–13–20–1
Olympiakos3–13–32–00–15–00–12–10–11–42–02–61–13–30–20–1
Omonia1–04–11–13–05–00–14–03–13–02–22–15–01–21–00–0
Pezoporikos2–00–07–01–11–01–00–02–02–03–03–32–14–04–13–3
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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