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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ClubVenue
ΑΕΚGSZ Stadium
AELTsirion Stadium
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOELMakario Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
ArisTsirion Stadium
EthnikosDasaki Stadium
EnosisParalimni Municipal Stadium
Nea SalaminaAmmochostos Stadium
OlympiakosMakario Stadium
Omonia Ar.Aradippou Municipal Stadium
OmoniaMakario Stadium

League standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Anorthosis Famagusta (C)3322747125+4673Qualification for Champions League qualifying round
2Omonia3320768232+5067Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round
3Nea Salamis Famagusta33176105950+957Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
4Ethnikos Achna33145145259−747
5APOEL33137134343046Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
6Apollon Limassol33136145046+445
7Enosis Neon Paralimni33129124449−545
8Olympiakos Nicosia33135154165−2444
9AEK Larnaca33126155048+242
10AEL Limassol33125164457−1341
11Aris Limassol33107164449−537
12Omonia Aradippou3334263794−5713
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 \ AwayAEKAELANRAPNAPLARSETHENPNSLOLYOMAOMN
AEK1–11–23–21–02–03–02–01–01–32–10–1
AEL2–10–02–12–02–03–21–10–20–11–20–1
Anorthosis3–03–03–02–12–22–13–03–15–04–12–2
APOEL1–01–11–10–21–00–11–00–03–11–12–5
Apollon1–03–00–10–12–01–21–11–00–22–00–0
Aris1–10–10–10–13–30–10–01–21–21–21–0
Ethnikos1–01–21–01–11–21–11–14–23–15–01–4
ENP2–14–20–12–12–23–11–13–13–04–11–4
Nea Salamina1–04–33–04–20–02–02–12–02–14–21–0
Olympiakos3–13–11–00–01–51–32–12–11–13–11–4
Omonia Ar.2–21–23–61–21–22–23–01–32–61–10–3
Omonia2–27–11–15–21–13–02–15–03–03–05–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

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Home \ AwayAEKAELANRAPNAPLARSETHENPNSLOLYOMAOMN
AEK4–11–42–24–05–02–1
AEL6–03–10–12–21–31–0
Anorthosis0–01–03–13–13–0
APOEL3–13–00–12–31–03–3
Apollon3–02–44–14–14–2
Aris1–11–03–01–24–12–1
Ethnikos0–53–10–72–02–44–1
ENP2–01–21–01–11–0
Nea Salamina2–12–14–23–11–1
Olympiakos0–32–30–01–01–5
Omonia Ar.1–51–30–20–22–21–2
Omonia2–31–03–03–14–1
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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