1989–90 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1989–90
Champions	APOEL; (14th title)
Relegated	Evagoras; Ethnikos;
European Cup	APOEL(1st round)
UEFA Cup	Omonia(1st round)
Cup Winners' Cup	Nea Salamis(1st round; viaCypriot Cup)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	467 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorer	Siniša Gogić; (19 goals)
	←1988–89 1990–91→

The1989–90 Cypriot First Divisionwas the 51st season of the Cypriot top-levelfootballleague.APOELwon their 14th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1989–90 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 two teams were relegated to the1990–91 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the1990–91 European Cupand the runners-up in the1990–91 UEFA Cup.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

EPA Larnaca,KeravnosandOmonia Aradippouwere relegated from previous season and played in the1989–90 Cypriot Second Division.They were replaced by the first two teams of the1988–89 Cypriot Second Division,EvagorasandAkli.

Stadia and locations

1989–90 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL	Makario Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
APOP	Pafiako Stadium
Aris	Tsirion Stadium
Ethnikos	Dasaki Stadium
Enosis	Paralimni Municipal Stadium
Evagoras	Pafiako Stadium
Nea Salamina	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Olympiakos	GSP Stadium
Omonia	Makario Stadium
Pezoporikos	GSZ Stadium

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APOEL(C)	26	18	5	3	46	19	+27	41	Qualification forEuropean Cup first round
2	Omonia	26	15	6	5	53	21	+32	36	Qualification forUEFA Cup first round
3	Pezoporikos	26	10	11	5	37	27	+10	31
4	Aris	26	11	8	7	43	31	+12	30
5	Apollon	26	11	7	8	43	28	+15	29
6	AEL	26	8	11	7	31	30	+1	27
7	Anorthosis	26	10	7	9	20	28	−8	27
8	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	7	12	7	40	40	0	26
9	Olympiakos	26	6	11	9	32	35	−3	23
10	Nea Salamis	26	6	10	10	26	32	−6	22	Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round
11	APOP	26	6	10	10	30	46	−16	22
12	Alki	26	6	9	11	27	36	−9	21
13	Evagoras(R)	26	5	9	12	24	41	−17	19	Relegation toCypriot Second Division
14	Ethnikos(R)	26	3	4	19	15	53	−38	10	Relegation toCypriot Second Division

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

Home \ Away	AEL	ALK	ANR	APN	APL	APP	ARS	ETH	ENP	EVA	NSL	OLY	OMO	POL
AEL		1–0	0–1	0–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1
Alki	2–2		0–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	3–2	2–1	2–0	2–5	1–2	1–4
Anorthosis	0–0	1–0		0–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–0
APOEL	2–1	1–0	1–0		2–0	3–3	1–2	6–0	2–0	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–1	2–1
Apollon	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–0		2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	4–0	2–3	4–0
APOP	1–2	0–0	2–1	2–3	1–1		1–4	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–3
Aris	0–0	2–3	4–1	0–2	1–1	5–1		2–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	3–0	0–1	2–1
Ethnikos	1–2	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–6	0–1	0–3		3–1	0–3	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–0
ENP	1–1	2–2	3–3	1–3	2–1	4–1	3–0	0–0		3–3	2–1	2–2	1–0	0–0
Evagoras	0–3	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–5	2–0	1–0		1–1	0–0	1–3	1–2
Nea Salamis	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–0	1–3	1–1	3–0	1–2	1–1	2–0		1–0	2–0	1–1
Olympiakos	0–2	1–0	5–0	0–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	0–0	1–0		0–0	0–2
Omonia	6–0	3–1	5–0	0–1	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	7–0	1–1	3–0		1–0
Pezoporikos	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	4–1	2–1	4–0	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–1

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^"Cyprus - List of Topscorers".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.2015-06-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-18.Retrieved2015-08-05.

Sources

"1989/90 Cypriot First Division".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.2016-01-14.Retrieved2016-01-14.

[first-1] "Cyprus - List of Topscorers".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.2015-06-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-18.Retrieved2015-08-05.

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v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e 1989–90 in Cypriot football
«1988–89 1990–91»
Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup Super Cup
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

v t e 1989–90in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark'89 '90 England Faroe Islands'89 '90 Finland'89 '90 France East Germany West Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland'89 '90 Israel Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway'89 '90 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union'89 '90 Spain Sweden'89 '90 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands'89 '90 Finland'89 '90 France Georgia East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland'89 '90 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway'89 '90 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Greece Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union'89 '90
Supercups	East Germany West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup(Final) Cup Winners' Cup(Final) UEFA Cup(Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Baltic League
On request of the Soviet Union, UEFA imposed sanctions against Georgia and Lithuania