Summary
The Cypriot First Division (CYP1) is the top football league in the Cyprus football system. At completion of the 2024-2025 regular season, the top 6 teams participate in the CYP1 Championship Round. Championship Round results determine how the teams qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 CYP1 Championship Round teams
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 CYP1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2024-2025 Cypriot Cup, typically a CYP1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Cyprus
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CYP1 | Cypriot First Division | 14 |
| CYP2 | Cypriot Second Division | 16 |
| CYP3 | Cypriot Third Division | 16 |
| CYP4 | STOK Elite Division | 14 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 23 Aug 2024 - 9 Mar 2025 | Champ/Releg Rounds 14 Mar 2025 - 18 May 2025 | 14: CYP1 (11), CYP2 (3) | |
Season Format
The CYP1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each CYP1 team plays the other 13 CYP1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 26 league matches per team. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. The teams ranked 1-6 play in the Championship Round, while teams ranked 7-14 play in the Relegation Round. In both the Championship and Relegation Rounds, each team plays Home-Away matches against the other teams in their groups (10 matches in Championship and 14 matches in Relegation). Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) head-to-head away goals scored (2 teams only), (5) goal difference, (6) goals scored, then (7) a playoff (only if deciding champion, berth in UEFA competitions, or relegation).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 CYP1 Relegation Round, the 6th, 7th and 8th place Relegation Round teams are immediately relegated to the CYP2.
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2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Paphos FC | 36 | 26 -4-6 | 82 | - | 67 | 21 | 46 | 18 | 13 -2-3 | 41 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 13 -2-3 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Aris FC Limassol | 36 | 22 -9-5 | 75 | - | 66 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 13 -4-1 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | AC Omonia Nicosia | 36 | 20 -8-8 | 68 | - | 69 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 12 -4-2 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 9 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca FC | 36 | 19 -11-6 | 68 | - | 58 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 12 -4-2 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 7 -7-4 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | APOEL FC | 36 | 14 -11-11 | 53 | - | 59 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 5 -7-6 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 | Apollon Limassol | 36 | 12 -10-14 | 46 | - | 37 | 39 | -2 | 18 | 7 -7-4 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 5 -3-10 | 18 | 10 | 23 | -13 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 33 | 15 -7-11 | 52 | - | 50 | 42 | 8 | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | Ethnikos Achna FC | 33 | 9 -12-12 | 39 | - | 44 | 53 | -9 | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 22 | 33 | -11 |
| 3 | AEL Limassol | 33 | 11 -6-16 | 39 | - | 38 | 53 | -15 | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 18 | 31 | -13 |
| 4 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 33 | 10 -5-18 | 35 | - | 31 | 48 | -17 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 17 | 6 -0-11 | 18 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
| 5 | Omonia FC Aradippou | 33 | 10 -5-18 | 35 | - | 32 | 58 | -26 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 16 | 4 -1-11 | 13 | 11 | 31 | -20 |
| 6 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | 33 | 9 -7-17 | 34 | - | 30 | 57 | -27 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -20 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 33 | 6 -8-19 | 26 | - | 31 | 62 | -31 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 8 | ALS Omonia 29is Maiou | 33 | 3 -5-25 | 14 | - | 23 | 65 | -42 | 16 | 2 -2-12 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 17 | 1 -3-13 | 6 | 10 | 33 | -23 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAEL Relegation to CYP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Paphos FC | 26 | 20 -2-4 | 62 | - | 50 | 12 | 38 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 11 -0-2 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Aris FC Limassol | 26 | 18 -7-1 | 61 | - | 53 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 10 -3-0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca FC | 26 | 16 -6-4 | 54 | - | 45 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | AC Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 16 -4-6 | 52 | - | 53 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| 5 | APOEL FC | 26 | 12 -7-7 | 43 | - | 52 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 6 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 11 -7-8 | 40 | - | 28 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| 7 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 34 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 8 | Ethnikos Achna FC | 26 | 6 -11-9 | 29 | - | 33 | 42 | -9 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| 9 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | 26 | 7 -6-13 | 27 | - | 26 | 51 | -25 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -18 |
| 10 | Omonia FC Aradippou | 26 | 7 -5-14 | 26 | - | 23 | 49 | -26 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -19 |
| 11 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 6 -6-14 | 24 | - | 26 | 46 | -20 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
| 12 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 5 -4-17 | 19 | - | 18 | 41 | -23 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 13 | 3 -0-10 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
| 13 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 26 | 4 -5-17 | 17 | - | 22 | 52 | -30 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
| 14 | ALS Omonia 29is Maiou | 26 | 3 -5-18 | 14 | - | 19 | 46 | -27 | 13 | 2 -2-9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 21 | APOEL FC | Neo GSP Stadium |
 | 23 | Aris FC Limassol | Alphamega Stadium |
 | 20 | AEK Larnaca FC | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
| 30 | Apollon Limassol | AEK Arena - George Karapatakis |
| 33 | AC Omonia Nicosia | Alphamega Stadium |
 | 42 | Ethnikos Achna FC | Stadio Tasos Markou |
 | 10 | Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia | Alphamega Stadium |
 | 41 | ALS Omonia 29is Maiou | Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos |
 | 24 | Anorthosis Famagusta | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 01 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | Stadio Katokopia-Epistrofi-Glafkos Kliridis |
| 10 | Omonia FC Aradippou | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 12 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos |
| 30 | APOEL FC | AEK Arena - George Karapatakis |
| 40 | Aris FC Limassol | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium |
| 10 | Apollon Limassol | Neo GSP Stadium |
| 20 | AEL Limassol | Ethnikos Achnas Stadium |
| 22 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | Stadio Tasos Markou |
| 20 | ALS Omonia 29is Maiou | Stadio Vitex Ammochostos Epistrofi |
| 21 | Ethnikos Achna FC | Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos |