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Cypriot First Division

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2026-2027

Location

Cyprus

Abbreviation

CYP1

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Summary

The Cypriot First Division (CYP1) is the top football league in the Cyprus football system. At completion of the 2026-2027 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:

2027-2028 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2026-2027 CYP1 Championship Round teams
2027-2028 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2026-2027 CYP1 Championship Round teams

The winner of the 2026-2027 Cypriot Cup, typically a CYP1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2027-2028 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	16

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
Regular 29 Aug 2026 - 6 Mar 2027	Champ/Releg Rounds 9 Mar 2027 - 23 May 2027		14: CYP1 (11), CYP2 (3)

Season Format

The CYP1 season consists of 2 stages. In the 1st 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 1st Stage teams ranked 1-6 play in the Championship Round, while 1st Stage teams ranked 7-14 play in the Relegation Round. In both 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 2026-2027 CYP1 Relegation Round, the 6th, 7th and 8th place Relegation Round teams are relegated to the CYP2.

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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	AEK Larnaca FC	1	1 -0-0	3	-	3	1	2	1	1 -0-0	3	3	1	2	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Aris FC Limassol	1	0 -1-0	1	-	2	2	0	1	0 -1-0	1	2	2	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Apollon Limassol	1	0 -1-0	1	-	2	2	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0 -1-0	1	2	2	0
4	APOEL FC	1	0 -0-1	0	-	1	3	-2	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0 -0-1	0	1	3	-2
5	Anorthosis Famagusta	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
6	Olympiakos Nicosia FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
7	Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
8	Nea Salamis Famagusta FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
9	Omonia FC Aradippou	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
10	AC Omonia Nicosia	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
11	ALS Omonia 29is Maiou	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
12	Krasava ENY Ypsonas FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
13	Paphos FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
14	AEL Limassol	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
Championship Round Relegation Round