2025–26 Cypriot First Division

Cyprus League by Stoiximan
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – 22 May 2026[1]
ChampionsOmonia (22nd title)
RelegatedAkritas
Ethnikos Achna
Enosis Neon Paralimni
UEFA Champions LeagueOmonia
UEFA Europa LeaguePafos
UEFA Conference LeagueAEK Larnaca
Apollon Limassol
Matches237
Goals617 (2.6 per match)
Biggest home winOmonia Nicosia 5–0 AEL
(22 September 2025)
AEK Larnaca 5–0 Enosis Neon
(31 January 2026)
Omonia Nicosia 5–0 Olympiakos Nicosia
(15 March 2026)
Biggest away winAnorthosis 0–5 Omonia Nicosia
(28 September 2025)
Highest scoringAris Limassol 3–5 Omonia Nicosia
(25 January 2026)
Longest winning run9 matches
Apollon (21 December 2025 - 21 February 2026)
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Apollon (21 December 2025 - 18 April 2026)
Longest winless run26 matches
Enosis Neon (29 August 2025 - 20 March 2026)
Longest losing run20 matches
Enosis Neon (18 October 2025 - 20 March 2026)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2026.

The 2025–26 Cypriot First Division (known as Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons), was the 87th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Pafos are the defending champions, having won their 1st title in the 2024–25 season.[2]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 Cypriot First Division teams.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Akritas Chlorakas Chloraka Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Ethnikos Achnas Achna Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Krasava Ypsonas Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia Aradippou Aradippou Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Pafos Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Structure

14 teams participate in the league. In the first round, known as Regular Season, all teams play each other home and away, for a total of 26 games each. In the second round, the league splits into two groups: Teams ranked 1–6 enter the Championship Playoffs, whereas teams ranked 7–14 enter the Relegation playoffs. The teams in the Championship Playoffs play each other home and away for an additional 10 games each, while the teams in the Relegation Playoffs play each other only once, either home or away, for an additional 7 games each. All criteria (such as points, goal difference, and head to head records) are retained during the transition from first to second round. The team ranked first in the Championship Playoffs are declared champions, while the bottom three teams in the Relegation Playoffs are relegated to the Second Division.

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Omonia 26 19 4 3 63 17 +46 61 Qualification for the Championship round
2 AEK Larnaca 26 16 5 5 49 22 +27 53
3 Apollon Limassol 26 16 5 5 36 22 +14 53
4 Pafos 26 16 3 7 53 24 +29 51
5 APOEL 26 13 6 7 45 27 +18 45
6 Aris Limassol 26 12 7 7 48 26 +22 43
7 Omonia Aradippou 26 10 4 12 23 31 −8 34 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 AEL Limassol 26 10 3 13 31 38 −7 33
9 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 7 11 8 23 33 −10 32
10 Krasava 26 8 4 14 26 36 −10 28
11 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 6 10 10 22 37 −15 28
12 Akritas Chlorakas 26 7 5 14 23 48 −25 26
13 Ethnikos Achna 26 7 2 17 25 44 −19 23
14 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 0 1 25 5 67 −62 1
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[3]

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL AKR ANO APO APL ARI ENO ETH KYP OLY OAR OMO PAF
AEK Larnaca — 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–4
AEL Limassol 0–1 — 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–1
Akritas Chlorakas 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–4
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–5 1–1
APOEL 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1
Apollon Limassol 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Aris Limassol 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 — 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–5 2–2
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–4 — 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2
Ethnikos Achna 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–3 5–1 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Krasava 0–4 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–3
Olympiakos Nicosia 1–4 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 0–3 2–0
Omonia Aradippou 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 4–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 — 0–2 0–2
Omonia 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 — 2–1
Pafos 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 7–0 2–1 2–0 2–4 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OMO AEK APL PAF APO ARI
1 Omonia (C) 36 27 6 3 88 24 +64 87 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 1–1 5–2 2–0 2–0 3–0
2 AEK Larnaca 36 20 9 7 62 33 +29 69 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 0–2 — 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0
3 Apollon Limassol 36 20 7 9 52 41 +11 67 2–3 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–2
4 Pafos 36 18 8 10 66 38 +28 62 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5 APOEL 36 15 7 14 53 45 +8 52 0–3 1–0 2–3 3–3 — 2–1
6 Aris Limassol 36 14 9 13 61 45 +16 51 2–2 3–4 3–0 1–1 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of the 2025–26 Cypriot Cup (Pafos) qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation ANO AEL OAR KRA OLY AKR ETH ENO
7 Anorthosis Famagusta 33 11 12 10 35 40 −5 45 — 1–1 5–2 3–2 — 2–0
8 AEL Limassol 33 13 5 15 41 46 −5 44 0–1 — — 1–3 1–1 2–1
9 Omonia Aradippou 33 12 6 15 31 42 −11 42 0–3 — 1–1 2–1 1–2
10 Krasava 33 11 7 15 36 44 −8 40 1–1 — 1–0 — 3–1 0–0
11 Olympiakos Nicosia 33 10 10 13 32 44 −12 40 1–0 2–1 — — 0–1 —
12 Akritas Chlorakas (R) 33 10 5 18 31 58 −27 35 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division — 1–2 0–2 — 1–0
13 Ethnikos Achna (R) 33 10 3 20 34 53 −19 33 1–0 — 1–2 2–1 —
14 Enosis Neon Paralimni (R) 33 1 2 30 11 80 −69 5 — 1–3 1–2 1–3 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 22 May 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Ryan Mmaee Omonia 23
2 Cape Verde Willy Semedo Omonia 17
3 Argentina Nicolás Andereggen Ethnikos Achna 8
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvoje Miličević AEK Larnaca 7
5 Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou APOEL 7
6 Serbia Đorđe Ivanović AEK Larnaca 6
7 Suriname Jaden Montnor Aris Limassol 6
8 Brazil Anderson Silva Pafos 6
9 Serbia Stefan Dražić APOEL 6
10 Portugal Domingos Quina Pafos 5

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month References
Player Club Player Club
August/September Greece Kostas Stafylidis APOEL Cyprus Evangelos Andreou Omonia Nicosia [4][5]
October Greece Christos Talichmanidis Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus Paris Psaltis Ethnikos Achna [6][7]
November South Africa Luther Singh AEL Limassol Czech Republic Josef Kvída Apollon Limassol [8][9]
December Greece Giannis Masouras Omonia Cyprus Nikolas Koutsakos Olympiakos Nicosia [10][11]
January Sweden Zakaria Sawo AEL Limassol Brazil Jean Felipe Olympiakos Nicosia [12][13]
February France Gaétan Weissbeck Apollon Limassol Greece Christos Giousis Ethnikos Achna [14][15]
March Cyprus Panagiotis Andreou Omonia Portugal Vieirinha Olympiakos Nicosia [16][17]
April/May Cyprus Giorgos Malekkidis Apollon Limassol Morocco Ryan Mmaee Omonia [18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Cyprus League by Stoiximan: Η προκήρυξη του Πρωταθλήματος 2025 - 2026". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Pafos FC es campeón de Chipre por primera vez en su historia". Reddit. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "1. Division 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Σταφυλίδης the MVP". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "το καλύτερο για τους μήνες Αύγουστο-Σεπτέμβριο". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ο Ταλιχμανίδης, αναδείχθηκε MVP για τον μήνα Οκτώβριο". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "καλύτερο για τον μήνα Οκτώβριο". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "MVP για τον μήνα Νοέμβριο". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Goal of the Month για τον μήνα Νοέμβριο". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "MVP Δεκεμβρίου ο Ιωάννης Μασούρας". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Goal of the Month από τον Νικόλα Κούτσακο". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "MVP Ιανουαρίου ο Zakaria Sawo". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Goal of the Month από τον Jean Felipe". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "MVP Φεβρουαρίου ο Gaétan Weissbeck". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Goal of the Month από τον Χρήστο Γιούση". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "MVP Μαρτίου ο Παναγιώτης Ανδρέου". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ο Vieirinha πέτυχε το καλύτερο γκολ της Cyprus League by Stoiximan". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "MVP Απριλίου - Μαΐου ο Γιώργος Μαλεκκίδης". instagram.com/cyprusleague (in Greek). Cyprus League Instagram. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Goal of the Month από τον Ryan Mmaee". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cypriot First Division. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
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