The 2014–15
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus official ...
was the 76th season of the Cypriot top-level
football league. It began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015.
APOEL were the defending champions.
The league reduced from 14 to 12 teams this season, comprised ten teams from the
2013–14 season and two promoted teams from the
2013–14 B1 Division.
APOEL won the league for a 24th time and a third time in a row, after amassing 62 points.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Enosis Neon Paralimni and
Alki Larnaca
Alki Larnaca ( el, ΑΛΚΗ Λάρνακας, ''ALKI Larnakas'') was a Cypriot football club based in the town of Larnaca. The club was founded in 1948 and it was dissolved on the 6th of May of 2014 due to financial issues. The club's colours we ...
were relegated at the end of the first stage of the
2013–14 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by
Aris Limassol
Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the Tsirion Stadium ...
and
AEK Kouklia, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by
2013–14 B1 Division champions
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
Etymology
The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same ...
and runners-up
Othellos Athienou.
Stadia and locations
:''Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.''
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
First phase
League table
Results
Second phase
Championship group
Table
Results
Relegation group
Table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
:''Including matches played on 24 May 2015; Source
Cyprus Football Association'
Hat-tricks
Scoring
*First goal of the season: 54 minutes and 31 seconds –
Luis Morán
Luis Morán Sánchez (born 26 July 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger.
Club career
Born in Luanco, Asturias, and a product of local Sporting de Gijón's youth academy, Morán appeared once for its f ...
(
Ermis) against
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
(''18:09
EET, 23 August 2014'')
*Fastest goal of the season: 42 seconds –
Juninho (
Ethnikos) against
AEL (''22 March 2015'')
*Latest goal of the season: 99 minutes and 6 seconds –
Marcos De Azevedo (
Ermis) against
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
(''7 December 2014'')
*First scored penalty kick of the season: 62 minutes and 20 seconds –
Joan Tomàs (
AEK) against
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
(''20:17
EET, 24 August 2014'')
*First own goal of the season: 5 minutes and 1 seconds –
Stavros Stathakis
Stavros Stathakis ( gr, Σταύρος Σταθάκης; born 30 November 1987) is a Greek footballer who plays as a defender.
Career
PAE Thraki
Born in Alexandroupoli, Stathakis began his football career with PAE Thraki. In three seasons, he ...
(
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
Etymology
The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same ...
) for
Anorthosis
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club f ...
(''20:05
EET, 27 September 2014'')
*Most goals scored in a match by one player: 3 goals
**
Ricardo Lobo
Ricardo Lobo (リカルド・ロボ , born May 20, 1984) is a Brazilian football striker who plays for Cascavel.
On January 14, 2010 Ricardo Lobo transferred to Tochigi S.C. in J. League Division 2. In January 2015, he re-signed for Cypriot cl ...
(
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
) against
AEL (''26 April 2015'')
*Most scored goals in a single fixture – 28 goals (Fixture 31)
**Fixture 31 results:
Othellos 3–0
AEL,
Ethnikos 3–2
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
Etymology
The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same ...
,
Nea Salamina
Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Sala ...
6–0
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
,
Anorthosis
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club f ...
3–1
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
,
APOEL 1–1
AEK,
Omonia 7–1
Ermis.
* Highest scoring game: 8 goals
**
APOEL 4–4
AEK (
''15 December 2014'')
**
Omonia 7–1
Ermis (
''17 May 2015'')
* Largest winning margin: 6 goals
**
Nea Salamina
Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Sala ...
6–0
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
(
''16 May 2015'')
**
Omonia 7–1
Ermis (
''17 May 2015'')
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
**
Omonia 7–1
Ermis (
''17 May 2015'')
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 goals
**
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
2–5
AEK (
''24 August 2014'')
**
Omonia 3–2
Anorthosis
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club f ...
(
''1 September 2014'')
**
AEL 2–3
Ermis (
''2 November 2014'')
**
Nea Salamina
Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Sala ...
2–3
Anorthosis
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club f ...
(
''3 November 2014'')
**
Ethnikos 4–2
AEL (
''14 December 2014'')
**
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
3–2
Ermis (
''15 December 2014'')
**
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
Etymology
The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same ...
2–5
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
(
''15 December 2014'')
**
Omonia 4–2
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
(
''1 February 2015'')
**
APOEL 3–2
Omonia (
''2 May 2015'')
**
Ethnikos 3–2
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
Etymology
The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same ...
(
''16 May 2015'')
**
Ermis 2–4
APOEL (
''24 May 2015'')
Discipline
* First yellow card of the season: 44 minutes –
Paulo Pina for
Ermis against
Doxa
Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" In ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', edited by H. S. Jones and R. McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. – via Perseus Project. is a common belief or popular opinion. In cla ...
(''17:44
EET, 23 August 2014'')
* First red card of the season: 50 minutes –
Milan Stepanov for
Omonia against
Nea Salamina
Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Sala ...
(''21:05
EET, 14 September 2014'')
* Most yellow cards in a single match: 14
**
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
3–3
AEL – 7 for Apollon (
Gastón Sangoy (2),
Luka Stojanović
Luka Stojanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Стојановић; born 4 January 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Čukarički.
Club career
On 6 October 2012, Stojanović made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012� ...
(2),
Dustley Mulder
Dustley Roman Mulder (born 27 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a right back. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Curaçao national team at international level. He works as a youth coach with NAC Breda.
Cl ...
,
Jan Rezek,
Giorgos Merkis
Giorgos Merkis (, born 30 July 1984) is a retired Cypriot professional footballer who played as a centre back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Cyprus national team.
Career Apollon Limassol
Merkis is a product of Apollon Limasso ...
) and 7 for AEL (
Luciano Bebê (2),
Valentinos Sielis
Valentinos Sielis ( el, Βαλεντίνος Σιέλης; born 1 March 1990) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Busan IPark. In 2014, he signed with AEL. Sielis is a Cypriot international and made his debut ...
,
Calo
Calo, Caló, or Calò may refer to:
* Caló language, the language of the Iberian Romani
** Iberian Kale (''calé''):
*** Romani people in Spain, more frequently called ''gitanos''
*** Romani people in Portugal, more frequently called ''cigano ...
,
Diallo Guidileye
Diallo Guidileye (born 30 December 1989) is a Mauritanian footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Fath Union Sport, a club based in Rabat.
Club career
Guidileye began his career playing for AS Poissy, in the western subu ...
,
Georgios Eleftheriou,
Andreas Stavrou) (''4 January 2015'')
* Most red cards in a single match: 3
**
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:
* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry
* Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor
* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club
* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens
* Apollon Limassol B.C., ...
3–3
AEL – 2 for Apollon (
Gastón Sangoy,
Luka Stojanović
Luka Stojanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Стојановић; born 4 January 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Čukarički.
Club career
On 6 October 2012, Stojanović made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012� ...
) and 1 for AEL (
Luciano Bebê) (''4 January 2015'')
References
Sources
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