The Cypriot First Division is the top division of women's

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. It has been running since its establishment by the

Cyprus Football Association The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) (, ) is the governing body of football in Cyprus and is based in Nicosia. It organises Cyprus's football championships, whose top league is the Cypriot First Division. It also organises the Cypriot Cup, the ...

(C.F.A) and its originator Tassos Katsikidis (vice-president of the board) during the 1998–99 season. The winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the

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. Although a Cypriot team entered the Champions League every year from 2003–04 onwards, in 2008–09 Apollon Limassol became the first team to win a point in those competitions. There is no second league in Cyprus as of 2014, thus there is no relegation in place.

Current format

Each club plays the other sides twice, for a total of 18 games for each club. In the second round the teams ranked 1st to 5th play off for the title, and teams finishing 6th to 10th play each other. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. The league champions qualify for the

List of champions

Champions so far are:

Performance by club

Top goalscorers

;Most time goalscorers: *6 times **

Krystyna Freda Krystyna Marie Freda (born 1 November 1993) is a women's association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Born in the United States, she represents Cyprus women's national football team, Cyprus international ...

(2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2023-24) ;Most goals by a player in a single season: *70 goals **

(2018-19)

References

External links

Official website

at UEFA
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Women's sports leagues in Cyprus