The STOK Elite Division is the fourth tier and the last professional
football
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league competition in
Cyprus
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, run by the STOK Federation of the Cypriot levels.
History
The STOK Elite Division Championship was initiated 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 ...
and by STOK in the
2015–16 football season as the fourth level of Cypriot football in order to replace the folded
Cypriot Fourth Division
The Cypriot Fourth Division () was the fourth tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, ran by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league were promoted to the Cypriot Third Division, an ...
.
Structure
Current format
Sixteen clubs are competing in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 games per team. The top three clubs are promoted to the
Cypriot Third Division
The Cypriot Third Division (Greek language, Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing ...
and the bottom four are relegated to Cypriot regional levels.
Teams
The sixteen teams participating in the
2024–25 season are:
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Adonis Idaliou
Adonis Idaliou was a Cypriot football club based in Dali. Founded in 1956, was playing sometimes in Second, in Third and in Fourth Division.
Honours
* Cypriot Third Division:
** Champions (2): 1978
Events January
* January 1 ...
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AEK Korakou
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AEN Vrysoullon-Acheritou
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AE Troullon
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Akanthou FC
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AO Avgorou
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APEP Pitsilia
APEP (; ''Aθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Πιτσιλιάς'', Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Pitsilia, Athletic Football Union Pitsilia) is a Cypriot association football, football club, based in Kyperounta, a village in Pitsi ...
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APONA Anageias
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Atlas Aglandjias
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Ethnikos Assia
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Kornos FC
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Olympias Lympion
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Orfeas Nicosia
Orfeas Nicosia () is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia. It was founded in 1948. The club colors are yellow and green. It has participated in the Cypriot First Division four times, from 1959 until 1963. The club's highest achievement is ...
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THOI Pyrgos Limassol
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Thiella Agiou Theodorou
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Xylofagoy FC
Winners
The following teams have won the STOK Elite Division:
Performance by club
Number of participating, promoted and relegated teams per season
The number of the participated teams and the number of the teams that were promoted to the
Cypriot Third Division
The Cypriot Third Division (Greek language, Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing ...
and the teams that were relegated were changed many times over the years.
Participations per club
So far, 30 teams participated in the STOK Elite Division since 2015–16 (including the
2018–19 season).
League or status at 2018–19:
References
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