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{{EngvarB|date=June 2023}}
{{short description|Professional football league contested by clubs from Cyprus}}
{{distinguish|Cypriot First Division (women)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football league
| name                 = Cyprus League by Stoiximan
| logo                 =
| pixels               = 
| country              = Cyprus
| confed               = [[UEFA]]
| founded              = {{Start date and age|1934}}
| folded               =
| divisions            =
| teams                = 14
| feeds                =
| promotion            =
| relegation           = [[Cypriot Second Division]]
| levels               = 1
| domest_cup           = {{ubl|[[Cypriot Cup]]|[[Cypriot Super Cup]]}}
| confed_cup           = [[UEFA Champions League]]<br/>[[UEFA Europa League]]<br />[[UEFA Conference League]]
| champions            = [[Pafos FC|Pafos]] (1st title)
| season               = [[2024–25 Cypriot First Division|2024–25]]
| most successful club = [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]<br />(29 titles)
| top_goalscorer       = {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Sotiris Kaiafas]] (1967–1984)<br />(261 goals) 
| tv                   = [[CYTA|Cytavision]]<br />[[Cablenet]]
| website              = {{official URL}}
| current              = [[2025–26 Cypriot First Division]]
}}

The '''Cypriot First Division''' ({{langx|el|Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας}}), also known as the '''Cyprus League by Stoiximan''' for sponsorship reasons, is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Cyprus]] and the highest level of the [[Cypriot football league system]]. Operated by the [[Cyprus Football Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/49543|script-title=el:Το Κυπριακό Πρωτάθλημα γίνεται Cyprus League by Stoiximan!|trans-title=The Cypriot Championship becomes the Cyprus League by Stoiximan!|publisher=cfa.com.cy|language=el|date=30 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|archive-date=1 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901110304/https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/49543|url-status=live}}</ref> the league is contested by fourteen teams and runs from August to May, with the three lowest-placed teams being relegated to the [[Cypriot Second Division]], and replaced by the top three teams in that division.

==History==
{{More footnotes|section|date=October 2017}}
Football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the British. Initially played in the island's schools, it proved hugely popular and a number of clubs were duly formed.

[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]] was founded in 1911, after which many other clubs were established. In 1932, the annual Cypriot Championship began, at first unofficially. Every season, the championship was organised by a different football club, which caused conflict among some of the teams.

As football became more established, the clubs were united in agreeing that an official body was needed to regulate the sport. In September 1934, the [[Cyprus Football Association]] (CFA) was formed and the Cypriot Championship and Cup began to take place annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/page/131|title=HISTORY OF CFA|publisher=CFA|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202311/http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/page/131|url-status=live}}</ref> The first Champions of Cyprus were [[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]] in 1935, but the club folded three years later. The 1930s were dominated by [[APOEL FC|APOEL]], who won five championships in a row until 1940. Like other championships throughout the world, the Cypriot Championship was interrupted due to World War II from 1941 until 1945.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

In 1955, [[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.]], who had been the only [[Turkish Cypriot]] team playing in the Cypriot First Division since 1934–35, withdrew from the Championship and, along with other Turkish Cypriot teams, established the [[Cyprus Turkish Football Association]], with its own competitions. The reason behind this was political, as the Turkish Cypriots were opposed to the anticolonial struggle of EOKA and union with Greece ([[enosis]]). However, this federation was never recognised, and none of its teams was permitted to play in international competitions.

Cypriot independence in 1960 was followed by full UEFA membership for the Cyprus Football Association in 1962. From 1963, the champions of Cyprus could compete in the [[European Cup]] and the Cup winners in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners Cup]]. The runners-up in the Greek Cypriot First Division began to compete in the UEFA Cup in 1971. From 1967 until 1974, the Greek Cypriot Champions were promoted to the [[Superleague Greece|Greek First National Division]]. Greek Cypriot teams were relegated every season from the Alpha Ethniki, apart from [[1973–74 Alpha Ethniki|1973–74]], when APOEL managed to remain in the Greek Championship, which meant that Cyprus would have two teams in Greek top tier. However, due to the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]] that year, APOEL and [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (the [[1973–74 Cypriot First Division|1973–74]] Cypriot champions) withdrew from the League.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

==Format==

===Current format===
As of the 2022-23 season, 14 clubs compete in the league, and are ranked based on the point system described below. Each club plays the other sides twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games for each club. This is referred to as the first round of the league. In the second round, the teams are divided into two groups; the teams ranked 1st to 6th play off for the title and European spots in Group A, while the bottom eight teams battle to avoid relegation in Group B. Group A is often referred to as the Championship Play-offs, while Group B is referred to as the Relegation Play-offs. Each team's points and criteria, such as [[goal difference]], goals scored, etc. are retained during the transition from first to second round. Similarly to the first round, every club plays the other sides twice, for a total of 10 or 14 games for each club, in Group A and Group B respectively.

At the end of the second round, the club ranked 1st in Group A is declared the winner of the league. The champion qualifies for the [[UEFA Champions League]], while the second and third placed teams enter the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]. If the [[Cypriot Cup|cup]] winners finish in third or above, the fourth placed team also enters the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]. Meanwhile, the bottom three teams in Group B are relegated to the [[Cypriot Second Division|Second Division]].

===Previous formats===
From 2007–08 until 2012–13 season, in the second round, the first 12 (out of 14) teams were separated into three groups of four teams according to their position at the end of the first round. For the 2013–14 season, in the second round, the first 12 (out of 14) teams were separated into two groups of six teams according to their position at the end of the first round. The last two teams of the first round were relegated directly to the [[Cypriot Second Division|B1 Division]] and the bottom two teams of the relegation group also. The points from the first round were carried to the second round and the teams played each other twice.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

===Point system===
The point system of the Cypriot First Division has changed throughout the years:
# From [[1934–35 Cypriot First Division|1934–35]] until [[1959–60 Cypriot First Division|1959–60]], teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.<ref name=":1">{{harvnb|Γαβριηλίδης|Παπαμωυσέως|2001|p=71}}</ref>
# From [[1960–61 Cypriot First Division|1960–61]] until [[1969–70 Cypriot First Division|1969–70]], teams were awarded three points for a win, two points for a draw and one point for a defeat.<ref name=":1" />
# From [[1970–71 Cypriot First Division|1970–71]] until [[1990–91 Cypriot First Division|1990–91]], teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.<ref>{{harvnb|Γαβριηλίδης|Παπαμωυσέως|2001|p=88}}</ref>
# Since the [[1991–92 Cypriot First Division|1991–92]] season, teams are awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.<ref>{{harvnb|Γαβριηλίδης|Παπαμωυσέως|2001|p=130}}</ref>
In the event that two or more teams have the same amount of points, they are ranked based on:

# Points gained in games between the teams, in both rounds.
# Goal difference in games between the teams, in both rounds.
# Most away goals scored in games between the teams, in both rounds.
# Goal difference across all games, in both rounds.
# Most goals scored across all games, in both rounds.

==2025–26 Clubs==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Club !! Location !! 2024–25 season
|-
|[[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]]||[[Larnaca]]||2nd
|-
|[[AEL Limassol]]||[[Limassol]]||8th
|-
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]]||[[Famagusta]]||7th
|-
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]||[[Nicosia]]||5th
|-
|[[Apollon Limassol]]||[[Limassol]]||6th
|-
|[[Aris Limassol FC|Aris Limassol]]||[[Limassol]]||2th
|-
|[[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC|Enosis Neon Paralimni]]||[[Paralimni]], [[Famagusta District|Famagusta]]||11th
|-
|[[Ethnikos Achnas]]||[[Achna]], [[Famagusta District|Famagusta]]||9th
|-
|-
|-
|[[Omonia Aradippou]]||[[Aradippou]],[[Larnaca]]||10th
|-
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]||[[Nicosia]]||4th
|-
|-
|[[Pafos FC]]||[[Paphos]]||1st
|}

==Champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
! width="75"  | {{nowrap|Tournament Season}}
! width="200" | {{nowrap|Winners<ref name="champions-rsssf">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cypchamp.html|title=Cyprus - List of Champions|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|date=23 June 2016|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727144552/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cypchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="champions-cfa">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/page/285/2175542|title=Πρωταθλήτριες Ομάδες|publisher=[[Cyprus Football Association|CFA]]|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170808041819/http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/page/285/2175542|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> (number of titles)}}
! width="200" | {{nowrap|Runners-up of tournament}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1934–35 Cypriot First Division|1934–35]]
|[[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]] (1)
|[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.|Çetinkaya Türk]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1935–36 Cypriot First Division|1935–36]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (1)
|[[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1936–37 Cypriot First Division|1936–37]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (2)
|[[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1937–38 Cypriot First Division|1937–38]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (3)
|[[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1938–39 Cypriot First Division|1938–39]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (4)
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1939–40 Cypriot First Division|1939–40]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (5)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1940–41 Cypriot First Division|1940–41]]
|[[AEL Limassol]] (1)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1941–44
| colspan="2" style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;" |''Suspended due to [[World War II]]''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1944–45 Cypriot First Division|1944–45]]
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]] (1)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1945–46 Cypriot First Division|1945–46]]
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]] (2)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1946–47 Cypriot First Division|1946–47]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (6)
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1947–48 Cypriot First Division|1947–48]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (7)
|[[AEL Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1948–49 Cypriot First Division|1948–49]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (8)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1949–50 Cypriot First Division|1949–50]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (1)
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1950–51 Cypriot First Division|1950–51]]
|[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.|Çetinkaya Türk]] (1)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1951–52 Cypriot First Division|1951–52]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (9)
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1952–53 Cypriot First Division|1952–53]]
|[[AEL Limassol]] (2)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1953–54 Cypriot First Division|1953–54]]
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]] (1)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1954–55 Cypriot First Division|1954–55]]
|[[AEL Limassol]] (3)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1955–56 Cypriot First Division|1955–56]]
|[[AEL Limassol]] (4)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1956–57 Cypriot First Division|1956–57]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (2)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1957–58 Cypriot First Division|1957–58]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (3)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1958–59
| colspan="2" style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;" |''Not Held''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1959–60 Cypriot First Division|1959–60]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (4)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1960–61 Cypriot First Division|1960–61]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (1)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1961–62 Cypriot First Division|1961–62]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (5)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1962–63 Cypriot First Division|1962–63]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (6)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1963–64 Cypriot First Division|1963–64]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;" |''Championship Abandoned''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1964–65 Cypriot First Division|1964–65]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (10)
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1965–66 Cypriot First Division|1965–66]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (2)
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1966–67 Cypriot First Division|1966–67]]
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]] (1)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1967–68 Cypriot First Division|1967–68]]
|[[AEL Limassol]] (5)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1968–69 Cypriot First Division|1968–69]]
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]] (2)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1969–70 Cypriot First Division|1969–70]]
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]] (3)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1970–71 Cypriot First Division|1970–71]]
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]] (3)
|[[Digenis Akritas Morphou|Digenis Morphou]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1971–72 Cypriot First Division|1971–72]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (3)
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1972–73 Cypriot First Division|1972–73]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (11)
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1973–74 Cypriot First Division|1973–74]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (4)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1974–75 Cypriot First Division|1974–75]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (5)
|[[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC|Enosis Neon Paralimni]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1975–76 Cypriot First Division|1975–76]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (6)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1976–77 Cypriot First Division|1976–77]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (7)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1977–78 Cypriot First Division|1977–78]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (8)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1978–79 Cypriot First Division|1978–79]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (9)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1979–80 Cypriot First Division|1979–80]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (12)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1980–81 Cypriot First Division|1980–81]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (10)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1981–82 Cypriot First Division|1981–82]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (11)
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1982–83 Cypriot First Division|1982–83]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (12)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1983–84 Cypriot First Division|1983–84]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (13)
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1984–85 Cypriot First Division|1984–85]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (14)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1985–86 Cypriot First Division|1985–86]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (13)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1986–87 Cypriot First Division|1986–87]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (15)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1987–88 Cypriot First Division|1987–88]]
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca]] (2)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1988–89 Cypriot First Division|1988–89]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (16)
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1989–90 Cypriot First Division|1989–90]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (14)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1990–91 Cypriot First Division|1990–91]]
|[[Apollon Limassol]] (1)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1991–92 Cypriot First Division|1991–92]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (15)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1992–93 Cypriot First Division|1992–93]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (17)
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1993–94 Cypriot First Division|1993–94]]
|[[Apollon Limassol]] (2)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1994–95 Cypriot First Division|1994–95]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (7)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1995–96 Cypriot First Division|1995–96]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (16)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1996–97 Cypriot First Division|1996–97]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (8)
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1997–98 Cypriot First Division|1997–98]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (9)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1998–99 Cypriot First Division|1998–99]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (10)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1999–2000 Cypriot First Division|1999–2000]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (11)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2000–01 Cypriot First Division|2000–01]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (18)
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2001–02 Cypriot First Division|2001–02]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (17)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2002–03 Cypriot First Division|2002–03]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (19)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2003–04 Cypriot First Division|2003–04]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (18)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2004–05 Cypriot First Division|2004–05]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (12)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2005–06 Cypriot First Division|2005–06]]
|[[Apollon Limassol]] (3)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2006–07 Cypriot First Division|2006–07]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (19)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2007–08 Cypriot First Division|2007–08]]
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] (13)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2008–09 Cypriot First Division|2008–09]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (20)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2009–10 Cypriot First Division|2009–10]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (20)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2010–11 Cypriot First Division|2010–11]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (21)
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2011–12 Cypriot First Division|2011–12]]
|[[AEL Limassol]] (6)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2012–13 Cypriot First Division|2012–13]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (22)
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2013–14 Cypriot First Division|2013–14]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (23)
|[[AEL Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2014–15 Cypriot First Division|2014–15]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (24)
|[[AEK Larnaca F.C.|AEK Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2015–16 Cypriot First Division|2015–16]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (25)
|[[AEK Larnaca F.C.|AEK Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|2016–17]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (26)
|[[AEK Larnaca F.C.|AEK Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2017–18 Cypriot First Division|2017–18]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (27)
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (28)
|[[AEK Larnaca F.C.|AEK Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2019–20 Cypriot First Division|2019–20]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;" |''Championship Cancelled ''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2020–21 Cypriot First Division|2020–21]]
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (21)
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2021–22 Cypriot First Division|2021–22]]
|[[Apollon Limassol]] (4)
|[[AEK Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2022–23 Cypriot First Division|2022–23]]
|[[Aris Limassol]] (1)
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2023–24 Cypriot First Division|2023–24]]
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (29)
|[[AEK Larnaca]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[2024–25 Cypriot First Division|2024–25]]
|[[Pafos FC|Pafos]] (1)
|[[Aris Limassol]]
|-
|}

==Performance by club==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width="150"| Club
!width="3"  | Winners
!width="3"  | {{nowrap|Runners-up}}
!width="400"| {{nowrap|Winning seasons}}
|-
| [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 29
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| [[1935–36 Cypriot First Division|1935–36]], [[1936–37 Cypriot First Division|1936–37]], [[1937–38 Cypriot First Division|1937–38]], [[1938–39 Cypriot First Division|1938–39]], [[1939–40 Cypriot First Division|1939–40]], [[1946–47 Cypriot First Division|1946–47]], [[1947–48 Cypriot First Division|1947–48]], [[1948–49 Cypriot First Division|1948–49]], [[1951–52 Cypriot First Division|1951–52]], [[1964–65 Cypriot First Division|1964–65]], [[1972–73 Cypriot First Division|1972–73]], [[1979–80 Cypriot First Division|1979–80]], [[1985–86 Cypriot First Division|1985–86]], [[1989–90 Cypriot First Division|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Cypriot First Division|1991–92]], [[1995–96 Cypriot First Division|1995–96]], [[2001–02 Cypriot First Division|2001–02]], [[2003–04 Cypriot First Division|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Cypriot First Division|2006–07]], [[2008–09 Cypriot First Division|2008–09]], [[2010–11 Cypriot First Division|2010–11]], [[2012–13 Cypriot First Division|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Cypriot First Division|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Cypriot First Division|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Cypriot First Division|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Cypriot First Division|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]], [[2023–24 Cypriot First Division|2023–24]]

|-
| [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| [[1960–61 Cypriot First Division|1960–61]], [[1965–66 Cypriot First Division|1965–66]], [[1971–72 Cypriot First Division|1971–72]], [[1973–74 Cypriot First Division|1973–74]], [[1974–75 Cypriot First Division|1974–75]], [[1975–76 Cypriot First Division|1975–76]], [[1976–77 Cypriot First Division|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Cypriot First Division|1977–78]], [[1978–79 Cypriot First Division|1978–79]], [[1980–81 Cypriot First Division|1980–81]], [[1981–82 Cypriot First Division|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Cypriot First Division|1982–83]], [[1983–84 Cypriot First Division|1983–84]], [[1984–85 Cypriot First Division|1984–85]], [[1986–87 Cypriot First Division|1986–87]], [[1988–89 Cypriot First Division|1988–89]], [[1992–93 Cypriot First Division|1992–93]], [[2000–01 Cypriot First Division|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Cypriot First Division|2002–03]], [[2009–10 Cypriot First Division|2009–10]], [[2020–21 Cypriot First Division|2020–21]]
|-
| [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| [[1949–50 Cypriot First Division|1949–50]], [[1956–57 Cypriot First Division|1956–57]], [[1957–58 Cypriot First Division|1957–58]], [[1959–60 Cypriot First Division|1959–60]], [[1961–62 Cypriot First Division|1961–62]], [[1962–63 Cypriot First Division|1962–63]], [[1994–95 Cypriot First Division|1994–95]], [[1996–97 Cypriot First Division|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Cypriot First Division|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Cypriot First Division|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Cypriot First Division|1999–2000]], [[2004–05 Cypriot First Division|2004–05]], [[2007–08 Cypriot First Division|2007–08]]
|-
| [[AEL Limassol]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| [[1940–41 Cypriot First Division|1940–41]], [[1952–53 Cypriot First Division|1952–53]], [[1954–55 Cypriot First Division|1954–55]], [[1955–56 Cypriot First Division|1955–56]], [[1967–68 Cypriot First Division|1967–68]], [[2011–12 Cypriot First Division|2011–12]]
|-
| [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon Limassol]] 
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| [[1990–91 Cypriot First Division|1990–91]], [[1993–94 Cypriot First Division|1993–94]], [[2005–06 Cypriot First Division|2005–06]], [[2021–22 Cypriot First Division|2021–22]] 
|-
| [[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| [[1944–45 Cypriot First Division|1944–45]], [[1945–46 Cypriot First Division|1945–46]], [[1969–70 Cypriot First Division|1969–70]]
|-
| [[Olympiakos Nicosia]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| [[1966–67 Cypriot First Division|1966–67]], [[1968–69 Cypriot First Division|1968–69]], [[1970–71 Cypriot First Division|1970–71]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca FC|Pezoporikos]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| [[1953–54 Cypriot First Division|1953–54]], [[1987–88 Cypriot First Division|1987–88]]
|-
| [[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| [[1934–35 Cypriot First Division|1934–35]]
|-
| [[Aris Limassol FC|Aris Limassol]]
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
| [[2022–23 Cypriot First Division|2022–23]]
|-
| [[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.|Çetinkaya Türk]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| [[1950–51 Cypriot First Division|1950–51]]
|-
| [[Pafos FC|Pafos]]
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:center;" | —
| [[2024–25 Cypriot First Division|2024–25]]
|-
| [[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]]
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| –
|-
| [[Digenis Akritas Morphou|Digenis Morphou]]
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| –
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC|Enosis Neon Paralimni]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| –
|-
|-
|}
{{Pie chart
|caption = Titles won by club (%)
|label1 = APOEL - 29
|value1 = 34.5
|color1 = #fEd547
|label2 = Omonia – 21
|value2 = 25.0
|color2 = #007841
|label3 = Anorthosis - 13
|value3 = 15.5
|color3 = #0000FF
|label4 = AEL Limassol – 6
|value4 = 7.1
|color4 = yellow
|label5 = Apollon Limassol - 4
|value5 = 4.8
|color5 = #73a5c6
|label6 = EPA Larnaca - 3
|value6 = 3.6
|color6 = #FDE100
|label7 = Olympiakos Nicosia - 3
|value7 = 3.6
|color7 = #216F3E
|label8 = Pezoporikos Larnaca - 2
|value8 = 2.3
|color8 = #2BB34B
|label9 = Other Teams - 4
|value9 = 4.8
|color9 = grey
}}

==Appearances in the top division==
The below table indicates the total number of seasons each club has participated in the Cypriot First Division, up to and including the 2023/24 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cyp1part.html|title=Cyprus - Participations per club at Cypriot First Division|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|date=22 June 2017|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709203903/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cyp1part.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

45 teams have played at least one season in First Division. 

Teams in '''bold''' are participating in the [[2024–25 Cypriot First Division|2024-25 Cypriot First Division]].
{|
|valign="top" width=25%|

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!width="170"  |Team
!width="50"   |Participations
|-
|'''[[APOEL Nicosia]]'''||83
|-
|'''[[AEL Limassol]]'''||83
|-
|'''[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]'''||78
|-
|[[Olympiakos Nicosia]]||71
|-
|'''[[AC Omonia|Omonia Nicosia]]'''||68
|-
|'''[[Apollon Limassol]]'''||65
|-
|[[Nea Salamis Famagusta FC|'''Nea Salamina Famagusta''']]||61
|-
|'''[[Aris Limassol FC|Aris Limassol]]'''||56
|-
|[[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]||50 
|-
|'''[[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC|Enosis Neon Paralimni]]'''||50
|-
|[[Pezoporikos Larnaca FC|Pezoporikos Larnaca]]||49
|-
|}
|valign="top" width=25%|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!width="170"  |Team
!width="50"   |Participations
|-
|[[Alki Larnaca FC|Alki Larnaca]]||43
|-
|'''[[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]]'''||35
|-
|'''[[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]]'''||29
|-
|[[APOP Paphos FC|APOP Paphos]]||19
|-
|[[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]]||20
|-
|[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.|Çetinkaya Türk]]||18
|-
|[[Evagoras Paphos]]||18
|-
|[[Digenis Akritas Morphou FC|Digenis Akritas Morphou]]||15
|-
|[[Ermis Aradippou FC|Ermis Aradippou]]||14
|-
|'''[[Omonia Aradippou]]'''||13
|-
|[[Armenian Young Men's Association|AYMA]]||11
|-
|}
|valign="top" width=25%|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!width="170"  |Team
!width="50"   |Participations
|-
|[[AEP Paphos FC|AEP Paphos]]||10
|-
|[[ASIL Lysi]]||8
|-
|[[Anagennisi Deryneia FC|Anagennisi Dherynia]]||7
|-
|[[APEP FC|APEP Pitsilia]]||7
|-
|'''[[Pafos FC|Pafos]]'''||8
|-
|[[APOP Kinyras FC|APOP Kinyras Pegeia]]||5
|-
|[[Ayia Napa FC|Ayia Napa]]||4
|-
|[[Keravnos Strovolou FC|Keravnos Strovolou]]||4
|-
|[[Orfeas Nicosia]]||4
|-
|[[Enosis Neon Trust|Trast AC]]||4
|-
|[[Ethnikos Assia FC|Ethnikos Assia]]||3
|-
|}
|valign="top" width=25%|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!width="170"  |Team
!width="50"   |Participations
|-
|[[Karmiotissa FC|'''Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia''']]||4
|-
|[[AEZ Zakakiou]]|||3
|-
|[[Alki Oroklini]]||2
|-
|[[Chalkanoras Idaliou]]||2
|-
|[[AEK Kouklia FC|AEK Kouklia]]||1
|-
|[[Akritas Chlorakas]]
|1
|-
|[[Atromitos Yeroskipou]]||1
|-
|[[Onisilos Sotira]]||1
|-
|[[Othellos Athienou FC|Othellos Athienou]]||2
|-
|[[PAEEK]]||1
|-
|[[Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia|THOI Lakatamia]]||1
|-
|'''[[PAC Omonia 29M]]'''||0
|-
|}
|}

* The [[1963–64 Cypriot First Division]], where the championship was abandoned, is not included in the table.
* Çetinkaya total includes 12 when competing as Lefkosa Turk Spor Kulubu
* APEP Pitsilia total includes one as APEP Limassol

=={{anchor|All-time Cypriot First Division table}}All-time Cypriot First Division table (1934–35 until 2017–18)==
The All-time Cypriot First Division table is a ranking of all Cypriot football clubs based on their performance in the Cypriot First Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cypalltime.html|title=Cyprus - All-Time Table|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|date=22 June 2016|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727150945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cypalltime.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The points are the sum of the points of all seasons, despite the point system of the season. The [[1963–64 Cypriot First Division]] season is not included because the championship was abandoned.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!Rank
!width=160|Club 
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Seasons}}">Ssn</span>
!width=40|Points
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Games played}}">GP</span>
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Won}}">W</span>
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Drawn}}">D</span>
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Lost}}">L</span>
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Goals for}}">GF</span>
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Goals against}}">GA</span>
!<span style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted;" title="{{#tag:nowiki|Goals difference}}">GD</span>
|-
| 1 || [[APOEL FC]] || 77 || 3227 || 1785 || 1072 || 382 || 331 || 4001 || 1787 || 2072
|-
| 2 || [[AC Omonia]] || 62 || 3021 || 1628 || 1005 || 331 || 292 || 3536 || 1552 || 1984
|-
| 3 || [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]] || 72 || 2910 || 1777 || 896 || 447 || 434 || 3218 || 2044 || 1175
|-
| 4 || [[Apollon Limassol]] || 59 || 2468 || 1589 || 722 || 415 || 452 || 2691 || 1946 || 745
|-
| 5 || [[AEL Limassol]] || 77 || 2435 || 1791 || 740 || 440 || 611 || 2922 || 2486 || 436
|-
| 6 || [[Nea Salamis Famagusta FC]] || 56 || 1790 || 1467 || 490 || 381 || 596 || 2026 || 2224 || -198
|-
| 7 || [[Olympiakos Nicosia]] || 67 || 1688 || 1501 || 496 || 360 || 645 || 2243 || 2775 || -532
|-
| 8 || [[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC]] || 46 || 1459 || 1253 || 426 || 365 || 462 || 1663 || 1699 || -36
|-
| 9 || [[Pezoporikos Larnaca FC]] || 49 || 1432 || 1062 || 444 || 318 || 300 || 1719 || 1326 || 393
|-
| 10 || [[Aris Limassol FC]] || 53 || 1287 || 1311 || 329 || 324 || 658 || 1668 || 2648 || -980
|-
| 11 || [[EPA Larnaca FC]] || 50 || 1222 || 1052 || 362 || 277 || 413 || 1570 || 1641 || -71
|-
| 12 || [[Alki Larnaca FC]] || 43 || 1202 || 1128 || 309 || 284 || 535 || 1400 || 1986 || -586
|-
| 13 || [[Ethnikos Achna FC]] || 31 || 1078 || 895 || 296 || 219 || 380 || 1201 || 1370 || -169
|-
| 14 || [[AEK Larnaca FC]] || 23 || 1039 || 675 || 295 || 154 || 226 || 1100 || 876 || 224
|-
| 15 || [[Doxa Katokopias FC]] || 14 || 419 || 434 || 108 || 95 || 231 || 503 || 848 || -345
|-
| 16 || [[APOP Paphos FC]] || 19 || 406 || 502 || 105 || 126 || 271 || 501 || 1007 || -506
|-
| 17 || [[Evagoras Paphos]] || 18 || 371 || 480 || 90 || 136 || 254 || 431 || 906 || -475
|-
| 18 || [[Ermis Aradippou FC]] || 12 || 353 || 374 || 94 || 75 || 205 || 402 || 767 || -365
|-
| 19 || [[Digenis Akritas Morphou FC]] || 15 || 339 || 396 || 94 || 110 || 192 || 397 || 690 || -293
|-
| 20 || [[AEP Paphos FC]] || 10 || 315 || 278 || 81 || 72 || 125 || 376 || 478 || -102
|-
| 21 || [[Omonia Aradippou]] || 13 || 232 || 357 || 64 || 92 || 201 || 315 || 686 || -371
|-
| 22 || [[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.]] || 18 || 189 || 209 || 77 || 35 || 97 || 393 || 503 || -110
|-
| 23 || [[ASIL Lysi]] || 8 || 180 || 198 || 37 || 40 || 121 || 169 || 430 || -261
|-
| 24 || [[APOP Kinyras FC]] || 5 || 161 || 148 || 44 || 29 || 75 || 201 || 275 || -74
|-
| 25 || [[Orfeas Nicosia]] || 4 || 134 || 90 || 24 || 16 || 50 || 110 || 180 || -70
|-
| 26 || [[Anagennisi Deryneia FC]] || 7 || 123 || 186 || 31 || 35 || 120 || 163 || 409 || -247
|-
| 27 || [[Armenian Young Men's Association]] || 11 || 121 || 176 || 23 || 27 || 126 || 256 || 593 || -337
|-
| 28 || [[APEP FC]] || 7 || 101 || 192 || 25 || 34 || 133 || 158 || 460 || -302
|-
| 29 || [[Keravnos Strovolou FC]] || 4 || 84 || 108 || 28 || 28 || 52 || 111 || 167 || -56
|-
| 30 || [[Pafos FC]] || 2 || 78 || 72 || 19 || 21 || 32 || 77 || 109 || -32
|-
| 31 || [[Enosis Neon Trust]] || 4 || 68 || 44 || 30 || 8 || 6 || 129 || 54 || 75
|-
| 32 || [[Ayia Napa FC]] || 4 || 64 || 110 || 12 || 28 || 70 || 90 || 218 || -128
|-
| 33 || [[Ethnikos Assia FC]] || 3 || 60 || 78 || 17 || 9 || 52 || 102 || 184 || -82
|-
| 34 || [[Chalkanoras Idaliou]] || 2 || 43 || 60 || 16 || 11 || 33 || 59 || 116 || -57
|-
| 35 || [[Alki Oroklini]] || 1 || 39 || 36 || 11 || 6 || 19 || 48 || 73 || -25
|-
| 36 || [[Karmiotissa FC]] || 1 || 37 || 36 || 10 || 7 || 19 || 47 || 71 || -24
|-
| 37 || [[Othellos Athienou FC]] || 1 || 25 || 32 || 5 || 10 || 17 || 26 || 42 || -16
|-
| 38 || [[AEK Kouklia FC]] || 1 || 23 || 36 || 6 || 5 || 25 || 34 || 94 || -60
|-
| 39 || [[Onisilos Sotira]] || 1 || 13 || 26 || 3 || 4 || 19 || 22 || 63 || -41
|-
| 40 || [[AEZ Zakakiou]] || 1 || 11 || 26 || 1 || 8 || 17 || 20 || 63 || -43
|-
| 41 || [[Atromitos Yeroskipou]] || 1 || 7 || 26 || 1 || 4 || 21 || 19 || 69 || -50
|-
| 42 || [[Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia]] || 1 || 7 || 26 || 1 || 4 || 21 || 15 || 75 || -60
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Cypriot First Division top goalscorers]]
*[[List of foreign football players in Cypriot First Division]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Γαβριηλίδης|first=Μιχάλης|last2=Παπαμωυσέως|first2=Στέλιος|title=Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο|location=Λευκωσία|publisher=Ο Συγγραφέας|year=2001|isbn=9963-8720-1-8}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}
*[http://www.e-soccer.gr/-proistoria-833/-proistoria-506/-proistoria-520 Top Scorers per season]
*[https://int.soccerway.com/national/cyprus/1-division/ Cypriot First Division summary] – Soccerway

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