2005–06 Cypriot First Division

The 2005–06 Cypriot First Division was the 67th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Apollon won their 3rd title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.

The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).

Point system

Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

AEP Paphos, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division, APOP Kinyras, APEP and THOI Lakatamia.

Stadia and locations

Team	Stadium
AEK	GSZ Stadium
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEP	THOI Stadium
APOEL	GSP Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
APOP	Pafiako Stadium
Digenis	Makario Stadium
Ethnikos Achna	Dasaki Stadium
Enosis Neon Paralimni	Paralimni Stadium
THOI	THOI Stadium
Nea Salamina	Ammochostos Stadium
Olympiakos	GSP Stadium
Omonia	GSP Stadium

See also

• Cypriot First Division
• 2005–06 Cypriot Cup
• List of top goalscorers in Cypriot First Division by season
• Cypriot football clubs in European competitions

Sources

• 1. DIVISION 2005/2006