# 2019–20 Cypriot First Division

The 2019–20 Cypriot First Division was the 81st season of the Cypriot top-level football league.
On 15 May 2020, the rest of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The title was withheld, and no teams were relegated, with the league expanded to 14 teams next season for a transitional year.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Alki Oroklini and Ermis Aradippou were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2018–19 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2018–19 Second Division champions Ethnikos Achna and runners-up Olympiakos Nicosia.

### Stadiums and locations

    Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AEK Larnaca | Larnaca | AEK Arena | 7,400 |
| AEL Limassol | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | Famagusta | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon Limassol | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Doxa Katokopias | Katokopia, Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | Paralimni, Famagusta | Tasos Markou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ethnikos Achna | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | Famagusta | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Pafos FC | Paphos | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium | 9,394 |

### 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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AEK Larnaca | David Caneda | Ivan Trichkovski | Puma | Bet on Alfa |
| AEL Limassol | Dušan Kerkez | Charis Kyriakou | Nike | Burisma Holdings |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | Temur Ketsbaia | Gordon Schildenfeld | Nike | Stoiximan |
| APOEL | Marinos Ouzounidis | Georgios Efrem | Macron | Pari-Match |
| Apollon Limassol | Sofronis Avgousti | Giorgos Vasiliou | Puma | Stoiximan |
| Doxa Katokopias | Costas Sakkas | Vladimir Boljević | Nike | Victory Ammunition |
| EN Paralimni | Čedomir Janevski | Boris Klaiman | Macron | Paralimni Marina |
| Ethnikos Achna | Dean Klafurić | Martin Bogatinov | Nike | OPAP Cyprus |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | Savvas Poursaitidis | Anderson Correia | Nike | Vitex |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | Pambos Christodoulou | Giorgos Economides | Jako | OPAP Bet |
| Omonia | Henning Berg | Matt Derbyshire | Macron | Fonbet |
| Pafos FC | Cameron Toshack | Adam Nemec | Macron | Korantina Homes |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Omonia | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | APOEL | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Apollon Limassol | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | AEL Limassol | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Pafos FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 24 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 22 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Doxa Katokopias | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 11 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
* 1 2 Head to head record: Omonia 1–0 Anorthosis, Anorthosis 0–0 Omonia.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | ANO | APOE | APOL | DOX | ENP | ETH | NSF | OLY | OMO | PAF |
| AEK Larnaca | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| AEL Limassol | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| APOEL | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 2–5 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Omonia | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Pafos FC | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Omonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| APOEL | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Apollon Limassol | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| AEK Larnaca | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| AEL Limassol | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Pafos FC | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Qualification to Championship round
* Qualification to Relegation round

## Championship round
### Championship round table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Omonia (Q) | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Anorthosis Famagusta (Q) | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | APOEL (Q) | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Apollon Limassol (Q) | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | AEL Limassol | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
* 1 2 Head to head record: Omonia 1–0 Anorthosis, Anorthosis 0–0 Omonia.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | ANO | APOE | APOL | OMO |
| AEK Larnaca | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AEL Limassol | — | — | — | — | — | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| APOEL | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apollon Limassol | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Omonia Nicosia | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 23 |
| Omonia | 1 |
| Anorthosis | 2 |
| APOEL | 3 |
| Apollon | 4 |
| AEK Larnaca | 5 |
| AEL Limassol | 6 |
* Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
* Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round

## Relegation round
### Relegation round table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Pafos FC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 26 |
| 9 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 25 |
| 10 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 23 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 21 |
| 12 | Doxa Katokopias | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 14 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | DOX | ENP | ETH | NSF | OLY | PAF |
| Doxa Katokopias | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Ethnikos Achna | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pafos FC | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Positions by Round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 23 |
| Pafos | 7 |
| Nea Salamis | 8 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 9 |
| EN Paralimni | 10 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 11 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 12 |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 7 March 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ivan Trichkovski | AEK Larnaca | 20 |
| 2 | Kingsley Onuegbu | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 14 |
| 2 | Rayo | Anorthosis Famagusta | 14 |
| 4 | Matt Derbyshire | Omonia | 13 |
| 5 | Emilio Zelaya | Apollon Limassol | 8 |
| 6 | Serge Gakpé | Apollon Limassol | 6 |
| 6 | Linus Hallenius | APOEL | 6 |
| 6 | Nika Katcharava | Anorthosis Famagusta | 6 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Koneh | Ethnikos Achna | 6 |
| 6 | Giorgos Merkis | APOEL | 6 |
| 6 | Demetris Theodorou | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 6 |