# 2010–11 Cypriot First Division

The 2010–11 Cypriot First Division was the 72nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2010 with the first matches of the first round and will end on 11 May 2011 with the last matches of the second round. The defending champions were Omonia. APOEL won the championship four matchweeks before the end of the season.

## Competition modus

Fourteen teams participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the 2009–10 season while the remaining three teams were promoted from the Second Division.
Each team plays against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records will be relegated to the Second Division. The remaining twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each.
The teams ranked first through fourth will play for the championship and to participate in the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th will determine the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams will play a placement round. Every team plays twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.

## Teams

Nea Salamis Famagusta and APEP Pitsilia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 Second Division champions Alki Larnaca, runners-up AEK Larnaca and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| AEK | Larnaca | Neo GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| AEP | Paphos | Pafiako Stadium | 10,000 |
| Alki | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| Anorthosis | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| APOP Kinyras | Peyia, Paphos | Peyia Municipal Stadium | 3,828 |
| Doxa | Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Enosis | Paralimni | Tasos Marcou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ermis | Aradippou, Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Ethnikos Achna | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Olympiakos | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |

### 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 | Manager$^1$ | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AEK | Ton Caanen | Kevin Hofland | Puma | Cytavision |
| AEL | Pambos Christodoulou | Dušan Kerkez | Mass | Cytavision |
| AEP | Giorgos Polyviou | Angelos Efthymiou | Legea | Ocean Basket |
| Alki | Itzhak Shum | Siniša Dobrasinović | Legea | Touch Blue Development |
| Anorthosis | Stanimir Stoilov | Ioannis Okkas | Puma | Cytamobile-Vodafone |
| APOEL | Ivan Jovanović | Marinos Satsias | Puma | MTN |
| Apollon | Andreas Michaelides | Daniel Quinteros | Lotto | Columbia |
| APOP Kinyras | Sofoklis Sofokleous | Alain Liri | Puma | PrimeTel |
| Doxa | Nikos Andronikou | Stelios Okkarides | Puma | Cytanet |
| Enosis | Nikodimos Papavasiliou | Demos Goumenos | Lotto | Cyta |
| Ermis | João Carlos Pereira | Wender | Legea | Cyta |
| Ethnikos Achna | Svetozar Šapurić | Christos Poyiatzis | Legea | Cyta |
| Olympiakos | Pambos Christodoulou | Nikolas Nicolaou | Puma | Cyta |
| Omonia | Neophytos Larkou | Elias Charalambous | Adidas | Cytamobile-Vodafone |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
| Ermis | Dusan Mitošević | Sacked | 16 August 2010 | Pre-season | Christos Kassianos | 17 August 2010 | Pre-season |
| AEL | Dušan Uhrin, Jr. | Sacked | 21 September 2010 | 9th | Mihai Stoichiţă | 22 September 2010 | 9th |
| Omonia | Takis Lemonis | Resigned | 4 October 2010 | 4th | Dušan Bajević | 13 October 2010 | 4th |
| Alki | Marios Constantinou | Resigned | 19 October 2010 | 9th | Itzhak Shum | 21 October 2010 | 9th |
| Apollon | Slobodan Krčmarević | Sacked | 21 October 2010 | 14th | Andreas Michaelides | 26 October 2010 | 14th |
| Ermis | Christos Kassianos | Resigned | 13 November 2010 | 11th | Demetris Ioannou | 15 November 2010 | 11th |
| Anorthosis | Guillermo Ángel Hoyos | Sacked | 17 November 2010 | 4th | Slobodan Krčmarević | 17 November 2010 | 4th |
| APOP Kinyras | Giorgos Polyviou | Resigned | 1 December 2010 | 14th | Sofoklis Sofokleous | 13 December 2010 | 13th |
| AEP | Angel Slavkov | Sacked | 7 December 2010 | 14th | Giorgos Polyviou | 7 December 2010 | 14th |
| Ermis | Demetris Ioannou | Resigned | 7 December 2010 | 9th | João Carlos Pereira | 9 December 2010 | 9th |
| Anorthosis | Slobodan Krčmarević | Resigned | 18 December 2010 | 5th | Stanimir Stoilov | 27 December 2010 | 6th |
| Enosis | Cedomir Janevski | Mutual consent | 10 January 2011 | 10th | Nikodimos Papavasiliou | 18 January 2011 | 9th |
| Doxa | Nikodimos Papavasiliou | Resigned | 13 January 2011 | 14th | Nikos Andronikou | 21 January 2011 | 14th |
| AEL | Mihai Stoichiţă | Mutual consent | 27 January 2011 | 7th | Raymond Atteveld | 7 February 2011 | 7th |

## First round
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | APOEL | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 62 | Qualification for second round, Group A |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 50 | Qualification for second round, Group A |
| 3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 45 | Qualification for second round, Group A |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for second round, Group A |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 38 | Qualification for second round, Group B |
| 6 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 | Qualification for second round, Group B |
| 7 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 36 | Qualification for second round, Group B |
| 8 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 33 | Qualification for second round, Group B |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 33 | Qualification for second round, Group C |
| 10 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 30 | Qualification for second round, Group C |
| 11 | Alki Larnaca | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 29 | Qualification for second round, Group C |
| 12 | AEP Paphos | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 26 | Qualification for second round, Group C |
| 13 | Doxa Katokopias (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 20 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 14 | APOP Kinyras (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 19 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
* 1 2 OLY 1-1 ENP; ENP 1-3 OLY
* 1 2 AEL 2-1 ETH; ETH 0-0 AEL

### Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | AEP | ALK | ANO | APOE | APOL | APOP | DOX | ENP | ERM | ETH | OLY | OMO |
| AEK Larnaca | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| AEL Limassol | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| AEP Paphos | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Alki Larnaca | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| APOEL | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| APOP Kinyras | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Ermis Aradippou | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 0–2 |
| Omonia Nicosia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
* ↑ The match between Ermis and Anorthosis was awarded to Ermis with a score of 3–0 on 9 February 2011. The original encounter on 29 January 2011 had been suspended with Ermis leading 2–1 after repeated violent conduct of Anorthosis supporters.

## Second round
### Group A
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | APOEL (C) | 32 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 63 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 55 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 42 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Omonia qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2010–11 Cypriot Cup.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | ANO | APOE | OMO |
| AEK Larnaca | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| APOEL | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 |
| Omonia Nicosia | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

### Group B
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 |
| 6 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 44 |
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 41 |
| 8 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 41 |
* ↑ AEL: 9 pts; OLY: 3 pts

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AEL | APOL | ENP | OLY |
| AEL Limassol | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Apollon Limassol | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |

### Group C
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 39 | |
| 10 | Alki Larnaca | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 39 | |
| 11 | Ermis Aradippou | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 38 | |
| 12 | AEP Paphos (R) | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 35 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
* ↑ ETH: 7 pts; ALK: 4 pts

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AEP | ALK | ERM | ETH |
| AEP Paphos | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Alki Larnaca | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Ermis Aradippou | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 1–0 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

Including matches played on 14 May 2011; Source: Cyprus Football Association
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Miljan Mrdaković | Apollon | 21 |
| 2 | Michalis Konstantinou | Omonia | 17 |
| 3 | João Paulo | Olympiakos | 16 |
| 4 | Cafú | Anorthosis | 13 |
| 4 | Joeano | Ermis | 13 |
| 6 | Ivan Tričkovski | APOEL | 11 |
| 6 | Esteban Solari | APOEL | 11 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Kenmogne | Olympiakos | 11 |
| 9 | Gustavo Manduca | APOEL | 10 |
| 9 | Freddy | AEL | 10 |
| 9 | Moustapha Bangura | Apollon | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Gregoor van Dijk | AEK | APOP Kinyras | 3–2 | 16 October 2010 |
| Mustapha Bangura | Apollon | AEL | 3–0 | 30 October 2010 |
| Esteban Solari | APOEL | Olympiakos | 4–1 | 27 November 2010 |
| Zé Vítor | AEL | APOP Kinyras | 4–3 | 28 November 2010 |
| Michalis Konstantinou | Omonia | Apollon | 3–1 | 5 December 2010 |
| Emmanuel Kenmogne | Olympiakos | Ermis | 3–2 | 19 December 2010 |
| Gustavo Manduca | APOEL | APOP Kinyras | 6–2 | 27 February 2011 |
| Joeano | Ermis | Alki | 3–1 | 13 March 2011 |