# 1997–98 Cypriot First Division

The 1997–98 Cypriot First Division was the 59th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 9th title.

## Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1997–98 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 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 1998 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

Aris Limassol, Olympiakos Nicosia and APEP were relegated from previous season and played in the 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division, AEL Limassol, Evagoras Paphos and Ethnikos Assia.

## Stadia and locations

| Club | Venue |
| ΑΕΚ | GSZ Stadium |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Alki | GSZ Stadium |
| Anagennisi | Anagennisi Football Ground |
| Anorthosis | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium |
| APOEL | Makario Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| APOP | Pafiako Stadium |
| Ethnikos Achna | Dasaki Stadium |
| Ethnikos Assia | Kykkos Stadium |
| Enosis | Paralimni Municipal Stadium |
| Evagoras | Pafiako Stadium |
| Nea Salamina | Ammochostos Stadium |
| Omonia | Makario Stadium |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Anorthosis (C) | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 18 | +69 | 66 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Omonia | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 20 | +70 | 62 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Apollon | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 55 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 47 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | AEK | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 33 | |
| 7 | APOEL | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 31 | |
| 9 | AEL | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 | |
| 10 | Alki | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 29 | |
| 11 | Evagoras | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 29 | |
| 12 | Anagennisi (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 13 | APOP (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Ethnikos Assia (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 76 | −48 | 12 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
* ↑ Apollon qualified to 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Anorthosis, already qualified to UEFA Champions League.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | ALK | ANG | ANR | APN | APL | APP | EAC | EAS | ENP | EVG | NSL | OMO |
| AEK | | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| AEL | 0–0 | | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Alki | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–5 |
| Anagennisi | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–7 |
| Anorthosis | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 |
| APOEL | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Apollon | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| APOP | 2–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| Ethnikos Assia | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–1 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Enosis | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Evagoras | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Nea Salamis | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 0–3 |
| Omonia | 0–1 | 5–1 | 8–0 | 10–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 8–1 | 8–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |