# 2018–19 in Cypriot football

The following article is a summary of the 2018–19 football season in Cyprus, which is the 77th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2018 to May 2019.

## UEFA competitions
### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sūduva Marijampolė | 3–2 | APOEL | 3–1 | 0–1 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Champions Path
##### Qualifying phase and play-off round
###### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| APOEL | 5–2 | Flora Tallinn | 5–0 | 0–2 |

###### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–5 | APOEL | 2–2 | 1–3 |

###### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| APOEL | 1–1 (1–2 p) | Astana | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |

#### Main Path
##### Qualifying phase and play-off round
###### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stumbras | 1–2 | Apollon Limassol | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–2 (a) | Laçi | 2–1 | 0–1 |

###### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dundalk | 0–4 | AEK Larnaca | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Željezničar | 2–5 | Apollon Limassol | 1–2 | 1–3 |

###### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sturm Graz | 0–7 | AEK Larnaca | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Apollon Limassol | 4–1 | Dynamo Brest | 4–0 | 0–1 |

###### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Trenčín | 1–4 | AEK Larnaca | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Basel | 3–3 (a) | Apollon Limassol | 3–2 | 0–1 |

####### Notes
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | ZUR | AKL | LUD |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Zürich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | | 1–5 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FRA | LAZ | APL | MAR |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Marseille | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — |

### UEFA Youth League
#### Domestic Champions Path
##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AEL Limassol | 1–4 | PAOK | 1–2 | 0–2 |

## Men's football
### Cypriot First Division
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | APOEL | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 49 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Apollon Limassol | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 47 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | AEL Limassol | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Omonia | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Pafos FC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Doxa Katokopias | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 17 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Alki Oroklini | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 17 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Ermis Aradippou | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 10 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
* 1 2 Head to head record: Omonia 3–1 Nea Salamis, Nea Salamis 1–0 Omonia.
* ↑ Anorthosis were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against Apollon on 2 February 2019.
* ↑ Pafos FC were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against AEK Larnaca on 2 January 2019.
* 1 2 Head to head record: Paralimni 2–0 Alki, Alki 1–2 Paralimni.

#### Play-offs

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | APOEL (C) | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | AEL Limassol | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Omonia | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 36 | |
* ↑ AEL Limassol qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Cypriot Cup.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | Pafos FC | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 38 | |
| 9 | Doxa Katokopias | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 35 | |
| 10 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 35 | |
| 11 | Alki Oroklini (R) | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 35 | Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division |
| 12 | Ermis Aradippou (R) | 32 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 13 | Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division |
* ↑ Anorthosis were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against Apollon on 2 February 2019.
* ↑ Pafos FC were deducted six points for use of unregistered player on a game against AEK Larnaca on 2 January 2019.

### Cypriot Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ethnikos Achna | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 20 | +38 | 62 | Promotion to Cypriot First Division |
| 2 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 60 | Promotion to Cypriot First Division |
| 3 | Aris Limassol | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 59 | |
| 4 | Othellos Athienou | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 47 | |
| 5 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 41 | |
| 6 | ASIL Lysi | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Omonia Aradippou | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Onisilos Sotira 2014 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Karmiotissa | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 37 | |
| 10 | Ayia Napa | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 34 | |
| 11 | AEZ Zakakiou | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 33 | |
| 12 | Akritas Chlorakas | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 32 | |
| 13 | MEAP Nisou | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 27 | Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division |
| 14 | THOI Lakatamia | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 26 | Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division |
| 15 | PAEEK (R) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 22 | Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division |
| 16 | Digenis Oroklinis (R) | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 65 | −40 | 14 | Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division |
* 1 2 Head to head record: Karmiotissa 2–1 Onisilos, Onisilos 3–1 Karmiotissa.

### Cypriot Third Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Digenis Akritas Morphou (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 62 | Promotion to the Cypriot Second Division |
| 2 | Omonia Psevda (P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 58 | Promotion to the Cypriot Second Division |
| 3 | Enosi Neon Ypsona-Digenis Ipsona (P) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 53 | Promotion to the Cypriot Second Division |
| 4 | P.O. Xylotymbou (P) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 52 | Promotion to the Cypriot Second Division |
| 5 | ENAD Polis Chrysochous | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ethnikos Assia | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | |
| 7 | Chalkanoras Idaliou | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Kouris Erimis | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Ormideia FC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 41 | |
| 10 | Achyronas Liopetriou | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Elpida Astromeriti | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 39 | |
| 12 | Amathus Ayiou Tychona | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | |
| 13 | APEA Akrotiriou (R) | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 38 | Relegation to the STOK Elite Division |
| 14 | Olympias Lympion (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 33 | Relegation to the STOK Elite Division |
| 15 | Ethnikos Latsion (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to the STOK Elite Division |
| 16 | Peyia 2014 (R) | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 77 | −52 | 9 | Relegation to the STOK Elite Division |
* 1 2 Head to head record: E. Assia 1–2 Chalkanoras, Chalkanoras 0–2 E. Assia.
* 1 2 Head to head record: Amathus 2–1 APEA, APEA 2–2 Amathus.

### STOK Elite Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Iraklis Gerolakkou (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 53 | Promotion to Cypriot Third Division |
| 2 | Elia Lythrodonta (P) | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 47 | Promotion to Cypriot Third Division |
| 3 | APONA Anageias (P) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 46 | Promotion to Cypriot Third Division |
| 4 | Kormakitis FC (P) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 43 | Promotion to Cypriot Third Division |
| 5 | AEK Korakou | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | AEN Ayiou Georgiou Vrysoullon-Acheritou | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | APEP FC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 40 | |
| 8 | ASPIS Pylas | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Orfeas Nicosia | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 33 | |
| 11 | Doxa Paliometochou | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 33 | |
| 12 | Atlas Aglandjias | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 35 | |
| 13 | Rotsidis Mammari (R) | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 32 | Relegation to the regional leagues |
| 14 | Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 78 | −78 | 0 | Relegation to the regional leagues |
* 1 2 Head to head record: AEN Vrysoullon 4–1 APEP, APEP 0–0 AEN Vrysoullon.
* 1 2 3 4 Head to head record: ASPIS: 10 points, Orfeas: 7 points, Finikas: 7 points, Doxa: 5 points.
* ↑ On 11 September 2018, Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion informed Cyprus Football Association (CFA) that they are unable to participate in the league.