# 1985–86 Cypriot First Division

The 1985–86 Cypriot First Division was the 47th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 13th title.

## Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 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. No team was relegated to the 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1986–87 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.

## Changes from previous season

Omonia Aradippou and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1984–85 Cypriot Second Division, Ermis Aradippou and APOP Paphos.

## Stadia and locations

* APOEL
* Omonia
* AEL
* Apollon
* Aris
* POL
* EPA
* Alki
* Anorthosis
| Club | Venue |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Alki | GSZ Stadium |
| Anorthosis | GSZ Stadium |
| APOEL | Makario Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| APOP | Pafiako Stadium |
| Aris | Tsirion Stadium |
| Enosis | Paralimni Stadium |
| EPA | GSZ Stadium |
| Ermis | Aradippou Municipal Stadium |
| Nea Salamina | Anagennisi Football Ground & GSZ Stadium |
| Olympiakos | GSP Stadium |
| Omonia | Makario Stadium |
| Pezoporikos | GSZ Stadium |
* ↑ Nea Salanina used two venues. The first 7 out of 13 home games were played at Anagennisi Football Ground and the rest six at GSZ Stadium.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | APOEL (C) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 12 | +49 | 47 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Omonia | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 40 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 37 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | EPA Larnaca | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | Alki Larnaca | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 22 | |
| 11 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | APOP Paphos | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 21 | |
| 13 | Aris Limassol | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 19 | |
| 14 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 77 | −56 | 6 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEL | ALK | ANR | APN | APL | APP | ARS | ENP | EPA | ERM | NSL | OLY | OMO | POL |
| AEL | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Alkí | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Anorthosis | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| APOEL | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Apollon | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| APOP | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Aris | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| ENP | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| EPA | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 |
| Ermis | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
| Nea Salamis | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Olympiakos | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Omonia | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | | 2–1 |
| Pezoporikos | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | |