The 2016–17 Cypriot First Division was the 78th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 7 July 2016. APOEL were the defending champions.
APOEL were crowned champions for the 26th time and a fifth time in a row, securing the title after beating title arch-rivals Omonia 3–1 at the GSP Stadium on 13 May 2017.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) Enosis Neon Paralimni and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2015–16 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Pafos FC, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2015–16 Second Division champions Karmiotissa, runners-up AEZ Zakakiou and third-placed team Anagennisi Deryneia.
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity AEK Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400 AEL Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331 AEZ Zakaki, Limassol Pafiako Stadium 9,394 Anagennisi Deryneia, Famagusta Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800 Anorthosis Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230 APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859 Apollon Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331 Aris Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331 Doxa Peristerona, Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000 Ermis Aradippou, Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230 Ethnikos Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000 Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia, Limassol GSZ Stadium 13,032 Nea Salamina Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500 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 Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor AEK Imanol Idiakez David Català Puma A.J.K.AEL Bruno Baltazar Marios Nicolaou Nike KepakyAEZ Demetris Demetriou Andreas Mammides Luanvi CRI GroupAnagennisi Zouvanis Zouvani Giorgos Giannakou Eldera KymcoAnorthosis Ronny Levy João Victor Macron OlympiaAPOEL Thomas Christiansen Nektarios Alexandrou Nike Pari-MatchApollon Sofronis Avgousti Giorgos Vasiliou PumaCarabaoAris Nikolas Martides Christos Theophilou Nike EuropcarDoxa Loukas Hadjiloukas Edmar Joma Murphy'sErmis Carlos Corberán Cristian Sîrghi Legea MybetEthnikos Valdas Ivanauskas Christos Poyiatzis Legea —Karmiotissa Liasos Louka Giannis Taralidis GEMS MoneySafeNea Salamina Toni Conceição Giannis Skopelitis GEMS VitexOmonia Ioakim Ioakim (caretaker) Renato Margaça Puma Gree
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Nea Salamina Giorgos Lagkaditis End of tenure as caretaker End of 2015–16 seasonPre-season Eugen Neagoe 6 May 2016 Anorthosis Neophytos Larkou End of contract End of 2015–16 season Antonio Puche 17 May 2016 APOEL Georgios Kostis End of tenure as caretaker End of 2015–16 season Thomas Christiansen 1 June 2016 AEK Demetris Demetriou End of tenure as caretaker End of 2015–16 season Imanol Idiakez 31 May 2016 Omonia Vladan Milojević End of contract End of 2015–16 season John Carver 4 June 2016 Aris Kostas Kaiafas End of contract End of 2015–16 season Thalis Theodoridis 24 June 2016 Nea Salamina Eugen Neagoe Sacked 19 September 2016 11th Staikos Vergetis 20 September 2016 Ethnikos Danilo Dončić Sacked 28 September 2016 14th Valdas Ivanauskas 4 October 2016 Anorthosis Antonio Puche Sacked 18 October 2016 8th Ronny Levy 26 October 2016 Anagennisi Adamos Adamou Resigned 18 October 2016 14th Savvas Poursaitidis 23 October 2016 Aris Thalis Theodoridis Sacked 24 October 2016 13th Frederik Vanderbiest 1 November 2016 AEZ Nikolas Martides Resigned 16 November 2016 11th Demetris Demetriou 12 December 2016 Doxa Loukas Hadjiloukas Resigned 28 November 2016 13th Carlos Corberán 29 November 2016 Apollon Pedro Emanuel Sacked 11 December 2016 4th Sofronis Avgousti 16 December 2016 Aris Frederik Vanderbiest Resigned 3 January 2017 11th Nikolas Martides 4 January 2017 Ermis Nicos Panayiotou Mutual consent 9 January 2017 6th Giorgos Kosma 9 January 2017 Doxa Carlos Corberán Sacked 24 January 2017 12th Savvas Poursaitidis 25 January 2017 Anagennisi Savvas Poursaitidis Signed by Doxa 25 January 2017 14th Zouvanis Zouvani 25 January 2017 Ermis Giorgos Kosma Sacked 28 January 2017 6th Carlos Corberán 30 January 2017 Omonia John Carver Mutual consent 23 February 2017 5th Ioakim Ioakim (caretaker) 23 February 2017 Nea Salamina Staikos Vergetis Resigned 6 March 2017 8th Toni Conceição 16 March 2017 AEL Pambos Christodoulou Mutual consent 7 March 2017 4th Dionysis Dionysiou 7 March 2017 AEL Dionysis Dionysiou Mutual consent 22 March 2017 5th Bruno Baltazar 22 March 2017 Doxa Savvas Poursaitidis Resigned 29 April 2017 12th Loukas Hadjiloukas 2 May 2017
Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Championship round
Table
Results
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Relegation round
Table
Results
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Season statistics
Top scorers Including matches played on 21 May 2017; Source: RankPlayerClubGoals1 Matt DerbyshireOmonia242 Pieros SotiriouAPOEL213 Nika KacharavaEthnikos164 Emilio ZelayaEthnikos155 Ivan TričkovskiAEK14 Fotios PapoulisApollon7 Rogério MartinsAris13 Edward MashinyaErmis9 André AlvesAnorthosis / AEK12 Alex da SilvaApollon11 Mikel ArruabarrenaAEL11 Nassir MaachiNea Salamina
Top assists Updated to games played 21 May 2017; Source: kerkida.net RankPlayerClubAssists1 Alex da Silva Apollon112 João PedroApollon10 Eduardo PincelliEthnikos Demetris ChristofiOmonia5 Efstathios AloneftisAPOEL9 Tiago GomesDoxa7 TeteAEK8 Vander VieiraAPOEL Renato MargaçaOmonia10 Ferran CorominasDoxa7 CleytonOmonia
Hat-tricks # Player For Against Result Date1. Konstantinos Pangalos AEZ Ethnikos 3–1 2. Nassir Maachi4 Nea Salamina AEZ 1–5 3. Nika Kacharava4 Ethnikos Karmiotissa 4–2 4. Matt Derbyshire Omonia Ethnikos 3–2 5. Pieros Sotiriou APOEL Aris 5–0 6. Edward Mashinya Ermis AEZ 0–4 7. André Alves Anorthosis Ethnikos 4–2 8. Rogério Martins Aris Ethnikos 3–1 9. Alejandro Barbaro Karmiotissa Aris 5–1 10. Nassir Maachi Nea Salamina Doxa 0–3 4 Player scored 4 goals.
Scoring First goal of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire (Omonia) against Ermis (18:02 EET, 20 August 2016) Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 48 seconds – Ivan Tričkovski (AEK) against Ermis (26 February 2017) Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 58 seconds – Fotios Papoulis (Apollon) against AEL (7 January 2017) First scored penalty kick of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire (Omonia) against Ermis (18:02 EET, 20 August 2016) First own goal of the season: 51 minutes and 44 seconds – Albert Serrán (Doxa) for AEK (20:07 EET, 14 September 2016) Most goals scored in a match by one player: 4 goals Nassir Maachi (Nea Salamina) against AEZ (24 September 2016) Nika Kacharava (Ethnikos) against Karmiotissa (29 October 2016) Most scored goals in a single fixture – 30 goals (Fixture 24) Fixture 24 results: Aris 4–0 Anagennisi, Nea Salamina 1–3 Doxa, AEZ 0–4 Ermis, AEK 4–2 Omonia, Apollon 3–0 Karmiotissa, Anorthosis 4–2 Ethnikos, APOEL 3–0 AEL. Highest scoring game: 8 goals Ethnikos 5–3 Anagennisi (1 October 2016) Karmiotissa 5–3 Ethnikos (12 March 2017) Largest winning margin: 7 goals APOEL 7–0 AEZ (22 January 2017) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals APOEL 7–0 AEZ (22 January 2017) Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals Ethnikos 5–3 Anagennisi (1 October 2016) Karmiotissa 5–3 Ethnikos (12 March 2017) Anorthosis 4–3 Omonia (29 April 2017) Ermis 3–4 Ethnikos (21 May 2017)
Discipline First yellow card of the season: 42 minutes – Bruno Nascimento for Omonia against Ermis (18:42 EET, 20 August 2016) First red card of the season: 88 minutes – Dimitris Froxylias for Nea Salamina against Apollon (21:43 EET, 20 August 2016) Most yellow cards in a single match: 11 APOEL 1–1 Anorthosis – 4 for APOEL (Vander Vieira, Kostakis Artymatas, Zhivko Milanov, Roger Cañas) and 7 for Anorthosis (Shehu Abdullahi, Airam López, Rubén Rayos, Nikola Mitrović, Carlitos, Gabriel de Moura, Dimitris Giannoulis) (23 April 2017) Apollon 1–1 Anorthosis – 5 for Apollon (Valentin Roberge, Fotios Papoulis, Mário Sérgio, Anton Maglica, João Pedro) and 6 for Anorthosis (Shehu Abdullahi (2), João Victor, Filipe Oliveira, Iñigo Calderón, Dimitris Giannoulis) (14 May 2017) Most red cards in a single match: 2 Apollon 3–2 AEK – 1 for Apollon (Valentin Roberge) and 1 for AEK (Ivan Tričkovski) (18 March 2017) AEK 1–0 Anorthosis – 2 for Anorthosis (João Victor, Guilherme Santos) (12 April 2017) AEK 1–1 AEL – 1 for AEK (Jorge Larena) and 1 for AEL (Núrio Fortuna) (13 May 2017)
Attendances
# Club Average 1 APOEL 7,126 2 Omonoia 5,542 3 Anorthosis 3,833 4 AEK Larnaca 3,365 5 AEL 2,886 6 Apollon Limassol 2,815 7 Nea Salamina 1,225 8 Aris Limassol 621 9 Ermis 586 10 AEZ 582 11 Ethnikos Achnas 581 12 Anagennisi 558 13 Karmiotissa 464 14 Doxa Katokopias 363 Source:
References
External links uefa.com