The 2022–23 Cypriot First Division was the 84th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.
Competition system 14 teams participated in the 2022–23 First Division.
It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, all teams played each other twice, one at home and one away. After the completion of the 26 matches (A phase) the teams participated in 2 groups (depending on their position) and played ranking matches (B phase). The results, points and goals of the A' phase were transferred to the matches. The teams in places 1–6 competed for the championship and places leading to the European championships. The teams faced each other twice, one at home and one away. The team with the most points was declared the champion. The champion team secured their place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. In addition, the teams finishing in second and third place secured their participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The teams in positions 7–14 faced each other twice, one at home and one away. The bottom three teams were relegated to the Second Division.
Changes compared to the previous season In relation to the 2021–22 season, the teams promoted from the Second Division will participate in the 2022–23 First Division are Karmiotissa, New Salamina, Akritas Chlorakas and Enosis Neon Paralimni. The teams that will not take a part in the season are PAEEK and Ethnikos Achna who had been relegated to the Second Division.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400 AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700 Akritas Chlorakas Chloraka, Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394 Anorthosis Famagusta Famagusta Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230 APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859 Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700 Aris Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700 Doxa Katokopias Katokopia, Nicosia Katokopia Stadium 3,500 Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni, Famagusta Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800 Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia, Limassol Tsirio Stadium 13,331 Nea Salamis Famagusta Famagusta Ammochostos Stadium 5,500 Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000 Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859 Pafos FC Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
Regular season League table
Results
Championship round Championship round table
Relegation round Relegation round table
Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Ioannis PittasApollon Limassol18 JairoPafos3 Diego DorregarayNea Salamis Famagusta164 Aleksandr KokorinAris Limassol135 Ivan TrichkovskiAEK Larnaca116 Miguel Ángel GuerreroAnorthosis Famagusta107 Aleksandar VucenovicEnosis Neon Paralimni9 Mounir El AllouchiKarmiotissa Bruno FelipeOmonia / Pafos10 Andronikos KakoullisOmonia8 Omri AltmanAEK Larnaca Muamer TankovicPafos
References
External links
Cypriot First Division on Soccer Way