2025–26 Cypriot First Division

Cyprus League by Stoiximan
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – May 2026[1]
Matches88
Goals239 (2.72 per match)
Biggest home winOmonia Nicosia 5–0 AEL
(22 September 2025)
Biggest away winAnorthosis 0–5 Omonia Nicosia
(28 September 2025)
Highest scoringAEK 2–4 Pafos
(5 October 2025)
Ethnikos 5–1 Enosis Neon
(25 October 2025)
Longest winning run5 matches
Pafos
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Omonia Nicosia
Longest winless run13 matches
Enosis Neon Paralimni
Longest losing run7 matches
Krasava ENY
Enosis Neon Paralimni
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Cypriot First Division (known as Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons), is the 87th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Pafos are the defending champions, having won their 1st title in the 2024–25 season.[2]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 Cypriot First Division teams.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Larnaca Larnaca AEK Arena 7,400
AEL Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Akritas Chlorakas Chloraka Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394
Anorthosis Famagusta Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Alphamega Stadium 10,700
Aris Limassol
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Ethnikos Achnas Achna Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Krasava Ypsonas Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Omonia Aradippou Aradippou Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
Omonia Nicosia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Pafos Paphos Stelios Kyriakides Stadium 9,394

Structure

14 teams participate in the league. In the first round, known as Regular Season, all teams play each other home and away, for a total of 26 games each. In the second round, the league splits into two groups: Teams ranked 1–6 enter the Championship Playoffs, whereas teams ranked 7–14 enter the Relegation playoffs. The teams in the Championship Playoffs play each other home and away for an additional 10 games each, while the teams in the Relegation Playoffs play each other only once, either home or away, for an additional 7 games each. All criteria (such as points, goal difference, and head to head records) are retained during the transition from first to second round. The team ranked first in the Championship Playoffs are declared champions, while the bottom three teams in the Relegation Playoffs are relegated to the Second Division.

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pafos 14 11 1 2 30 10 +20 34 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Omonia 13 9 2 2 29 9 +20 29
3 Aris Limassol 14 9 2 3 29 10 +19 29
4 AEK Larnaca 14 8 4 2 26 14 +12 28
5 APOEL 14 7 5 2 27 11 +16 26
6 Apollon Limassol 14 6 3 5 16 16 0 21
7 AEL Limassol 14 6 3 5 19 21 −2 21 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Akritas Chlorakas 14 4 4 6 14 22 −8 16
9 Olympiakos Nicosia 14 3 6 5 13 21 −8 15
10 Ethnikos Achna 14 4 2 8 17 25 −8 14
11 Anorthosis Famagusta 13 2 7 4 12 21 −9 13
12 Krasava 14 3 2 9 11 21 −10 11
13 Omonia Aradippou 14 3 2 9 8 21 −13 11
14 Enosis Neon Paralimni 14 0 1 13 4 33 −29 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[3]

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL AKR ANO APO APL ARI ENO ETH KYP OLY OAR OMO PAF
AEK Larnaca — 2–0 4 JAN 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–4
AEL Limassol 22 DEC — 0–2 4–1 2–2 a 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0
Akritas Chlorakas 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 3 JAN
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 20 DEC 0–0 0–5 1–1
APOEL 1–2 — 2–0 2–0 3 JAN 4–1 0–0 2–2 a 0–1
Apollon Limassol 1–2 a 0–0 — 0–2 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 4 JAN
Aris Limassol 4–1 3–1 3–1 — 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 20 DEC
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–2 20 DEC 2–3 0–2 — 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2
Ethnikos Achna 3 JAN 0–0 2–0 0–1 5–1 — 1–0 0–1 2–1
Krasava 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 21 DEC — 2–0 1–2 2–3
Olympiakos Nicosia 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–2 4 JAN 1–1 1–1 — 0–3
Omonia Aradippou 1–3 13 DEC 0–4 0–1 3–2 2 JAN 0–1 — 0–2
Omonia 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 22 DEC 3–1 — 2–1
Pafos 1–0 4–0 21 DEC 0–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division
13 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 2 October 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Willy Semedo Omonia 5
2 Nicolás Andereggen Ethnikos Achna 4
3 Maxime Do Couto Krasava 3
4 Ross McCausland Aris Limassol
5 Hrvoje Miličević AEK Larnaca
6 Andreas Athanasiou Akritas Chlorakas 2
7 Riad Bajić AEK Larnaca
8 Enzo Cabrera
9 Sergio Castel Apollon Limassol
10 Marius Corbu APOEL

References

  1. ^ "Cyprus League by Stoiximan: Η προκήρυξη του Πρωταθλήματος 2025 - 2026". www.cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ^ "Pafos FC es campeón de Chipre por primera vez en su historia". Reddit. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ^ "1. Division 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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