2010–11 Cypriot First Division

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Marfin Laiki League
Season 2010–11
Champions APOEL
21st title
Relegated AEP
Doxa
APOP Kinyras
Champions League APOEL
Europa League Omonia
Anorthosis
AEK
Matches played 218
Goals scored 569 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Miljan Mrdaković (21 goals)
Biggest home win Omonia 6–0 Doxa
Biggest away win Apollon 0–5 APOEL
APOP Kinyras 0–5 APOEL
Highest scoring APOEL 6–2 APOP Kinyras

The 2010–11 Cypriot First Division was the 73rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2010 with the first matches of the first round and will end in May 2011 with the last matches of the second round. The defending champions were Omonia. APOEL won the championship four matchweeks before the end of the season.

Competition modus

Fourteen teams participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the 2009–10 season while the remaining three teams were promoted from the Second Division.

Each team plays against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records will be relegated to the Second Division. The remaining twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each.

The teams ranked first through fourth will play for the championship and to participate in the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th will determine the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams will play a placement round. Every team plays twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.

Teams

Nea Salamis Famagusta and APEP Pitsilia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 Second Division champions Alki Larnaca, runners-up AEK Larnaca and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia.

Location of clubs in 2010–11 Cypriot First Division
Club Location Venue Capacity
AEK Larnaca Neo GSZ Stadium 13,032
AEL Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
AEP Paphos Pafiako Stadium 10,000
Alki Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
Anorthosis Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
APOP Kinyras Peyia, Paphos Peyia Municipal Stadium 3,828
Doxa Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Enosis Paralimni Tasos Marcou Stadium 5,800
Ermis Aradippou, Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Ethnikos Achna Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Olympiakos Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
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 Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Netherlands Ton Caanen Netherlands Kevin Hofland Puma CytaVision
AEL Cyprus Pambos Christodoulou Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Kerkez Mass CytaVision
AEP Cyprus Giorgos Polyviou Cyprus Angelos Efthymiou Legea Ocean Basket
Alki Israel Itzhak Shum Cyprus Siniša Dobrasinović Legea Touch Blue Development
Anorthosis Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov Cyprus Ioannis Okkas Puma CytaMobile Vodafone
APOEL Serbia Ivan Jovanović Cyprus Marinos Satsias Puma MTN
Apollon Cyprus Andreas Michaelides Argentina Daniel Quinteros Lotto Columbia
APOP Kinyras Cyprus Sofoklis Sofokleous Ivory Coast Alain Liri Puma PrimeTel
Doxa Cyprus Nikos Andronikou Cyprus Stelios Okkarides Puma Cytanet
Enosis Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou Cyprus Demos Goumenos Lotto CYTA
Ermis Portugal João Carlos Pereira Brazil Wender Legea CYTA
Ethnikos Achna Serbia Svetozar Šapurić Cyprus Christos Poyiatzis Legea CYTA
Olympiakos Cyprus Pambos Christodoulou Cyprus Nikolas Nicolaou Puma CYTA
Omonia Cyprus Neophytos Larkou Cyprus Elias Charalambous Adidas CytaMobile Vodafone

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Ermis Serbia Dusan Mitošević Sacked 16 August 2010[1] Pre-season Cyprus Christos Kassianos 17 August 2010[2] Pre-season
AEL Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin, Jr. Sacked 21 September 2010[3] 9th Romania Mihai Stoichiţă 22 September 2010[4] 9th
Omonia Greece Takis Lemonis Resigned 4 October 2010[5] 4th Serbia Dušan Bajević 13 October 2010[6] 4th
Alki Cyprus Marios Constantinou Resigned 19 October 2010[7] 9th Israel Itzhak Shum 21 October 2010[8] 9th
Apollon Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević Sacked 21 October 2010[9] 14th Cyprus Andreas Michaelides 26 October 2010[10] 14th
Ermis Cyprus Christos Kassianos Resigned 13 November 2010[11] 11th Cyprus Demetris Ioannou 15 November 2010[12] 11th
Anorthosis Argentina Guillermo Ángel Hoyos Sacked 17 November 2010[13] 4th Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević 17 November 2010[14] 4th
APOP Kinyras Cyprus Giorgos Polyviou Resigned 1 December 2010[15] 14th Cyprus Sofoklis Sofokleous 13 December 2010[16] 13th
AEP Bulgaria Angel Slavkov Sacked 7 December 2010[17] 14th Cyprus Giorgos Polyviou 7 December 2010[18] 14th
Ermis Cyprus Demetris Ioannou Resigned 7 December 2010[19] 9th Portugal João Carlos Pereira 9 December 2010[20] 9th
Anorthosis Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević Resigned 18 December 2010[21] 5th Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov 27 December 2010[22] 6th
Enosis Republic of Macedonia Cedomir Janevski Mutual consent 10 January 2011[23] 10th Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou 18 January 2011[24] 9th
Doxa Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou Resigned 13 January 2011[25] 14th Cyprus Nikos Andronikou 21 January 2011[26] 14th
AEL Romania Mihai Stoichiţă Mutual consent 27 January 2011[27] 7th Netherlands Raymond Atteveld 7 February 2011[28] 7th

First round

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 APOEL 26 20 2 4 55 19 +36 62 Qualification to Second Round, Group A
2 Omonia Nicosia 26 14 8 4 38 16 +22 50
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 13 6 7 46 31 +15 45
4 AEK Larnaca 26 12 6 8 36 30 +6 42
5 Apollon Limassol 26 11 5 10 40 37 +3 38 Qualification to Second Round, Group B
6 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 9 9 8 41 41 0 36 OLY 1-1 ENP
ENP 1-3 OLY
7 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 10 6 10 26 25 +1 36
8 AEL Limassol 26 8 9 9 28 35 −7 33 AEL 2-1 ETH
ETH 0-0 AEL
9 Ethnikos Achna 26 8 9 9 25 27 −2 33 Qualification to Second Round, Group C
10 Ermis Aradippou 26 7 9 10 31 38 −7 30
11 Alki Larnaca 26 8 5 13 30 40 −10 29
12 AEP Paphos 26 6 8 12 33 37 −4 26
13 Doxa Katokopias (R) 26 5 5 16 25 55 −30 20 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
14 APOP Kinyras (R) 26 4 7 15 24 47 −23 19

Updated to games played on 19 March 2011.
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Qualified teams for Group A will play for one spot for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and two spots for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
A spot in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League will be awarded to the winners of the 2010–11 Cypriot Cup.
Qualified teams for Group C will play for one additional relegation spot.
Points gained in the First Round will be taken over into the Second Round groups.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Home ╲ Away AEK AEL AEP ALK ANO APOE APOL APOP DOX ENP ERM ETH OLY OMO
AEK Larnaca 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
AEL Limassol 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–0
AEP Paphos 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–1
Alki Larnaca 1–2 3–0 2–3 2–3 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–4
Anorthosis Famagusta 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 4–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
APOEL 1–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 6–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–0
Apollon Limassol 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–5 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
APOP Kinyras 0–0 3–4 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–5 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–3 0–1
Doxa Katokopias 1–4 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–3
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–1
Ermis Aradippou 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–02 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0
Ethnikos Achna 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0
Olympiakos Nicosia 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 0–2
Omonia Nicosia 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 6–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 2–2

Updated to games played on 19 March 2011.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match between Ermis and Anorthosis was awarded to Ermis with a score of 3–0 on 9 February 2011.[citation needed] The original encounter on 29 January 2011 had been suspended with Ermis leading 2–1 after repeated violent conduct of Anorthosis supporters.[29]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

Group A

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 APOEL (C) 32 24 2 6 63 22 +41 74 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Omonia Nicosia 32 18 9 5 45 19 +26 63 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 16 7 9 51 34 +17 55 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
4 AEK Larnaca 32 12 6 14 37 42 −5 42

Updated to games played on 11 May 2011.
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1Omonia qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2010–11 Cypriot Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Home ╲ Away AEK ANO APOE OMO
AEK Larnaca 0–1 0–1 1–2
Anorthosis Famagusta 2–0 1–2 0–0
APOEL 3–0 0–1 2–0
Omonia Nicosia 3–0 1–0 1–0

Updated to games played on 11 May 2011.
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
5 Apollon Limassol 32 14 7 11 55 44 +11 49
6 Enosis Neon Paralimni 32 12 8 12 33 34 −1 44
7 AEL Limassol 32 10 11 11 37 45 −8 41 AEL: 9 pts
OLY: 3 pts
8 Olympiakos Nicosia 32 10 11 11 48 53 −5 41

Updated to games played on 10 May 2011.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Home ╲ Away AEL APOL ENP OLY
AEL Limassol 1–1 1–1 2–1
Apollon Limassol 3–1 3–0 5–1
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2–3 2–1 1–0
Olympiakos Nicosia 2–1 2–2 1–1

Updated to games played on 10 May 2011.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
9 Ethnikos Achna 32 10 9 13 29 37 −8 39 ETH: 7 pts
ALK: 4 pts
10 Alki Larnaca 32 11 6 15 40 48 −8 39
11 Ermis Aradippou 32 9 11 12 38 45 −7 38
12 AEP Paphos (R) 32 8 11 13 44 44 0 35 Relegation to Cypriot Second Division

Updated to games played on 9 April 2011.
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Home ╲ Away AEP ALK ERM ETH
AEP Paphos 1–1 1–1 0–1
Alki Larnaca 1–3 1–0 2–3
Ermis Aradippou 3–3 1–2 1–0
Ethnikos Achna 0–3 0–3 0–1

Updated to games played on 9 April 2011.
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Including matches played on 14 May 2011; Source: Cyprus Football Association

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Serbia Miljan Mrdaković Apollon 21
2 Cyprus Michalis Konstantinou Omonia 17
3 Portugal João Paulo Olympiakos 16
4 Cape Verde Cafú Anorthosis 13
Brazil Joeano Ermis 13
6 Republic of Macedonia Ivan Tričkovski APOEL 11
Argentina Esteban Solari APOEL 11
Cameroon Emmanuel Kenmogne Olympiakos 11
9 Brazil Gustavo Manduca APOEL 10
Angola Freddy AEL 10
Sierra Leone Moustapha Bangura Apollon 10

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Netherlands Gregoor van Dijk AEK APOP Kinyras 3–2 16 October 2010 [30]
Sierra Leone Mustapha Bangura Apollon AEL 3–0 30 October 2010 [31]
Argentina Esteban Solari APOEL Olympiakos 4–1 27 November 2010 [32]
Portugal Zé Vítor AEL APOP Kinyras 4–3 28 November 2010 [33]
Cyprus Michalis Konstantinou Omonia Apollon 3–1 5 December 2010 [34]
Cameroon Emmanuel Kenmogne Olympiakos Ermis 3–2 19 December 2010 [35]
Brazil Gustavo Manduca APOEL APOP Kinyras 6–2 27 February 2011 [36]
Brazil Joeano Ermis Alki 3–1 13 March 2011 [37]

See also

References

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Sources

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External links

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