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1997–98 Cypriot First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Cypriot First Division |
| season | 1997–98 |
| winners | Anorthosis |
| (9th title) | |
| relegated | Anagennisi |
| APOP | |
| Ethnikos Assia | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Anorthosis (1st qualifying round) |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Omonia (1st qualifying round) |
| continentalcup3 | Cup Winners' Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Apollon (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| continentalcup4 | Intertoto Cup |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Ethnikos Achna (1st round) |
| league topscorer | Rainer Rauffmann |
| (42 goals) | |
| matches | 182 |
| total goals | 657 |
| prevseason | 1996–97 |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
(9th title) APOP Ethnikos Assia (42 goals)
The 1997–98 Cypriot First Division was the 59th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 9th title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1997–98 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. The last three teams were relegated to the 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
Aris Limassol, Olympiakos Nicosia and APEP were relegated from previous season and played in the 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division, AEL Limassol, Evagoras Paphos and Ethnikos Assia.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Venue |
|---|---|
| ΑΕΚ | GSZ Stadium |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Alki | GSZ Stadium |
| Anagennisi | Anagennisi Football Ground |
| Anorthosis | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium |
| APOEL | Makario Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| APOP | Pafiako Stadium |
| Ethnikos Achna | Dasaki Stadium |
| Ethnikos Assia | Kykkos Stadium |
| Enosis | Paralimni Municipal Stadium |
| Evagoras | Pafiako Stadium |
| Nea Salamina | Ammochostos Stadium |
| Omonia | Makario Stadium |
League standings
Results
References
Sources
References
- (2015-06-25). "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
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