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2011–12 Cypriot First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Laiki Bank League |
| season | 2011–12 |
| winners | AEL |
| 6th title | |
| relegated | Aris |
| Anagennisi | |
| Ermis | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2012-13-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | AEL |
| continentalcup2 | [Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | APOEL |
| Omonia | |
| Anorthosis | |
| league topscorer | Freddy |
| (17 goals) | |
| biggest home win | AEK 6–0 Nea Salamis |
| biggest away win | Ermis 1–5 Aris |
| highest scoring | Nea Salamis 5–2 Anagennisi |
| matches | 218 |
| total goals | 478 |
| prevseason | [2010–11](2010-11-cypriot-first-division) |
| nextseason | [2012–13](2012-13-cypriot-first-division) |
6th title Anagennisi Ermis Omonia Anorthosis (17 goals)
The 2011–12 Cypriot First Division was the 73rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. APOEL were the defending champions. AEL Limassol won the championship one matchweek before the end of the season.
The league comprise eleven teams from the 2010–11 season and three promoted teams from the 2010–11 Second Division.
Teams
Doxa Katokopias and APOP Kinyras were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2010–11 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by AEP Paphos, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2010–11 Second Division champions Aris Limassol, runners-up Nea Salamis Famagusta and third-placed team Anagennisi Dherynia.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | Larnaca | Neo GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Alki | Larnaca | Neo GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| Anagennisi Dherynia | Dherynia | Tasos Marcou 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 |
| Enosis | Paralimni | Tasos Marcou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ermis | Aradippou, Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Ethnikos Achna | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamis | Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Olympiakos | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as 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 | NED Leon Vlemmings | NED Gregoor van Dijk | Puma | Cytavision |
| AEL | CYP Pambos Christodoulou | CYP Marios Nicolaou | Puma | Cytavision |
| Alki | SER Radmilo Ivančević | CYP Siniša Dobrašinović | Legea | |
| Anagennisi | CYP Adamos Adamou | CYP Giorgos Giannakou | Legea | MetLife Alico |
| Anorthosis | ISR Ronny Levy | CYP Ioannis Okkas | Puma | Cytamobile-Vodafone |
| APOEL | SER Ivan Jovanović | CYP Marinos Satsias | Puma | MTN |
| Apollon | GER Hagen Reeck | CYP Giorgos Merkis | Lotto | Betfair |
| Aris | CYP Dimitris Ioannou | CYP Giorgos Vasiliou | Puma | Cytanet |
| Enosis | CYP Marios Karas | CYP Chrysis Michael | Puma | Cyta |
| Ermis | CYP Nikos Andronikou | CYP Andreas Papathanasiou | Legea | Cyta |
| Ethnikos | GRE Nikos Papadopoulos | CYP Christos Poyiatzis | Legea | Cyta |
| Nea Salamina | ENG Stephen Constantine | CYP Prodromos Therapontos | Givova | Cytamobile-Vodafone |
| Olympiacos | CYP Niki Papavasiliou | CYP Nikolas Nicolaou | Givova | Cyta |
| Omonia | CYP Neophytos Larkou | CYP Constantinos Makrides | Adidas | Cytamobile-Vodafone |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiakos | CYP Pambos Christodoulou | Resigned | 20 March 2011 | *Pre-season* | GRE Nikos Papadopoulos | 14 May 2011 | |||||||
| Ermis | POR João Carlos Pereira | Sacked | 4 May 2011 | CYP Loukas Hadjiloukas | 13 May 2011 | ||||||||
| Alki | ISR Itzhak Shum | 10 May 2011 | SER Radmilo Ivančević | 14 May 2011 | |||||||||
| AEL | NED Raymond Atteveld | 14 May 2011 | CYP Pambos Christodoulou | 14 May 2011 | |||||||||
| Apollon | CYP Andreas Michaelides | 23 May 2011 | FRA Didier Ollé-Nicolle | 10 July 2011 | |||||||||
| Ermis | CYP Loukas Hadjiloukas | Resigned | 12 August 2011 | CYP Panayiotis Xiourouppas | 13 August 2011 | ||||||||
| Anorthosis | BUL Stanimir Stoilov | Sacked | 25 September 2011 | 6th | ISR Ronny Levy | 2 October 2011 | |||||||
| Ethnikos | SER Svetozar Šapurić | 5 October 2011 | 12th | MKD Čedomir Janevski | 10 October 2011 | ||||||||
| Ermis | CYP Panayiotis Xiourouppas | 24 October 2011 | 14th | CYP Nikos Andronikou | 24 October 2011 | ||||||||
| Apollon | FRA Didier Ollé-Nicolle | 5 November 2011 | 5th | ROM Mihai Stoichiţă | 14 November 2011 | ||||||||
| AEK | NED Ton Caanen | 20 November 2011 | 6th | NED Leon Vlemmings | 2 December 2011 | ||||||||
| Olympiacos | GRE Nikos Papadopoulos | Resigned | 25 February 2012 | 11th | CYP Niki Papavasiliou | 26 February 2012 | |||||||
| Ethnikos | MKD Čedomir Janevski | Sacked | 27 January 2012 | GRE Niκos Papadopoulos | 28 January 2012 | ||||||||
| Apollon | ROM Mihai Stoichiţă | Resigned | 4 March 2012 | 7th | GER Hagen Reeck *(caretaker)* | 4 March 2012 | |||||||
| Aris | SRB Dušan Mitošević | Sacked | url=http://www.kerkida.net/aris/item/15264-tέλος-ο-μίτο-αναλαμβάνουν-ιωάννου--ζέλος | title=Τέλος ο "Μίτο" - Αναλαμβάνουν Ιωάννου & Ζέλος | publisher=Kerkida.net | access-date=27 March 2012 | language=el | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329025335/http://www.kerkida.net/aris/item/15264-t%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD-%CE%B9%CF%89%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85--%CE%B6%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82 | archive-date=29 March 2012 | url-status=dead }} | 12th | CYP Dimitris Ioannou | 26 March 2012 |
| Enosis | ISR Nir Klinger | url=http://www.kerkida.net/enp/item/17793-τέλος-ο-κλίνγκερ-συνεχίζει-με-κκαρά-σπύρου-για-βοηθός | script-title=el:Τέλος ο Κλίνγκερ-Συνεχίζει με Κκαρά (Σπύρου για βοηθός) | publisher=Kerkida.net | access-date=8 April 2012 | language=el | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409190441/http://www.kerkida.net/enp/item/17793-%CF%84%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%81-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CE%BA%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC-%CF%83%CF%80%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%B2%CE%BF%CE%B7%CE%B8%CF%8C%CF%82 | archive-date=9 April 2012 | url-status=dead }} | CYP Marios Karas | 8 April 2012 |
First round
Second round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: Cyprus Football Association
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANG Freddy | Omonia | 17 | |||||||
| ARG Esteban Solari | APOEL | 10 | |||||||
| ESP Arnal Llibert | Alki | 9 | |||||||
| CIV Patrick Vouho | AEL | ||||||||
| ESP Gonzalo García | AEK | 8 | |||||||
| GHA Chris Dickson | Nea Salamina/AEL | ||||||||
| SRB Miljan Mrdaković | AEK | 7 | |||||||
| CYP Constantinos Charalambides | APOEL | ||||||||
| BRA Gelson | Aris | ||||||||
| SLE Mustapha Bangura | Apollon | 6 | |||||||
| CYP Georgios Efrem | Omonia | ||||||||
| GRE Christos Chatzipantelidis | Nea Salamina | ||||||||
| CZE Jan Rezek | Anorthosis | ||||||||
| MKD Hristijan Kirovski | Apollon | ||||||||
| CMR Emmanuel Kenmogne | Olympiakos |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKD | APOEL | AEK | [3–0](http://www.kerkida.net/index.php?pageaction=ker&modid=1&artid=28132) | ||
| CIV | AEL | Enosis | [0–4](http://www.kerkida.net/index.php?pageaction=ker&modid=1&artid=28987) | ||
| CMR | Olympiakos | Ermis | [3–1](https://archive.today/20130222044846/http://www.kerkida.net/olympiakos/item/14914) | ||
| CPV {{sortname | José Semedo | José Filipe Correia Semedo}} 5 | Enosis | Olympiakos |
- 5 Player scored 5 goals.
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 10th minute – BRA Edmar for AEL against Nea Salamina (19:10, 28 August 2011)
- Fastest goal of the season: 37 seconds – AUT Mato Šimunović (Anagennisi) against Apollon (11 September 2011)
- Latest goal of the season: 97 minutes and 34 seconds – GRE Christos Karipidis (Omonia) against Ethnikos (4 March 2012)
- First own goal of the season: MKD Bojan Markovski (Enosis) for Anorthosis (17 September 2011)
- First scored penalty kick of the season: MKD Hristijan Kirovski (Apollon) against Anagennisi Dherynia (11 September 2011)
- Most scored goals in a single fixture – 23 goals (Fixture 20)
- Fixture 20 results: AEK 2–1 Omonia, Anorthosis 0–1 AEL, APOEL 2–1 Ethnikos, Apollon 3–2 Nea Salamina, Anagennisi 1–2 Alki, Ermis 1–5 Aris, Olympiakos 2–0 Enosis.
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: AUS Danny Invincible for Ermis against Apollon, 7 minutes (28 August 2011)
- First red card of the season: LBR Solomon Grimes for Nea Salamina against AEL, 90 minutes and 44 seconds (28 August 2011)
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 10
- Anorthosis 2–2 Aris – 4 for Anorthosis (Marquinhos, Jurgen Colin, Igor Tomašić and Evandro Roncatto) and 6 for Aris (Andreas Theofanous, Andrés Imperiale, Christos Charalampous, Carl Lombé, Claudiu Ionescu and Zoltán Kovács) (19 September 2011)
Sources
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