2016–17 Cypriot Second Division

The 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division was the 62nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. It began on 16 September 2016 and ended on 25 March 2017. Alki Oroklini won their first title.^[6]

Cypriot Second Division

Season	2016–17
Champions	Alki (1st title)
Promoted	Alki Pafos Olympiakos
Relegated	Akritas ENAD Parekklisia
Matches played	182
Goals scored	501 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Adrian Pătulea (26 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Ayia Napa 8–1 Parekklisia (25 February 2017)[2] THOI 8–1 Ethnikos (18 March 2017)[3]
Biggest away win	Parekklisia 0–7 Othellos (25 March 2017)[4]
Highest scoring	Ayia Napa 8–1 Parekklisia (25 February 2017)[2] THOI 8–1 Ethnikos (18 March 2017)[3]
Longest winning run	10 matches Alki[5]
Longest unbeaten run	15 matches Alki
Longest winless run	12 matches Omonia Ar.
Longest losing run	6 matches Akritas
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 25 March 2017.

Team changes from 2015–16

Teams promoted to 2016–17 Cypriot First Division

• Karmiotissa
• AEZ Zakakiou
• Anagennisi Deryneia

Teams relegated from 2015–16 Cypriot First Division

• Enosis Neon Paralimni
• Ayia Napa
• Pafos

Teams promoted from 2015–16 Cypriot Third Division

• Akritas Chlorakas
• Alki Oroklini
• Ethnikos Assia

Teams relegated to 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division

• Elpida Xylofagou
• Nikos & Sokratis Erimis
• Digenis Oroklinis

Stadia and locations

Olympiakos

Othellos

ENP

Ayia Napa

Omonia Ar.

ENAD

Pafos FC

Akritas

Alki

EN Parekklisia

Ethnikos

PAEEK
THOI

ASIL

Location of clubs in 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Akritas Chlorakas	Chloraka, Paphos	Chloraka Municipal Stadium	3,500
Alki Oroklini	Oroklini, Larnaca	Ammochostos Stadium	5,500
ASIL	Larnaca	Grigoris Afxentiou Stadium	2,000
Ayia Napa	Ayia Napa, Famagusta	Ayia Napa Municipal Stadium	2,000
EN Paralimni	Paralimni, Famagusta	Tasos Markou Stadium	5,800
EN Parekklisia	Parekklisia, Limassol	Parekklisia Community Stadium	3,000
ENAD	Polis, Paphos	Polis Chrysochous Municipal Stadium	1,300
Ethnikos	Nicosia	Makario Stadium	16,000
Olympiakos	Nicosia	Makario Stadium	16,000
Omonia Ar.	Aradippou, Larnaca	Aradippou Municipal Stadium	2,500
Othellos	Athienou, Larnaca	Othellos Athienou Stadium	5,000
PAEEK	Lakatamia, Nicosia	Keryneia-Epistrophi Stadium	2,000
Pafos	Paphos	Pafiako Stadium	9,394
THOI	Lakatamia, Nicosia	THOI Lakatamia Stadium	3,500

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Alki Oroklini (C, P)	26	21	3	2	60	15	+45	66	Promotion to the Cypriot First Division
2	Pafos (P)	26	17	6	3	51	24	+27	57
3	Olympiakos Nicosia (P)	26	16	6	4	44	23	+21	54
4	Othellos Athienou	26	15	4	7	53	33	+20	49
5	Ayia Napa	26	13	7	6	51	29	+22	46
6	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	12	8	6	41	32	+9	44
7	ENTHOI Lakatamia	26	9	6	11	32	33	−1	33
8	ASIL Lysi	26	8	6	12	27	33	−6	30
9	PAEEK	26	6	8	12	26	37	−11	26
10	Omonia Aradippou	26	5	7	14	16	30	−14	22[a]
11	Ethnikos Assia	26	6	4	16	23	52	−29	22[a]
12	Akritas Chlorakas (R)	26	5	4	17	24	45	−21	19[b]	Relegation to the Cypriot Third Division
13	ENAD Polis Chrysochous (R)	26	4	7	15	26	52	−26	19[b]
14	Enosis Neon Parekklisia[c] (R)	26	4	6	16	27	64	−37	15

Source: CFA (in Greek), Soccerway
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).^[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Omonia 1–1 Ethnikos Assia, Ethnikos Assia 1–2 Omonia.
2. Head-to-head record: Akritas 3–0 ENAD Polis Chrysochous, ENAD Polis Chrysochous 2–1 Akritas.
3. Enosis Neon Parekklisia were deducted three points.

Results

Home \ Away	AKR	ALK	ASL	AYN	END	THO	PRL	PRK	ETH	OLY	OMA	OTH	PAE	PAF
Akritas Chlorakas	—	0–2	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–1	0–2	3–5	3–0	1–1
Alki Oroklini	5–1	—	2–0	2–2	5–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	1–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1
ASIL Lysi	0–2	1–2	—	2–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	2–2	0–2
Ayia Napa	3–0	2–1	1–0	—	6–0	3–0	2–0	8–1	2–1	0–0	3–1	2–2	0–0	2–3
ENAD Polis Chrysochous	2–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	—	1–2	0–1	3–1	3–0	3–3	0–0	0–3	2–1	0–3
ENTHOI Lakatamia	2–0	0–1	1–2	1–3	0–0	—	2–1	2–0	8–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–0
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2–0	0–2	2–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	—	4–2	0–1	2–2	3–2	0–0	2–0	2–2
Enosis Neon Parekklisia	1–1	0–1	3–3	1–0	2–2	1–1	2–4	—	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–7	1–2	2–2
Ethnikos Assia	2–1	0–2	1–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–2	2–6	2–1	0–2
Olympiakos Nicosia	2–0	0–1	2–1	3–0	3–1	2–3	0–0	3–2	3–0	—	1–0	2–1	0–1	2–2
Omonia Aradippou	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–5	0–1	1–1	0–0	—	1–2	1–0	0–1
Othellos Athienou	1–0	3–3	0–2	4–0	3–2	2–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–0	—	2–0	1–2
PAEEK	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–0	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	—	2–2
Pafos	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	3–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	3–0	—

Source: Cyprus Football Association (in Greek)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.