2025–26 Cypriot First Division

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.

Cyprus League by Stoiximan

Season	2025–26
Dates	22 August 2025 – May 2026[1]
Matches	49
Goals	164 (3.35 per match)
Biggest home win	Omonia Nicosia 5–0 AEL (22 September 2025)
Biggest away win	Anorthosis 0–5 Omonia Nicosia (28 September 2025)
Highest scoring	AEK 2–4 Pafos (5 October 2025) Ethnikos 5–1 Enosis Neon (25 October 2025)
Longest winning run	5 matches Pafos
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches Omonia Nicosia
Longest winless run	9 matches Enosis Neon Paralimni
Longest losing run	5 matches Enosis Neon Paralimni Krasava ENY
← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 2 November 2025.

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

Stadiums and locations

Nicosia teams:
APOEL
AC Omonia
Olympiakos

Limassol teams:
AEL Limassol
Apollon Limassol
Aris Limassol

Larnaca

Limassol

Nicosia

Pafos

Enosis

Omonia Aradippou

Ethnikos

Akritas Chlorakas

Krasava

Larnaca teams:
AEK
Anorthosis Famagusta

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	Omonia	10	7	2	1	23	6	+17	23	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Aris Limassol	10	7	2	1	22	6	+16	23
3	Pafos	10	7	1	2	19	7	+12	22
4	APOEL	10	6	3	1	23	8	+15	21
5	AEK Larnaca	10	6	2	2	18	10	+8	20
6	Apollon Limassol	10	5	1	4	12	12	0	16
7	Ethnikos Achna	10	4	2	4	13	16	−3	14	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	AEL Limassol	10	4	1	5	12	17	−5	13
9	Olympiakos Nicosia	10	2	5	3	11	14	−3	11
10	Akritas Chlorakas	10	2	3	5	7	16	−9	9
11	Anorthosis Famagusta	10	1	5	4	8	18	−10	8
12	Krasava	10	2	1	7	8	15	−7	7
13	Omonia Aradippou	10	2	1	7	2	12	−10	7
14	Enosis Neon Paralimni	10	0	1	9	2	23	−21	1

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. 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) 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			1–1		3–2					1–0		2–4
AEL Limassol		—	0–2	4–1				3–0	2–2	1–0	2–0
Akritas Chlorakas			—		0–4	0–2		1–0			1–1	0–1
Anorthosis Famagusta	1–1		2–2	—			1–1					0–0	0–5	1–1
APOEL		23 NOV			—	2–0			4–1		2–2			0–1
Apollon Limassol	1–2					—		3–0		0–3		1–0	23 NOV
Aris Limassol		4–1	3–1			3–1	—		3–0	3–0	2–0
Enosis Neon Paralimni	0–2			23 NOV	0–2			—				0–1	0–2
Ethnikos Achna			0–0	2–0		0–1		5–1	—	1–0			2–1
Krasava	0–4		24 NOV	0–1	1–2					—		2–0	1–2
Olympiakos Nicosia	22 NOV			2–1		2–2		1–1		1–1	—
Omonia Aradippou					0–4		0–1		22 NOV		0–1	—		0–2
Omonia	1–0	5–0	3–0		2–2		0–0						—	2–1
Pafos		1–0				0–1	21 NOV	3–0	4–0		2–1			—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. Source: Soccerway
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 Europa League first qualifying round
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
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