Football league season
The 2014–15 Cypriot First Division was the 76th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 23 August 2014[ 3] and ended on 24 May 2015.[ 4] APOEL were the defending champions.
The league this edition was reduced from 14 to 12 teams: ten teams from the 2013–14 season and two promoted teams from the 2013–14 B1 Division . APOEL won the league for a 24th successive time and a third consecutive season, after 62 points.[ 5]
Teams
Enosis Neon Paralimni and Alki Larnaca were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2013–14 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol and AEK Kouklia , who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2013–14 B1 Division champions Ayia Napa and runners-up Othellos Athienou .
Stadia and locations
Location of clubs in
2014–15 Cypriot First Division
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club
Location
Venue[ 6] [ 7]
Capacity
AEK
Larnaca
GSZ Stadium
13,032
AEL
Limassol
Tsirion Stadium
13,331
Anorthosis
Larnaca
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
10,230
APOEL
Nicosia
GSP Stadium
22,859
Apollon
Limassol
Tsirion Stadium
13,331
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa
Tasos Markou Stadium
5,800
Doxa
Peristerona
Makario Stadium
16,000
Ermis
Aradippou
Ammochostos Stadium [ a]
5,500
Ethnikos
Achna , Famagusta
Dasaki Stadium
7,000
Nea Salamina
Larnaca
Ammochostos Stadium
5,500
Omonia
Nicosia
GSP Stadium
22,859
Othellos
Athienou , Larnaca
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
10,230
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.
Managerial changes
First phase
League table
Source:
UEFA ,
CFA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Notes:
^ a b OMO 0–1 AEK; AEK 1–3 OMO
^ a b AYN 1–0 OTH; OTH 2–1 AYN
Results
Source:
CFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second phase
Championship group
Table
Source:
CFA ,
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results
Source:
CFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation group
Table
Source:
CFA ,
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.
(R) Relegated
Results
Source:
CFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Including matches played on 24 May 2015; Source: Cyprus Football Association
Hat-tricks
Scoring
First goal of the season: 54 minutes and 31 seconds – Luis Morán (Ermis ) against Doxa (18:09 EET , 23 August 2014 )
Fastest goal of the season: 42 seconds – Juninho (Ethnikos ) against AEL (22 March 2015 )
Latest goal of the season: 99 minutes and 6 seconds – Marcos De Azevedo (Ermis ) against Doxa (7 December 2014 )
First scored penalty kick of the season: 62 minutes and 20 seconds – Joan Tomàs (AEK ) against Apollon (20:17 EET , 24 August 2014 )
First own goal of the season: 5 minutes and 1 seconds – Stavros Stathakis (Ayia Napa ) for Anorthosis (20:05 EET , 27 September 2014 )
Most goals scored in a match by one player: 3 goals
Most scored goals in a single fixture – 28 goals (Fixture 31)
Highest scoring game: 8 goals
Largest winning margin: 6 goals
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 goals
Discipline
First yellow card of the season: 44 minutes – Paulo Pina for Ermis against Doxa (17:44 EET , 23 August 2014 )
First red card of the season: 50 minutes – Milan Stepanov for Omonia against Nea Salamina (21:05 EET , 14 September 2014 )
Most yellow cards in a single match: 14
Most red cards in a single match: 3
References
Sources
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