The 2007-08 Cypriot First Division started on 1 September 2007. The defending champions were APOEL.
This year, for the first time, the championship featured a group stage play-off system. Teams were divided into 3 groups; 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th. The points were carried over from the first round.
Anorthosis won the championship three games before the end of the season, without losing a single match.
Format Fourteen teams participated in the 2007–08 Cypriot First Division. Each team played against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records were relegated to the 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams were divided into three groups: 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th.
The teams ranked first through fourth played out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th determined the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams played a placement round. Every team played twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2008 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.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) Digenis Morphou, Ayia Napa and AEP Paphos were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2006–07 Second Division champions APOP Kinyras, runners-up Alki Larnaca and third-placed team Doxa Katokopias.
Stadia and locations
TeamStadium AEK GSZ Stadium AEL Tsirion Stadium Alki Ammochostos Stadium APOP Kinyras Pafiako Stadium Anorthosis Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium APOEL GSP Stadium Apollon Tsirion Stadium Aris Tsirion Stadium Doxa Makario Stadium Ethnikos Dasaki Stadium Enosis Paralimni Stadium Nea Salamina Ammochostos Stadium Olympiakos GSP Stadium Omonia GSP Stadium
First round
League table
Results
Second round The first 12 teams were divided into 3 groups. Points were carried over from the first round.
Group A Table
Results
Group B Table
Results
Group C Table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 David Da Costa Doxa16 Łukasz SosinAnorthosis3 Constantinos MakridesAPOEL134 Bernardo VasconcelosOmonia12 Ignacio RissoApollon Adrian MihalceaAris
Last Update: 11 May 2008Source: soccerboards.com
Attendances
# Club Average 1 APOEL 7,239 2 Anorthosis 5,999 3 Omonoia 5,967 4 AEL 3,615 5 Apollon Limassol 3,568 6 AEK Larnaca 2,127 7 Olympiakos Nicosia 1,692 8 Nea Salamina 1,640 9 Alki 1,231 10 Aris Limassol 1,216 11 APOP 1,185 12 Doxa Katokopias 977 13 ENP 849 14 Ethnikos Achnas 625Source:
Sources
See also 2007–08 Cypriot Cup 2007–08 Cypriot Second Division 2007–08 in Cypriot football
References