2012–13 Cypriot First Division

The 2012–13 Cypriot First Division was the 74th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013. AEL Limassol were the defending champions. APOEL won the championship two matchweeks before the end of the season.

The league comprise eleven teams from the 2011–12 season and three promoted teams from the 2011–12 Second Division.

Teams Ermis Aradippou and Anagennisi Dherynia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2011–12 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 Second Division champions Doxa Katokopias, runners-up Ayia Napa and third-placed team AEP Paphos.

Club Location Venue CapacityAEK Larnaca Neo GSZ Stadium 13,032AEL Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331AEP Paphos Pafiako Stadium 9,394Alki Larnaca Neo GSZ Stadium 13,032Anorthosis Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,230APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859Apollon Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331Ayia Napa Ayia Napa Tasos Marcou Stadium 5,800Doxa Katokopia Ammochostos Stadium 5,500Enosis Paralimni Tasos Marcou Stadium 5,800Ethnikos Achna, Famagusta Dasaki Stadium 7,000Nea Salamina Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500Olympiakos Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859

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. Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAEK Ran Ben Shimon Ander Murillo Puma CytavisionAEL Jorge Costa Marios Nicolaou Puma CytavisionAEP Saša Jovanović Alexandros Garpozis Givova SkycoreAlki Kostas Kaiafas Emiliano Fusco Joma CytaAnorthosis Pambos Christodoulou Ioannis Okkas Puma Cytamobile-VodafoneAPOEL Ivan Jovanović Marinos Satsias Puma MTNApollon Christakis Christoforou Giorgos Merkis Macron CytaAyia Napa Costas Loizou Martinos Solomou Givova Ayia Napa MunicipalityDoxa Loukas Hadjiloukas Ricardo Fernandes Givova CytanetEnosis Marios Karas Demos Goumenos Nike CytaEthnikos Nikos Kolompourdas Christos Poyiatzis Legea CytaNea Salamina Mirsad Jonuz Prodromos Therapontos Givova Cytamobile-VodafoneOlympiakos Marios Constantinou Nikolas Nicolaou Givova CytaOmonia Toni Savevski Leandro Nike Cytamobile-Vodafone

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Omonia Mutual consent 18 September 20124th 26 September 2012 Apollon Sacked19 September 2012 6th 20 September 2012 Olympiakos Signed by Apollon 20 September 2012 7th 25 September 2012 Enosis Resigned 24 September 2012 9th 3 October 2012 Ethnikos Mutual consent 8 October 2012 12th 14 October 2012 AEL Mutual consent 22 October 2012 4th 23 October 2012 Doxa Resigned 1 November 2012 14th 1 November 2012 AEP Mutual consent 5 November 2012 9th 8 November 2012 Nea Salamina Resigned 18 November 2012 10th 21 November 2012 AEP Resigned 22 November 2012 14th 26 November 2012 Alki Resigned 2 December 2012 12th 5 December 2012 Ethnikos Mutual consent 3 December 2012 13th 5 December 2012 Ayia Napa Mutual consent 10 January 2013 13th 16 January 2013 Olympiakos Sacked 10 February 2013 10th 11 February 2013 Ethnikos Sacked 25 February 2013 11th 26 February 2013 Ayia Napa Signed by Ethnikos 25 February 2013 13th 25 February 2013 Apollon Sacked 8 March 2013 6th 12 March 2013 Anorthosis Sacked 1 April 2013 2nd 2 April 2013 Alki Resigned 9 April 2013 9th 9 April 2013 Enosis Mutual consent 13 April 2013 8th 16 April 2013

First phase

League table

Results

Second round

Group A

Table

Results

Group B

Table

Results

Group C

Table

Results

Relegation play-offs The 11th-placed team Nea Salamina faced 4th-placed 2012–13 Cypriot Second Division side Anagennisi Dherynia, in a single-legged play-off for one spot in the 2013–14 Cypriot First Division. The match was held at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on 23 May 2013 and Nea Salamina won by 3–0, retaining its Cypriot First Division spot for the 2013–14 season.

Season statistics

Top scorers Including matches played on 19 May 2013; Source: Cyprus Football Association RankPlayerClubGoals1 Bernardo VasconcelosAlki182 Andre AlvesOmonia163 Marco PaixãoEthnikos154 Juliano SpadacioAnorthosis145 Aldo AdornoAPOEL13 HenriqueOlympiakos Barak ItzhakiAnorthosis8 Gustavo ManducaAPOEL12 Jan RezekAnorthosis10 Nassir MaachiAEK Larnaca11 Patrick VouhoAEL

Hat-tricks # Player For Against Result Date1. APOEL Enosis 0–5 2. APOEL Ayia Napa 4–1 3. Anorthosis Olympiakos 4–3 4. Omonia Olympiakos 1–4 5. Apollon Enosis 4–1 6. Doxa Enosis 2–4

Scoring First goal of the season: 25 minutes – Juliano Spadacio (Anorthosis) against AEP Paphos (19:25 EET, 1 September 2012) Fastest goal of the season: 15 seconds – Mario Budimir (APOEL) against Alki (22 September 2012) Latest goal of the season: 102 minutes and 23 seconds – Jan Rezek (Anorthosis) against Omonia (21 October 2012) First own goal of the season: 49 minutes – Fabeta (Ayia Napa) for Omonia (20:04 EET, 2 September 2012) First scored penalty kick of the season: 84 minutes – Freddy (Omonia) against Ayia Napa (20:39 EET, 2 September 2012) Most scored goals in a single fixture – 38 goals (Fixture 26) Fixture 26 results: Enosis 1–2 AEL, AEP Paphos 0–5 Olympiakos, Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina, Alki 6–5 Ethnikos, Apollon 2–1 Ayia Napa, Doxa 2–6 AEK, Anorthosis 0–2 APOEL. Highest scoring game: 11 goals Alki 6–5 Ethnikos (30 March 2013) Largest winning margin: 6 goals APOEL 6–0 AEP Paphos (17 March 2013) Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina (30 March 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals APOEL 6–0 AEP Paphos (17 March 2013) Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina (30 March 2013) Alki 6–5 Ethnikos (30 March 2013) Doxa 2–6 AEK (31 March 2013) Most goals scored by a losing team: 5 goals Alki 6–5 Ethnikos (30 March 2013)

Discipline First yellow card of the season: Gora Tall for AEP Paphos against Anorthosis, 15 minutes (19:15 EET, 1 September 2012) First red card of the season: Kyriacos Polykarpou for Olympiakos against Nea Salamina, 37 minutes (20:37 EET, 1 September 2012) Most yellow cards in a single match: 13 Anorthosis 1–1 AEL – 6 for Anorthosis (Dan Alexa, Paulo Jorge, Valentinos Sielis (2), Jurgen Colin, Giannis Skopelitis) and 7 for AEL (Dosa Júnior, Marco Airosa, Luciano Bebê, Carlitos, Dédé (2), Ebo Andoh) (1 December 2012) Most red cards in a single match: 3 AEL 3–2 Apollon – 1 for AEL (Edwin Ouon) and 2 for Apollon (Sebastián Setti, Giorgos Vasiliou) (5 January 2013)

Attendances

# Club Average 1 APOEL 8,905 2 Omonoia 6,824 3 Anorthosis 5,469 4 AEL 4,331 5 Apollon Limassol 3,850 6 AEK Larnaca 3,490 7 Nea Salamina 1,334 8 Alki 1,033 9 Ethnikos Achnas 1,010 10 Olympiakos Nicosia 974 11 Paphos 917 12 Doxa Katokopias 831 13 Ayia Napa 632 14 ENP 579Source:

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