The 2014–15 Cypriot First Division was the 76th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015. 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.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) 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
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Club Location Venue 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 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. Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAEK Thomas Christiansen Giannis Skopelitis Umbro CytavisionAEL Christakis Christoforou Marios Nicolaou Nike CytavisionAnorthosis André Paus Christos Marangos Macron Cytamobile-VodafoneAPOEL Gustavo Manduca (Caretaker) Constantinos Charalambides Puma MTNApollon Ton Caanen Giorgos Merkis Macron CytaAyia Napa Giorgos Kosma Bojan Markovski Sportika CytaDoxa Nikos Andreou Ricardo Fernandes Legea CytanetErmis Michalis Markou (Caretaker) Andreas Papathanasiou Legea CytaEthnikos Borce Gjurev Christos Poyiatzis Mitre CytaNea Salamina Floros Nicolaou (Caretaker) Diego León GEMS Cytamobile-VodafoneOmonia Kostas Kaiafas Nuno Assis Nike Cytamobile-VodafoneOthellos Costas Sakkas Andreas Vasiliou Joma Kleima
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Doxa Demetris Ioannou Sacked 1 September 2014 10th Slobodan Krčmarević 8 September 2014 Ermis Nicos Panayiotou Sacked 7 September 2014 6th Nikodimos Papavasiliou 8 September 2014 Ayia Napa Nikos Andronikou Mutual consent 30 September 2014 12th Giorgos Kosma 23 October 2014 Apollon Christakis Christoforou Sacked 8 October 2014 2nd Ioan Andone 16 October 2014 AEL Ivaylo Petev Sacked 17 November 2014 5th Christakis Christoforou 17 November 2014 Nea Salamina Neophytos Larkou Mutual consent 16 December 2014 9th Nicos Panayiotou 16 December 2014 APOEL Georgios Donis Mutual consent 6 January 2015 1st Thorsten Fink 10 January 2015 Ermis Nikodimos Papavasiliou Sacked 2 February 2015 6th Mitchell van der Gaag 5 February 2015 Doxa Slobodan Krčmarević Mutual consent 15 February 2015 11th Nikos Andreou 4 March 2015 Ermis Mitchell van der Gaag Mutual consent 24 March 2015 6th Ioannis Okkas 24 March 2015 Ethnikos Apostolos Makrides Resigned 24 March 2015 9th Borce Gjurev 28 March 2015 Apollon Ioan Andone Sacked 8 April 2015 1st Ton Caanen 9 April 2015 Nea Salamina Nicos Panayiotou Mutual consent 4 May 2015 9th Floros Nicolaou (Caretaker) 5 May 2015 APOEL Thorsten Fink Mutual consent 11 May 2015 1st Gustavo Manduca (Caretaker) 11 May 2015 Ermis Ioannis Okkas Sacked 11 May 2015 6th Michalis Markou (Caretaker) 14 May 2015
First phase
League table
Results
Second phase
Championship group
Table
Results
Relegation group
Table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers Including matches played on 24 May 2015; Source: Cyprus Football Association RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mickaël Poté Omonia172 Ifeanyi Onyilo Ermis153 Rafik Djebbour APOEL14 Fotios Papoulis Apollon5 Andreas Makris Anorthosis136 Valdo Ethnikos117 Ricardo Lobo Doxa10 Abraham Gneki Guié Apollon Nestoras Mitidis AEK Thiago Othellos
Hat-tricks # Player For Against Result Date1. Ricardo Lobo Doxa AEL
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 Ricardo Lobo (Doxa) against AEL (26 April 2015) Most scored goals in a single fixture – 28 goals (Fixture 31) Fixture 31 results: Othellos 3–0 AEL, Ethnikos 3–2 Ayia Napa, Nea Salamina 6–0 Doxa, Anorthosis 3–1 Apollon, APOEL 1–1 AEK, Omonia 7–1 Ermis. Highest scoring game: 8 goals APOEL 4–4 AEK (15 December 2014) Omonia 7–1 Ermis (17 May 2015) Largest winning margin: 6 goals Nea Salamina 6–0 Doxa (16 May 2015) Omonia 7–1 Ermis (17 May 2015) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals Omonia 7–1 Ermis (17 May 2015) Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 goals Apollon 2–5 AEK (24 August 2014) Omonia 3–2 Anorthosis (1 September 2014) AEL 2–3 Ermis (2 November 2014) Nea Salamina 2–3 Anorthosis (3 November 2014) Ethnikos 4–2 AEL (14 December 2014) Apollon 3–2 Ermis (15 December 2014) Ayia Napa 2–5 Apollon (15 December 2014) Omonia 4–2 Doxa (1 February 2015) APOEL 3–2 Omonia (2 May 2015) Ethnikos 3–2 Ayia Napa (16 May 2015) Ermis 2–4 APOEL (24 May 2015)
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 Apollon 3–3 AEL – 7 for Apollon (Gastón Sangoy (2), Luka Stojanović (2), Dustley Mulder, Jan Rezek, Giorgos Merkis) and 7 for AEL (Luciano Bebê (2), Valentinos Sielis, Calo, Diallo Guidileye, Georgios Eleftheriou, Andreas Stavrou) (4 January 2015) Most red cards in a single match: 3 Apollon 3–3 AEL – 2 for Apollon (Gastón Sangoy, Luka Stojanović) and 1 for AEL (Luciano Bebê) (4 January 2015)
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Omonoia 8,168 2 APOEL 8,071 3 Anorthosis 4,644 4 Apollon Limassol 4,369 5 AEK Larnaca 3,094 6 AEL 1,611 7 Ermis 1,488 8 Nea Salamina 1,056 9 Othellos 683 10 Ethnikos Achnas 441 11 Ayia Napa 428 12 Doxa Katokopias 175 Source:
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