The 2025–26 Cypriot First Division (known as Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons), was the 87th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.
Pafos are the defending champions, having won their 1st title in the 2024–25 season.
Stadiums and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAEK LarnacaLarnacaAEK Arena7,400AEL LimassolLimassolAlphamega Stadium10,700Akritas ChlorakasChlorakaStelios Kyriakides Stadium9,394Anorthosis FamagustaLarnacaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,230APOELNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859Apollon LimassolLimassolAlphamega Stadium10,700Aris LimassolEnosis Neon ParalimniParalimniTasos Markou Stadium5,800Ethnikos AchnasAchnaDasaki Stadium7,000KrasavaYpsonasAmmochostos Stadium5,500Olympiakos NicosiaNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859Omonia AradippouAradippouAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,230Omonia NicosiaNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859PafosPaphosStelios Kyriakides Stadium9,394
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
Results
Championship round
Relegation round
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ryan Mmaee Omonia252 Willy Semedo Omonia173 Nicolás Andereggen Ethnikos Achna84 Hrvoje Miličević AEK Larnaca75 Pieros SotiriouAPOEL76 Đorđe Ivanović AEK Larnaca67 Jaden Montnor Aris Limassol68 Anderson Silva Pafos69 Stefan Dražić APOEL610 Domingos Quina Pafos5
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferencesPlayerClubPlayerClubAugust/September Kostas StafylidisAPOEL Evangelos Andreou Omonia NicosiaOctober Christos TalichmanidisOlympiakos Nicosia Paris Psaltis Ethnikos AchnaNovember Luther SinghAEL Limassol Josef Kvída Apollon LimassolDecember Giannis MasourasOmonia Nikolas Koutsakos Olympiakos NicosiaJanuary Zakaria SawoAEL Limassol Jean Felipe Olympiakos NicosiaFebruary Gaétan WeissbeckApollon Limassol Christos Giousis Ethnikos AchnaMarch Panagiotis AndreouOmonia Vieirinha Olympiakos NicosiaApril/May Giorgos MalekkidisApollon Limassol Ryan Mmaee Omonia Annual awards
Award Winner Team Top scorer Ryan Mmaee Omonia Golden Glove Fabiano Freitas Omonia Top Goal Josef Kvída Apollon Limassol Top Save Fabiano Freitas Omonia Coach of the Year Henning Berg Omonia Young Player of the Year Panayiota Andreou Omonia The Best Player by Unicars Willy Semedo Omonia
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Fabiano Freitas (Omonia) Defence Josef Kvída (Apollon Limassol) Hrvoje Miličević (AEK Larnaca) Senou Coulibaly (Omonia) Giannis Masouras (Omonia) Midfield Panayiota Andreou (Omonia) Stefano Sensi (Anorthosis) Willy Semedo (Omonia) Ewandro (Omonia) Attack Brandon Thomas (Apollon Limassol) Ryan Mmaee (Omonia)
References
External links Official website