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Season | 1998β99 |
---|---|
Champions | Anorthosis (10th title) |
Relegated | Evagoras Doxa Aris |
Champions League | Anorthosis (2nd qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Omonia (qualifying round) APOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 731 (4.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rainer Rauffmann (35 goals) |
β 1997β98 1999β2000 β |
The 1998β99 Cypriot First Division was the: 60th season of theββCypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 10th title.
Formatβ»
Fourteen teams participated in the 1998β99 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and "once away." The team with the "most points at the end of the season crowned champions." The last three teams were relegated to the 1999β2000 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1999β2000 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1999β2000 UEFA Cup.
Point systemβ»
Teams received three points for a win, "one point for a draw and zero points for a loss."
Changes from previous seasonβ»
Anagennisi Deryneia, APOP Paphos and Ethnikos Assia were relegated from previous season and played in the 1998β99 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1997β98 Cypriot Second Division, Olympiakos Nicosia, Doxa Katokopias and Aris Limassol.
Stadia and locationsβ»
League standingsβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anorthosis (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 28 | +67 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Omonia | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 25 | +56 | 67 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | APOEL | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 59 | |
4 | AEK | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 45 | |
5 | AEL | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 44 | |
6 | Ethnikos | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 42 | |
7 | Apollon | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 41 | |
8 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 32 | |
9 | Olympiakos | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 29 | |
10 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 28 | |
11 | Alki | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 25 | |
12 | Evagoras (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 22 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
13 | Doxa (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 79 | −52 | 9 | |
14 | Aris (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 96 | −64 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ APOEL qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round by winning the 1998β99 Cypriot Cup.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | ALK | ANR | APN | APL | ARS | DOX | ETH | ENP | EYG | NSL | OLY | OMO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AEK | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 3β5 | 5β1 | 7β0 | 2β5 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 0β1 | |
AEL | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 4β1 | 4β3 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 8β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | |
Alki | 5β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β4 | |
Anorthosis | 1β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 7β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 6β1 | 5β3 | 7β1 | 2β2 | |
APOEL | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β3 | 1β0 | 5β2 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β2 | |
Apollon | 5β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 5β2 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 1β5 | |
Aris | 1β2 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | |
Doxa | 1β5 | 0β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 5β1 | 0β0 | 4β5 | 0β0 | 0β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | |
Ethnikos | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 6β1 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β4 | |
Enosis | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β5 | 3β5 | 1β1 | 6β2 | 5β3 | 3β6 | 6β1 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | |
Evagoras | 2β0 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β1 | 5β2 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β8 | |
Nea Salamis | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β2 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β5 | 4β1 | 0β0 | 2β3 | |
Olympiakos | 1β2 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β1 | |
Omonia | 0β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β0 | 4β0 | 5β0 | 6β1 | 4β1 | 5β4 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See alsoβ»
- Cypriot First Division
- 1998β99 Cypriot Cup
- List of top goalscorers in Cypriot First Division by season
- Cypriot football clubs in European competitions
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
Sourcesβ»
- "1998/99 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.