2001–02 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	2001–02
Champions	APOEL; (17th title)
Relegated	Ethnikos Assia; Doxa; Ermis
Champions League	APOEL (1st qualifying round)
UEFA Cup	Anorthosis (qualifying round) ; AEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup)
Intertoto Cup	Enosis (1st round)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	669 (3.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Wojciech Kowalczyk; (22 goals)
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Cypriot First Division was the 63rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 17th title.

Format[edit]

Fourteen teams participated in the 2001–02 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 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.

The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2002 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[edit]

Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season[edit]

Nea Salamina, Digenis Morphou and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2000–01 Cypriot Second Division, Alki Larnaca, Ethnikos Assia and Ermis Aradippou.

Stadia and locations[edit]

APOEL
Omonia
Olympiakos

2001–02 Cypriot First Division

Team	Stadium
AEK	GSZ Stadium
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
AEP	Pafiako Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL	GSP Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
Doxa	Peristerona Stadium
Ethnikos Assia	Makario Stadium
Ethnikos Achna	Dasaki Stadium
ENP	Paralimni Stadium
Ermis	Aradippou Municipal Stadium
Olympiakos	GSP Stadium
Omonia	GSP Stadium

League standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APOEL (C)	26	18	5	3	66	22	+44	59	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	18	4	4	71	31	+40	58	Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round^[a]
3	AEL Limassol	26	17	3	6	47	27	+20	54	Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round^[a]
4	Omonia	26	17	2	7	56	35	+21	53
5	Olympiakos Nicosia	26	13	3	10	53	45	+8	42
6	Ethnikos Achna	26	13	3	10	46	38	+8	42
7	AEK Larnaca	26	13	2	11	56	42	+14	41
8	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	11	6	9	42	38	+4	39	Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
9	AEP Paphos	26	11	5	10	54	45	+9	38
10	Apollon Limassol	26	10	6	10	56	48	+8	36
11	Alki Larnaca^[b]	26	8	7	11	37	37	0	28
12	Ethnikos Assia (R)	26	5	2	19	39	70	−31	17	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
13	Doxa Katokopias (R)	26	2	3	21	30	84	−54	9
14	Ermis Aradippou (R)	26	0	1	25	16	107	−91	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ The third team, AEL, qualified to 2002–03 UEFA Cup because the second team, Anorthosis, already qualified to the same competition as the winner of 2001–02 Cypriot Cup.
^ Alki had 3 points deducted for failing to pay old debts to a former manager.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	AEK	AEL	AEP	ALK	ANR	APN	APL	DXK	EAC	EAS	ENP	ERM	OLM	OMN
AEK		3–4	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–3	6–1	6–3	1–2	4–3	4–0	3–4	3–0
AEL	0–1		2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	4–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	2–0	2–0
AEP	1–1	2–1		2–2	2–4	1–1	3–1	6–0	6–3	1–2	4–1	4–3	3–2	0–1
Alki	0–1	1–3	1–1		1–0	2–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	0–1	0–2	2–0	3–2	2–3
Anorthosis	3–2	2–2	3–2	4–1		3–2	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–0	2–2	8–0	4–0	1–3
APOEL	4–0	2–1	3–0	2–0	1–3		3–1	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	3–0
Apollon	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–1	1–2	2–2		2–1	4–3	2–2	2–0	8–1	3–1	2–2
Doxa	1–2	1–2	2–6	1–2	1–3	0–3	2–2		2–0	1–2	2–3	5–0	1–5	0–2
Ethnikos Assia	0–3	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	6–3	2–0		3–1	1–2	7–1	0–3	0–2
Ethnikos Achna	1–2	0–3	3–0	0–0	2–4	1–4	0–1	6–0	3–2		2–1	4–1	3–1	1–2
ENP	0–2	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–1	4–0	4–1	0–0		1–0	2–0	2–2
Ermis	1–5	0–1	1–4	0–4	1–8	0–5	0–7	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–3		2–4	0–3
Olympiakos	3–2	3–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	0–3	1–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	4–1		3–1
Omonia	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–5	2–0	2–1	2–1	11–3	6–0	1–2	2–1	3–0	1–0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References[edit]

^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources[edit]

"2001/02 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

[table_note_res_UCQR0.37843541585767-2] The third team, AEL, qualified to 2002–03 UEFA Cup because the second team, Anorthosis, already qualified to the same competition as the winner of 2001–02 Cypriot Cup.

[table_note_ALK0.37843541585767-3] Alki had 3 points deducted for failing to pay old debts to a former manager.

[first-1] "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

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v t e Cypriot First Division
2023–24 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol AEZ Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Doxa Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Othellos Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Katokopia Stadium Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis ENP EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
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Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup
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