Cypriot First Division (women)

Cypriot First Division
Founded1998
Country Cyprus
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams6
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Cypriot Women's Cup,
Cypriot Women's Super Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsApollon Limassol (14th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsApollon Limassol (14 titles)
Top goalscorerKrystyna Freda
(352 goals)
Current: 2023–24 Cypriot First Division (women)

The Cypriot First Division is the top division of women's football in Cyprus. It has been running since its establishment by the Cyprus Football Association (C.F.A) and its originator Tassos Katsikidis (vice-president of the board) during the 1998–99 season.

The winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] Although a Cypriot team entered the Champions League every year from 2003–04 onwards, in 2008–09 Apollon Limassol became the first team to win a point in those competitions. There is no second league in Cyprus as of 2014, thus there is no relegation in place.[2]

Current format

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Each club plays the other sides twice, for a total of 18 games for each club. In the second round the teams ranked 1-5 play off for the title and teams finishing 6-10 play each other. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. The league champions qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

List of champions

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Champions so far are:[3][4]

Season Winner
1998–99 Lefkothea Latsion
1999-00 AEK Kokkinochorion
2000–01 AEK Kokkinochorion
2001–02 Lefkothea Latsion
2002–03 Ledra Nicosia
2003–04 Ledra Nicosia
2004–05 AEK Kokkinochorion
2005–06 AEK Kokkinochorion
2006–07 AEK Kokkinochorion
2007–08 Vamos Idaliou
2008–09 Apollon Limassol
2009–10 Apollon Limassol
2010–11 Apollon Limassol
2011–12 Apollon Limassol
2012–13 Apollon Limassol
2013–14 Apollon Limassol[5]
2014–15 Apollon Limassol[6]
2015–16 Apollon Limassol[7]
2016–17 Apollon Limassol
2017–18 Barcelona FA
2018–19 Apollon Limassol
2019–20 Abandoned
2020–21 Apollon Limassol
2021–22 Apollon Limassol
2022–23 Apollon Limassol[8]
2023–24 Apollon Limassol[9]

Performance by club

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Club Winners Winning seasons
Apollon Limassol 14 2009–2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
AEK Kokkinochorion 5 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007
Lefkothea Latsion 2 1999, 2002
Ledra Nicosia 2 2003, 2004
Vamos Idaliou 1 2008
Barcelona FA 1 2018

Top goalscorers

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Season Player Team Goals
2008-09 Skesy Antoniou Nea Salamina 64
2009-10 Bulgaria Liliana Kostova Apollon 27
2010-11 Bulgaria Liliana Kostova Apollon 30
2011-12 Alesandra Iusan Apollon 13
Bulgaria Liliana Kostova
2012-13 Laura Paz Apollon 21
2013-14 Cyprus Marilena Georgiou Apollon 14
2014-15 Maria Johansson Amokhosto 40
2015-16 Cyprus Antri Violari Apollon 43
2017-18 Cyprus Krystyna Freda Barcelona 68
2018-19 Cyprus Krystyna Freda Barcelona 70
2019-20 Cyprus Krystyna Freda Apollon 59
2020-21 Cyprus Krystyna Freda Apollon 45
2021-22 Cyprus Krystyna Freda Apollon 39
2023-24 Cyprus Krystyna Freda Apollon 26
Most time goalscorers
  • 6 times
    • Krystyna Freda (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2023-24)
Most goals by a player in a single season

References

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  1. ^ 19:37 IST, TEAM SPORTSTAR (3 July 2022). "Manisha Kalyan joins Apollon Ladies, to become first Indian to play in UEFA Women's Champions League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Women's football across the national associations (2013/14)" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Cyprus – List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ^ "18η σερί νίκη και 13ος τίτλος για Apollon Ladies".
  5. ^ "Apollon wins sixth title in a row" (in Greek). apollon365.com. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Apollon wins seventh title in a row" (in Greek). apollon.com.cy. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ 15 February 2016. "Η Άντρη Βιολάρη (αριστερά με τη φανέλα της Εθνικής μας) αναδείχτηκε πρώτη σκόρερ. (Eighth consecutive title for Apollon Ladies)" (in Greek). Retrieved 25 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Manisha Kalyan becomes first Indian to win a European league title". thebridge.in. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Απονομή τίτλου στην πρωταθλήτρια ομάδα Apollon Ladies". cfa.com.cy. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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