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2018–19 Cypriot First Division

2018–19 Cypriot First Division

The 2018–19 Cypriot First Division was the 80th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Overview

The season began on August 25, 2018, and ended on May 19, 2019. APOEL team was crowned champion.

Teams

The 12 teams that participated in the season were:

* AEL Limassol
* AEK Larnaca
* Anorthosis Famagusta
* Apollon Limassol
* APOEL FC
* Doxa Katokopias
* Karmiotissa Polemidion
* Nea Salamis Famagusta
* Omonia Nikosia
* Pafos FC
* Paphos FC
* Triestina

Promotion and Relegation

The teams that were promoted to the 2019–20 Cypriot First Division from the 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division were:

* Karmiotissa Polemidion
* Omonia Nikosia (relegated in 2017-18, but returned after one season)

Results

### League Table
The final league table was as follows:

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | APOEL FC | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 71 |
| 2 | Apollon Limassol | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 69 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 64 |
| 4 | Omonia Nikosia | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 59 |
| 5 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 57 |
| 6 | Pafos FC | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 44 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 36 |
| 9 | Doxa Katokopias | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 34 |
| 10 | Paphos FC | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 29 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa Polemidion | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 59 | -35 | 22 |
| 12 | Triestina | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 64 | -46 | 11 |

Discipline

* AEK Larnaca was deducted six points by the Cyprus Football Federation due to the use of unregistered players in a match against Paphos FC on January 2, 2019.
* Anorthosis Famagusta was also deducted six points by the Cyprus Football Federation due to the use of unregistered players in a match against Apollon Limassol on February 2, 2019.