2016–17 Cypriot First Division

The 2016–17 Cypriot First Division was the 78th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 7 July 2016. APOEL were the defending champions.
APOEL were crowned champions for the 26th time and a fifth time in a row, securing the title after beating title arch-rivals Omonia 3–1 at the GSP Stadium on 13 May 2017.

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Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Enosis Neon Paralimni and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2015–16 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Pafos FC, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2015–16 Second Division champions Karmiotissa, runners-up AEZ Zakakiou and third-placed team Anagennisi Deryneia.

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AEK	Larnaca	AEK Arena	7,400
AEL	Limassol	Tsirion Stadium	13,331
AEZ	Zakaki, Limassol	Pafiako Stadium	9,394
Anagennisi	Deryneia, Famagusta	Tasos Markou Stadium	5,800
Anorthosis	Larnaca	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium	10,230
APOEL	Nicosia	GSP Stadium	22,859
Apollon	Limassol	Tsirion Stadium	13,331
Aris	Limassol	Tsirion Stadium	13,331
Doxa	Peristerona, Nicosia	Makario Stadium	16,000
Ermis	Aradippou, Larnaca	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium	10,230
Ethnikos	Achna, Famagusta	Dasaki Stadium	7,000
Karmiotissa	Pano Polemidia, Limassol	GSZ Stadium	13,032
Nea Salamina	Larnaca	Ammochostos Stadium	5,500
Omonia	Nicosia	GSP Stadium	22,859

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team

Head coach

Captain

Kit manufacturer

Shirt sponsor

AEK

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Championship round

Table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Relegation round

Table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

Top assists

Rank

Player

Club

Assists

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored 4 goals.

Scoring

First goal of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire against Ermis
Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 48 seconds – Ivan Tričkovski against Ermis
Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 58 seconds – Fotios Papoulis against AEL
First scored penalty kick of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire against Ermis
First own goal of the season: 51 minutes and 44 seconds – Albert Serrán for AEK
Most goals scored in a match by one player: 4 goals
* Nassir Maachi against AEZ
* Nika Kacharava against Karmiotissa
Most scored goals in a single fixture – 30 goals
*Fixture 24 results: Aris 4–0 Anagennisi, Nea Salamina 1–3 Doxa, AEZ 0–4 Ermis, AEK 4–2 Omonia, Apollon 3–0 Karmiotissa, Anorthosis 4–2 Ethnikos, APOEL 3–0 AEL.
Highest scoring game: 8 goals
*Ethnikos 5–3 Anagennisi
*Karmiotissa 5–3 Ethnikos
Largest winning margin: 7 goals
*APOEL 7–0 AEZ
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
*APOEL 7–0 AEZ
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
*Ethnikos 5–3 Anagennisi
*Karmiotissa 5–3 Ethnikos
*Anorthosis 4–3 Omonia
*Ermis 3–4 Ethnikos

Discipline

First yellow card of the season: 42 minutes – Bruno Nascimento for Omonia against Ermis
First red card of the season: 88 minutes – Dimitris Froxylias for Nea Salamina against Apollon
Most yellow cards in a single match: 11
* APOEL 1–1 Anorthosis – 4 for APOEL and 7 for Anorthosis
* Apollon 1–1 Anorthosis – 5 for Apollon and 6 for Anorthosis
Most red cards in a single match: 2
* Apollon 3–2 AEK – 1 for Apollon and 1 for AEK
* AEK 1–0 Anorthosis – 2 for Anorthosis
* AEK 1–1 AEL – 1 for AEK and 1 for AEL