2005–06 Cypriot First Division


The 2005–06 Cypriot First Division was the 67th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Apollon won their 3rd title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 2005–06 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 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2006 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.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

AEP Paphos, Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2004–05 Cypriot Second Division, APOP Kinyras, APEP and THOI Lakatamia.

Stadia and locations

TeamStadium
AEKGSZ Stadium
AELTsirion Stadium
AnorthosisAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APEPTHOI Stadium
APOELGSP Stadium
ApollonTsirion Stadium
APOPPafiako Stadium
DigenisMakario Stadium
Ethnikos AchnaDasaki Stadium
Enosis Neon ParalimniParalimni Stadium
THOITHOI Stadium
Nea SalaminaAmmochostos Stadium
OlympiakosGSP Stadium
OmoniaGSP Stadium