2009–10 Cypriot First Division


The 2009–10 Cypriot First Division was the 71st season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It started on 29 August 2009. APOEL were the defending champions.
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Competition modus

Fourteen teams will participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the Cypriot First Division|2008–09 season] while the remaining three teams were promoted from the Second Division.
Each team will play against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records will be relegated to the Second Division. The remaining twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each.
The teams ranked first through fourth will play out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th will determine the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams will play a placement round. Every team plays twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.

Team changes from 2009–10

Relegated to Second Division 2009–10:
Promoted from Second Division 2009–10:

Overview

Stadiums and Locations

Due to the ongoing Cypriot separation, several clubs originally located in the Turkish occupied part of the island play in the unoccupied part. Further, not all home grounds fulfil the requirements for Cypriot top-level football. Thus, the map depicts the current home ground of each team and not its original location.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
AEL LimassolLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
AEP PaphosPaphosPafiako Stadium10,000
AnorthosisLarnacaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,003
APEP PitsiliaLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
APOELNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
Apollon LimassolLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
APOP Kinyras PeyiasPeyiaPeyia Municipal Stadium3,828
Aris LimassolLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
Doxa KatokopiaNicosiaMakario Stadium16,000
Enosis Neon ParalimniParalimniTasos Markou Stadium5,800
Ermis AradippouAchnaDasaki Stadium7,000
Ethnikos AchnaAchnaDasaki Stadium7,000
Nea Salamis FamagustaLarnacaAmmochostos Stadium5,500
OmoniaNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859

Managerial changes

The following list represents every head coach change for any team during the season.
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Nea SalaminaDts|2009|4|24

First round

League table


Second round

Group A

Table


Group B

Table


Group C

Table


Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 8 May 2010; Source:
RankPlayerClubGoals
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