2007–08 Cypriot First Division
The 2007-08 Cypriot First Division started on 1 September 2007. The defending champions were APOEL.
This year, for the first time, the championship featured a group stage play-off system. Teams were divided into 3 groups; 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th. Points were carried over from the first round.
Anorthosis won the championship three games before the end of the season, without losing a single match.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2007–08 Cypriot First Division. Each team played 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 were relegated to the 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams were divided into three groups: 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th.The teams ranked first through fourth played out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th determined the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams played a placement round. Every team played twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2008 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.Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
, Ayia Napa and AEP Paphos were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table.The relegated teams were replaced by 2006–07 Second Division champions APOP Kinyras, runners-up Alki Larnaca and third-placed team Doxa Katokopias.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium |
| AEK | GSZ Stadium |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Alki | Ammochostos Stadium |
| APOP Kinyras | Pafiako Stadium |
| Anorthosis | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium |
| APOEL | GSP Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| Aris | Tsirion Stadium |
| Doxa | Makario Stadium |
| Ethnikos | Dasaki Stadium |
| Enosis | Paralimni Stadium |
| Nea Salamina | Ammochostos Stadium |
| Olympiakos | GSP Stadium |
| Omonia | GSP Stadium |
First round
League table
Results
Second round
The first 12 teams were divided into 3 groups. Points were carried over from the first round.Group A
Table
Results
Group B
Table
Results
Group C
Table
Results
Top scorers
Last Update: 11 May 2008Source: