2011–12 Cypriot First Division


The 2011–12 Cypriot First Division was the 73rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. APOEL were the defending champions. AEL Limassol won the championship one matchweek before the end of the season.
The league comprise eleven teams from the 2010–11 season and three promoted teams from the 2010–11 Second Division.

Teams

and APOP Kinyras were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2010–11 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by AEP Paphos, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2010–11 Second Division champions Aris Limassol, runners-up Nea Salamis Famagusta and third-placed team Anagennisi Dherynia.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AEKLarnacaNeo GSZ Stadium13,032
AELLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
AlkiLarnacaNeo GSZ Stadium13,032
Anagennisi DheryniaDheryniaTasos Marcou Stadium5,800
AnorthosisLarnacaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,230
APOELNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
ApollonLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
ArisLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
EnosisParalimniTasos Marcou Stadium5,800
ErmisAradippou, LarnacaAmmochostos Stadium5,500
Ethnikos AchnaAchna, FamagustaDasaki Stadium7,000
Nea SalamisLarnacaAmmochostos Stadium5,500
OlympiakosNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
OmoniaNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859

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.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AEK Leon Vlemmings Gregoor van DijkPumaCytaVision
AEL Charalambos Christodoulou Marios NicolaouPumaCytaVision
Alki Radmilo Ivančević Siniša DobrašinovićLegea
Anagennisi Adamos Adamou Giorgos GiannakouLegeaMetLife Alico
Anorthosis Ronny Levy Ioannis OkkasPumaCytaMobile Vodafone
APOEL Ivan Jovanović Marinos SatsiasPumaMTN
Apollon Hagen Reeck Giorgos MerkisLottoBetfair
Aris Demetris Ioannou Giorgos VasiliouPumaCytanet
Enosis Marios Karas Chrysis MichaelPumaCYTA
Ermis Nikos Andronikou Andreas PapathanasiouLegeaCYTA
Ethnikos Nicos Papadopoulos Christos PoyiatzisLegeaCYTA
Nea Salamina Stephen Constantine Prodromos Therapontos:fr:Givova|GivovaCytaMobile Vodafone
Olympiakos Nikodimos Papavasiliou Nikolas NicolaouGivovaCYTA
Omonia Neophytos Larkou Constantinos MakridesAdidasCytaMobile Vodafone

Managerial changes

First round

Second round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source: ''
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 FreddyOmonia17
2 Esteban SolariAPOEL10
3 Arnal LlibertAlki9
3 Patrick VouhoAEL9
5 Gonzalo GarcíaAEK8
5 Chris DicksonNea Salamina/AEL8
7 Miljan MrdakovićAEK7
7 Constantinos CharalambidesAPOEL7
7 GelsonAris7
10 Mustapha BanguraApollon6
10 Georgios EfremOmonia6
10 Christos ChatzipantelidisNea Salamina6
10 Jan RezekAnorthosis6
10 Hristijan KirovskiApollon6
10 Emmanuel KenmogneOlympiakos6

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