2013–14 Cypriot First Division


The 2013–14 Cypriot First Division was the 75th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 31 August 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014. APOEL were the defending champions.
The league comprised eleven teams from the 2012–13 season and three promoted teams from the 2012–13 Second Division.
The 17 May 2014 title deciding match between AEL Limassol and APOEL was abandoned after 52 minutes, when a bomb thrown by AEL fans, hit and injured APOEL's player Kaká. The match was replayed behind closed doors at a neutral stadium on 31 May 2014 and APOEL achieved to win their second consecutive league title after beating AEL Limassol by 1–0. However, on 6 June 2014, the Cyprus Football Association’s disciplinary committee – acting as an appeals board – unanimously cancelled on the CFA council’s decision to repeat the 17 May championship final, awarding the match to APOEL with a 0–3 score.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2012–13 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Olympiakos Nicosia, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 Second Division champions Aris Limassol, runners-up AEK Kouklia and third-placed team Ermis Aradippou.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AEK KoukliaKouklia, PaphosPafiako Stadium9,394
AEK LarnacaLarnacaGSZ Stadium13,032
AELLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
AlkiLarnacaGSZ Stadium13,032
AnorthosisLarnacaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium10,230
APOELNicosiaGSP Stadium22,859
ApollonLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
ArisLimassolTsirion Stadium13,331
DoxaPeristeronaMakario Stadium16,000
EnosisParalimniTasos Markou Stadium5,800
ErmisAradippouAmmochostos Stadium5,500
EthnikosAchna, FamagustaDasaki Stadium7,000
Nea SalaminaLarnacaAmmochostos Stadium5,500
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 Kouklia Stavros Fitides Alexandros GarpozisKappaChristakis Petrakidis & Sons
AEK Larnaca Floros Nicolaou Giannis SkopelitisUmbroCytaVision
AEL Ivaylo Petev Marios NicolaouNikeCytaVision
Alki Vesko Mihajlović Demetris StylianouGEMS—
Anorthosis Nikos Kostenoglou Christos MarangosPumaCytaMobile-Vodafone
APOEL Giorgos Donis Marinos SatsiasPumaMTN
Apollon Christakis Christoforou Giorgos MerkisMacronCYTA
Aris Ton Caanen Dušan KerkezKappaCytanet
Doxa Demetris Ioannou Abel PereiraKappaCytanet
Enosis Nikos Andronikou Giorgos KolanisUmbroCYTA
Ermis Nicos Panayiotou Andreas PapathanasiouLegeaCYTA
Ethnikos Apostolos Makrides Christos PoyiatzisUhlsportCYTA
Nea Salamina Neophytos Larkou Giorgos PanagiTempo SportCytaMobile-Vodafone
Omonia Kostas Kaiafas Georgios EfremNikeCytaMobile-Vodafone

Managerial changes

First phase

League table

Results

Second phase

Championship group

Table

Results

Relegation group

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Gastón SangoyApollon18
1 Marco TagbajumiErmis18
1 Jorge MonteiroAEL18
4 André SchembriOmonia17
5 ThuramAris15
5 Roberto ColauttiAnorthosis15
7 Gustavo ManducaAPOEL13
7 Orlando SáAEL13
9 Tomás De VincentiAPOEL12
9 Chidi OnyemahEthnikos12
9 Fotios PapoulisApollon12
9 Koullis PavlouAEK Larnaca12

Hat-tricks