2015–16 Cypriot First Division
The 2015–16 Cypriot First Division was the 77th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 15 May 2016. APOEL were the defending champions.
The league expanded from 12 to 14 teams this season, comprised eleven teams from the 2014–15 season and three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Second Division. APOEL were crowned champions for the 25th time and a fourth time in a row, securing the title after beating title rivals AEK Larnaca 2–0 at home on 28 April 2016.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
was relegated at the end of the second-phase of the 2014–15 season after finishing in the last place of the relegation group table.The relegated team was replaced by 2014–15 Second Division champions Enosis Neon Paralimni, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Aris Limassol.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AEK | Larnaca | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Anorthosis | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Aris | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Ayia Napa | Ayia Napa | Tasos Markou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Doxa | Peristerona | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Enosis | Paralimni | Tasos Markou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ermis | Aradippou | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Ethnikos | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamina | Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Pafos | Paphos | Pafiako Stadium | 9,394 |
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.| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AEK |  Demetris Demetriou |  David Català | Puma | CytaVision |
| AEL | Pambos Christodoulou |  Marco Airosa | Nike | CytaVision |
| Anorthosis | Neophytos Larkou | Christos Marangos | Macron | CytaMobile-Vodafone |
| APOEL |  Georgios Kostis | Constantinos Charalambides | Puma | Mora Thavmata |
| Apollon |  Pedro Emanuel | Giorgos Vasiliou | Puma | Cyta |
| Aris | Kostas Kaiafas | Christos Charalabous | Legea | Cytanet |
| Ayia Napa | Panikos Protopapas |  Michael Felgate | Eldera | Cyta |
| Doxa | Loukas Hadjiloukas |  Edmar | Joma | Cytanet |
| Enosis |  Ronny Van Geneugden |  Kostadin Bashov | Nike | Cyta |
| Ermis | Nicos Panayiotou |  Paulo Pina | Legea | Cyta |
| Ethnikos |  Danilo Dončić | Christos Poyiatzis | Nike | Cyta |
| Nea Salamina | Giorgos Lagkaditis | Giannis Skopelitis | GEMS | CytaMobile-Vodafone |
| Omonia |  Vladan Milojević | Nuno Assis | Nike | CytaMobile-Vodafone |
| Pafos | Apostolos Makrides | Giorgos Sielis | Pafos FC | Cyta |
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
Championship round
Table
Results
Relegation round
Table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Fernando Cavenaghi | APOEL | 19 |
| 1 | André Alves | AEK | 19 |
| 1 | Dimitar Makriev | Nea Salamina | 19 |
| 4 |  Dino Ndlovu | Anorthosis | 17 |
| 5 | Tomás De Vincenti | APOEL | 15 |
| 5 |  Cillian Sheridan | Omonia | 15 |
| 5 |  André Schembri | Omonia | 15 |
| 8 |  Alhassane Keita | Ermis | 13 |
| 9 | Georgios Efrem | APOEL | 11 |
| 9 |  Nassir Maachi | Pafos | 11 |
Hat-tricks
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 2 minutes and 40 seconds – Koullis Pavlou against Omonia
- Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 34 seconds – Nikos Englezou against Enosis
- Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 20 seconds – Joël Damahou against Nea Salamina
- First scored penalty kick of the season: 93 minutes and 38 seconds – Cillian Sheridan against Nea Salamina
- First own goal of the season: 73 minutes and 8 seconds – Aritz López Garai for Ethnikos
- Most goals scored in a match by one player: 3 goals
- * Dino Ndlovu against Nea Salamina
- * Fernando Cavenaghi against AEL
- * Anton Maglica against Pafos
- Most scored goals in a single fixture – 30 goals
- *Fixture 8 results: Ayia Napa 0–3 Apollon, Omonia 6–0 Pafos, Anorthosis 4–0 Ermis, Ethnikos 0–2 AEK, Doxa 2–1 Enosis, AEL 1–2 Aris, Nea Salamina 0–9 APOEL.
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals
- *Nea Salamina 0–9 APOEL
- Largest winning margin: 9 goals
- *Nea Salamina 0–9 APOEL
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 9 goals
- *Nea Salamina 0–9 APOEL
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
- *Omonia 5–3 Nea Salamina
- *Aris 4–3 Doxa
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: 6 minutes – Ivan Ćurjurić for Nea Salamina against Omonia
- First red card of the season: 70 minutes – Levan Khmaladze for Pafos against AEK
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 12
- * AEK 1–2 Nea Salamina – 5 for AEK, Albert Serrán and 7 for Nea Salamina
- * Omonia 0–2 APOEL – 6 for Omonia and 6 for APOEL
- Most red cards in a single match: 3
- * AEK 1–2 Nea Salamina – 2 for AEK and 1 for Nea Salamina