2016–17 Cypriot First Division
The 2016–17 Cypriot First Division was the 78th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 7 July 2016. APOEL were the defending champions.
APOEL were crowned champions for the 26th time and a fifth time in a row, securing the title after beating title arch-rivals Omonia 3–1 at the GSP Stadium on 13 May 2017.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2015–16 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Pafos FC, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.The relegated teams were replaced by 2015–16 Second Division champions Karmiotissa, runners-up AEZ Zakakiou and third-placed team Anagennisi Deryneia.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AEK | Larnaca | AEK Arena | 7,400 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| AEZ | Zakaki, Limassol | Pafiako Stadium | 9,394 |
| Anagennisi | Deryneia, Famagusta | Tasos Markou Stadium | 5,800 |
| 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 |
| Doxa | Peristerona, Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Ermis | Aradippou, Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| Ethnikos | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Karmiotissa | Pano Polemidia, Limassol | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| Nea Salamina | Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
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.| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AEK |  Imanol Idiakez | David Català | Puma | A.J.K. |
| AEL |  Bruno Baltazar |  Marios Nicolaou | Nike | Kepaky |
| AEZ | Demetris Demetriou | Andreas Mammides | Luanvi | CRI Group |
| Anagennisi | Zouvanis Zouvani | Giorgos Giannakou | Eldera | Kymco |
| Anorthosis |  Ronny Levy |  João Victor | Macron | Olympia |
| APOEL | Thomas Christiansen | Nektarios Alexandrou | Nike | Pari-Match |
| Apollon | Sofronis Avgousti | Giorgos Vasiliou | Puma | Carabao |
| Aris | Nikolas Martides | Christos Theophilou | Nike | Europcar |
| Doxa | Loukas Hadjiloukas | Edmar | Joma | Murphy's |
| Ermis | Carlos Corberán |  Cristian Sîrghi | Legea | Mybet |
| Ethnikos |  Valdas Ivanauskas | Christos Poyiatzis | Legea | — |
| Karmiotissa | Liasos Louka |  Giannis Taralidis | GEMS | MoneySafe |
| Nea Salamina | Toni Conceição | Giannis Skopelitis | GEMS | Vitex |
| Omonia | Ioakim Ioakim | Renato Margaça | Puma | Gree |
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.Championship round
Table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.Relegation round
Table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Matt Derbyshire | Omonia | 24 |
| 2 | Pieros Sotiriou | APOEL | 21 |
| 3 |  Nika Kacharava | Ethnikos | 16 |
| 4 |  Emilio Zelaya | Ethnikos | 15 |
| 5 |  Ivan Tričkovski | AEK | 14 |
| 5 | Fotios Papoulis | Apollon | 14 |
| 7 | Rogério Martins | Aris | 13 |
| 7 |  Edward Mashinya | Ermis | 13 |
| 9 | André Alves | Anorthosis / AEK | 12 |
| 9 | Alex da Silva | Apollon | 12 |
| 11 | Mikel Arruabarrena | AEL | 11 |
| 11 |  Nassir Maachi | Nea Salamina | 11 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Alex da Silva | Apollon | 11 |
| 2 | João Pedro | Apollon | 10 |
| 2 | Eduardo Pincelli | Ethnikos | 10 |
| 2 | Demetris Christofi | Omonia | 10 |
| 5 | Efstathios Aloneftis | APOEL | 9 |
| 5 | Tiago Gomes | Doxa | 9 |
| 7 | Tete | AEK | 8 |
| 7 | Vander Vieira | APOEL | 8 |
| 7 | Renato Margaça | Omonia | 8 |
| 10 | Ferran Corominas | Doxa | 7 |
| 10 | Cleyton | Omonia | 7 |
Hat-tricks
- 4 Player scored 4 goals.
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire against Ermis
- Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 48 seconds – Ivan Tričkovski against Ermis
- Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 58 seconds – Fotios Papoulis against AEL
- First scored penalty kick of the season: 1 minutes and 6 seconds – Matt Derbyshire against Ermis
- First own goal of the season: 51 minutes and 44 seconds – Albert Serrán for AEK
- Most goals scored in a match by one player: 4 goals
- * Nassir Maachi against AEZ
- * Nika Kacharava against Karmiotissa
- Most scored goals in a single fixture – 30 goals
- *Fixture 24 results: Aris 4–0 Anagennisi, Nea Salamina 1–3 Doxa, AEZ 0–4 Ermis, AEK 4–2 Omonia, Apollon 3–0 Karmiotissa, Anorthosis 4–2 Ethnikos, APOEL 3–0 AEL.
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- *Ethnikos 5–3 Anagennisi
- *Karmiotissa 5–3 Ethnikos
- Largest winning margin: 7 goals
- *APOEL 7–0 AEZ
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
- *APOEL 7–0 AEZ
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
- *Ethnikos 5–3 Anagennisi
- *Karmiotissa 5–3 Ethnikos
- *Anorthosis 4–3 Omonia
- *Ermis 3–4 Ethnikos
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: 42 minutes – Bruno Nascimento for Omonia against Ermis
- First red card of the season: 88 minutes – Dimitris Froxylias for Nea Salamina against Apollon
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 11
- * APOEL 1–1 Anorthosis – 4 for APOEL and 7 for Anorthosis
- * Apollon 1–1 Anorthosis – 5 for Apollon and 6 for Anorthosis
- Most red cards in a single match: 2
- * Apollon 3–2 AEK – 1 for Apollon and 1 for AEK
- * AEK 1–0 Anorthosis – 2 for Anorthosis
- * AEK 1–1 AEL – 1 for AEK and 1 for AEL