2017–18 Cypriot First Division
The 2017–18 Cypriot First Division was the 79th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 19 August 2017 and is ended on 13 May 2018.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
and AEZ Zakakiou were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2016–17 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Karmiotissa, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 Second Division champions Alki Oroklini, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Olympiakos Nicosia.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AEK | Larnaca | AEK Arena | 7,400 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Alki | Oroklini, Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Anorthosis | Famagusta | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Aris | Limassol | Tsirio Stadium | 13,331 |
| Doxa | Katokopia, Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Ermis | Aradippou, Larnaca | GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| Ethnikos | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamina | Famagusta | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Olympiakos | Nicosia | Makario Stadium | 16,000 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Pafos | Paphos | Stelios Kyriakides 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 Larnaca |  Imanol Idiakez | David Català | Puma | A.J.K. |
| AEL |  Dušan Kerkez |  Marios Nicolaou | Nike | Kepaky |
| Alki | Savvas Damianou | Nicolas Manoli | Joma | Alexander College |
| Anorthosis |  Ronny Levy |  João Victor | Nike | – |
| APOEL |  Bruno Baltazar | Nektarios Alexandrou | Nike | Pari-Match |
| Apollon | Sofronis Avgousti | Giorgos Vasiliou | Puma | Carabao |
| Aris | Nicos Panayiotou |  Markos Maragoudakis | Nike | Europcar |
| Doxa | Loukas Hadjiloukas | Manuel Redondo | Nike | Victory Ammunition |
| Ermis Aradippou | Kostas Kaiafas |  Yaroslav Martynyuk | Nike | Cablenet |
| Ethnikos | Panayiotis Engomitis | Christos Poyiatzis | Legea | OPAP Cyprus |
| Nea Salamina | Savvas Poursaitidis |  Dimitar Makriev | GEMS | Vitex |
| Olympiakos Nicosia |  Vesko Mihajlović | Kyriacos Polykarpou | Nike | Moon Cocktail Bar |
| Omonia |  :da:Jesper Fredberg|Jesper Fredberg | Demetris Christofi | Puma | DIMCO |
| Pafos FC |  Steven Pressley | Charalambos Demosthenous | Jako | Korantina Homes |
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.| Qualification to Championship round | |
| Qualification to Relegation round | |
| Relegation to 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division |
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Team \ Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| APOEL | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apollon | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Anorthosis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| AEK | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| AEL | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Omonia | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Doxa | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ermis | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Pafos | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Nea Salamina | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Alki | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Olympiakos | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Aris | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Ethnikos | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Championship round
Championship round table
Results
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.| Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| Team \ Round | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Team \ Round | ||||||||||
| APOEL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apollon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Anorthosis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| AEK | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| AEL | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Omonia | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Relegation round
Relegation round table
Results
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.| Relegation to 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division |
| Team \ Round | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Team \ Round | ||||||||||
| Nea Salamina | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Ermis | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Doxa | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Pafos | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Alki | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Olympiakos | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Matt Derbyshire | Omonia | 23 |
| 2 |  Florian Taulemesse | AEK Larnaca | 22 |
| 3 | Fabrício | Alki | 20 |
| 4 |  Berat Sadik | Doxa | 18 |
| 5 |  Emilio Zelaya | Apollon | 17 |
| 6 |  Anton Maglica | Apollon | 16 |
| 7 |  Igor de Camargo | APOEL | 15 |
| 7 | Fotios Papoulis | Apollon | 15 |
| 9 |  Ivan Tričkovski | AEK Larnaca | 11 |
| 9 | Acorán | AEK Larnaca | 11 |
| 9 |  Mickaël Poté | APOEL | 11 |
| 9 |  Michal Ďuriš | Anorthosis | 11 |
Hat-tricks
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 73 minutes and 36 seconds – Chafik Tigroudja against Ethnikos
- Fastest goal of the season: 0 minutes and 13 seconds – Mickaël Poté against Anorthosis
- Latest goal of the season: 97 minutes and 20 seconds – Emilio Zelaya against Ermis
- First scored penalty kick of the season: 81 minutes and 27 seconds – Tiago Gomes against Ermis
- First own goal of the season: 86 minutes and 25 seconds – Kiriakos Stratilatis for Anorthosis
- Most goals scored in a match by one player: 3 goals
- *9 players
- Most scored goals in a single fixture – 28 goals
- *Fixture 22 results: Olympiakos 1–2 AEL, Alki 3–4 Ermis, Omonia 5–1 Nea Salamina, Apollon 1–2 APOEL, Ethnikos 0–4 Aris, Pafos 0–1 Anorthosis, AEK 4–0 Doxa.
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- *Doxa 0–8 APOEL
- *APOEL 7–1 Ethnikos
- Largest winning margin: 8 goals
- *Doxa 0–8 APOEL
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
- *Doxa 0–8 APOEL
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals
- *Alki 3–4 Ermis
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: 26 minutes – Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi for Alki against Ethnikos
- First red card of the season: 81 minutes – Evariste Ngolok for Aris against Anorthosis
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 10
- * APOEL 2–1 AEL – 3 for APOEL and 7 for AEL
- * Alki 3–3 Aris – 6 for Alki and 4 for Aris
- * AEK 1–1 Apollon – 5 for AEK and 5 for Apollon
- * Omonia 5–1 Nea Salamina – 3 for Omonia and 7 for Nea Salamina
- * APOEL FC 2–1 Omonia – 3 for APOEL and 7 for Omonia
- * Apollon 5–1 AEL – 4 for Apollon and 6 for AEL
- Most red cards in a single match: 2
- * Pafos 0–1 AEL – 1 for Pafos and 1 for AEL