STOK Elite Division


The STOK Elite Division is the fourth tier and the last professional football league competition in Cyprus, run by the STOK Federation of the Cypriot levels.

History

The STOK Elite Division Championship was initiated by the Cyprus Football Association and by STOK in the 2015–16 football season as the fourth level of Cypriot football in order to replace the folded Cypriot Fourth Division.

Structure

Current format

Sixteen clubs are competing in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 games per team. The top four clubs are promoted to the Cypriot Third Division and the bottom four are relegated to Cypriot regional levels.

Teams

The sixteen teams participating in the 2019–20 season are:

Winners

The following teams have won the STOK Elite Division:
SeasonWinner
2015–16Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion
2016–17Onisilos Sotira
2017–18Kouris Erimis
2018–19Iraklis Gerolakkou

Performance by club

Number of participating, promoted and relegated teams per season

The number of the participated teams and the number of the teams that were promoted to the Cypriot Third Division and the teams that were relegated were changed many times over the years.

Participations per club

So far, 30 teams participated in the STOK Elite Division since 2015–16.

League or status at 2018–19:
2018–19 Cypriot Second Division
2018–19 Cypriot Third Division
2018–19 STOK Elite Division
No longer affiliated with CFA

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