1978–79 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1978–79
	← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Cypriot First Division was the 40th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and AC Omonia won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	AC Omonia (C)	30	18	9	3	66	17	+49	45	Qualification for European Cup first round
2	APOEL F.C.	30	20	4	6	54	18	+36	44	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
3	Alki Larnaca FC	30	12	9	9	41	39	+2	33	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4	Aris Limassol F.C.	30	12	8	10	36	34	+2	32
5	Anorthosis Famagusta FC	30	10	11	9	26	21	+5	31
6	Pezoporikos Larnaca	30	9	12	9	32	24	+8	30
7	Apollon Limassol	30	10	10	10	25	28	−3	30
8	EN Paralimni	30	9	10	11	37	30	+7	28
9	AEL Limassol	30	6	16	8	24	28	−4	28
10	EPA Larnaca FC	30	9	9	12	32	35	−3	27
11	Omonia Aradippou	30	6	15	9	26	37	−11	27
12	Evagoras Paphos	30	8	11	11	26	35	−9	27
13	Olympiakos Nicosia	30	10	7	13	26	40	−14	27
14	APOP Paphos	30	8	11	11	34	49	−15	27
15	Nea Salamis FC (R)	30	10	6	14	42	48	−6	26	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
16	Digenis Akritas Morphou (R)	30	4	10	16	21	71	−50	18	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	AEL	ALK	ANR	APL	APN	APP	ARS	DGN	ENP	EPA	EVA	NSL	OLY	OMA	OMN	POL
AEL		0–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	0–0	2–1	2–2
Alki	2–1		0–0	2–1	2–2	6–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–6	0–1
Anorthosis	2–0	0–0		1–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	4–0	1–0	0–3	2–0	3–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1
APOEL	1–0	2–1	1–0		4–1	6–2	1–0	9–0	1–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–0	0–0	1–0
Apollon	3–2	1–0	2–0	0–2		0–0	2–0	0–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0
APOP	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–2	1–1		3–1	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	3–2	1–0	2–2	0–1	1–0
Aris	0–2	0–2	0–1	3–1	1–0	3–1		2–2	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	3–2
Digenis	0–0	0–2	0–3	1–0	1–3	1–3	1–2		1–0	0–0	0–2	1–5	1–2	1–3	0–4	0–0
ENP	1–1	3–0	2–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	3–2	4–0		1–0	2–0	7–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–2
EPA	0–0	1–2	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–1	2–2	0–1	2–0		3–2	1–2	2–0	0–0	1–2	0–0
Evagoras	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	1–0		0–0	1–0	2–2	2–0	0–0
Nea Salamis	0–2	3–4	2–0	0–3	2–1	3–1	2–3	2–2	3–2	1–1	0–1		0–2	3–2	0–1	0–1
Olympiakos	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–0		2–0	1–1	2–1
Omonia Ar.	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	4–0	4–0	0–0	2–1		0–2	0–1
Omonia	3–0	2–1	0–0	1–1	2–0	6–1	0–0	7–1	0–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	7–0		4–0
Pezoporikos	1–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	6–0	0–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	6–0	0–0	0–1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

Cyprus - List of final tables (RSSSF)

v t e Cypriot First Division
2023–24 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol AEZ Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Doxa Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Othellos Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Katokopia Stadium Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis ENP EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e 1978–79 in Cypriot football
« 1977–78 1979–80 »
Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

v t e 1978–79 in European football (UEFA)
« 1977–78 1979–80 »
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '78 '79 England Faroe Islands '78 '79 Finland '78 '79 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '78 '79 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '78 '79 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '78 '79 Spain Sweden '78 '79 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '78 '79 Finland '78 '79 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '78 '79 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '78 '79 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '77–'78 '79–'80