| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AEL (1st title) |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 452 (2.48 per match) |
| ← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
The 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. AEL won their 1st title.
Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 1997–98 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1997–98 Cypriot Third Division.
Changes from previous season
Teams promoted to 1996–97 Cypriot First Division
Teams relegated from 1995–96 Cypriot First Division
Teams promoted from 1995–96 Cypriot Third Division
Teams relegated to 1996–97 Cypriot Third Division
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEL Limassol (C, P) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 13 | +46 | 65 | Promoted to Cypriot First Division |
| 2 | Evagoras Paphos (P) | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 46 | |
| 3 | Ethnikos Assia (P) | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | Chalkanoras Idaliou | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 36 | |
| 6 | Doxa Katokopias | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Onisilos Sotira | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Digenis Akritas Morphou | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 34 | |
| 10 | PAEEK FC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 34 | |
| 11 | Akritas Chlorakas | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 12 | Achyronas Liopetriou (R) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | Relegated to Cypriot Third Division |
| 13 | AEZ Zakakiou (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 25 | |
| 14 | AEK Kakopetrias (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | AEZ | AEK | AEL | AKR | ACH | DGN | DOX | ETH | ERM | EYR | OMN | ONS | PAK | CHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEZ Zakakiou | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| AEK Kakopetrias | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Akritas | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Achyronas | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Digenis | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Doxa | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ethnikos | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Ermis | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Evagoras | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Omonia | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Onisilos | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| PAEEK FC | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Chalkanoras | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
Sources
- "1996/97 Cypriot Second Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
| 1996–97 in Cypriot football | |
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| « 1995–96 1997–98 » | |
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