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Football league season
Cypriot Third Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsAEZ
(2nd title)
PromotedAEZ
AEK/Achilleas
Anagennisi G.
RelegatedAEK Kak.
Kinyras
THOI
Matches played182
Goals scored569 (3.13 per match)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Cypriot Third Division was the 27th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. AEZ Zakakiou won their 2nd title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1997–98 Cypriot Third 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 the 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division.

Point system

Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division

Teams relegated from 1996–97 Cypriot Second Division

Teams promoted from 1996–97 Cypriot Fourth Division

Teams relegated to 1997–98 Cypriot Fourth Division

  1. ^ Before the start of the season, Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta and AEK Katholiki were merged forming AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta, which took the place of Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta in the league.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AEZ Zakakiou (C, P) 26 16 7 3 50 17 +33 55 Promoted to Cypriot Second Division
2 AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta (P) 26 15 7 4 64 27 +37 52
3 Anagennisi Germasogeias (P) 26 15 7 4 55 26 +29 52
4 Ayia Napa 26 15 6 5 57 25 +32 51
5 Othellos Athienou 26 9 9 8 43 38 +5 36
6 Achyronas Liopetriou 26 10 5 11 42 46 −4 35
7 APEP Pelendriou 26 10 5 11 41 48 −7 35
8 Elia Lythrodonta 26 7 10 9 36 40 −4 31
9 Adonis Idaliou 26 6 12 8 45 49 −4 30
10 Enosis Kokkinotrimithia 26 7 9 10 28 39 −11 30
11 Ethnikos Latsion FC 26 7 8 11 34 54 −20 29
12 AEK Kakopetrias (R) 26 7 5 14 28 48 −20 26 Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division
13 Kinyras Empas (R) 26 6 6 14 29 50 −21 24
14 THOI Lakatamia (R) 26 3 2 21 17 62 −45 11
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ANP ADN AEZ AEK AAC ANG APP ACR ETL ELL ENS THL KNR OTL
Ayia Napa 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 5–0 2–1 5–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 6–0 0–1
Adonis 2–2 2–5 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–3 0–1 4–2 2–2 3–2 0–0 3–4
AEZ 2–1 4–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
AEK 0–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 0–0 8–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0
AEK/Achilleas 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 5–0 7–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1
Anagennisi 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 4–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 5–2 1–1
APEP 2–4 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 6–0 4–1 2–5
Achyronas 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–5 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–3
Ethnikos 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–7 0–1 1–6 3–3 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–1
Elia 2–4 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2
Enosis 0–4 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
THOI 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1
Kinyras 0–3 1–4 1–2 6–0 3–4 0–4 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 4–3
Othellos 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 4–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

Sources

Cypriot Third Division
2023–24 clubs
Associated competitions
Seasons
1997–98 in Cypriot football
« 1996–97 1998–99 »
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
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