2008–09 Cypriot First Division
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
APOEL 20th title |
| Relegated |
Alki AEK Atromitos |
| Champions League | APOEL |
| UEFA Europa League |
Omonia Anorthosis APOP Kinyras |
| Matches played | 218 |
| Goals scored | 612 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Serjão (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Omonia 7–1 Enosis Apollon 7–1 Alki |
| Biggest away win |
Atromitos 1–6 Anorthosis Atromitos 0–5 Omonia |
| Highest scoring | Atromitos 3–6 Apollon |
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The Cypriot First Division 2008–09 was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on Cyprus. It started on 30 August 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009. The defending champions were Anorthosis.
APOEL won the championship three matchweeks before the end of the season.
This year, for the second time, the championship also featured a group stage play-off system. Teams were divided into 3 groups: 1st–4th, 5th–8th and 9th–12th. Points from the main part of the season still counted.
Fourteen teams participated in the 2008–09 Cypriot First Division. Each team played against every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 matches. After these matches, the two teams with the worst records were relegated to the 2009–10 Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams were divided into three groups: 1st-4th, 5th-8th and 9th-12th.
The teams ranked first through fourth played out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th determined the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams played a placement round. Every team played twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up and the third team in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Teams promoted from 2007-08 Cypriot Second Division:
Teams relegated to 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division :
Source: cfa.com.cy (Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Teams qualified for Group A played out one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and two spots in the UEFA Europa League, one in the second and one in the first qualifying round.
A spot in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League was awarded to the winners of the Cypriot Cup 2008–09.
Teams qualified for Group C played out one additional relegation spot.
Points gained in the First round were taken over into the Second round groups.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
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