Cypriot Second Division
| Country | Cyprus |
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| Founded | 1934 (Unofficial) 1953 (Official) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Cypriot First Division |
| Relegation to | Cypriot Third Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Cypriot Cup |
| Current champions |
Alki Oroklini (1st title) (2016–17) |
| Most championships |
APOP (6 titles) Evagoras (6 titles) |
| Website | http://www.cfa.com.cy/ |
 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division
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The Cypriot Second Division (Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας) is the second highest football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administrated by the Cyprus Football Association, is contested by 14 teams, with the top three teams promoted to the Cypriot First Division and the last three teams relegated to the Cypriot Third Division.
The Cypriot Second Division started unofficially the 1934–35 football season as the second level of the Cypriot football (Cyprus Football Association founded in 1934). The competition consisted of teams that didn't participate in Cypriot First Division and the reserve teams of the Cypriot First Division clubs. In the reserve teams were allowed to participate only players that had no more than three caps with their team in First Division. The reserve teams managed to win all the titles of the unofficial period.
The first official second division championship was held in the 1953–54 season, after the unification of Cypriot Football, without the presence of the reserve teams. From that season, the reserve teams were participate in the new Reserve Teams Championship.
Almost every team that participated and still participate in the Cypriot First Division had also participated in the Second Division, with only exceptions to be APOEL and Omonia. Pezoporikos Larnaca and Trust were also two teams that never played to Second Division but both do not exist anymore. Çetinkaya Türk also never participated in Second Division but the team withdrew from CFA in 1954. Many teams with multiple participations in the Cypriot First Division had also played in the Second Division, like AEL Limassol, Nea Salamis Famagusta, Apollon Limassol, Olympiakos Nicosia, AEK Larnaca, Enosis Neon Paralimni and EPA Larnaca.
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