2008–09 Cypriot First Division
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | APOEL 20th championship |
| Relegated | Alki AEK Atromitos |
| Champions League | APOEL |
| UEFA Europa League | Omonia Anorthosis APOP (via domestic cup) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The Cypriot First Division 2008–09 started on 30 August 2008. The defending champions were Anorthosis. APOEL won the championship three games before the end of the season.
This year, for the second time, the championship also featured a group stage. Teams were divided into 3 groups: 1st–4th, 5th–8th and 9th–12th. Points from the main part of the season still counted.
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Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Cypriot Second Division 2007–08:
- Champions: AE Paphos
- Runners-up: APEP
- 3rd placed team: Atromitos Yeroskipou
Teams relegated to Cypriot Second Division 2008–09:
Overview
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| AC Omonia |  Giorgos Savvidis[1]
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Resigned | March 4, 2008 |  Nedim Dudić[1]
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March 4, 2008 |
| Apollon Limassol |  Yossi Mizrahi
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Mutual consent | May 11, 2008 |  Svetozar Šapurić[2]
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May 23, 2008 |
| Ethnikos Achna | Svetozar Šapurić
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Mutual consent | May 23, 2008 |  Stéphane Demol [3]
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May 24, 2008 |
| Apollon Limassol | Svetozar Šapurić[4]
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Sacked | September 9, 2008 |  Thomas von Heesen[5]
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September 15, 2008 |
| AEK Larnaca | Nir Klinger[6]
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Sacked | October 27, 2008 |  Makis Katsavakis[7]
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October 28, 2009 |
| AEP Paphos | Savvas Constantinou[8]
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Resigned | November 3, 2008 | Nir Klinger
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November 5, 2008 |
| APOP Kinyras |  Eduard Eranosyan[9]
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Sacked | November 27, 2008 | Giorgos Polyviou
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November 27, 2008 |
| AEK Larnaca | Makis Katsavakis[10]
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Resigned | December 2, 2008 | Loizos Stefani
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December 2, 2008 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | Marios Constantinou
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Resigned | December 7, 2008 | Panikos Xiourouppas
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December 8, 2008 |
| Alki Larnaca | Christos Kassianos
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Resigned | December 17, 2008 | Panikos Xiourouppas
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January 7, 2009 |
| AEK Larnaca | Loizos Stefani
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Mutual consent | December 18, 2008 | Christos Kassianos
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December 18, 2008 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | Panikos Xiourouppas
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Mutual consent | December 29, 2008 | Eduard Eranosyan
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December 30, 2008 |
| AEK Larnaca | Christos Kassianos
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Resigned | January 15, 2009 | Savvas Constantinou
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January 15, 2009 |
| AEL Limassol | Andreas Michaelides
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Mutual consent | January 26, 2009 |  Mihai Stoichiţă
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January 27, 2009 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | Eduard Eranosyan
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Resigned | January 28, 2009 | Adamos Adamou & Antonis Kleftis
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January 29, 2009 |
| AC Omonia | Nedim Dudić
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Sacked | March 16, 2009 | Takis Lemonis
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March 17, 2009 |
| APEP Pitsilia | Tasos Kyriacou
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Sacked | April 5, 2009 |  Willy Scheepers
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April 5, 2009 |
| Anorthosis |  Temuri Ketsbaia
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Resigned | April 13, 2009 | Michalis Pamboris
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April 13, 2009 |
First round
League table
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Results
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Second round
Group A
Table
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Group B
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Group C
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Top scorers
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- 24 goals
- 22 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Peter Oforiquaye for AEL against Apollon, 2nd minute (30 August 2008)
- Fastest goal in a match: 47 seconds – Demetris Christofi for Omonia against Alki (29 December 2008)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+3 minutes
- Klodian Duro for Omonia against APOP Kinyras (14 December 2008)[11]
- Chrysis Michael for APOEL against AEL (22 March 2009)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+2 minutes
- Francisco Aguirre for Omonia against Atromitos (27 September 2008)[12]
- Nikos Frousos for Anorthosis against APOP Kinyras (31 October 2008)[13]
- Tinga for AEP against Alki (21 December 2008)[14]
- Widest winning margin:
- Most goals in a match: 9 goals – Apollon 6–3 Atromitos (8 February 2009)[17]
- Most goals in one half: 5 goals – APOEL 3–2 Doxa (31 August 2008)[18]
- First own goal of the season: Mahamadou Sidibè (Ethnikos Achna) for AEL, 50 minutes (2 November 2008)
- First hat trick of the season: Ioannis Okkas (Omonia) against AEK (6 December 2008)
- Fastest hat trick of the season: 14 minutes – Klodian Duro (Omonia) against APOP Kinyras (14 December 2008)
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Levan Maghradze for Apollon against AEL, 11th minute (30 August 2008)
- First red card of the season: Levan Maghradze for Apollon against AEL, 78th minute (30 August 2008)
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 9 – Apollon 1–3 AEL – 4 for Apollon (Levan Maghradze (2), Christos Marangos & Gastón Sangoy) and 5 for AEL (Panos Constantinou, Dušan Kerkez, Peter Oforiquaye, Laurent Fassotte & Silvio González) (30 August 2008)
- Most red cards in a single match: 3 – AEP 2–3 Omonia – 2 for AEP (Almir Tanjič & André Caldeira) and 1 for Omonia (Aleksandar Pantić)
- Card given at latest point in a game: Aleksandar Pantić (red) at 90+2' for Omonia against AEP (30 November 2008)
European competitions
UEFA Champions League 2008–09
- Anorthosis –
Pyunik Yerevan W (1–0, 2–0) 3–0 on aggregate
- Anorthosis –
Rapid Wien W (3–0, 1–3) 4–3 on aggregate
- Anorthosis – Olympiacos W (3–0, 0–1) 3–1 on aggregate
- Werder Bremen – Anorthosis D 0–0
- Anorthosis – Panathinaikos W 3–1
Internazionale – Anorthosis L 1–0- Anorthosis – Internazionale D 3–3
- Anorthosis – Werder Bremen D 2–2
- Panathinaikos – Anorthosis L 1–0
UEFA Cup 2008–09
FK Pelister – APOEL W (0–0, 0–1) 0–1 on aggregate- Omonia – Milano W (2–0, 2–1) 4–1 on aggregate
- APOEL – Red Star Belgrade W (2–2, 3–3) 5–5 on aggregate, APOEL won on away goals
- AEK Athens – Omonia W (0–1, 2–2) 2–3 on aggregate
- Omonia –
Manchester City L (1–2, 1–2) 2–4 on aggregate - APOEL – Schalke 04 L (1–4, 1–1) 2–5 on aggregate
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
Besa Kavajë – Ethnikos Achna L (0–0, 1–1), 1–1 on aggregate, Besa Kavajë won on away goals
See also
References
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