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2009–10 Cypriot First Division

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Cypriot First Division 2009–10 will be the 73rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It will start sometime in late August. The defending champions are APOEL.

Competition modus

Fourteen teams will participate in the competition. Eleven of them have also competed in the 2008–09 season while the remaining three teams were promoted from the Second Division.

Each team will play 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 will be relegated to the Second Division. The remaining twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each.

The teams ranked first through fourth will play out the champion and the participants for the European competitions. Teams ranked ninth through 12th will determine the third relegated club, while the remaining four teams will play a placement round. Every team plays twice against its group opponents. Regular season records are carried over without any modifications.

Team changes from 2008–09

Relegated to Second Division 2009–10:

Promoted from Second Division 2008–09:

Overview

Stadia and locations

Due to the ongoing Cypriot separation, several clubs originally located in the Northern part of the island play "in exile" in the Southern part. Further, not all home grounds fulfil the requirements for Cypriot top-level football. Thus, the map depicts the current home ground of each team and not its original location. Template:Location map start Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map marker Template:Location map end

Team Location Venue Capacity
AEL Limassol Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
AEP Paphos Paphos Pafiako Stadium 10,000
Anorthosis Larnaca Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 10,003
APEP Pitsilia Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
APOEL Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859
Apollon Limassol Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
APOP Kinyras Peyias Peyia Peyia Municipal Stadium 3,828
Aris Limassol Limassol Tsirion Stadium 13,331
Doxa Katokopia Nicosia Makario Stadium 16,000
Enosis Neon Paralimni Paralimni Tasos Markou Stadium 5,800
Ermis Aradippou Aradippou Dasaki Stadium 4,500
Ethnikos Achna Achna Dasaki Stadium 7,000
Nea Salamis Famagusta Larnaca Ammochostos Stadium 5,500
Omonia Nicosia GSP Stadium 22,859

Personnel and sponsoring

Club Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
AEL Limassol
AEP Paphos
Anorthosis
APEP Pitsilia
APOEL
Apollon Limassol
APOP Kinyras Peyias
Aris Limassol
Doxa Katokopia
Enosis Neon Paralimni
Ermis Aradippou
Ethnikos Achna
Nea Salamis Famagusta
Omonia

Managerial changes

The following list represents every head coach change for any team during the season (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010).

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Nea Salamina Cyprus Michalis Hadjipieris Mutual Consent April 24, 2008 Hungary Attila Supka April 24, 2008
Anorthosis FC Cyprus Michalis Pamboris Mutual Consent May 7, 2008 Germany Ernst Middendorp May 7, 2008
Aris Limassol Cyprus Akis Agiomamitis Sacked May 17, 2008 Cyprus Marios Constantinou May 17, 2008
AEL Limassol Romania Mihai Stoichiţă Sacked May 19, 2008 Israel Nir Klinger May 23, 2008
APEP Pitsilia Netherlands Willy Scheepers Mutual Consent May 26, 2008 Switzerland Marc Hodel May 26, 2008
AEP Paphos Israel Nir Klinger Mutual Consent May 23, 2008 Israel Eyal Lahman June 9, 2008
Enosis Neon Paralimni Cyprus Antonis Kleftis & Adamos Adamou Mutual Consent June 10, 2008 North Macedonia Čedomir Janevski June 10, 2008

See also

References

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