1999–2000 Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division
Season	1999–2000
Champions	Anorthosis; (11th title)
Relegated	Ethnikos Assia; Anagennisi; Alki
Champions League	Anorthosis (2nd qualifying round)
UEFA Cup	Omonia (qualifying round); APOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup)
Intertoto Cup	Nea Salamis (1st round)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	670 (3.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rainer Rauffmann; (34 goals)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Cypriot First Division was the 61st season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 11th title.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1999–2000 Cypriot First 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 last three teams were relegated to the 2000–01 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.

The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

Evagoras Paphos, Doxa Katokopia and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 1999–2000 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division, Anagennisi Deryneia, Ethnikos Assia and APOP Paphos.

Stadia and locations

APOEL
Omonia
Olympiakos

Anorthosis

AEL
Apollon

AEK, Alki

Enosis Neon Paralimni

1999–2000 Cypriot First Division

Club	Venue
ΑΕΚ	GSZ Stadium
AEL	Tsirion Stadium
Alki	GSZ Stadium
Anagennisi	Anagennisi Football Ground
Anorthosis	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
APOEL	Makario Stadium
Apollon	Tsirion Stadium
APOP	Pafiako Stadium
Ethnikos Achna	Dasaki Stadium
Ethnikos Assia	Kykkos Stadium
Enosis	Paralimni Municipal Stadium
Nea Salamina	Ammochostos Stadium
Olympiakos	Makario Stadium
Omonia	Makario Stadium

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Anorthosis (C)	26	21	2	3	82	28	+54	65	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Omonia	26	18	5	3	71	27	+44	59	Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round^[a]
3	APOEL	26	14	4	8	58	31	+27	46	Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round^[a]
4	Nea Salamis	26	13	4	9	58	34	+24	43	Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5	Apollon	26	13	3	10	49	44	+5	42
6	AEL	26	13	3	10	45	42	+3	42
7	AEK	26	13	2	11	42	39	+3	41
8	Enosis Neon Paralimni	26	11	3	12	51	50	+1	36
9	Olympiakos	26	10	6	10	57	58	−1	36
10	Ethnikos Achna	26	10	5	11	42	36	+6	35
11	APOP	26	9	5	12	38	47	−9	32
12	Ethnikos Assia (R)	26	9	4	13	35	38	−3	31	Relegation to Cypriot Second Division
13	Anagennisi (R)	26	4	0	22	22	87	−65	12
14	Alki (R)	26	1	0	25	20	109	−89	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ The third team, APOEL, qualified to 2000–01 UEFA Cup because the second team, Omonia, already qualified to the same competition through Cypriot Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	AEK	AEL	ALK	ANG	ANR	APN	APL	APP	EAS	EAC	ENP	NSL	OLY	OMO
AEK		3–2	4–2	4–1	0–3	1–2	2–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–1	3–1	0–4
AEL	2–0		6–1	1–0	2–3	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	2–0	0–3	4–1	0–0
Alki	2–7	1–3		1–3	1–5	1–4	0–6	2–3	0–2	0–4	2–1	0–9	1–2	0–3
Anagennisi	0–1	1–3	3–1		0–4	0–5	0–1	3–1	1–5	1–3	0–3	0–4	1–2	0–7
Anorthosis	1–2	6–1	4–0	4–1		1–1	3–1	4–0	5–0	3–1	4–1	1–0	3–0	5–3
APOEL	1–0	2–0	6–0	5–0	0–2		2–1	2–2	3–2	2–1	3–2	1–2	8–2	3–3
Apollon	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–0	3–2	2–1		4–1	2–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	3–3	0–4
APOP	0–1	2–0	5–0	5–1	0–4	1–0	1–1		0–0	4–0	2–3	2–1	2–0	1–2
Ethnikos Assia	3–0	3–2	3–0	0–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–2		1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	0–1
Ethnikos Achna	0–2	1–2	5–1	5–0	2–3	1–0	1–3	3–1	1–1		3–1	2–0	3–3	0–1
Enosis	3–0	6–1	3–2	4–0	0–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	3–3		1–5	2–0	2–2
Nea Salamis	2–1	0–2	6–0	7–3	1–4	3–1	3–2	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–1		2–2	0–1
Olympiakos	2–2	3–3	5–0	2–1	5–2	0–2	5–3	5–0	2–2	1–0	3–5	3–1		1–3
Omonia	0–3	1–0	4–1	8–1	2–2	3–2	3–0	5–0	2–0	2–0	6–2	1–1	0–3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Sources

"1999/2000 Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

[table_note_res_UCQR0.56166382020417-2] The third team, APOEL, qualified to 2000–01 UEFA Cup because the second team, Omonia, already qualified to the same competition through Cypriot Cup.

[first-1] "Cyprus - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

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v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e 1999–2000 in Cypriot football
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Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Domestic cups	Cypriot Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup

v t e 1999–2000 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '99 '00 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '99 '00 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '99 '00 Faroe Islands '99 '00 Finland '99 '00 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '99 '00 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '99 '00 Latvia '99 '00 Lithuania '99 '00 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '99 '00 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '99 '00 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '99 '00 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '99 '00 Finland '99 '00 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '99 '00 Israel Italy Latvia '99 '00 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '99 '00 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '99 '00 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '99 '00 France Germany Iceland '99 '00 Israel Northern Ireland Poland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (qualifying, 1st group stage, 2nd group stage, knockout stage, final) UEFA Cup (qualifying round, 1st round, 2nd round, final phase, final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup