1980–81 Cypriot First Division
# 1980–81 Cypriot First Division

The 1980–81 Cypriot First Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 10th title.

## Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 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 two teams were relegated to the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.

The champions ensured their participation in the 1981–82 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.

## Changes from previous season

APOP Paphos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first team of the 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina.

## Stadia and locations

* APOEL
* Omonia
* AEL
* Apollon
* Aris
* Alki
* POL
* EPA Larnaca FC
* Nea Salamina

| Club | Venue |
| - | - |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Alki | GSZ Stadium |
| Anorthosis | Dasaki Stadium |
| APOEL | Makario Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| Aris | Tsirion Stadium |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | Paralimni Municipal Stadium |
| EPA | GSZ Stadium |
| Keravnos | Keravnos Strovolou Stadium |
| Nea Salamina | GSZ Stadium |
| Olympiakos | GSP Stadium |
| Omonia Ar. | Aradippou Municipal Stadium |
| Omonia | Makario Stadium |
| Pezoporikos | GSZ Stadium |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Omonia (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 38 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | APOEL | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 36 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 34 | |
| 4 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 32 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 23 | |
| 9 | Keravnos | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | EPA Larnaca | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 | |
| 13 | Alki Larnaca (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 21 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Aris Limassol (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 17 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |

* ↑ Enosis Neon Paralimni qualified to 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1981–82 European Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEL | ALK | ANR | APN | APL | ARS | ENP | EPA | KRN | NSL | OLY | OMA | OMN | POL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AEL | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Alki | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Anorthosis | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| APOEL | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Apollon | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–3 | | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Aris | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–6 | 1–1 |
| ENP | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| EPA | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Keravnos | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Nea Salamis | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Olympiakos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Omonia Ar. | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Omonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | | 7–0 |
| Pezoporikos | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
