First Division

Cypriot First Division 2026/27: AEK Larnaca and AEL lead, champions Omonia unbeaten

The First Division is Cyprus's top division, and APOEL are its most successful club. Fourteen teams play 26 rounds, after which the top six enter a championship group and the bottom eight a relegation group. Omonia Nicosia are the defending champions: they won the 2025/26 title with 87 points, 18 ahead of AEK Larnaca.

After five rounds AEK Larnaca and AEL lead with 12 points each. Omonia are a point behind, unbeaten and with the best defence, two goals conceded, while Pafos, who also play in the Conference League, have won all three away games. APOEL are seventh.

Krasava Ypsonas have lost all five games, and Anorthosis and Karmiotissa have three points each.