1985–86 Cypriot Third Division

Cypriot Third Division
Season	1985–86
Champions	APEP FC ; (1st title)
Promoted	APEP FC ; Digenis Akritas Ipsona ; Onisilos Sotira
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Last updated March 03, 2019

The 1985–86 Cypriot Third Division was the 15th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. APEP FC won their 1st title.

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APEP is a Cypriot football club, based in Kyperounta, a village in Pitsilia, which is a region in Limassol District.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 Cypriot Third 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 first three teams were promoted to 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.

The 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division was the 32nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. APEP FC won their 1st title.

Point system

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

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	GF.	GA.	GF.	Pts.	Notes
1	APEP FC	26	53	18	+35	38	Champions-Promoted to 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.
2	Digenis Akritas Ipsona	26	58	28	+30	37	Promoted to 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.
3	Onisilos Sotira	26	51	27	+24	36	Promoted to 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.
4	Chalkanoras Idaliou	26	49	35	+14	32
5	Ethnikos Defteras	26	34	21	+13	32
6	AEK Katholiki	26	33	37	−4	26
7	Digenis Akritas Morphou FC	26	19	30	−11	25
8	AEM Morphou	26	26	37	−11	24
9	Neos Aionas Trikomou	26	34	39	−5	23
10	Ethnikos Assia FC	26	21	31	−10	23
11	Kentro Neotitas Maroniton	26	38	50	−12	21
12	ASO Ormideia	26	32	44	−12	20
13	Elpida Xylofagou	26	27	52	−25	15
14	AEK Kythreas	26	26	45	−19	12

Points system: Won=2 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points

Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for

Sources

"Ο Ύψωνας είναι τώρα τρίτος". Phileleftheros (in Greek). 1986-06-09. p. 6.
"Τελική βαθμολογία Γ΄ Κατηγορίας". Haravgi (in Greek). 1986-06-28.

Phileleftheros is the largest newspaper in Cyprus, with about 26,000 copies daily (2002). Established in 1955, it is also the oldest Greek-language daily newspaper in circulation on the island. Other daily newspapers published in Cyprus include Politis,Simerini, Haravgi, and Alithia.

Haravgi is a Greek language newspaper published in Cyprus since 1956. It is one of the largest newspapers on the island and is affiliated to AKEL, the Progressive Party of Working People. Haravgi reports daily on political developments –both locally and internationally, financial issues, sports, culture, environment, entertainment etc. Its Sunday edition is highly regarded for its reviews on culture and new technologies while its Monday edition is mainly sports oriented. Once a month it includes a youth magazine given at no extra cost.

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