STOK Elite Division
Founded | 2015 |
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Country | ![]() |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Cypriot Third Division |
Relegation to | Cypriot regional levels |
Domestic cup(s) | Cypriot Cup for lower divisions |
Current champions | Doxa Paliometochou (2023–24) |
Most championships | Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion Onisilos Sotira Kouris Erimis Iraklis Gerolakkou APEA Akrotiriou Geroskipou FC Doxa Paliometochou (1 each) |
Website | CFA [1] |
Current: 2024–25 STOK Elite Division |
The STOK Elite Division is the fourth tier and the last professional football league competition in Cyprus, run by the STOK Federation of the Cypriot levels.
History
[edit]The STOK Elite Division Championship was initiated by the Cyprus Football Association and by STOK in the 2015–16 football season as the fourth level of Cypriot football in order to replace the folded Cypriot Fourth Division.
Structure
[edit]Current format
[edit]Sixteen clubs are competing in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 games per team. The top three clubs are promoted to the Cypriot Third Division and the bottom four are relegated to Cypriot regional levels.
Teams
[edit]The sixteen teams participating in the 2024–25 season are:
- Adonis Idaliou
- AEK Korakou
- AEN Vrysoullon-Acheritou
- AE Troullon
- Akanthou FC
- AO Avgorou
- APEP Pitsilia
- APONA Anageias
- Atlas Aglandjias
- Ethnikos Assia
- Kornos FC
- Olympias Lympion
- Orfeas Nicosia
- THOI Pyrgos Limassol
- Thiella Agiou Theodorou
- Xylofagoy FC
Winners
[edit]The following teams have won the STOK Elite Division:
Season | Winner |
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2015–16 | Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion |
2016–17 | Onisilos Sotira |
2017–18 | Kouris Erimis |
2018–19 | Iraklis Gerolakkou |
2019–20 | Interrupted |
2020–21 | Interrupted |
2021–22 | APEA Akrotiriou |
2022–23 | Geroskipou FC |
2023–24 | Doxa Paliometochou |
Performance by club
[edit]Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
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Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion | 1 | 2015–16 |
Onisilos Sotira 2014 | 1 | 2016–17 |
Kouris Erimis | 1 | 2017–18 |
Iraklis Gerolakkou | 1 | 2018–19 |
APEA Akrotiriou | 1 | 2021-22 |
Geroskipou FC | 1 | 2022-23 |
Doxa Paliometochou | 1 | 2023-24 |
Number of participating, promoted and relegated teams per season
[edit]The number of the participated teams and the number of the teams that were promoted to the Cypriot Third Division and the teams that were relegated were changed many times over the years.
Season | N | P. | R. |
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2015–16 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
2016–17 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
2017–18 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
2018–19 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
2019–20 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Participations per club
[edit]So far, 30 teams participated in the STOK Elite Division since 2015–16 (including the 2018–19 season).[1]
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League or status at 2018–19:
2018–19 Cypriot Second Division (1) | |
2018–19 Cypriot Third Division (6) | |
2018–19 STOK Elite Division (14) | |
No longer affiliated with CFA (9) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cyprus - Participations per club at Cypriot Fourth Level". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2018.