1999–2000 Cypriot Third Division

The 1999–2000 Cypriot Third Division was the 29th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. THOI Lakatamia won their 2nd title.

Cypriot Third Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsTHOI
(2nd title)
PromotedTHOI
Rotsidis
Kinyras
RelegatedAchyronas
Ellinismos
Doxa Pal.
Matches played182
Goals scored587 (3.23 per match)

Format

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

However, in the summer, after the end of the championship, Evagoras Paphos merged with APOP Paphos to form AEP Paphos (AEP took the place of APOP in the 2000–01 Cypriot First Division. Because of this, playoffs between the bottom three teams of the 1999–2000 Cypriot Second Division and the fourth team of the 1999–2000 Cypriot Third Division were held for the extra place in the 2000–01 Cypriot Second Division. Also, playoffs between the bottom 3 teams of the 1999–2000 Cypriot Third Division and the fourth team of the 1999–2000 Cypriot Fourth Division were held for the extra place in the 2000–01 Cypriot Third Division.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 1999–2000 Cypriot Second Division

Teams relegated from 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division

Teams promoted from 1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division

Teams relegated to 1999–2000 Cypriot Fourth Division

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 THOI Lakatamia (C, P) 26 16 4 6 48 24 +24 52 Promoted to Cypriot Second Division
2 Rotsidis Mammari (P) 26 14 6 6 47 26 +21 48
3 Kinyras Empas (P) 26 14 5 7 50 29 +21 47
4 ASIL Lysi 26 12 10 4 45 29 +16 46 Qualification for promotion play-offs
5 Enosis Kokkinotrimithia 26 14 4 8 45 31 +14 46
6 SEK Agiou Athanasiou 26 11 6 9 46 39 +7 39
7 Ayia Napa 26 12 2 12 42 47 −5 38
8 Othellos Athienou 26 10 6 10 48 42 +6 36
9 Ethnikos Latsion FC 26 10 5 11 40 39 +1 35
10 Akritas Chlorakas 26 10 3 13 50 50 0 33
11 Adonis Idaliou 26 8 7 11 42 52 −10 31
12 Achyronas Liopetriou (R) 26 7 6 13 28 48 −20 27 Qualification for relegation play-offs
13 Ellinismos Akakiou (R) 26 5 5 16 30 54 −24 20
14 Doxa Paliometochou[lower-alpha 1] (R) 26 3 3 20 26 77 −51 6
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Doxa Paliometochou 6 points deducted.

Results
Home \ Away ANP ADN AKR ASL ACR DOX ETL ELN ENK THL KIN OTL RTS SEK
Ayia Napa 3–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 6–1 3–2 4–2 1–0 0–2
Adonis 1–3 2–4 1–1 4–2 6–1 2–1 2–6 3–2 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–1
Akritas 4–2 2–3 6–2 2–1 9–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–5 2–1 3–1
ASIL 3–1 1–0 2–2 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–2
Achyronas 0–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–0[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1
Doxa 2–4 1–2 6–2 1–4 4–1 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3
Ethnikos 5–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–2
Ellinismos 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–5 1–2
Enosis 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–1
THOI 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–3
Kinyras 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 6–0 7–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–2 5–3 1–2 1–0
Othellos 4–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 5–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 4–0 0–3 1–1
Rotsidis 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 6–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0
SEK 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–4 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–6 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match Ahironas Liopetriou-Ethnikos Latsion was awarded to Ahironas Liopetriou with a score of 2–0 following an appeal by the club because Ethnikos Latsion fielded an ineligible player. The original score of the match was 1–1.

Relegation Playoff
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AMEP Parekklisia (P) 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 Promoted to Cypriot Third Division
2 Doxa Paliometochou (R) 6 2 1 3 13 15 −2 7 Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division
3 Ellinismos Akakiou (R) 6 2 1 3 9 17 −8 7
4 Achyronas Liopetriou (R) 6 1 3 2 11 11 0 6
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Results
Home \ Away AMP ACH DXP ELN
AMEP 3–3 6–2 4–0
Achyronas 1–2 4–2 2–2
Doxa 0–2 0–0 4–1
Ellinismos 2–1 2–1 2–5
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

Sources
  • "1999/2000 Cypriot Third Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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