2017–18 STOK Elite Division

STOK Elite Division
Season	2017–18
Champions	Kouris Erimis; (1st title)
Promoted	Kouris Erimis; Omonia Psevda; Amathus
Relegated	Elpida Xylofagou; Frenaros FC 2000; Kornos FC 2013; Poseidonas Giolou
Matches played	182
Goals scored	554 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer	Andreas Ioannou; (30 goals)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 24 March 2018.

The 2017–18 STOK Elite Division is the 3rd season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league.

Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 2017–18 STOK Elite 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 2017–18 Cypriot Third Division and the last two teams were relegated to the regional leagues.^[1]

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 2017–18 Cypriot Third Division

Teams relegated from 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division

Teams promoted from regional leagues

Teams relegated to regional leagues

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2017–18 STOK Elite Division teams.

Club	Venue
AEN	Olympos Acheritou Stadium
Amathus	Ayios Tychonas Municipal Stadium
Atlas Aglandjias	Aglandjia Municipal Stadium
Doxa	Doxa Paliometochou Stadium
Elia	Elia Lythrodonta Stadium
Elpida	Michalonikion Stadium
Frenaros FC	Frenaros Municipal Stadium
Iraklis	THOI Lakatamia Stadium
Kornos FC	Kornos Municipal Stadium
Kouris Erimis	Erimi Municipal Stadium
Omonia Psevda	Kornos Municipal Stadium
Orfeas	Orfeas Stadium
Poseidonas Giolou	Polis Chrysochous Municipal Stadium
Rotsidis	Kokkinotrimithia Municipal Stadium

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kouris Erimis (C, P)	26	17	6	3	69	27	+42	57	Promotion to Cypriot Third Division
2	Omonia Psevda (P)	26	16	8	2	54	22	+32	56
3	Amathus Ayiou Tychona (P)	26	15	6	5	53	24	+29	51
4	Iraklis Gerolakkou	26	11	5	10	47	57	−10	38
5	Doxa Paliometochou	26	10	7	9	35	23	+12	37
6	Rotsidis Mammari	26	10	6	10	47	35	+12	36
7	Atlas Aglandjias	26	10	4	12	42	42	0	34^[a]
8	Elia Lythrodonta	26	10	4	12	34	41	−7	34^[a]
9	AEN Ayiou Georgiou Vrysoullon-Acheritou	26	9	6	11	36	40	−4	33^[b]
10	Orfeas Nicosia	26	9	6	11	36	40	−4	33^[b]
11	Elpida Xylofagou (R)	26	8	6	12	26	32	−6	30	Relegation to the regional leagues
12	Frenaros FC 2000 (R)	26	7	8	11	26	35	−9	29
13	Kornos FC 2013 (R)	26	6	9	11	34	43	−9	27
14	Poseidonas Giolou (R)	26	1	5	20	15	93	−78	8

Source: CFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head to head record: Atlas 1–0 Elia, Elia 2–1 Atlas.
^ ^a ^b Head to head record: AEN 2–1 Orfeas, Orfeas 3–3 AEN.

Results

Home \ Away	AEN	AMA	ATL	DOX	ELI	ELP	FRE	IRA	KOR	KOU	OMO	ORF	POS	ROT
AEN	—	0–2	2–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	4–0	1–2
Amathus Ayiou Tychona	3–2	—	0–0	2–0	0–1	3–1	1–0	6–0	4–1	1–3	0–0	4–0	2–2	1–0
Atlas Aglandjias	3–2	0–4	—	2–2	1–0	2–1	4–2	0–2	1–0	0–2	2–1	3–0	5–1	1–2
Doxa Paliometochou	4–0	1–2	0–2	—	0–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–2	0–3	4–1	0–0
Elia Lythrodonta	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–3	—	0–1	0–1	4–3	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	5–1	2–2
Elpida Xylofagou	1–0	1–1	4–3	0–2	0–1	—	2–1	2–1	2–3	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–2
Frenaros FC 2000	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	—	1–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–3
Iraklis Gerolakkou	4–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–0	1–0	1–1	—	3–2	1–4	3–3	3–4	1–1	1–0
Kornos FC 2013	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	—	1–1	0–0	1–0	5–0	4–3
Kouris Erimis	3–2	1–0	4–1	2–2	5–1	4–0	3–1	2–4	1–1	—	1–2	4–0	8–0	2–0
Omonia Psevda	4–1	3–0	4–0	6–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	1–3	—	2–0	4–1	1–0
Orfeas Nicosia	3–3	1–3	2–1	0–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	1–2	2–2	—	3–0	1–1
Poseidonas Giolou	0–0	0–6	0–7	1–5	1–2	0–5	2–2	0–2	1–0	0–4	2–5	0–2	—	1–8
Rotsidis Mammari	1–3	3–3	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	6–2	2–3	3–2	1–2	3–2	3–0	—

Source: Cyprus Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Sources

"League standings". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2018-02-26.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"Results". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2018-02-26.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"Teams". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2018-02-26.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"Scorers". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2018-02-26.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

References

^ "Προκήρυξη Παγκύπριου Πρωταθλήματος Επίλεκτης Κατηγορίας ΣΤΟΚ 2017/2018" (PDF) (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

[table_hth_ATL0.96658895163172-2] Head to head record: Atlas 1–0 Elia, Elia 2–1 Atlas.

[table_hth_AEN0.96658895163172-3] Head to head record: AEN 2–1 Orfeas, Orfeas 3–3 AEN.

[1] "Προκήρυξη Παγκύπριου Πρωταθλήματος Επίλεκτης Κατηγορίας ΣΤΟΚ 2017/2018" (PDF) (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

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Associated competitions	First Division Second Division Third Division Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup Cypriot Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Cypriot Women's Cup Cypriot Women's Super Cup
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Domestic leagues	First Division Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division
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Transfers	Summer Winter
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