1954–55 Cypriot Second Division

Cypriot Second Division

Season	1954–55
Champions	Nea Salamina (1st title)
Promoted	Nea Salamina
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

The 1954–55 Cypriot Second Division was the 2nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Nea Salamis Famagusta won their 1st title.

Format

Eleven teams participated in the 1954–55 Cypriot Second Division. The league was split into three geographical groups, depending from which Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. All teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season were crowned group champions. The winners of each group played against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division. The champion were promoted to the 1955–56 Cypriot First Division.

Point system

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

Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 1954–55 Cypriot First Division

• Aris Limassol

New members of CFA

• Alki Larnaca
• Orfeas Nicosia
• PAEK

Stadiums and locations

Orfeas
Gençlik Gücü

PAEK

Anraeus
Doğan Türk
Panellinios

APOP

Alki
Gençler Birliği

Nea Salamis
Mağusa Türk Gücü

Locations of the 1954–55 Cypriot Second Division teams.

Group	Team	Stadium
Nicosia-Keryneia	Gençlik Gücü	GSP Stadium
	Orfeas	GSP Stadium
	PAEK	G.S. Praxander Stadium
Limassol-Paphos	Antaeus	GSO Stadium
	APOP	GSK Stadium
	Doğan Türk Birliği	GSO Stadium
	Panellinios	GSO Stadium
Larnaca-Famagusta	Alki	GSZ Stadium
	Gençler Birliği	GSZ Stadium
	Nea Salamina	GSE Stadium
	Mağusa Türk Gücü	GSE Stadium

Nicosia-Keryneia Group

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.	D.	L.	GF.	GA.	GD.	Pts.	Notes
1	Orfeas Nicosia	4	2	2	0	10	5	5	6	Group Champions-Champions Playoffs.
2	Gençlik Gücü	4	1	2	1	7	6	1	4
3	PAEK	4	0	2	2	4	10	−6	2

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

Results

↓Home / Away→	GNC	ORF	PKK
Gençlik Gücü		2-2	4-0
Orfeas	3-0		4-2
PAEK	1-1	1-1

Larnaca-Famagusta Group

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.	D.	L.	GF.	GA.	GD.	Pts.	Notes
1	Nea Salamis Famagusta	6	6	0	0	26	1	25	12	Group Champions-Champions Playoffs.
2	Gençler Birliği	6	4	0	2	21	14	7	8
3	Alki Larnaca	6	2	0	4	14	23	−9	4
4	Mağusa Türk Gücü	6	0	0	6	9	32	−23	0

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

Results

↓Home / Away→	ALK	NSL	GNC	MGS
Alki		0-7	1-2	7-2
Nea Salamis	4-0		2-0	6-0
Gençler Birliği	5-2	1-5		9-2
Mağusa Türk	3-4	0-1	2-4

Limassol-Paphos Group

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.	D.	L.	GF.	GA.	GD.	Pts.	Notes
1	Antaeus Limassol	6	3	3	0	8	2	6	9	Group Champions-Champions Playoffs.
2	APOP Paphos	6	4	0	2	17	11	6	8
3	Doğan Türk Birliği	6	1	2	3	4	9	−5	4
4	Panellinios Limassol	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	3

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

Results

↓Εντός / Εκτός→	ANT	APP	PNL	DGT
Antaeus		5-2	1-0	0-0
APOP	0-2		4-1	5-1
Panellinios	0-0	0-3		1-0
Doğan Türk	0-0	2-3	1-0

Champions Playoffs

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld.	W.	D.	L.	GF.	GA.	GF.	Pts.	Notes
1	Nea Salamis Famagusta	4	3	1	0	17	5	12	7	Champions-Promoted to 1955–56 Cypriot First Division.
2	Orfeas Nicosia	4	2	1	1	8	12	−4	5
3	Antaeus Limassol	4	0	0	4	3	11	−8	0

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

Results

↓Home / Away→	ANT	NSL	ORF
Antaeus		0-3	1-2
Nea Salamis	3-2		3-3
Orfeas	3-0	0-8

Sources

• "Cyprus 1954/55". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

See also

• Cypriot Second Division
• 1954–55 Cypriot First Division
• 1954–55 Cypriot Cup