Season Number of participated teams Promoted to First Division
1953/54 9 (2 groups) Aris Limassol
1954/55 11 (3 groups) Nea Salamina Famagusta
1955/56 8 (2 groups) Aris Limassol
1956/57 9 (2 groups) Apollon Limassol
1957/58 9 (2 groups) Orfeas Nicosia
1958/59 not held
1959/60 8 (2 groups) Alki Larnaca
1960/61 9 (2 groups) No promotion [1]
1961/62 10 (3 groups) No promotion [1]
1962/63 9 (2 groups) No promotion [1]
1963/64 not held
1964/65 8 (2 groups) No promotion [1]
1965/66 11 (2 groups) APOP Paphos
1966/67 12 (2 groups) ASIL Lysi
1967/68 10 (2 groups) Evagoras Paphos
1968/69 13 Enosi Neon Paralimniou
1969/70 17 Digenis Akritas Morphou
1970/71 12 APOP Paphos
1971/72 12 Evagoras Paphos, ASIL Lysi, Aris Limassol
1972/73 14 APOP Paphos
1973/74 14 ASIL Lysi
1974/75 19 (2 groups) No promotion [2]
1975/76 13 Chalkanoras Idaliou
1976/77 14 APOP Paphos
1977/78 14 Omonia Aradippou
1978/79 14 Keravnos Strovolou
1979/80 14 Nea Salamina Famagusta
1981/82 14 Evagoras Paphos, APOP Paphos
1981/82 14 Alki Larnaca, Aris Limassol
1982/83 14 Ermis Aradippou, Ethnikos Achna
1983/84 14 Olympiakos Nicosia, Evagoras Paphos
1984/85 14 Ermis Aradippou, APOP Paphos
1985/86 14 Ethnikos Achna, Omonia Aradippou
1986/87 15 APEP Limassol (now APEP Pitsilia), Anagennisi Deryneia
1987/88 15 Keravnos, Omonia Aradippou
1988/89 15 Evagoras Paphos, Alki Larnaca
1989/90 15 EPA Larnaca, APEP Limassol (now APEP Pitsilia)
1990/91 14 Evagoras Paphos, Omonia Aradippou [3]
1991/92 14 Ethnikos Achna, APOP Paphos [3]
1992/93 14 Omonia Aradippou, APEP Pitsilia [3]
1993/94 14 Aris Limassol [4]
1994/95 11 Evagoras Paphos, Alki Larnaca
1995/96 14 APOP Paphos, APEP Pitsilia, Anagennisi Deryneia
1996/97 14 AEL Limassol, Evagoras Paphos, Ethnikos Assia
1997/98 14 Olympiakos Nicosia, Doxa Katokopias, Aris Limassol
1998/99 14 Anagennisi Deryneia, Ethnikos Assia, APOP Paphos
1999/00 14 Digenis Akritas Morphou, Aris Limassol, Doxa Katokopias
2000/01 14 Alki Larnaca, Ethnikos Assia, Ermis Aradippou
2001/02 14 Nea Salamina Famagusta, Digenis Akritas Morphou, Aris Limassol
2002/03 14 Anagennisi Deryneia, Doxa Katokopias, Onisilos Sotira
2003/04 14 Nea Salamina Famagusta, Aris Limassol, Alki Larnaca
2004/05 14 APOP Kinyras Pegeia, APEP Pitsilia, THOI Lakatamia
2005/06 14 AEP Paphos, Aris Limassol, A.O. Ayia Napa
2006/07 14 APOP Kinyras Pegeia, Alki Larnaca, Doxa Katokopias
2007/08 14 AEP Paphos, APEP Pitsilia, Atromitos Yeroskipou
2008/09 14 Ermis Aradippou, Aris Limassol, Nea Salamina Famagusta
2009/10 14 Alki Larnaca, AEK Larnaca, Olympiakos Nicosia
2010/11 14 Aris Limassol, Nea Salamina Famagusta, Anagennisi Deryneia
2011/12 14 A.O. Ayia Napa, Doxa Katokopias, AEP Paphos
2012/13 14 Aris Limassol, AEK Kouklia, Ermis Aradippou [5]
2013/14 8 A.O. Ayia Napa, Othellos Athienou [6]
2014/15 14 Enosis Neon Paralimni, Pafos FC, Aris Limassol
2015/16 14 Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion, AEZ Zakakiou, Anagennisi Deryneia
2016/17 14 Alki Oroklini, Pafos FC, Olympiakos Nicosia
2017/18 14 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2018/19 16 Ethnikos Achna, Olympiakos Nicosia
2019/20 16 Ermis Aradippou, Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion [7]
2020/21 18 Aris Limassol, PAEEK Kerynia
2021/22 16 Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion, Nea Salamina Famagusta, Akritas Chlorakas, Enosis Neon Paralimni
Notes: The promoted teams are listed in order according to their final place in the league.
[1]: The champion team played play-off matches with the last team or teams of the First Division,
with the winner to participate in the next season's First Division and the looser to the
Second Division. The Cypriot First Division teams won all the play-offs against the Second
Division teams.
[2]: The 1974–75 season, due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus which forced many teams that had
their headquarters to the north Cyprus to be closed temporarily or permanently, CFA decide
to have a Special mixed championship of Second & Third Division. In this championship could
participate all the teams of the Second and Third Division. Participation was optional.
[3]: The 3rd placed team played playoff matches against the 12th team of First Division. In all
cases the Second Division team lost.
[4]: The 2nd placed team played playoff matches against the 11th team of First Division. The
Second Division team lost.
[5]: The 4th placed team played playoff matches against the 11th team of First Division. The
Second Division team lost.
[6]: The 2013–14 season the league was split into a two tier system, Group B1 and Group B2
with 8 teams participating in each division. The two groups were not at the same level,
as Group B1 was above Group B2. Only the two first teams of B1 Group were promoted to
the First Division.
[7]: The 2019–20 season suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic and abandoned. The first two teams
of league table the day of cancellation were promoted.
list of Cypriot Second Division champions.
participations per club at Cypriot Second Division.
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