Season trivia for Cypriot First Division 2024/2025
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2024/2025 Cypriot First Division season in Cyprus.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2024/2025 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Karol Angielski, playing for AEK Larnaca, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 45 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between AEK Larnaca-Apollon Limassol.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2024/2025 was 4 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Anderson Silva (Pafos) - September 2024
Andreas Makris (AEL Limassol) - October 2024
Mariusz Stepinski (Omonia Nicosia) - November 2024
Andreas Makris (AEL Limassol) - December 2024
Anderson Silva (Pafos) - January 2025
Most braces by player
Saidou Alioum in Omonia Nicosia scored (at least) two goals in a match three times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2024/2025 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2024/2025 season was Christos Giousis in Karmiotissa Polemidion, in total he did it seven times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were three players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, five times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2024/2025 was shared between two players, all of whom scored four penalties each, and these were Christos Giousis (Karmiotissa Polemidion) and Diego Dorregaray (Apollon Limassol).
Most penalty goals by team
Anorthosis was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2024/2025 season, in total they scored seven of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Saidou Alioum was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2024/2025 season, in total he scored four stoppage time goals for his Omonia Nicosia.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Omonia Nicosia was the best team, in total they scored nine goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
two players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2024/2025 season in Cypriot First Division. These players each scored two own goals and they were Pantelis Konomis (PAC Omonia 29M) and Sylvain Deslandes (PAC Omonia 29M).
Most own goals by team
PAC Omonia 29M scored four own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2024/2025 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were three players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2024/2025 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Aitor Cantalapiedra in AEK Larnaca who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Youssef El Arabi in APOEL Nicosia scored a total of 10 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Cypriot First Division during the 2024/2025 season.
Most consecutive wins
Pafos was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2024/2025 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Aris Limassol were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2024/2025 season, playing 19 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Nea Salamis Famagusta had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Cypriot First Division during the 2024/2025 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
AEL Limassol managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2024/2025 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Omonia Nicosia and Pafos, and these teams turned the game around four times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
PAC Omonia 29M and Apollon Limassol were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in four different matches during the 2024/2025 season.