title: 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division
text: # 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division
  
  The 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division was the 54th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Ermis won their 3rd title.
  
  ## Format
  
  Fourteen teams participated in the 2008–09 Cypriot Second 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 2009–10 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2009–10 Cypriot Third Division.
  
  ## Changes from previous season
  
  Teams promoted to 2008–09 Cypriot First Division
  
  * AEP Paphos
  * APEP
  * Atromitos Yeroskipou
  
  Teams relegated from 2007–08 Cypriot First Division
  
  * Aris Limassol
  * Nea Salamina
  * Olympiakos Nicosia
  
  Teams promoted from 2007–08 Cypriot Third Division
  
  * PAEEK FC
  * Ethnikos Assia
  * Chalkanoras Idaliou
  
  Teams relegated to 2008–09 Cypriot Third Division
  
  * Anagennisi Deryneia
  * Akritas Chlorakas
  * Olympos Xylofagou
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ermis Aradippou (C, P) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 50 | Promoted to Cypriot First Division |
  | 2 | Aris Limassol (P) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 49 | Promoted to Cypriot First Division |
  | 3 | Nea Salamina (P) | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 49 | Promoted to Cypriot First Division |
  | 4 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 48 | |
  | 5 | Digenis Morphou | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 44 | |
  | 6 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 37 | |
  | 7 | MEAP Nisou | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 36 | |
  | 8 | Ayia Napa | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 31 | |
  | 9 | Onisilos Sotira | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 31 | |
  | 10 | ASIL Lysi | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 30 | |
  | 11 | PAEEK FC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 29 | |
  | 12 | Chalkanoras Idaliou (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 25 | Relegated to Cypriot Third Division |
  | 13 | THOI Lakatamia (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 25 | Relegated to Cypriot Third Division |
  | 14 | Ethnikos Assia (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 17 | Relegated to Cypriot Third Division |
  
  * 1 2 Aris 0–0 Nea Salamina; Nea Salamina 0–0 Aris
  * 1 2 Ayia Napa 1–0 Onisilos; Onisilos 0–0 Ayia Napa
  * 1 2 Chalkanoras 2–0 THOI; THOI 1–0 Chalkanoras
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ANP | ARS | ASL | DGN | ETN | THL | ERM | MPN | NSL | OLM | OMN | ONL | PKK | CHL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ayia Napa | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
  | Aris | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 |
  | ASIL | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
  | Digenis | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
  | Ethnikos Assia | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
  | THOI | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
  | Ermis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
  | MEAP | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
  | Nea Salamina | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
  | Olympiakos | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
  | Omonia | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
  | Onisilos | 0–0 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 5–0 |
  | PAEEK FC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 |
  | Chalkanoras | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slaviša Dugić | Aris Limassol | 14 |
  | 1 | Konstantin Mirchev | Omonia Aradippou | 14 |
  | 3 | Marios Neophytou | Olympiakos Nicosia | 10 |
  | 3 | Andreas Papathanasiou | Ermis Aradippou | 10 |
  | 3 | Marios Christodoulou | Ermis Aradippou | 10 |
  | 6 | Shingayi Kaondera | Nea Salamina | 9 |
  
  Source: cfa.com.cy
  
  