title: 2008–09 Cypriot Third Division
text: # 2008–09 Cypriot Third Division
  
  The 2008–09 Cypriot Third Division was the 38th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Akritas Chlorakas won their 2nd title.
  
  ## Format
  
  Fourteen teams participated in the 2008–09 Cypriot Third 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 2009–10 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2009–10 Cypriot Fourth Division.
  
  ### 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 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division
  
  * PAEEK FC
  * Ethnikos Assia
  * Chalkanoras Idaliou
  
  Teams relegated from 2007–08 Cypriot Second Division
  
  * Anagennisi Deryneia
  * Akritas Chlorakas
  * Olympos Xylofagou
  
  Teams promoted from 2007–08 Cypriot Fourth Division
  
  * Digenis Oroklinis
  * Othellos
  * Orfeas Nicosia
  
  Teams relegated to 2008–09 Cypriot Fourth Division
  
  * Anagennisi Germasogeias
  * ENAD Polis Chrysochous
  * Iraklis Gerolakkou
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Akritas Chlorakas (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 54 | Promoted to Cypriot Second Division |
  | 2 | Frenaros FC (P) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 48 | Promoted to Cypriot Second Division |
  | 3 | Othellos Athienou (P) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 46 | Promoted to Cypriot Second Division |
  | 4 | Digenis Oroklinis | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 | |
  | 5 | AEZ Zakakiou | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Kissos Kissonergas | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 38 | |
  | 7 | AEK Kouklia | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 38 | |
  | 8 | Spartakos Kitiou | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 37 | |
  | 9 | Adonis Idaliou | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 36 | |
  | 10 | Elpida Xylofagou | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 33 | |
  | 11 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 32 | |
  | 12 | Anagennisi Trachoniou (R) | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 31 | Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division |
  | 13 | Orfeas Nicosia (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 25 | Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division |
  | 14 | Olympos Xylofagou (R) | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 76 | −50 | 7 | Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division |
  
  * 1 2 Digenis 3p, 5–4; AEZ 3p, 4–5
  * 1 2 Kissos FC 6p; AEK 0p
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ADN | AEZ | AEK | AKR | AND | ANT | DGN | ELP | KSS | OTL | OLM | ORF | SPR | FRN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adonis | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | AEZ | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
  | AEK | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
  | Akritas | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  | Anagennisi D. | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
  | Anagennisi T. | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
  | Digenis | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
  | Elpida | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
  | Kissos | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
  | Othellos | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
  | Olympos | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
  | Orfeas | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | | 1–0 | 1–5 |
  | Spartakos | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 6–0 | | 4–1 |
  | Frenaros FC | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
  