2012–13 Cypriot First Division
The 2012–13 Cypriot First Division was the 74th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013. AEL Limassol were the defending champions. APOEL won the championship two matchweeks before the end of the season.
The league comprise eleven teams from the 2011–12 season and three promoted teams from the 2011–12 Second Division.
Teams
and Anagennisi Dherynia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2011–12 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 Second Division champions Doxa Katokopias, runners-up Ayia Napa and third-placed team AEP Paphos.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| AEK | Larnaca | Neo GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| AEL | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| AEP | Paphos | Pafiako Stadium | 9,394 |
| Alki | Larnaca | Neo GSZ Stadium | 13,032 |
| Anorthosis | Larnaca | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | 10,230 |
| APOEL | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Apollon | Limassol | Tsirion Stadium | 13,331 |
| Ayia Napa | Ayia Napa | Tasos Marcou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Doxa | Katokopia | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Enosis | Paralimni | Tasos Marcou Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ethnikos | Achna, Famagusta | Dasaki Stadium | 7,000 |
| Nea Salamina | Larnaca | Ammochostos Stadium | 5,500 |
| Olympiakos | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
| Omonia | Nicosia | GSP Stadium | 22,859 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AEK |  Ran Ben Shimon |  Ander Murillo | Puma | CytaVision |
| AEL |  Jorge Costa |  Marios Nicolaou | Puma | CytaVision |
| AEP |  Saša Jovanović | Alexandros Garpozis | :fr:Givova|Givova | Skycore |
| Alki | Kostas Kaiafas |  Emiliano Fusco | Joma | CYTA |
| Anorthosis | Pambos Christodoulou | Ioannis Okkas | Puma | CytaMobile Vodafone |
| APOEL |  Ivan Jovanović | Marinos Satsias | Puma | MTN |
| Apollon | Christakis Christoforou | Giorgos Merkis | Macron | CYTA |
| Ayia Napa | Costas Loizou | Martinos Solomou | Givova | Ayia Napa Municipality |
| Doxa | Loukas Hadjiloukas | Ricardo Fernandes | Givova | Cytanet |
| Enosis | Marios Karas | Demos Goumenos | Nike | CYTA |
| Ethnikos |  Nikos Kolompourdas | Christos Poyiatzis | Legea | CYTA |
| Nea Salamina |  Mirsad Jonuz | Prodromos Therapontos | Givova | CytaMobile Vodafone |
| Olympiakos | Marios Constantinou | Nikolas Nicolaou | Givova | CYTA |
| Omonia | Toni Savevski |  Leandro | Nike | CytaMobile Vodafone |
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Second round
Group A
Table
Results
Group B
Table
Results
Group C
Table
Results
Relegation play-offs
The 11th-placed team Nea Salamina faced 4th-placed 2012–13 Cypriot Second Division side Anagennisi Dherynia, in a single-legged play-off for one spot in the 2013–14 Cypriot First Division. The match was held at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on 23 May 2013 and Nea Salamina won by 3–0, retaining its Cypriot First Division spot for the 2013–14 season.Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bernardo Vasconcelos | Alki | 18 |
| 2 |  Andre Alves | Omonia | 16 |
| 3 | Marco Paixão | Ethnikos | 15 |
| 4 | Juliano Spadacio | Anorthosis | 14 |
| 5 |  Aldo Adorno | APOEL | 13 |
| 5 | Henrique | Olympiakos | 13 |
| 5 | Barak Itzhaki | Anorthosis | 13 |
| 8 | Gustavo Manduca | APOEL | 12 |
| 8 |  Jan Rezek | Anorthosis | 12 |
| 10 |  Nassir Maachi | AEK Larnaca | 11 |
| 10 |  Patrick Vouho | AEL | 11 |
Hat-tricks
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 25 minutes – Juliano Spadacio against AEP Paphos
- Fastest goal of the season: 15 seconds – Mario Budimir against Alki
- Latest goal of the season: 102 minutes and 23 seconds – Jan Rezek against Omonia
- First own goal of the season: 49 minutes – Fabeta for Omonia
- First scored penalty kick of the season: 84 minutes – Freddy against Ayia Napa
- Most scored goals in a single fixture – 38 goals
- *Fixture 26 results: Enosis 1–2 AEL, AEP Paphos 0–5 Olympiakos, Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina, Alki 6–5 Ethnikos, Apollon 2–1 Ayia Napa, Doxa 2–6 AEK, Anorthosis 0–2 APOEL.
- Highest scoring game: 11 goals
- *Alki 6–5 Ethnikos
- Largest winning margin: 6 goals
- *APOEL 6–0 AEP Paphos
- *Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- *APOEL 6–0 AEP Paphos
- *Omonia 6–0 Nea Salamina
- *Alki 6–5 Ethnikos
- *Doxa 2–6 AEK
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5 goals
- *Alki 6–5 Ethnikos
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Gora Tall for AEP Paphos against Anorthosis, 15 minutes
- First red card of the season: Kyriacos Polykarpou for Olympiakos against Nea Salamina, 37 minutes
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 13
- * Anorthosis 1–1 AEL – 6 for Anorthosis and 7 for AEL
- Most red cards in a single match: 3
- * AEL 3–2 Apollon – 1 for AEL and 2 for Apollon