During that eventful season, not one, but two of the traditionally big clubs of Cypriot football came close to being relegated.
Apollon had to call on the experience of veteran attacking midfielder Kostas Malekkos and the tactical nous of German manager Bernd Stange to survive the drop, with a late rally of good form propelling the club to a seventh place finish, while fellow Limassol club AEL barely managed to stay up, finishing in tenth...