AC Omonia was then accepted by the Cyprus Football Association to participate in the Cypriot First Division After joining the Cypriot First Division in 1953, Omonia only placed seventh out of nine teams in the 1953–54 season, barely avoiding relegation. During that decade, the club's best placing came during the 1956–57 season when the club finished in the third position. The team would make its closest push for the title during the 1959–60 season after finishing second, one point behind Anorthosis Famagusta. The following year, after seven seasons in the First Division, the club would win its first title in 1960–61 season.
Croatian football clubs in European competitions in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17. In the 2017 rankings that are used for the 2018–19 European competitions, Croatia's coefficient points total is 25.250. After earning a score of 5.125 during the 2016–17 European campaign, Croatia is ranked by UEFA as the 16th best association in Europe out of 55. "(As of 13 December 2018), Source: Bert Kassies website." Croatian football clubs in European competitions Croatian football clubs have participated in UEFA competitions since 1958. Before 1992 Croatia was a part of Yugoslavia. Therefore, Croatian teams represented this country and did not always have a guaranteed spot in European