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.
Norwegian football clubs in European competitions Norwegian football clubs in European competitions Norwegian football teams have entered Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions every season since 1960. Nineteen clubs have represented Norway in four official tournaments: Champions League (originally the European Cup), Europa League (originally the UEFA Cup), the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intertoto Cup, the latter two which are now defunct. Rosenborg has participated in 30 seasons, more than any other Norwegian team, while Fyllingen, Gjøvik-Lyn, Haugar and Kongsvinger have only participated once each. No Norwegian teams have ever advanced past the quarter-finals of any tournament, with Rosenborg, Lyn, Brann and Vålerenga