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.
Ukrainian football clubs in European competitions Ukrainian football clubs in European competitions Ukrainian football clubs have participated in European football competitions since 1965, when in the 1965–66 season, Dynamo Kyiv took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup – the first Ukrainian and the first Soviet club to do so. In total, 17 different clubs have represented Ukraine in European competition, among which 7 also previously represented the Soviet Union. Dynamo Kyiv made a bold entry in the continental competitions back in 1965-66 as holders of the 1964 Soviet Cup. Until 1993 Ukrainian clubs represented the Soviet Union. Upon dissolution of the Soviet Union all their