Cyprus Basketball Division A
Basketball league
Founded | 1966 ; 57 years ago ( 1966 ) |
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First season | 1966–67 |
Country | Cyprus |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 11 |
Relegation to | Cyprus Basketball Division B |
Domestic cup(s) | Cypriot Cup |
Supercup | Cypriot Super Cup |
International cup(s) |
Basketball Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup |
Current champions | Keravnos (8th title) |
Most championships | AEL Limassol (13 titles) |
Website | www.cbf.basketball |
The OPAP Basket League is currently the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation .
Format
All teams are playing against each other for the first part of the league, with the top 4 teams reaching the play-off semi-finals stage. One team (the last one) at the end of the season is relegated to the second division, whilst one team from the second division is promoted.
The play-off semi-finals and the championship winner will be decided after three wins. The championship winner, along with the winners of the Cypriot Cup , will qualify to compete in the next season's FIBA 's European-wide continental competitions.
Teams and locations
The following eight teams (in alphabetical order) are competing in OPAP Basket League :
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Performance by club
Team | Winners | Years Won |
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AEL | 13 | 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
APOEL | 11 | 1976, 1979, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014 |
Keravnos | 8 | 1989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
AEK | 6 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
Achilleas | 5 | 1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1993 |
Pezoporikos | 4 | 1973, 1991, 1992, 1994 |
PAEEK | 3 | 1970, 1971, 1972 |
ETHA | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
ENAD | 2 | 1969, 1990 |
Digenis | 2 | 1967, 1968 |
See also
External links
- Cyprus Basketball Federation Official Site (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com League Page
- Rebound.com.cy - Basketball News Website
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