Cyprus Basketball Division 1

Cypriot Basketball First Division
Sport Basketball
Founded 1967
Motto Το άθλημα μας (Our Sport)
No. of teams 7
Country Cyprus Cyprus
Continent European Union FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s) AEK Larnaca (2nd title)
(2014–15)
Related competitions Cypriot Basketball Cup
Official website Cyprus Basketball Federation

The Cypriot First Division of the Men’s Basketball League is currently the top competition on the Cyprus Basketball calendar. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation.

Format

At present, 7 clubs compete in the league. The 7 teams play each other three times during the regular season, with the top four teams reaching the play-off stage for the championship title. The last team at the end of the season is relegated to the second division, whilst the champion of the second division is promoted. The champion and the runner-up automatically qualify to compete in the next season's FIBA's EuroChallenge competition.

Teams

The following teams (in alphabetical order) competed in the 2014–15 season:

Champions

Season Champion
1966–67 Digenis
1967–68 Digenis
1968–69 ENAD
1969–70 PAEEK
1970–71 PAEEK
1971–72 PAEEK
1972–73 Pezoporikos
1973–74 AEL
1974–75 Achilleas
1975–76 APOEL
1976–77 Achilleas
1977–78 AEL
1978–79 APOEL
1979–80 AEL
1980–81 APOEL
1981–82 AEL
1982–83 AEL
Season Champion Runner-up Score
1983–84 Achilleas Keravnos 2–1
1984–85 AEL APOEL 3–1
1985–86 Achilleas APOEL 3–2
1986–87 AEL Achilleas 3–0
1987–88 AEL APOEL 4–0
1988–89 Keravnos Achilleas 4–3
1989–90 ENAD Achilleas 4–1
1990–91 Pezoporikos APOEL 4–1
1991–92 Pezoporikos Achilleas 4–3
1992–93 Achilleas APOEL 4–0
1993–94 Pezoporikos APOEL 4–3
1994–95 APOEL AEK 4–2
1995–96 APOEL Keravnos 4–0
1996–97 Keravnos Achilleas 4–1
1997–98 APOEL Keravnos 4–3
1998–99 APOEL Achilleas 4–0
1999–00 Keravnos Apollon 3–1
Season Champion Runner-up Score
2000–01 Keravnos Apollon 3–0
2001–02 APOEL Keravnos 3–1
2002–03 AEL Keravnos 3–2
2003–04 AEL Keravnos 3–1
2004–05 AEL Apollon 3–0
2005–06 AEL Apollon 3–0
2006–07 AEL APOEL 3–2
2007–08 Keravnos APOEL 3–2
2008–09 APOEL Keravnos 3–1
2009–10 APOEL AEL 3–1
2010–11 ETHA AEL 3–2
2011–12 ETHA Keravnos 3–1
2012–13 AEK APOEL 3–1
2013–14 APOEL AEK 3–2
2014–15 AEK APOEL 3–1

Performance by club

Team Winners Years Won
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 5 1989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008
Achilleas 5 1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1993
Pezoporikos 4 1973, 1991, 1992, 1994
PAEEK 3 1970, 1971, 1972
AEK 2 2013, 2015
ETHA 2 2011, 2012
ENAD 2 1969, 1990
Digenis 2 1967, 1968

See also

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