Cyprus Basketball Division A Explained

OPAP Basket League
Country:Cyprus
Confed:FIBA Europe
First:1966–67
Teams:11
Relegation:Cyprus Basketball Division B
Domest Cup:Cypriot Cup
Supercup:Cypriot Super Cup
Champions:AEK Larnaca (6th title)
Most Champs:AEL Limassol (13 titles)
Current Season:2023–24 Cyprus Basketball Division A

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 eleven teams (in alphabetical order) are competing in OPAP Basket League:

Team City Venue
Kition Athletic Center
Nicos Solomonides Arena
B' Technical School Limassol Arena
Lefkotheo
Apollon Arena
Akis Kleanthous Arena
Pallouriotissas Lyceum Arena
Paralimni Arena
Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Costas Papaellinas Arena
Eleftheria Indoor Hall

Champions

Finals

Season Champion Runner-up Score
1983–84 Achilleas 2–1
1984–85 AEL 3–1
1985–86 Achilleas 3–2
1986–87 AEL 3–0
1987–88 AEL 4–0
1988–89 Keravnos 4–3
1989–90 ENAD 4–1
1990–91 Pezoporikos 4–1
1991–92 Pezoporikos 4–3
1992–93 Achilleas 4–0
1993–94 Pezoporikos 4–3
1994–95 APOEL 4–2
1995–96 APOEL 4–0
1996–97 Keravnos 4–1
1997–98 APOEL 4–3
1998–99 APOEL 4–0
1999–00 Keravnos 3–1
Season Champion Runner-up Score
2000–01 Keravnos 3–0
2001–02 APOEL 3–1
2002–03 AEL 3–2
2003–04 AEL 3–1
2004–05 AEL 3–0
2005–06 AEL 3–0
2006–07 AEL 3–2
2007–08 Keravnos 3–2
2008–09 APOEL 3–1
2009–10 APOEL 3–1
2010–11 ETHA 3–2
2011–12 ETHA 3–1
2012–13 AEK 3–1
2013–14 APOEL 3–2
AEK 3–1
AEK 3–0
Keravnos 3–1
Season Champion Runner-up Score
AEK 3–0
Keravnos 3–1
AEK 3-2
Keravnos 3–2
AEK 3–2
Keravnos 3–2

Performance by club

TeamTitlesYears Won
AEL131974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
APOEL111976, 1979, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014
Keravnos91989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
AEK62013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
Achilleas51975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1993
Pezoporikos41973, 1991, 1992, 1994
PAEEK31970, 1971, 1972
ETHA22011, 2012
ENAD21969, 1990
Digenis21967, 1968

See also

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