Cyprus Basketball Division A Explained
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:
Champions
- 1965–66: Suspended
- 1966–67:Digenis 1967–68:Digenis 1968–69:ENAD 1969–70:PAEEK
- 1970–71:PAEEK
- 1971–72:PAEEK
Finals
Performance by club
Team | Titles | 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 | 9 | 1989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
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
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