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
- 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 1983–84: Achilleas 1984–85: AEL
- 1985–86: Achilleas 1986–87: AEL
- 1989–90: ENAD 1990–91: Pezoporikos
- 1991–92: Pezoporikos
- 1992–93: Achilleas 1993–94: Pezoporikos
- 2003–04: AEL
- 2004–05: AEL
- 2005–06: AEL
Finals
Season | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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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 |
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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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