Cypriot Basketball Cup

Cypriot Basketball Men's A Division Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1967
Motto	Το άθλημα μας (Our Sport)
No. of teams	6
Country	Cyprus
Most recent; champion	Keravnos (13th title) ; (2024–25)
Most titles	Keravnos (13 titles)
Related; competitions	Cypriot Division A; Cypriot Super Cup
Official website	Cyprus Basketball Federation

The Cypriot Basketball Cup is an annual professional basketball national cup competition, organized by the Cyprus Basketball Federation since 1969.

Format

Starting in 2007, the Cypriot Cup competition's format changed to where only teams from the Cypriot A Division compete at the cup. The cup employs a knock-out stage and a final four format. The Cup's winner automatically qualifies to compete in the next season of the FIBA Europe Cup competition.

Teams

The following six teams (in alphabetical order) competed in the 2018–19 season:

AEK Larnaca - Larnaca
APOEL - Nicosia
Apollon Limassol - Limassol
Enosis Neon Paralimni - Paralimni
ETHA Engomis - Engomi, Nicosia
Keravnos - Strovolos, Nicosia
Omonoia - Nicosia
AEL Limassol - Limassol

Cup winners

1969 – Pezoporikos
1970 – Pezoporikos
1971 – Pezoporikos
1972 – Pezoporikos
1973 – APOEL
1974 – Achilleas
1975 – Achilleas
1976 – Achilleas
1977 – Achilleas
1978 – AEL
1979 – APOEL
1980 – AEL
1981 – AEL
1982 – AEL
1983 – AEL
1984 – APOEL
1985 – AEL
1986 – APOEL
1987 – ENAD
1988 – Achilleas
1989 – Keravnos

1990 – Achilleas
1991 – APOEL
1992 – Pezoporikos
1993 – APOEL
1994 – APOEL
1995 – APOEL
1996 – APOEL
1997 – Keravnos
1998 – Keravnos
1999 – Keravnos
2000 – Achilleas
2001 – APOEL
2002 – Apollon
2003 – APOEL
2004 – AEL
2005 – Keravnos
2006 – Keravnos
2007 – Keravnos
2008 – AEL
2009 – AEL

2010 – Keravnos
2011 – ETHA
2012 – Keravnos
2013 – ETHA
2014 – Apollon
2015 – ETHA
2016 – APOEL
2017 – AEK Larnaca
2018 – AEK Larnaca
2019 – Keravnos
2021 – AEK Larnaca
2022 – Keravnos
2023 – AEK Larnaca
2024 – Keravnos
2024 – Keravnos

Performance by club

Team	Winners	Years won
Keravnos	13	1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025
APOEL	12	1973, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2016
AEL	9	1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2008, 2009
Achilleas	7	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 2000
Pezoporikos	5	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1992
AEK	4	2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
ETHA	3	2011, 2013, 2015
Apollon	2	2002, 2014
ENAD	1	1987

MVP Award

Source:eurobasket.com

Final Four

2003 – George Banks – APOEL B.C.

Finals

2005 – Dan Cross – Keravnos
2006 – George Banks – Keravnos
2007 -
2008 – Panagiotis Trisokkas – Keravnos
2009 – Darrel Mitchell – AEL Limassol
2011– Anthony King – ETHA Engomis
2012 - Aleksandar Damjanović - ENAD Ayiou Dometiou
2013 – Ivan Maraš – ETHA Engomis
2014 – Grigoris Pantouris – Apollon Limassol
2015 – Chris Ferguson – ETHA^[1]
2016 – Tyrell Biggs – APOEL^[2]
2017 – Primož Brezec – AEK Larnaca^[3]
2018 – Tyreek Duren – AEK Larnaca
2019 – Darral Willis – Keravnos^[4]
2021 – Derek Ogbeide – AEK Larnaca
2022 –
2023 - Taveion Hollingsworth - AEK Larnaca
2024 – Filippos Tigkas – Keravnos
2025 – Filippos Tigkas (2) – Keravnos

Topscorers

Final

Year	Player	Points	Team
2011	Rodney Buford	15	AEL Limassol
2013	Donte Poole	17	ETHA Engomis
2014	Thad McFadden	22	APOEL B.C.
2015	Michalis Kakiouzis Thomas Massamba	17	APOEL B.C. ETHA Engomis
2016	Tyrell Biggs	26	APOEL B.C.
2017	Primož Brezec	19	AEK Larnaca
2018	Trevis Wyche	30	ETHA Engomis
2019	Darral Willis	40	Keravnos
2021	Quentin Snider	19	AEK Larnaca
2022	Collin Malcolm	21	Keravnos
2023	Duda Sanadze	25	Anorthosis Ammochostou
2024	Taveion Hollingsworth Tony Crocker	16	AEK Larnaca Keravnos
2025	Filippos Tigkas	28	Keravnos

Winning coaches

Head Coach	Cups	Years Won	Years Lost
/ Dragan Raca	4	1997, 1998, 1999, 2009
Takis Lyras	4	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Michalis Kakiouzis	3	2022^[a], 2024, 2025
Christoforos Leivadiotis	2	2015, 2019	2017, 2021, 2023, 2024
Panagiotis Yiannaras	2	2012, 2014	2013
Sakis Laios	1	1997
Nikos Linardos	1	2003
Charles Barton	1	2008
Vassilis Fragkias	1	2007	2000, 2001
Christos Magkotsios	1	2002
Nikos Pavlou	1	1995
Giorgos Vovoras	1	2016
Adi Azoulay	1	2010
Periklis Tavropoulos	2	1996, 2002
/ Vlade Đurović	1	2000
Linos Gavriel	1	2017	2016
Antonis Toni Konstantinides	1	2011, 2023	2014, 2025
Nikos Papadopoulos	1	2021	2015
Takis Mirallais	1	1988^[b]
Kyriakos Adamou	1	2013	2008
Dimitris Koukouris	1	2018	2019
Palladios Nikoalou	1	1973
Lazaros Papadimitriou	1	1989
Giorgos Lambrou	1	1988	1995
George Thyrotos	1	1989
Dinos Michailides	1	1984
Panagiotis Pierri	1	1970 ^[c]
Charis Papazoglou	1	1998
Markos Asonitis	-		2022
Giorgos Bitzanis	-		2018
Christos Stylianidis	-		2009
Marios Aegyrou	-		2012
Igors Miglinieks	-		2007
Renos Pittalis	-		2003
Giorgos Triantaphyllides	-		1998
Nasos Panayiotou	-		1984
Johnny Neumann	-		1997
Paris Papaellinas	-		1988^[d]
Alekos Iakovides	-		1970 and 1971^[e]

References

^ "Etha celebrate Cup title". Eurobasket.com.
^ "MVP ο Μπίγκς". sigmalive.com.
^ "ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟΥΧΟΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ Η ΠΕΤΡΟΛΙΝΑ ΑΕΚ". basketball.org.cy.
^ "Το Κύπελλο στο… σπίτι του!". kerkida.net.

Notes

^ Assistant Vassilis Kounas was on the bench.
^ Mirallais as player-coach 1988.
^ Panagiotis Pierri 1970.
^ Papaellinas as player-coach 1988.
^ Alekos Iakovides as player-coach 1970, 1971.

[1] "Etha celebrate Cup title". Eurobasket.com.

[2] "MVP ο Μπίγκς". sigmalive.com.

[3] "ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟΥΧΟΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ Η ΠΕΤΡΟΛΙΝΑ ΑΕΚ". basketball.org.cy.

[4] "Το Κύπελλο στο… σπίτι του!". kerkida.net.

[5] Assistant Vassilis Kounas was on the bench.

[6] Mirallais as player-coach 1988.

[7] Panagiotis Pierri 1970.

[8] Papaellinas as player-coach 1988.

[9] Alekos Iakovides as player-coach 1970, 1971.

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Basketball in Cyprus
Cyprus Basketball Federation
League Competitions	Division A Division B Women's Division A
Cup Competitions	Cup Super Cup
National teams	Men Men U-20 Men U-18 Men U-16 Women Women U-18 Women U-16