Cyprus Basketball Division 1

Cypriot Basketball First Division

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division 1
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1967
No. of teams	6
Country	Cyprus
Continent	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	AEK Larnaca (3rd title) (2015–16)
Most titles	AEL Limassol (13 titles)
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, six clubs compete in the league. Since 2016–17 season, the six teams play each other four times during the regular season, 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 continental competitions.

Teams

The following six teams (in alphabetical order) are competing in the 2016–17 season:

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

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 2015–16 AEK APOEL 3–0

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	3	2013, 2015, 2016
ETHA	2	2011, 2012
ENAD	2	1969, 1990
Digenis	2	1967, 1968

See also

• Cypriot Basketball Cup
• Cypriot Basketball Super Cup
• Cyprus Women's Basketball Division 1
• Cyprus Women's Basketball Cup
• Cyprus Women's Basketball Super Cup

External links

• Cyprus Basketball Federation Official Site (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com League Page
• Cyprusbasket.net Webpage with news about Cyprus Basketball