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

Darrel Mitchell was the MVP in the 2009 Final.

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]

See also

• Cyprus Basketball Division A
• Cypriot Basketball Super Cup

References

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.

Notes

1. Assistant Vassilis Kounas was on the bench.
2. Mirallais as player-coach 1988.
3. Panagiotis Pierri 1970.
4. Papaellinas as player-coach 1988.
5. Alekos Iakovides as player-coach 1970, 1971.