Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1967 |
Motto | Το άθλημα μας(Our Sport) |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Cyprus |
Most recent champion(s) | Keravnos (11th title) (2021–22) |
Most titles | APOEL (12 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.
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.
The following six teams (in alphabetical order) competed in the 2018–19 season:
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Team | Winners | Years Won |
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APOEL | 12 | 1973, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2016 |
Keravnos | 12 | 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
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 |
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The 2013–14 season was APOEL's 74th season in the Cypriot First Division and 86th year in existence as a football club. APOEL completed a historical domestic treble during the 2013–14 season, winning all the titles in Cyprus, the League, the Cup and the Super Cup.
The 2013–14 Cypriot Cup was the 72nd edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 30 clubs entered the competition. It began on 23 October 2013 with the first round and concluded on 21 May 2014 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. APOEL won their 20th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Ermis Aradippou 2–0 in the final.
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