Northern Cyprus national basketball team

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Northern Cyprus
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National federationTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Basketball Federation
First international
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus 84–78 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
(Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 24 January 2006)
Biggest win
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus 78–62 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
(North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus; 19 July 2021)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus 59–76 Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg
(Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 27 May 2015)

The Northern Cyprus national basketball team is the basketball team of Northern Cyprus. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

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History

Northern Cyprus's first match was played on 25 January 2006, against Kyrgyzstan. The team won by 84–78.

In May 2015, the team played two matches against Abkhazia national team in Northern Cyprus, invited by the TRNC Federation. [1] The team won their second match by 59–47, while the third match was cancelled. [2]

In 2021, the team played two friendly matches against Kyrgyzstan. [3] Northern Cyprus won the first of them. [4]

Matches

24 January 2006Northern Cyprus Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 8478Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Kyrenia
Boxscore Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu
26 January 2006Northern Cyprus Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg vs. Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg North Nicosia
Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu
25 May 2015Northern Cyprus Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 5976Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Kyrenia
Boxscore Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu
29 May 2015Northern Cyprus Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 5947 Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg North Nicosia
Boxscore Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu
19 July 2021Northern Cyprus Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 7862 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg North Nicosia
Boxscore Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu
21 July 2021Northern Cyprus Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 8083 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg North Nicosia
Boxscore Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu

See also

References

  1. "Abhazya Basketbol Milli Takımı KKTC Milli Takımını 76–59 Yendi" (in Turkish). Altinpost.org. 28 May 2015.
  2. "İkinci maç KKTC'nin" (in Turkish). Sport Kıbrıs. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  3. "Kırgızistan Basketbol Milli takımı KKTC'ye geldi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Gazetesi. 17 July 2021.
  4. "Basketbolda tarihi iki maç" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Spor Yeni. 21 July 2021.