Northern Cyprus national basketball team

Northern Cyprus

National federation	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Basketball Federation
Home Away
First international
Northern Cyprus 84–78 Kyrgyzstan   (Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 24 January 2006)
Biggest win
Northern Cyprus 78–62 Kyrgyzstan   (North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus; 19 July 2021)
Biggest defeat
Northern Cyprus 59–76 Abkhazia   (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.

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

Northern Cyprus v   Kyrgyzstan

24 January 2006	Northern Cyprus	84–78	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrenia
		Boxscore		Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu

Northern Cyprus v Kyrgyzstan

26 January 2006	Northern Cyprus	vs.	Kyrgyzstan	North Nicosia
				Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu

Northern Cyprus v   Abkhazia

25 May 2015	Northern Cyprus	59–76	Abkhazia	Kyrenia
		Boxscore		Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu

Northern Cyprus v Abkhazia

29 May 2015	Northern Cyprus	59–47	Abkhazia	North Nicosia
		Boxscore		Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu

Northern Cyprus v Kyrgyzstan

19 July 2021	Northern Cyprus	78–62	Kyrgyzstan	North Nicosia
		Boxscore		Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu

Northern Cyprus v Kyrgyzstan

21 July 2021	Northern Cyprus	80–83	Kyrgyzstan	North Nicosia
		Boxscore		Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu

See also

• Sport in Northern Cyprus

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.