Cypriot Basketball Cup
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The Cypriot Basketball Cup is an annual professional basketball national cup competition, organized by the Cyprus Basketball Federation since 1969.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Motto | Το άθλημα μας (Our Sport) |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| Most recent champion | AEL Limassol B.C. (10th title) (2025–26) |
| Most titles | Keravnos (13 titles) |
| Related competitions | Cypriot Division A Cypriot Super Cup |
| Official website | Cyprus Basketball Federation |
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
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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 | 10 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2026 |
| 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
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 – Keravnos
- 2026 – Myles Alexander Tate - AEL Limassol B.C.
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 |
| 2026 | Myles Alexander Tate | 25 | AEL Limassol B.C. |
Winning coaches
| Head Coach | Cups | Years Won | Years Lost |
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 / Dragan Raca | 4 |
1997, 1998, 1999, 2009 |
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| Takis Lyras | 4 |
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
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| Michalis Kakiouzis | 3 |
2022[a], 2024, 2025 |
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| Christoforos Leivadiotis | 2 |
2015, 2019 |
2017, 2021, 2023, 2024
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| Panagiotis Yiannaras | 2 |
2012, 2014 |
2013
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| Sakis Laios | 1 |
1997 |
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| Nikos Linardos | 1 |
2003 |
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| Charles Barton | 1 |
2008 |
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| Vassilis Fragkias | 1 |
2007 |
2000, 2001
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| Christos Magkotsios | 1 |
2002 |
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| Nikos Pavlou | 1 |
1995 |
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| Giorgos Vovoras | 1 |
2016 |
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 Adi Azoulay | 1 |
2010 |
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| Periklis Tavropoulos | 2 |
1996, 2002 |
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| / Vlade Đurović | 1 |
2000 |
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| Linos Gavriel | 1 |
2017 |
2016
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| Antonis Toni Konstantinides | 1 |
2011, 2023 |
2014, 2025
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| Nikos Papadopoulos | 1 |
2021 |
2015
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| Takis Mirallais | 1 |
1988[b] |
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| Kyriakos Adamou | 1 |
2013 |
2008
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| Dimitris Koukouris | 1 |
2018 |
2019
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| Palladios Nikoalou | 1 |
1973 |
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| Lazaros Papadimitriou | 1 |
1989 |
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| Giorgos Lambrou | 1 |
1988 |
1995
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| George Thyrotos | 1 |
1989 |
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| Dinos Michailides | 1 |
1984 |
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| Panagiotis Pierri | 1 |
1970 [c] |
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| Charis Papazoglou | 1 |
1998 |
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| Markos Asonitis | - |
2022
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| Giorgos Bitzanis | - |
2018
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| Christos Stylianidis | - |
2009
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| Marios Aegyrou | - |
2012
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 Igors Miglinieks | - |
2007 | |
| Renos Pittalis | - |
2003
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| Giorgos Triantaphyllides | - |
1998
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| Nasos Panayiotou | - |
1984
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| Johnny Neumann | - |
1997
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| Paris Papaellinas | - |
1988[d]
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| Alekos Iakovides | - |
1970 and 1971[e]
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