Cyprus Basketball Division A

The OPAP Basket League is currently the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation.

OPAP Basket League

Founded	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
First season	1966–67
Country	Cyprus
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	11
Relegation to	Cyprus Basketball Division B
Domestic cup(s)	Cypriot Cup
Supercup	Cypriot Super Cup
International cup(s)	Basketball Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	AEK Larnaca (6th title)
Most championships	AEL Limassol (13 titles)
Website	www.cbf.basketball
2023–24 Cyprus Basketball Division A

Format

All teams are playing against each other for the first part of the league, with the top 4 teams reaching the play-off semi-finals stage. One team (the last one) at the end of the season is relegated to the second division, whilst one team from the second division is promoted.

The play-off semi-finals and the championship winner will be decided after three wins. The championship winner, along with the winners of the Cypriot Cup, will qualify to compete in the next season's FIBA's European-wide continental competitions.

Teams and locations

The following eleven teams (in alphabetical order) are competing in OPAP Basket League:

AEL

AEK Larnaca

Anorthosis

Apollon

APOEL

APOP

Achilleas

ETHA

Enosis

Keravnos

Omonia

Locations of the 2022–23 Cyprus Basketball Division A teams

Team	City	Venue
Petrolina AEK Larnaca	Larnaca	Kition Athletic Center
AEL	Limassol	Nicos Solomonides Arena
Anorthosis	Famagusta	B' Technical School Limassol Arena
APOEL	Nicosia	Lefkotheo
Apollon	Limassol	Apollon Arena
APOP	Paphos	Akis Kleanthous Arena
Achilleas	Nicosia	Pallouriotissas Lyceum Arena
Enosis Neon	Paralimni	Paralimni Arena
ETHA	Engomi	Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Keravnos	Strovolos	Costas Papaellinas Arena
Omonia	Nicosia	Eleftheria Indoor Hall

Champions

1965–66: Suspended 1966–67: Digenis 1967–68: Digenis 1968–69: ENAD 1969–70: PAEEK 1970–71: PAEEK 1971–72: PAEEK 1972–73: Pezoporikos 1973–74: AEL 1974–75: Achilleas 1975–76: APOEL 1976–77: Achilleas 1977–78: AEL 1978–79: APOEL 1979–80: AEL 1980–81: APOEL 1981–82: AEL 1982–83: AEL 1983–84: Achilleas 1984–85: AEL 1985–86: Achilleas 1986–87: AEL 1987–88: AEL 1988–89: Keravnos

1989–90: ENAD 1990–91: Pezoporikos 1991–92: Pezoporikos 1992–93: Achilleas 1993–94: Pezoporikos 1994–95: APOEL 1995–96: APOEL 1996–97: Keravnos 1997–98: APOEL 1998–99: APOEL 1999–00: Keravnos 2000–01: Keravnos 2001–02: APOEL 2002–03: AEL 2003–04: AEL 2004–05: AEL 2005–06: AEL 2006–07: AEL 2007–08: Keravnos 2008–09: APOEL 2009–10: APOEL 2010–11: ETHA 2011–12: ETHA 2012–13: AEK

2013–14: APOEL 2014–15: AEK 2015–16: AEK 2016–17: Keravnos 2017–18: AEK 2018–19: Keravnos 2019–20: Suspended 2020–21: AEK 2021–22: Keravnos 2022–23: AEK 2023–24: Keravnos

Finals

Season Champion Runner-up Score 1983–84 Achilleas Keravnos 2–1 1984–85 AEL APOEL 3–1 1985–86 Achilleas APOEL 3–2 1986–87 AEL Achilleas 3–0 1987–88 AEL APOEL 4–0 1988–89 Keravnos Achilleas 4–3 1989–90 ENAD Achilleas 4–1 1990–91 Pezoporikos APOEL 4–1 1991–92 Pezoporikos Achilleas 4–3 1992–93 Achilleas APOEL 4–0 1993–94 Pezoporikos APOEL 4–3 1994–95 APOEL AEK 4–2 1995–96 APOEL Keravnos 4–0 1996–97 Keravnos Achilleas 4–1 1997–98 APOEL Keravnos 4–3 1998–99 APOEL Achilleas 4–0 1999–00 Keravnos Apollon 3–1

Season Champion Runner-up Score 2000–01 Keravnos Apollon 3–0 2001–02 APOEL Keravnos 3–1 2002–03 AEL Keravnos 3–2 2003–04 AEL Keravnos 3–1 2004–05 AEL Apollon 3–0 2005–06 AEL Apollon 3–0 2006–07 AEL APOEL 3–2 2007–08 Keravnos APOEL 3–2 2008–09 APOEL Keravnos 3–1 2009–10 APOEL AEL 3–1 2010–11 ETHA AEL 3–2 2011–12 ETHA Keravnos 3–1 2012–13 AEK APOEL 3–1 2013–14 APOEL AEK 3–2 2014–15 AEK APOEL 3–1 2015–16 AEK APOEL 3–0 2016–17 Keravnos AEK 3–1

Season Champion Runner-up Score 2017–18 AEK Keravnos 3–0 2018–19 Keravnos AEK 3–1 2020–21 AEK Keravnos 3-2 2021–22 Keravnos AEK 3–2 2022–23 AEK Keravnos 3–2 2023–24 Keravnos AEK 3–2

Performance by club

Team	Titles	Years Won
AEL	13	1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
APOEL	11	1976, 1979, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014
Keravnos	9	1989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
AEK	6	2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
Achilleas	5	1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1993
Pezoporikos	4	1973, 1991, 1992, 1994
PAEEK	3	1970, 1971, 1972
ETHA	2	2011, 2012
ENAD	2	1969, 1990
Digenis	2	1967, 1968

See also

• Cypriot Basketball Cup
• Cypriot Basketball Super Cup

External links

• Cyprus Basketball Federation Official Site (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com League Page
• Rebound.com.cy - Basketball News Website