Wikipedia / Cyprus Basketball Division A
Wikipedia / Cyprus Basketball Division A
The Cyprus Basketball Division A, known for sponsorship reasons as ECOMMBX 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.
Format
All teams play against each other during 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 ten teams (in alphabetical order) compete in ECOMMBX Basket League:
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
2024–25: AEK
2025–26: AEK
Finals
Yellow: Team with Home court disadvantage.
Performance by club
Stats leaders
Source:eurobasket.com
Topscorers
Rebounds
Assists
Awards
Player of the Year
Best Foreigner player
Best Cypriot player
Coach of the year
League MVP by Eurobasket.comEurobasket.com
Finals Series MVP by Eurobasket.comEurobasket.com
Players
Notable players
Numerous well-known players have featured in the league throughout the years.
Cyprus and Greece
Andreas Kozakis
Christos Stylianides
Panagiotis Trisokkas
Michael Kounounis
Europe
Sasho Vezenkov
Emil Ionov
Vlado Lukic
Alexander Koul
USA
Don Ross
William Ledesma
JoJo Garcia
Melvin Cheatum
John White
Gerald Damon Williams
Kevin Holmes
Kevin Florent
Lonnie Cooper
Kirk Baker
Glynn Blackwell
Fred Sheppard
Eddie Collins
Isaac Burton
Darrin Fowlkes
Rest of Americas
NBA players Over the years, the league has featured players who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before or after their stint in the Cypriot League.
FIBA EuroCup All-Star DayFIBA All-Stars
They were selected for the All-Star Day while playing in the League:
Igors Miglinieks (coach)
Dragan Raca (coach)
Charles Barton (coach)
Winning coaches
Cyprus League teams honors in continental competitions
See also
References
Notes
External links
Cyprus clubs in Europe at oocities.org