Cypriot Basketball Super Cup
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country |
 Cyprus |
| Most recent champion(s) |
AEK Larnaca (3rd title) (2016) |
| Most titles | APOEL (9 titles) |
| Official website | Cyprus Basketball Federation |
The Cypriot Basketball Super Cup is a men's professional basketball competition in Cyprus, organized by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. It is contested by the champion of the Cypriot First Division and the winner of the Cypriot Cup.
History
The first match was played in 1985 with AEL winning the trophy after beating ENAD 78–75.[1][2] From 195 until 1994 the competition was held under the name "Independence Shield", but the next years it was called the "Federation Cup". From 2005 until 2009 the competition was dedicated to the memory of the victims of Helios Airways Flight 522 plane crash which took place at Grammatiko in 2005. The next five years the competition was called "Marios Papalas' Shield" and since 2015 it is called "OPAP Super Cup". Since today nine teams have won the Super Cup, with APOEL being the most successful having won the thrphy nine times.[3]
Super Cup Winners
The winners of the competition from 1985 until today are:[1][2]
Performance by club
| Team | Winners | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| APOEL | 9 | 1986, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2014 |
| AEL | 8 | 1985, 1988, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Achilleas | 4 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996 |
| Keravnos | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2012 |
| AEK | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| ETHA | 1 | 2011 |
| Apollon | 1 | 2004 |
| Pezoporikos | 1 | 1991 |
| ENAD | 1 | 1987 |
See also
References
- 1 2 ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΟ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΩΝ ΓΙΑ SUPER CUP ΑΝΔΡΩΝ [History of Men's Super Cup results] (in Greek). basketball.org.cy. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- 1 2 Αφιέρωμα στο Σούπερ Καπ Καλαθόσφαιρας [Basketball Super Cup tribute] (in Greek). 24sports.com.cy. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Αφιέρωμα στο Σούπερ Καπ Καλαθόσφαιρας (Πολυνικής του θεσμού ο ΑΠΟΕΛ) [Super Cup tribute (APΟEL is the most times winner).] (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015.