Cypriot Basketball Super Cup
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.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| Most recent champion(s) | Keravnos (5th title) (2021) |
| Most titles | APOEL (9 titles) |
| Related competitions | Cypriot Division A Cypriot Cup |
| Official website | Cyprus Basketball Federation |
History
The first Cypriot Super Cup 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 in the following years it was called, the "Federation Cup". From 2005 until 2009, the competition was dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Helios Airways Flight 522 plane crash, which took place at Grammatiko, in 2005.
Over the next five years, the competition was called "Marios Papalas' Shield", and since 2015, it is called "OPAP Super Cup". As of today, nine different teams have won the Cypriot Super Cup, with APOEL being the most successful club in the tournament, having won the trophy 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 |
| Keravnos | 5 | 1999, 2000, 2012, 2019, 2021 |
| AEK | 4 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Achilleas | 4 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996 |
| ETHA | 1 | 2011 |
| Apollon | 1 | 2004 |
| Pezoporikos | 1 | 1991 |
| ENAD | 1 | 1987 |
References
- ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΟ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΩΝ ΓΙΑ SUPER CUP ΑΝΔΡΩΝ [History of Men's Super Cup results] (in Greek). basketball.org.cy. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- 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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.