APOEL Basketball Club, also known as APOEL PERESTROIKA for sponsorship reasons and better known simply as APOEL, is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in the city of Nicosia. It is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL is one of the most successful basketball clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 11 Championships, 12 Cups and 11 Super Cups.
History APOEL was formed in 1926, but the basketball team was formed in 1947. The team's first ever basketball title was the Cypriot Super Cup, which they won in 1972. At the end of the same season (1972–73), APOEL won their second title, the Cypriot Cup. The team achieved to win their first ever Championship title three years later, in season 1975–76.
The 90's decade was the most successful for APOEL. The team won 4 Championships, 5 Cups and 4 Super Cups during that period, including one double on the 1995–96 season.
After winning the double in 2001–02 season, APOEL won again the Championship in 2008–09 season, after 6 years without winning any title. The next season (2009–10), the team won their second consecutive Championship title and reached the quarterfinals of the FIBA EuroChallenge, marking their most successful campaign in the European competitions.
After four years without winning any title, APOEL won again the Championship in 2013–14 season, which was their 11th league title in their history. During 2015–16 season, APOEL won their 12th Cypriot Cup trophy, thirteen years after their last Cypriot Cup title. The next season (2016–17), APOEL returned in the European competitions after a five years break and reached the second round (Last 24) of the FIBA Europe Cup, marking one of their most successful seasons in the European competitions.
League positions SeasonDiv.Pos.1966–67Div. A5th1967–68Div. A3rd1968–69Div. A2nd1969–70Div. A5th1970–71Div. A8th1971–72Div. A5th1972–73Div. A2nd1973–74Div. A5th1974–75Div. A4th SeasonDiv.Pos.1975–76Div. A1st1976–77Div. A2nd1977–78Div. A2nd1978–79Div. A1st1979–80Div. A3rd1980–81Div. A1st1981–82Div. A4th1982–83Div. A7th1983–84Div. A3rd SeasonDiv.Pos.1984–85Div. A2nd1985–86Div. A2nd1986–87Div. A3rd1987–88Div. A2nd1988–89Div. A8th1989–90Div. A3rd1990–91Div. A2nd1991–92Div. A4th1992–93Div. A2nd SeasonDiv.Pos.1993–94Div. A2nd1994–95Div. A1st1995–96Div. A1st1996–97Div. A3rd1997–98Div. A1st1998–99Div. A1st1999–00Div. A8th2000–01Div. A4th2001–02Div. A1st SeasonDiv.Pos.2002–03Div. A4th2003–04Div. A3rd2004–05Div. A3rd2005–06Div. A5th2006–07Div. A2nd2007–08Div. A2nd2008–09Div. A1st2009–10Div. A1st2010–11Div. A3rd SeasonDiv.Pos.2011–12Div. A5th2012–13Div. A2nd2013–14Div. A1st2014–15Div. A2nd2015–16Div. A2nd2016–17Div. A3rd2017–18Div. A3rd2018–19Div. A3rd
Honours Cypriot Championship Winners (11): 1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14
Cypriot Cup Winners (12) (record): 1972–73, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2015–16
Cypriot Super Cup Winners (11) (record): 1972, 1976, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2014
European campaigns Last Update: 26 January 2017
Season Competition Matches Wins Loses For Against 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup 12 4 8 74.1 78.1 2010–11ULEB Eurocup 2 0 2 59.0 90.5 EuroChallenge 6 3 3 72.8 73.3 2009–10 ULEB Eurocup 2 1 1 69.5 70.0 EuroChallenge 14 7 7 78.9 78.4 2008–09 EuroChallenge 2 0 2 56.5 67.5 2007–08 FIBA EuroCup 2 1 1 86.5 89.0 2005–06 EuroCup Challenge 8 5 3 81.3 77.8 2004–05 FIBA Europe Cup 6 4 2 88.7 86.8 2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup 6 3 3 87.5 81.7 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup 10 1 9 64.4 84.7 2001–02 Korać Cup 2 0 2 71.0 84.0 1999–00 Saporta Cup 10 0 10 51.3 84.6 1998–99 Saporta Cup 10 3 7 68.9 73.6 1996–97 EuroCup 10 1 9 62.6 83.1 1995–96 European Championship for Men's Clubs 4 2 2 67.3 67.5 European Cup for Men's Clubs 2 0 2 66.5 93.5 1994–95 European Cup for Men's Clubs 2 1 1 80.0 81.0 1993–94 European Cup for Men's Clubs 2 0 2 66.5 96.0 1992–93 European Cup Radivoj Korać 2 0 2 88.0 107.0 1991–92 European Cup for Men's Clubs 2 0 2 53.5 108.5 1990–91 European Cup Radivoj Korać 2 0 2 55.0 87.0 1988–89 European Cup Radivoj Korać 0 0 0 Withdrew 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 2 37.0 101.0 1985–86 European Cup Radivoj Korać 2 0 2 78.0 156.5 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 2 57.0 121.5 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 2 65.5 117.5 Total 126 36 90 68.7 90.0
Sponsorship names 2002–2004 Elma APOEL 2004–2007 Dentalcon APOEL 2007–2008 Aspis APOEL 2008–2009 Seastar APOEL 2009–2010 Μadisons APOEL 2010–2013 Cytavision APOEL 2015–2016 Cytavision APOEL
Players
Current roster
| valign="top" | Head coach Marios Argyrou Assistant coaches Giannis Damalis Legend (C) Team captain
Notable players
Cyprus Giorgos Anastasiadis Panagiotis Serdaris Charis Soleas Christos Stylianides Vassilis Kounas
Belgium Gerben Van Dorpe
Bermuda Sullivan Phillips
Cameroon Cyrille Makanda
Croatia Zvonko Buljan Saša Čuić
Czech Republic Ales Chan Michal Křemen
France Michael Mokongo
Great Britain Ogo Adegboye Kyle Johnson Tarick Johnson
Greece Andreas Glyniadakis Michalis Kakiouzis Dimitrios Kalaitzidis
Israel Amit Tamir
Lithuania Martynas Andriukaitis Augustinas Vitas
Mali Ousmane Cisse
Montenegro Balša Radunović Damjan Kandić Boris Lalović
Serbia Milan Dozet Dušan Jelić Mirko Kovač Ivan Mičeta Vukašin Mandić Aleksandar Radojević Lazar Radosavljević
USA Tony Dwayne Harris Rashid Atkins Jerome Beasley Rasheed Brokenborough Lonnie Cooper Jeremiah Davis Jamar Diggs Brandon Ewing Callistus Eziukwu Charron Fisher Darrin Fowlkes Ian Hanavan Earl Harrison Brandon Heath Rick Hughes Ryan Humphrey Mike Jones Wykeen Kelly Frankie King Arthur Lee Thaddeus McFadden Donte Poole Jeron Roberts Anthony Roberson Lewis Sims Dante Stiggers Loren Stokes Kevin Tiggs Larry Turner Tyson Wheeler Isaac Wells QJ Peterson
Women's team
History APOEL also maintains a women's team which is competing in the women's Cypriot First Division. In their most successful seasons, APOEL women's team reached the Championship finals twice (2003–04 & 2004–05) and qualified two times for the semi-finals of the Cup (2004–05 & 2006–07).
References
External links APOEL Athletic Football Club - official website APOEL B.C. Youth Academy Eurobasket.com APOEL BC Page