Petrolina AEK Larnaca B.C. (in Greek: ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας), is a

Cypriot Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes: **Armenian Cypriots **Greek Cypriots **Maronite Cypriots **Turkish C ...

professional

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club based in

Larnaca Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144 ...

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. The club competes in the

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. The president of the team is Vasilis Sellas and the current head coach is Nikolas Papadopoulos.

History

AEK Larnaca B.C. was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and

Pezoporikos Pezoporikos Club Larnaca ( el, Πεζοπορικός Όμιλος Λάρνακας, ''Pezoporikos Omilos Larnakas'') was a Cypriot sports club based in Larnaca with football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1927, the football club ...

. The team has many participations in the Cyprus Basketball Division A but had also relegated to the second division. Before the merger of the two teams,

won the championship four times (1973, 1991, 1992, 1994). As AEK the team has won the two titles of the second division. In 2013, the team achieved its first Championship as AEK, after beating

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

in the finals by 3–1.

Season by season

League achievements

; Cyprus First Division *Champions (5): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18,

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;Cyprus Second Division *Champions (2): 2004–05, 2006–07 ;

Cyprus Cup The Cyprus Women's Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football. It has been held annually in Cyprus since 2008. Although the competition takes place in Cyprus, the hosts have yet to take part in th ...

: *Winners (3): 2016-17, 2017–18, 2020-21 ;Cypriot Super Cup: *Winners (5): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

European competitions

*1994–1995:

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*1995–1996: Korać Cup *2001–2002: Korać Cup *2015–2016:

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*2016–2017:

Roster

Notable players

External links

Official Website

AEK Larnaca Fans

Eurobasket.com AEK Larnaca BC Page

Basketball Champions League profile

Videos

AEK Larnaca v Telenet Giants Antwerp - Full Game Qualif. Rd. 1 - Basketball Champions League 2018-19
Full game (Youtube.com video) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aek Larnaca B.C. Basketball teams in Cyprus Basketball teams established in 1994 1994 establishments in Cyprus