Achilleas (Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου) 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 ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

club founded in 1943, nowadays running basketball, volleyball and table tennis divisions. It has been a part of the community in the suburb of

Kaimakli Kaimakli ( el, Καϊμακλί ; tr, Kaymaklı or ) is a large northeastern suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus. Since 1968, it belongs to the Municipality of Nicosia. Its population in 2011 was 11,564. Etymology Kaimakli derives from the Turkish ''ka ...

in Nicosia. The club is named after

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's '' Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Pele ...

(Ἀχιλλεύς) a legendary figure of the

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Basketball

The Men's basketball division was one of the founding clubs of the

Cyprus Basketball Federation The Cyprus Basketball Federation (CBF) ( Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοοσφαίρισης (ΚΟΚ)) is the governing body for basketball on the island of Cyprus and is a division of the Cyprus Sport Organisation (ΚΟ� ...

. In terms of trophies Achilleas has won the Cyprus Basketball League five times, making it the 3rd most successful team on the island to date behind EKA AEL and

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") ...

. Through their domestic successes they have represented the island in several European competitions such as the

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(in 1999 and 2001), the Saporta Cup in 2000 and the Euroleague (historically ''The European Champions Cup''). Several of Achilleas' players have been selected for the men's

Cyprus national basketball team The Cyprus men's national basketball team ( el, Εθνική ομάδα μπάσκετ της Κύπρου) represents Cyprus in international basketball, and is controlled by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. The national team is coached by Chr ...

. The Women's basketball division competes in the Cyprus Women's Basketball League – First division. It has also represented Cyprus in European competitions. Home games are played at the indoor Pallouriotisa Arena which only has a capacity for about 1,000 fans. The proximity of fans to the playing field has given it a reputation as an intimidating and tough home ground for away teams.

Roster

Notable players

Volleyball

The Men's volleyball division was one of the founding members of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation. It currently competes in the Cyprus Men's Volleyball Second division.

Honours

Men's Basketball *

Cyprus Basketball Division 1 The Cypriot Basketball Division A 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 At present, six clubs compete ...

**Winner (5): 1974–75, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1992–93 **Runner Up (6): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–99 * Cyprus Men's Basketball Cup: **Winner (7): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–2000 **Runner-up (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2009–10 * Cyprus Men's Basketball Supercup **Winner (4): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996 Women's Basketball *Cyprus Basketball Women's League – Division 1 **Winner (1): 1986–87 **Runner Up (1): 2000–01, 2009–10 *Cyprus Women's Basketball Cup: **Winner (1): 2006–07 **Runner-up (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2008–09

Football

Achilleas Kaimakli FC was a

football club based in

, Nicosia. Founded in

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...

, was playing sometimes in Second, in

Third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

and in Fourth Division. The team dissolved after 1988.

References

External links

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