Apollon Limassol Basketball Club ( gr, Καλαθοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Απόλλων Λεμεσού), is an Cypriot

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club. The team competes in the

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, the top tier of Cypriot basketball. The team represents the city of

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

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. Having been one of the founding members of the

, Apollon Limassol have been a regular in the first division for many years. Despite this, the team has yet to see significant success both domestically and internationally.

History

The

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

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was founded in the year 1954, the basketball section of Apollon Limassol was formed in 1967. The team was one of the original founding member of the

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, one of the first professional basketball leagues in Cyprus. Since the teams inception in 1967, Apollon Limassol has regularly participated in the

, the first tier of Cypriot Basketball. The titles in the history of the basketball department are

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s in 2002 and 2014, and a Super Cup in 2004-05. Despite having stayed in the first tier for many years, Apollon Limassol have yet to achieve greater success in the league. Having failed to win the league since its inception, and as well as having not finished runners-up in the league since 2001. Apollon Limassol have briefly participated in international competitions such as the now defunct

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and the

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, however, the team has not participated in any competitions internationally since 2013. Recently, the team lack of success domestically has proven it difficult to qualify for either the

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or the

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Season by season

Honours

Total titles: 3

Domestic competitions

Cypriot Championship The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

:Runners-up: 1999, 2000, 2001 *

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:Winners: 2002, 2014 :Runners-up: 2004 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is us ...

:Winners: 2005 :Runners-up: 2002, 2014

European competitions

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: ''Semifinalist (1)'': 2006–07

European cups

* 1999–00:

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* 2000–01:

: lost to Hemofarm Vršac in eliminations * 2001–02:

* 2002–03: FIBA Regional Challenge Final 4 * 2003–04: FIBA Europe Cup: took 2nd place (2-2) in Group D of South Conference * 2004–05: FIBA Europe Cup: took 3rd place (1-3) in Conference South Group C * 2005–06:

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: took 1st place (3-1) in Group G, lost to Khimik in 1/8 Finals * 2006–07: Europe Cup Challenge: took 1st place (4-2) in Group A, lost to

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77–75, 50–76 in the Semifinals * 2012–13:

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: took 4th place (1–5) in Group G

Current roster

Notable players

* Sam Jones *

Kenny Satterfield Kenneth Alexander Satterfield (born April 10, 1981) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Cincinnati Bearcats beginning in 1999. In 2001, after a successful sophomore ...

Joey Dorsey Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey (born December 16, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for APOP Paphos B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis. College career During both h ...

Notable managers

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External links

* http://www.apollonbc.net/ Apollon BC Official Site * http://www.apollon1954.com/ Apollon Limassol News * http://www.fygas.net/ Apollon Limassol Fan Page
Eurobasket.com Apollon Limassol BC Page
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