The Cypriot Basketball Division B is currently the second-tier level men's professional
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 ...
competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by 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 ...
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Format
At present, eight clubs compete in the league. One team (the last one) at the end of the season is
promoted to the first division, whilst one team from the first division is relegated.
Teams
The following six teams (in alphabetical order) are competing in the
2017–18 season:
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AEL -
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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Achilleas Agrou -
Agros,
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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Achilleas Kaimakli
Achilleas (Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου) is a Cypriot basketball 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 in Nicosia. The cl ...
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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 ...
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Nicosia
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Asteras -
Mesa Geitonia,
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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ENAD
ENAD (Enosis Neon Agiou Dometiou, Union of Youth of Agios Dometios), (Greek: Ε.Ν.Α.Δ. Ένωσις Νέων Αγίου Δομετίου) is a first division basketball team based in the Agios Dometios district of Nicosia, Cyprus. It was foun ...
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Ayios Dometios
''Agios'' ( el, Άγιος), plural ''Agioi'' (), transcribes masculine gender Greek words meaning 'sacred' or 'saint' (for example Agios Dimitrios, Agioi Anargyroi). It is frequently shortened in colloquial language to ''Ai'' (for example Ai Stra ...
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Nicosia
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Kentro Neon -
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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National Guard
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Nat ...
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Nicosia
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Omonia -
Nicosia
Champions
Performance by club
See also
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Cyprus Basketball Division A
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 ...
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Cypriot Basketball Cup
The Cypriot Basketball Cup is an annual professional basketball national cup competition, organized by the Cyprus Basketball Federation since 1969.
Format
Starting in 2007, the Cypriot Cup competition's format changed to where only teams from th ...
References
Cyprus Basketball Federation Official Site
{{International basketball
Basketball leagues in Cyprus
Professional sports leagues in Cyprus