The Kazakhstan Basketball Cup () is the national men's professional
basketball
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cup competition in the country of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It is organised annually over a few days in a single location by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full is: Basketball Cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams ).
Titles
* 2003
Otrar Almaty
The Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу) is the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan, it is organised by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its ...
* 2004
Astana Tigers
Tigers Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Zholbarystar Astana Basketbol Kluby) or more commonly Astana Tigers ( kk, Astana Zholbarystary) is a Kazakh basketball club based in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2000, the club competed in the Kazakhst ...
* 2005
Tobol Kostanay
* 2006
Astana Tigers
Tigers Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Zholbarystar Astana Basketbol Kluby) or more commonly Astana Tigers ( kk, Astana Zholbarystary) is a Kazakh basketball club based in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2000, the club competed in the Kazakhst ...
* 2007
Saba Battery
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Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
* 2008
Astana Tigers
Tigers Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Zholbarystar Astana Basketbol Kluby) or more commonly Astana Tigers ( kk, Astana Zholbarystary) is a Kazakh basketball club based in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2000, the club competed in the Kazakhst ...
* 2009
Barsy Atyrau
Basketball Club "BC" Barsy Atyrau (russian: Баскетбольный клуб "БК" Барсы Атырау) is a Kazakhstani professional basketball club based in the city of Atyrau in western Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2003, Barsy has competed ...
* 2010
Astana Tigers
Tigers Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Zholbarystar Astana Basketbol Kluby) or more commonly Astana Tigers ( kk, Astana Zholbarystary) is a Kazakh basketball club based in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2000, the club competed in the Kazakhst ...
* 2011
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2012
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2013
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2014
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2015
Almatynski Legion
* 2016
Almatynski Legion
* 2017
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2018
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2019
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2020
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2021
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
* 2022
Barsy Atyrau
Basketball Club "BC" Barsy Atyrau (russian: Баскетбольный клуб "БК" Барсы Атырау) is a Kazakhstani professional basketball club based in the city of Atyrau in western Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2003, Barsy has competed ...
Results
The title has been alternatively decided by
round-robin or by a single final (see
Format and rules).
Format and rules
The cup has been alternatively played in two different formats.
A round-robin format, where each team plays the others in the tournament once, with the team in possession of the best record (most points or head-to-head record) declared the winner.
A finals format, the teams are separated in two groups (usually of three teams), where all teams in a group play each other. The last placed teams in each group then play for 5th place whilst the respective first and second place teams compete in the semifinals, with the winners moving on to the final, all single games.
The cup traditionally used to open the season, however from the 2012 edition it was switched nearer to the end of the season (February–March), leading to a strange situation wherein
BC Astana
Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...
won the cup twice in 2011–12.
In the
2015 edition, teams were only allowed to field Kazakhstani players, with foreign players barred.
From 2022, the cup returned to a round-robin format.
History
The 2013 Cup was held on March 19–24 in
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
between five teams. BC Astana won all four of their games to win the title.
The 2014 Cup was contested between six clubs in
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
in March, BC Astana won the cup again, beating
Kapshagay
Konaev ( kk, Қонаев; russian: Конаев), previously known as Kapchagay ( kk, Қапчағай, links=no; russian: Капшагай, links=no or ), is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and has ...
88–76 in the final.
The
2015 Cup was played from 18 to 22 February in Almaty, six teams participated, though holders BC Astana did not defend their title as they were already playing three matches (two on the road) in other competitions around that period.
Almatynski Legion and
Tobol Kostanay met in the final, with Almatynski Legion winning the title after a 90–86 victory.
All-Cup Team
The league selects their choice of the best players at each position, forming the tournament team for each edition.
See also
*
Kazakhstan Basketball Championship
The Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу) is the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan, it is organised by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its ...
References
External links
National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan page
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Cup
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Basketball cup competitions in Asia
Basketball cup competitions in Europe