2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A

Cyprus Basketball Division A
Number of teams7
Regular season
RelegatedAPOP
Finals
ChampionsPetrolina AEK
(4th title)
  Runners-upKeravnos

The 2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A is the 51st season of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier level men's professional basketball league on Cyprus.

Competition format

Seven teams joined the regular season, where after a three-legs round-robin tournament, the four first qualified would join the playoffs for the title.

Teams and locations

2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A is located in Cyprus
Apollon
Apollon
APOEL
APOEL
ETHA
ETHA
Keravnos
Keravnos
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Locations of the 2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A teams
Team City Venue
APOEL Nicosia Lefkotheo
Apollon Limassol Apollon Arena
APOP Paphos Aphroditi Sports Hall
Enosis Neon Paralimni Avgorou Technical School
ETHA Engomi Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Keravnos Strovolos Costas Papaellinas Arena
Petrolina AEK Larnaca Kition Athletic Center

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Petrolina AEK 18 15 3 1560 1330 +230 33 Qualification to semifinals
2 Keravnos 18 15 3 1472 1218 +254 33
3 APOEL 18 11 7 1458 1404 +54 29 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 Enosis Neon 18 9 9 1329 1361 −32 27
5 ETHA 18 6 12 1390 1460 −70 24
6 Apollon 18 4 14 1236 1429 −193 22
7 APOP 18 3 15 1288 1531 −243 21 Relegation to Division B
Source: CBF, CBF

Results

First round

Home \ Away APO LIM PAP PAR ETH KER AEK
APOEL — 96–67 86–82 65–59 66–76 71–87 82–84
Apollon 76–82 — 68–61 67–78 53–79 68–75 70–79
APOP 58–75 76–82 — 53–73 72–71 71–93 62–81
Enosis Neon 77–76 74–67 96–88 — 76–71 69–68 62–74
ETHA 83–78 80–61 83–66 83–76 — 73–93 69–91
Keravnos 74–67 82–44 88–63 69–58 89–77 — 74–82
Petrolina AEK 90–102 87–61 106–77 102–71 79–70 84–75 —
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Second round

Home \ Away APO LIM PAP PAR ETH KER AEK
APOEL — 82–73 — 90–83 — — 94–87
Apollon — — 92–76 — 87–84 66–75 —
APOP 65–71 — — 76–74 — — 73–118
Enosis Neon — 81–73 — — 104–81 — 61–73
ETHA 93–102 — 88–97 — — 48–84 —
Keravnos 90–73 — 86–72 85–57 — — —
Petrolina AEK — 82–61 — — 86–81 75–85 —
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Bracket

Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 5 at home.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Petrolina AEK3
 
 
 
Enosis Neon0
 
Enosis Neon2
 
 
 
ETHA0
 
Petrolina AEK3
 
 
Keravnos0
 
 
 
 
 
Keravnos3
 
 
 
APOEL1
 
APOEL2
 
 
Apollon1
 

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
APOEL 2–1 Apollon 76–70 76–80 79–52
Enosis Neon 2–0 ETHA 82–46 83–45 0

Semifinals

In the semifinals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Petrolina AEK 3–0 Enosis Neon 83–61 96–70 57–54 0 0
Keravnos 3–1 APOEL 94–69 79–81 80–71 81–66 0

Finals

In the finals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Petrolina AEK 3–0 Keravnos 69–60 76–70 69–64 0 0

References

External links

  • Cyprus Basketball Federation
  • Cyprus at Eurobasket.com
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