2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A
Cyprus Basketball Division A | |
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Teams | 7 |
Regular season | |
Relegated | APOP |
Finals | |
Champions | Petrolina AEK (4th title) |
Runners-up | Keravnos |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Team | City | Venue |
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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
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 5 at home.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Petrolina AEK | 3 | |||||||||
Enosis Neon | 0 | |||||||||
Enosis Neon | 2 | |||||||||
ETHA | 0 | |||||||||
Petrolina AEK | 3 | |||||||||
Keravnos | 0 | |||||||||
Keravnos | 3 | |||||||||
APOEL | 1 | |||||||||
APOEL | 2 | |||||||||
Apollon | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]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 |
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APOEL | 2–1 | Apollon | 76–70 | 76–80 | 79–52 |
Enosis Neon | 2–0 | ETHA | 82–46 | 83–45 |
Semifinals
[edit]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 |
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Petrolina AEK | 3–0 | Enosis Neon | 83–61 | 96–70 | 57–54 | ||
Keravnos | 3–1 | APOEL | 94–69 | 79–81 | 80–71 | 81–66 |
Finals
[edit]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 |
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Petrolina AEK | 3–0 | Keravnos | 69–60 | 76–70 | 69–64 |