Cypriot Basketball League (ECOMMBX Basket League) History
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League status
The Division A is the first-tier professional basketball league in Cyprus. Division A was established in 1966.
The ECOMMBX BL sits above the Division B1 which effectively forms the second-tier of Cypriot basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 4 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom 1 teams are relegated to Division B1.
Limits of non-Cypriot players per team: 4 import players (non-Europeans), 4 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 8.
League name history
1966-2019: Division A 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019
2025 until now: ECOMMBX Basket League 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 2019 |  2019- |
Title holders
- 2022-23:
Petrolina AEK Larnaca - 2023-24:
Keravnos Strovolos Nicosia
- 2024-25: Petrolina AEK Larnaca
- 2025-26: Petrolina AEK Larnaca
- 2022-23: Petrolina AEK Larnaca
- 2023-24: Keravnos Strovolos Nicosia
- 2024-25: Petrolina AEK Larnaca
- 2025-26: Petrolina AEK Larnaca
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| 1 | Keravnos | 2023-24 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Petrolina AEK Larnaca | 3-2 | Keravnos Strovolos Nicosia | Keravnos Strovolos Nicosia |
| 2023-24 | Keravnos Strovolos Nicosia | 77-84 | Petrolina AEK Larnaca | Petrolina AEK Larnaca |
| 2024-25 | Petrolina AEK Larnaca | 3-0 | Keravnos Strovolos Nicosia | Petrolina AEK Larnaca |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Larnaca | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Keravnos | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Larnaca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keravnos | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Anorthosis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| AEL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apollon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| APOEL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players with the most appearances in the Cypriot Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Iakovos Panteli | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Pavlos Stylianou | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Jesse Hunt | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Nikolaos Stylianou | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Simon Michail | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ioannis Pashialis | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Filippos Tigkas | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Andreas Sizopoulos | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Charalambos Savva | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Paris Christodoulides | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
Players with the most Cypriot titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Iakovos Panteli | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Pavlos Stylianou | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Jesse Hunt | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Reed Nottage | 3 | 2025, 2025, 2026 |
| Andreas Sizopoulos | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Demir Oztoprak | 2 | 2024, 2024 |
| Jamar Diggs | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Christos Loizides | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Ioannis Giannaras | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Taveion Hollingsworth | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
