2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A

Cyprus Basketball Division A
Competition details
Teams 7
Final positions
Champions Petrolina AEK
(4th title)
Runners-up Keravnos
Relegated APOP

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

Locations of the 2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A teams
TeamCityVenue
APOELNicosiaLefkotheo
ApollonLimassolApollon Arena
APOPPaphosAphroditi Sports Hall
Enosis NeonParalimniAvgorou Technical School
ETHAEngomiEleftheria Indoor Hall
KeravnosStrovolosCostas Papaellinas Arena
Petrolina AEKLarnacaKition 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

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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Petrolina AEK 3–0 Enosis Neon 83–61 96–70 57–5400
Keravnos 3–1 APOEL 94–69 79–81 80–7181–660

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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Petrolina AEK 3–0 Keravnos 69–60 76–70 69–6400

References

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