Apollon Limassol Basketball Club (Greek: Καλαθοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Απόλλων Λεμεσού), is a Cypriot basketball club. The team competes in the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top tier of Cypriot basketball.
Having been one of the founding members of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, Apollon Limassol have been a regular in the first division for many years. Despite this, the team has yet to see significant success both domestically and internationally.
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History
The Apollon Limassol sports club was founded in 1954, while the basketball section of Apollon Limassol was formed in 1967. The team was one of the founding members of the Cyprus Basketball Federation.
Since the team's inception in 1967, Apollon Limassol has regularly participated in the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the first tier of Cypriot Basketball. The titles in the history of the basketball department are the Cypriot Basketball Cups in 2002 and 2014, and a Super Cup in 2004-05.
Despite participating in the first tier for many years, Apollon Limassol have yet to achieve greater success in the league.
Apollon Limassol have briefly participated in international competitions such as the now-defunct FIBA Korać Cup and the FIBA EuroChallenge.
Honours
Total titles: 3
Domestic competitions
Cypriot Championship
Runners-up: 1999, 2000, 2001
Cypriot Cup
Winners: 2002, 2014
Runners-up: 2004
Cypriot Super Cup
Winners: 2005
Runners-up: 2002, 2014
European competitions
FIBA EuroCup Challenge:
Semifinalist (2): 2002–03, 2006–07
1999–00: Korać Cup
2000–01: Korać Cup: lost to Hemofarm Vršac in eliminations
2001–02: Korać Cup
2002–03: FIBA Regional Challenge Final 4: lost to eventual Challenge Cup winners AEL Limassol by 73–52.
2003–04: FIBA Europe Cup: took 2nd place (2-2) in Group D of South Conference
2004–05: FIBA Europe Cup: took 3rd place (1-3) in Conference South Group C
2005–06: EuroCup Challenge: took 1st place (3-1) in Group G, lost to Khimik in 1/8 Finals
2006–07: Europe Cup Challenge: took 1st place (4-2) in Group A, lost to Samara 77–75, 50–76 in the Semifinals
2012–13: EuroChallenge: took 4th place (1–5) in Group G
Notable players
Sam Jones
Kenny Satterfield
Joey Dorsey
Roy Tarpley
Mike Jones
Priest Lauderdale
Akis Konstantinou
Demetrios Grivas
Gregoris Pantouris
Socratis Lamaris
Joe Petrakis
Notable managers
Guillermo Vecchio