Apollon Limassol Basketball Club (), 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.
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.
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Cypriot CupEuropean competitions1991–921 Division A4th1993–941 Division A5th1997–981 Division A8th1998–991 Division A2nd1999–001 Division A2nd Korać Cup 2000–011 Division A2nd Korać Cup 2001–021 Division A3rdChampion Korać Cup 2002–031 Division A3rd EuroCup Challenge 2003–041 Division A4thRunner-up2004–051 Division A4th2005–061 Division A4th EuroCup Challenge 2006–071 Division A5th EuroCup Challenge 2007–081 Division A7th2008–091 Division A3rd2009–101 Division A5th2010–111 Division A5th2011–121 Division A3rd2012–131 Division A5th EuroChallenge 2013–141 Division A3rdChampion2014–151 Division A5th2015–161 Division A4th2016–171 Division A6th2017-181Division A6th2018-191Division A4th2019-201Division A3rd2020-211Division A3rd2021-221Division A6th2022-231Division A4th2023-241Division A6th2024-251Division A7th
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
European cups 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
Current roster
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
External links http://www.apollonbc.com.cy/ Apollon BC Official Site https://www.cbf.basketball/ Cyprus Basketball Federation Site http://www.apollon1954.com/ Apollon Limassol News Page http://www.apollon365.news/ Apollon Limassol News Page Eurobasket.com Apollon Limassol BC Page