Apollon Limassol B.C.

Apollon Limassol Basketball Club, is a Cypriot basketball club. The team competes in the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top tier of Cypriot basketball. The team represents the city of Limassol, Cyprus.

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 the year 1954, the basketball section of Apollon Limassol was formed in 1967. The team was one of the original founding member of the Cyprus Basketball Federation, one of the first professional basketball leagues in Cyprus.

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 Cypriot Basketball Cups in 2002 and 2014, and a Super Cup in 2004-05.

Despite having stayed in the first tier for many years, Apollon Limassol have yet to achieve greater success in the league. Having failed to win the league since its inception, and as well as having not finished runners-up in the league since 2001.

Apollon Limassol have briefly participated in international competitions such as the now defunct FIBA Korać Cup and the FIBA EuroChallenge, however, the team has not participated in any competitions internationally since 2013. Recently, the team lack of success domestically has proven it difficult to qualify for either the Basketball Champions League or the FIBA Europe Cup.

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

Notable players

 * 🇺🇸 Sam Jones
 * 🇺🇸 Kenny Satterfield
 * 🇺🇸 Joey Dorsey

Notable managers

 * 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vecchio