# Apollon Limassol B.C.

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. 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.

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Cypriot Cup | European competitions | European competitions |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Division A | 4th | | | |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Division A | 5th | | | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Division A | 8th | | | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Division A | 2nd | | | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Division A | 2nd | | 3 Korać Cup | 3R |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Division A | 2nd | | 3 Korać Cup | 2R |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Division A | 3rd | Champion | 3 Korać Cup | 1R |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Division A | 3rd | | 4 EuroCup Challenge | SF |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Division A | 4th | Runner-up | | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Division A | 4th | | | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Division A | 4th | | 4 EuroCup Challenge | R16 |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Division A | 5th | | 4 EuroCup Challenge | SF |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Division A | 7th | | | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Division A | 3rd | | | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Division A | 5th | | | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Division A | 5th | | | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Division A | 3rd | | | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Division A | 5th | | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Division A | 3rd | Champion | | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Division A | 5th | | | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Division A | 4th | | | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Division A | 6th | | | |

## 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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* Sam Jones
* Kenny Satterfield
* Joey Dorsey

## Notable managers

* Guillermo Vecchio