The Kazakhstan Basketball Cup () is the national men's professional

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cup competition in the country of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. It is organised annually over a few days in a single location by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full is: Basketball Cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams ).

Titles

* 2003

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* 2004

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* 2005 Tobol Kostanay * 2006

* 2007 Saba Battery * 2008

* 2009 Barsy Atyrau * 2010

* 2011 BC Astana * 2012 BC Astana * 2013 BC Astana * 2014 BC Astana * 2015 Almatynski Legion * 2016 Almatynski Legion * 2017 BC Astana * 2018 BC Astana * 2019 BC Astana * 2020 BC Astana * 2021 BC Astana * 2022 Barsy Atyrau

Results

The title has been alternatively decided by round-robin or by a single final (see Format and rules).

Format and rules

The cup has been alternatively played in two different formats. A round-robin format, where each team plays the others in the tournament once, with the team in possession of the best record (most points or head-to-head record) declared the winner. A finals format, the teams are separated in two groups (usually of three teams), where all teams in a group play each other. The last placed teams in each group then play for 5th place whilst the respective first and second place teams compete in the semifinals, with the winners moving on to the final, all single games. The cup traditionally used to open the season, however from the 2012 edition it was switched nearer to the end of the season (February–March), leading to a strange situation wherein BC Astana won the cup twice in 2011–12. In the 2015 edition, teams were only allowed to field Kazakhstani players, with foreign players barred. From 2022, the cup returned to a round-robin format.

History

The 2013 Cup was held on March 19–24 in

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between five teams. BC Astana won all four of their games to win the title. The 2014 Cup was contested between six clubs in

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...

in March, BC Astana won the cup again, beating Kapshagay 88–76 in the final. The 2015 Cup was played from 18 to 22 February in Almaty, six teams participated, though holders BC Astana did not defend their title as they were already playing three matches (two on the road) in other competitions around that period. Almatynski Legion and Tobol Kostanay met in the final, with Almatynski Legion winning the title after a 90–86 victory.

All-Cup Team

The league selects their choice of the best players at each position, forming the tournament team for each edition.

References

External links

National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan page
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