Petrolina AEK Larnaca B.C. (in

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: ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας), is a Cypriot professional

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club based in

Larnaca Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. With a district population of 155.000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosi ...

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. The club competes in the

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. The president of the team is Vasilis Sellas and the current head coach is Nikolas Papadopoulos.

History

AEK Larnaca B.C. was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs:

EPA Larnaca EPA Larnaca (, ''Enosis Pezoporikou Amol'') was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Larnaca. Founded in 1930 with the merge of two local clubs, Pezoporikos and AMOL, the club was a founding member of Cyprus Football Association and part ...

and Pezoporikos. The team has many participations in the

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but had also relegated to the second division. Before the merger of the two teams, Pezoporikos won the

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four times (1973, 1991, 1992, 1994). As AEK the team has won the two titles of the second division. In 2013, the team achieved its first Championship as AEK, after beating

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

in the finals by 3–1.

Season by season

Honours

League achievements

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*Champions (7): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18,

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, 2022–23, 2024–25 ;Cyprus Second Division *Champions (2): 2004–05, 2006–07 ;

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*Winners (4): 2016-17, 2017–18, 2020-21, 2022–23 ;Cypriot Super Cup *Winners (5): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

European competitions

*1994–1995:

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*1995–1996:

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*2001–2002:

*2015–2016:

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*2016–2017:

Roster

Notable players

External links

Official Website

AEK Larnaca Fans

Eurobasket.com AEK Larnaca BC Page

Basketball Champions League profile

Videos

AEK Larnaca v Telenet Giants Antwerp - Full Game Qualif. Rd. 1 - Basketball Champions League 2018-19
Full game (Youtube.com video) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aek Larnaca B.C. Basketball teams in Cyprus Basketball teams established in 1994 1994 establishments in Cyprus