title: 2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B
text: # 2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B
  
  The 2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B was the 29th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division B, the second-tier level men's professional basketball league on Cyprus.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  Nine teams joined the regular season, where after a three-legs round-robin tournament, the six first qualified would join the playoffs for the promotion.
  
  ## Teams and locations
  
  | Team | City | Venue |
  | - | - | - |
  | AEL Limassol | Limassol | Nicos Solomonides |
  | Achilleas Agrou | Agros | Glafkos Klerides |
  | Achilleas Kaimakli | Kaimakli | Gymnasium Palouriotissas |
  | Asteras Mesa Geitonias | Mesa Geitonia, Limassol | Kalogeropoulio Gymnasium |
  | APOP | Paphos | Aphroditi Sports Hall |
  | Cyprus U18 | Limassol | Kalogeropoulio Gymnasium |
  | ENAD Ayiou Dometiou | Ayios Dometios | Lefkotheo |
  | Omonia | Nicosia | Eleftheria Indoor Hall |
  | Zinonas Basketball | Larnaca | Municipal Centre of Larnaca |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Achilleas Kaimakli | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1058 | 715 | +343 | 30 | Qualification to Semifinals |
  | 2 | AEL Limassol | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1211 | 880 | +331 | 30 | Qualification to Semifinals |
  | 3 | Achilleas Agrou | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1062 | 962 | +100 | 28 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | APOP Paphos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 997 | 863 | +134 | 26 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
  | 5 | Omonia | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1047 | 1043 | +4 | 23 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
  | 6 | Asteras | 16 | 6 | 10 | 996 | 1118 | −122 | 22 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
  | 7 | Cyprus U18 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 990 | 1078 | −88 | 21 | |
  | 8 | ENAD | 16 | 2 | 14 | 812 | 1141 | −329 | 18 | |
  | 9 | Zinonas Basketball (R) | 16 | 2 | 14 | 760 | 1133 | −373 | 17 | Relegation to Division C |
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AEL | AGR | KAI | AST | APO | CYP | ENA | OMO | ZIN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | AEL | — | 67–52 | 56–46 | 75–54 | 76–63 | 88–62 | 62–50 | 65–56 | 108–50 |
  | Achilleas Agrou | 58–56 | — | 36–61 | 84–64 | 52–64 | 72–69 | 75–29 | 80–58 | 77–55 |
  | Achilleas Kaimakli | 75–40 | 82–61 | — | 67–42 | 59–44 | 58–42 | 73–40 | 66–43 | 98–43 |
  | Asteras | 61–94 | 68–75 | 64–80 | — | 65–52 | 58–75 | 68–69 | 60–90 | 79–60 |
  | APOP Paphos | 40–60 | 58–67 | 51–47 | 69–46 | — | 66–50 | 66–43 | 71–59 | 93–34 |
  | Cyprus U18 | 63–78 | 53–68 | 47–87 | 63–72 | 63–68 | — | 76–46 | 49–68 | 62–42 |
  | ENAD | 44–100 | 58–74 | 57–75 | 43–58 | 44–66 | 61–70 | — | 63–77 | 63–58 |
  | Omonia | 67–83 | 74–79 | 49–64 | 74–75 | 64–61 | 60–73 | 78–54 | — | 74–66 |
  | Zinonas Basketball | 39–103 | 46–52 | 0–20 | 48–62 | 34–65 | 86–73 | 65–48 | 34–56 | — |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Achilleas Agrou | 2–0 | Asteras | 83–57 | 83–56 | – |
  | APOP Paphos | 2–1 | Omonia | 65–61 | 55–66 | 73–54 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  In the semifinals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | AEL Limassol | 3–2 | Achilleas Agrou | 72–69 | 57–87 | 66–64 | 71–74 | 65–51 |
  | Achilleas Kaimakli | 3–2 | APOP Paphos | 62–67 | 56–45 | 65–54 | 44–61 | 67–57 |
  
  ## Final
  
  In the finals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Achilleas Kaimakli | 1–3 | AEL Limassol | 48–52 | 50–55 | 64–58 | 52–60 | – |
  