Northern Cyprus national basketball team

The Northern Cyprus national basketball team is the basketball team of Northern Cyprus. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

Northern Cyprus
National federationTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Basketball Federation
First international
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus 84–78 Kyrgyzstan 
(Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 24 January 2006)
Biggest win
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus 78–62 Kyrgyzstan 
(North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus; 19 July 2021)
Biggest defeat
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus 59–76 Abkhazia 
(Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 27 May 2015)

History

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Northern Cyprus's first match was played on 25 January 2006, against Kyrgyzstan. The team won by 84–78.

In May 2015, the team played two matches against Abkhazia national team in Northern Cyprus, invited by the TRNC Federation.[1] The team won their second match by 59–47, while the third match was cancelled.[2]

In 2021, the team played two friendly matches against Kyrgyzstan.[3] Northern Cyprus won the first of them.[4]

Matches

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24 January 2006 Northern Cyprus   84–78   Kyrgyzstan   Kyrenia
Boxscore Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu
26 January 2006 Northern Cyprus   vs.   Kyrgyzstan   North Nicosia
Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu
25 May 2015 Northern Cyprus   59–76   Abkhazia   Kyrenia
Boxscore Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu
29 May 2015 Northern Cyprus   59–47   Abkhazia   North Nicosia
Boxscore Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu
19 July 2021 Northern Cyprus   78–62   Kyrgyzstan   North Nicosia
Boxscore Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu
21 July 2021 Northern Cyprus   80–83   Kyrgyzstan   North Nicosia
Boxscore Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Abhazya Basketbol Milli Takımı KKTC Milli Takımını 76–59 Yendi" (in Turkish). Altinpost.org. 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "İkinci maç KKTC'nin" (in Turkish). Sport Kıbrıs. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Kırgızistan Basketbol Milli takımı KKTC'ye geldi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Gazetesi. 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketbolda tarihi iki maç" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Spor Yeni. 21 July 2021.