Northern Cyprus national basketball team
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| National federation | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Basketball Federation | ||
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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.
History
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
| 24 January 2006 | Northern Cyprus 
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84–78 |  Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrenia
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| Boxscore | Arena: Ertuğrul Apakan Kapalı Spor Salonu |
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| 26 January 2006 | Northern Cyprus
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vs. | Kyrgyzstan
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North Nicosia
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| Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu |
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| 29 May 2015 | Northern Cyprus
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59–47 |  Abkhazia
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North Nicosia
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| Boxscore | Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu |
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| 19 July 2021 | Northern Cyprus
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78–62 | Kyrgyzstan
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North Nicosia
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| Boxscore | Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu |
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| 21 July 2021 | Northern Cyprus
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80–83 | Kyrgyzstan
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North Nicosia
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| Boxscore | Arena: Atatürk Spor Salonu |
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See also
References
- ^ "Abhazya Basketbol Milli Takımı KKTC Milli Takımını 76–59 Yendi" (in Turkish). Altinpost.org. 28 May 2015.
- ^ "İkinci maç KKTC'nin" (in Turkish). Sport Kıbrıs. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Kırgızistan Basketbol Milli takımı KKTC'ye geldi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Gazetesi. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Basketbolda tarihi iki maç" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Spor Yeni. 21 July 2021.