Kazakhstan_Basketball_Cup
Kazakhstan Basketball Cup
Kazakh annual basketball cup competition
The Kazakhstan Basketball Cup (Кубка Казахстана по баскетболу) is the national men's professional basketball cup competition in the country of Kazakhstan. 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 Кубка Республика Казахстан по баскетболу среди мужских команд).
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) | BK Barsy Atyrau (2nd title) (2022) |
| Most titles | BC Astana (9 titles) |
| Related competitions | Kazakhstan Basketball Championship |
| Official website | nbf.kz (in Russian) |
- 2003 Otrar Almaty
- 2004 Astana Tigers
- 2005 Tobol Kostanay
- 2006 Astana Tigers
- 2007 Saba Battery
- 2008 Astana Tigers
- 2009 Barsy Atyrau
- 2010 Astana Tigers
- 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
The title has been alternatively decided by round-robin or by a single final (see Format and rules).
| Round robin format | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | 1st place | Points (Won/Lost) | Second place | Host city | Date | ||
| 2003[1] | Otrar Almaty | N/A | N/A | Tobol Kostanay | Almaty | 6–10 September | |
| 2011[2] | BC Astana | 8 (4/0) | 7 (3/1) | Barsy Atyrau | Astana | 18–22 December | |
| 2012[3] | BC Astana | 8 (4/0) | 7 (3/1) | Tobol Kostanay | Almaty | 19–24 March | |
| 2013[4] | BC Astana | 8 (4/0) | 7 (3/1) | Barsy Atyrau | Atyrau | 20–24 February | |
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.[4]
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.[18][19]
The cup traditionally used to open the season,[20] 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.[21]
In the 2015 edition, teams were only allowed to field Kazakhstani players, with foreign players barred.[22]
From 2022, the cup returned to a round-robin format.[17]
The 2013 Cup was held on March 19–24 in Almaty between five teams. BC Astana won all four of their games to win the title.[23]
The 2014 Cup was contested between six clubs in Astana in March, BC Astana won the cup again, beating Kapshagay 88–76 in the final.[12][24]
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.[25] Almatynski Legion and Tobol Kostanay met in the final,[26] with Almatynski Legion winning the title after a 90–86 victory.[13][27]
The league selects their choice of the best players at each position, forming the tournament team for each edition.
| Edition | Point guard | Shooting guard | Small forward | Power forward | Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[28] |  Reinis Strupovics (Aktau) |  Branko Cvetković (Astana) |  Dmitri Dyatlovsky (Atyrau) | Anton Ponomarev (Astana) |  David Simon (Astana) |
| 2014[12] | Jerry Johnson (Astana) | Jānis Blūms (Astana) | Edgaras Želionis (Atyrau) |  Pat Calathes (Astana) |  Dmitri Sviridov (Kapchagay) |
| 2015[29] | Berik Ismailov (Kapchagay) | Yuriy Kozhanov (Almaty) | Nikolai Bazhin (Kostanay) | Dmitri Gavrilov (Kapchagay) | Vsevolod Fadeikin (Almaty) |
| 2016[30] | Shaim Kuanov (Kostanay) | Yuriy Kozhanov (Almaty) | Konstantin Dvirnyi (Kapchagay) | Anton Bykov (Kapchagay) | Mikhail Evstigneev (Atyrau) |
| 2017 | Rustem Murzagaliev | Rustam Ergali | Pavel Ilyin | Anton Ponomarev | Vsevolod Fadeikin |
- Кубок Казахстана завершился [Kazakhstan Cup [has] ended]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- Кубок Казахстана 2011 среди мужских команд, 18-22 декабря, г. Астана [2011 Kazakhstan Cup for men's team, 18–22 December, Astana]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Таблица результатов Кубка РК 2012 года среди мужских команд [2012 RK Cup for men's team results table] (PDF). National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Кубок Казахстана 2013 среди мужских команд, 20-24 февраля, г. Атырау [2011 Kazakhstan Cup for men's team, 20–24 February, Atyrau]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Кубок Казахстана достался столичным "Тиграм" [The Kazakhstan cup went to the capital Tigers]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 1 November 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- Кубок страны завоевал костанайский "Тобол" [Tobol Kostanay wins the national cup]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 5 October 2005. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- «Тигры» – первые. «Барсы» – третьи [Tigers – first. Barsy – third]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 21 September 2006. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "EuroBasket news report - 10/2/2007: Saba Battery wins Kazakhstan Open Cup". Eurobasket.com. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "EuroBasket news report - 9/28/2008: Astana Tigers secure Kazakhstan Cup title". Eurobasket.com. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- Кубок Казахстана 2009 года среди мужских команд, 07-11 декабря, г. Костанай [2009 Kazakhstan Cup for men's team, 7–11 December, Kostanay] (PDF). National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "EuroBasket news report - 10/12/2010: Astana Tigers clinch 2010 Cup title". Eurobasket.com. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "EuroBasket news report 3/5/2014 - BC Astana celebrate Kazakh Cup title". Eurobasket.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- Алматинский легион становится обладателем Кубка РК [Almaty Legion becomes the Cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan holder]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Кубок Казахстана 2016 среди мужских команд [2016 Kazakhstan Basketball Cup]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- SportCMS. "Итоги розыгрыша Кубка Казахстана по баскетболу среди мужских команд 2020". nbf.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- "Таблицы // Турниры // Национальная Федерация Баскетбола РК". nbf.kz. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- "Таблицы // Турниры // Национальная Федерация Баскетбола РК". nbf.kz. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- Расписание игр команд участвующих в Кубке Казахстана по баскетболу среди мужских команд сезона 2014 г. [Team schedule for the 2014 Kazakhstan Basketball Cup] (PDF). National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- Расписание игр Кубка РК 2015 года среди мужских команд [Game schedule for the 2015 Men's Cup of Kazakhstan]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Кубок Казахстана будет разыгран, но на месяц позже [The Kazakhstan Cup will be played, but in a month]. Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 15 September 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "First Astana's victorious spring". BC Astana. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- Олег Севергин: "Эксперимент сыграть Кубок Казахстана без легионеров..." [Oleg Severgin: "Experiment a Kazakhstan Cup played without foreign players..."]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). DomaDoma.kz. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015 – via National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan.
- "Budivelnik and Astana – winners of Cups in their countries". VTB United League. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- "Astana wins Kazakhstan Cup". VTB United League. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- Marchenko, Evdokia (20 January 2015). Генеральный менеджер БК «Астана» Валерий Тихоненко: «Будем урезать бюджет» [BC Astana's general manager Valery Tikhonenko: "We will cut the budget"]. Zakon.kz (in Russian). Astana. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "Almatysnki Legion advance into Final Four". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "Almatynski Legion claim Kazakh Cup title". Asia-Basket. Eurobasket.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- Астана обладатель Кубка РК 2013 [Astana owns RK Cup]. BC Barsy Atyrau (in Russian). 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- Кубка Республика Казахстан 2015 [2015 Kazakhstan Republic Cup]. BC Almaty (in Russian). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- Кубка Республика Казахстан 2016 [2016 Kazakhstan Republic Cup]. BC Almaty (in Russian). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan page (in Russian)