The first Cypriot Super Cup match was played in 1985 , with AEL winning the trophy , after beating ENAD 78 – 75 . From 195 until 1994 , the competition was held under the name " Independence Shield " , but in the following years it was called , the " Federation Cup " . From 2005 until 2009 , the competition was dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Helios Airways Flight 522 plane crash , which took place at Grammatiko , in 2005 . Over the next five years , the competition was called " Marios Papalas ' Shield " , and since 2015 , it is called " OPAP Super Cup " . As of today , nine different teams have won the Cypriot Super Cup , with APOEL being the most successful club in the tournament , having won the trophy nine times
Helios Airways Flight 522
Helios Airways Flight 522
Cypriot Basketball Super Cup