The 2012–13 Euroleague was the 13th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the third under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 56th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 11 October 2012 and finished on 12 May 2013.
The Final Four was held at The O2 Arena in London. The championship game was won by Olympiacos, who defeated Real Madrid 100–88. Olympiacos became the third team since the introduction of the Final Four format to win two Euroleague championships in a row and the second team in Euroleague Basketball Company era (2000–01 Euroleague season to present) to become back-to-back Euroleague champions.
Allocation A total of 31 teams participated in the 2012–13 Euroleague. There were three routes to participation in the Euroleague: The top 13 teams with an A-Licence from the 2011–12 Euroleague based on their Euroleague Club Ranking. An additional team promoted to an A-Licence. The 2011–12 Eurocup winner was given a C-Licence. 14 places were allocated from a list of 28 teams given a B-Licence ranked according to their European national basketball league rankings over the last year. 14 teams were given both an A-Licence or C-Licence and a B-Licence. When a country ranking spot had already been assigned to an A-Licence team, the assignation jumped to the next country appearing in the ranking, and their league was not granted an additional place in the competition. The first 8 of the remaining 16 teams were given places in the regular-season, and the next 6 were given places in the qualifying competition. The last 2 places from the Netherlands and Latvia were not taken up. As the list of teams with a B-Licence was exhausted, two wild cards were granted to fill the remaining spaces in the qualifying competition.
Euroleague allocation criteria On 31 May 2012, the Euroleague published the official License Allocation criteria.2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague license allocation criteria Euroleague
A licenses Rank Team Pos. Coefficient 1. FC Barcelona Regal 1st 131 2. Olympiacos 1st 124 3. Maccabi Electra 1st 116 4. Panathinaikos 2nd 114 5. Montepaschi Siena 1st 109 6. Real Madrid 2nd 108 7. CSKA Moscow 1st 104 Rank Team Pos. Coefficient 8. Caja Laboral 3rd 84 9. Anadolu Efes 2nd 73 10. Unicaja Málaga 9th 73 11. Žalgiris 1st 69 12. Fenerbahçe Ülker 6th 67 13. Asseco Prokom 1st 55 14. Acea Roma 13th 39
The A license of Acea Roma was cancelled and it was awarded to Italian team EA7 Milano.
B licenses + Key to colors A licensed teams B licensed teams Teams qualified for the Qualifying Round League Pos. TeamTeams qualified for the regular season 1. Spanish ACB 1st FC Barcelona Regal 2. Russian PBL 1st CSKA Moscow 3. Greek GBL 1st Olympiacos 4. Italian Serie A 1st Montepaschi Siena 5. Turkish TBL 1st Beşiktaş 6. French Pro A 1st Élan Chalon 7. German BBL 1st Brose Bamberg 8. Lithuanian LKL 1st Žalgiris 9. Adriatic League 1st Partizan 10. Adriatic League 1st Cedevita 11. Adriatic League 1st Union Olimpija 12. Spanish ACB 2nd Real Madrid 13. Russian PBL 2nd Khimki 14. Greek GBL 2nd Panathinaikos 15. Italian Serie A 2nd EA7 Milano 16. Lithuanian LKL 2nd Lietuvos Rytas League Pos. TeamTeams qualified for the qualification rounds 17. Turkish TBL 2nd Anadolu Efes 18. French Pro A 2nd Le Mans 19. German BBL 2nd Ratiopharm Ulm 20. Adriatic League Maccabi Electra 21. Belgian BLB 1st Telenet Oostende 22. Czech NBL 1st ČEZ Nymburk 23. Ukrainian SuperLeague 1st Donetsk 24. Israeli Super League 1st Maccabi Electra 25. Polish PLK 1st Asseco Prokom 26. Bulgarian NBL 1st Lukoil Academic 27. Dutch DBL 1st EiffelTowers Den BoschWithdrew 28. Latvian LBL 1st VEF RīgaWithdrew
* The Adriatic League teams (1 from Serbia, 1 from Slovenia and 1 from Croatia) were the ones with the best Adriatic League + National League + European competitions ranking. ** Next best team from the Adriatic League without B licence.
C licenses and wildcards C license converted in wildcard for the Regular Season (since 2011–12 Eurocup champion BC Khimki qualified via B license): Alba Berlin Wildcards for the qualification rounds: Mapooro Cantù UNICS
Teams
On 31 May 2012 the new Euroleague license allocation criteria were announced.2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague license allocation criteria Euroleague.net 31 May 2012 Twenty-three teams directly joined the regular season, while one more team joined it from the qualifying rounds. Eight teams fought for the last berth, and Mapooro Cantù got the final spot.ECA Board meets in preparation for the 2012–13 season Euroleague.net 20 June 2012
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders)
A - licensed clubs: teams with 3-year licence Associated clubs: teams with B and C temporary licenses 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs EC: Champion of the 2011–12 Eurocup WC: Wild card Bold: Qualification round winner
Regular seasonA-license FC Barcelona Regal (1st) Olympiacos (1st)TH Anadolu Efes (2nd) Asseco Prokom Gdynia (1st) Real Madrid (2nd) Panathinaikos (2nd) Fenerbahçe Ülker (5th) CSKA Moscow (1st) Caja Laboral (3rd) Montepaschi Siena (1st) Maccabi Electra (1st) Unicaja (9th) EA7 Milano (2nd) Žalgiris (1st) Associated clubs Brose Baskets Élan Chalon (1st) Beşiktaş Khimki (2nd) Alba Berlin Partizan (1st) Lietuvos rytas (2nd) Union Olimpija Cedevita Qualifying rounds ratiopharm Ulm Mapooro Cantù (5th) Lukoil Academic UNICS (5th) Telenet Oostende Le Mans ČEZ Nymburk Donetsk * The Adriatic League teams (1 from Serbia, 1 from Slovenia and 1 from Croatia) were the ones with the best Adriatic League + National League + European competitions ranking.
EA7 Milano had a two-year A license, awarded in June 2012.
Qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds were played in a knock-out tournament consisting of eight teams in a single-venue tournament format. The winner advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season. The qualifying rounds were played between 25 and 28 September at the PalaDesio in Desio, Italy.
Draw The draws for the 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague were held on Friday, 6 July. The draws determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.
Teams were seeded into six pots of four teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.Turkish Airlines Euroleague Draw seeds Euroleague.net – 29 June 2012
Two teams from the same country cannot be drawn together in the same Regular Season group.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 FC Barcelona Regal Olympiacos Maccabi Electra Panathinaikos Montepaschi Siena Real Madrid CSKA Moscow Caja Laboral Khimki Partizan Alba Berlin Anadolu Efes Unicaja Málaga Lietuvos Rytas Žalgiris Fenerbahçe Ülker Asseco Prokom EA7 Milano Brose Bamberg Union Olimpija Cedevita Beşiktaş Élan Chalon Mapooro Cantù (q)
Regular season The regular season began on 11 October 2012.
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the Regular Season. Points scored during the regular season. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Top 16 The Top 16 began on 27 December 2012.
If teams were level on record at the end of the Top 16, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the Top 16. Points scored during the Top 16. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Top 16 match.
Group E
Group F
Quarterfinals
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg4th leg5th legCSKA Moscow 3–1 Laboral Kutxa89–7890–6872–9394–85Olympiacos 3–2 Anadolu Efes67–6271–5372–8373–7482–72FC Barcelona Regal 3–2 Panathinaikos72–7065–6663–6570–6064–53Real Madrid 3–0 Maccabi Electra79–5375–6369–57
Final Four
On 12 May 2012 it was announced the Final Four would be hosted at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.
Top 10 attendances Single game Round Game Home team Visitor AttendanceSources1Quarter-finals 4 Panathinaikos FC Barcelona20,300 2Quarter-finals 3 Panathinaikos FC Barcelona17,800 Top 16 14 Panathinaikos CSKA Moscow17,800Euroleague.net Panathinaikos Athens 63 – 69 CSKA Moscow.4Regular Season 8 Žalgiris Olympiacos15,4205Top 16 4 Žalgiris CSKA Moscow15,1996Regular Season 7 Žalgiris Caja Laboral15,1107Top 16 5 Caja Laboral FC Barcelona15,0688Top 16 10 Žalgiris Real Madrid15,0109Regular Season 9 Panathinaikos Fenerbahçe Ülker15,000Euroleague.net Panathinaikos Athens 69 – 55 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul.10Top 16 5 Panathinaikos Real Madrid14,909Euroleague.net Panathinaikos Athens 54 – 58 Real Madrid.
Average
RankTeamMatchesAverage1 Žalgiris1213,4252 Caja Laboral1412,0363 Maccabi Electra1310,9354 Panathinaikos1410,5645 Real Madrid149,1486 Alba Berlin129,0337 Olympiacos158,2658 Anadolu Efes148,1919 Fenerbahçe Ülker127,10910 Partizan57,100
Individual statistics Rating RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR1. Bobby Brown Montepaschi Siena2441717.382. Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscow2644317.043. Nenad Krstić CSKA Moscow2948816.83
Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1. Bobby Brown Montepaschi Siena2445218.832. Boštjan Nachbar Brose Bamberg2337016.093. Bojan Bogdanović Fenerbahçe Ülker2133415.90
Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1. Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscow261907.312. Ante Tomić FC Barcelona301956.503. Shawn James Maccabi Electra271756.48
Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1. Zoran Planinić Khimki221396.322. Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos271565.783. Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos311705.48
Other Stats CategoryNameTeamGamesStatSteals per game Bo McCalebb Fenerbahçe Ülker231.91Blocks per game Shawn James Maccabi Electra271.93Turnovers per game Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos313.42Fouls drawn per game Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos315.45Minutes per game Bobby Brown Montepaschi Siena2432:372FG% Sasha Kaun CSKA Moscow300.7163FG% Kostas Papanikolaou Olympiacos310.520FT% Marcelinho Huertas FC Barcelona310.972
Game highs CategoryNameTeamStatRating Bobby Brown Montepaschi Siena50Points Bobby Brown Montepaschi Siena41Rebounds Rašid Mahalbašić Asseco Prokom16Assists Zoran Planinić Khimki13Steals 7 occasions 5Blocks 6 occasions 5Turnovers Nenad Krstić CSKA Moscow8Fouls Drawn Bobby Brown Montepaschi Siena15
Awards 2012–13 Euroleague MVP Vassilis Spanoulis ( Olympiacos)Euroleague.net Vassilis Spanoulis, named bwin MVP of the 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
2012–13 Euroleague Final Four MVP Vassilis Spanoulis ( Olympiacos)Euroleague.net Spanoulis named bwin MVP of 2013 Final Four.
All-Euroleague Team 2012–13 2012–13 All-Euroleague First and Second teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2013-05-06. Pos. All-Euroleague First Team Club Team All-Euroleague Second Team Club TeamG Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos Miloš Teodosić CSKA MoscowG Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos Juan Carlos Navarro FC BarcelonaF Rudy Fernández Real Madrid Victor Khryapa CSKA MoscowF Nenad Krstić CSKA Moscow Nikola Mirotić Real MadridC Ante Tomić FC Barcelona Shawn James Maccabi Electra
Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy) Bobby Brown ( Montepaschi Siena)Euroleague.net Montepaschi Siena's Bobby Brown wins Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy.
Best Defender Stéphane Lasme ( Panathinaikos)Best Defender Trophy winner: Stephane Lasme, Panathinaikos Athens.
Rising Star Kostas Papanikolaou ( Olympiacos)Rising Star Trophy winner: Kostas Papanikolaou, Olympiacos Piraeus.
Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award) Georgios Bartzokas ( Olympiacos)
MVP Weekly
Regular season