2012–13 ABA League

The 2012–13 ABA League was the 12th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Hungary participating in it. This was the first time a team from Macedonia, MZT Skopje, and a team from Hungary, Szolnoki Olaj were taking part in this regional league, and the fourth time since the league's creation that team that is not from the former Yugoslavia participates in it. It was also for the first time that two best teams ABA League gained automatic access to the next seasons Euroleague competition, while third placed gained wild card to Euroleague qualification round.[1]

2012–13 ABA League season
LeagueABA League
SportBasketball
DurationSeptember 29, 2012 – March 23, 2013
(regular season)
Number of games185
Number of teams Croatia (4 teams)
 Serbia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
 Slovenia (2 teams)
 Hungary (1 team)
 Macedonia (1 team)
 Montenegro (1 team)
TV partner(s)Arena Sport , Šport TV, Sport 1, MKTV, RTS, HRT, RTCG
Regular season
Season championsBosnia and Herzegovina Igokea
Season MVPSlovenia Aleksandar Ćapin (Radnički)
Top scorerSlovenia Aleksandar Ćapin (Radnički) (17.48 ppg)
Final four
ChampionsSerbia Partizan
  Runners-upSerbia Crvena zvezda
Finals MVPSerbia Raško Katić (Crvena zvezda)

Regular season started on September 29, 2012, and lasted until March 23, 2013. 2012–13 ABA League Final Four was held in Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši.[2]

Team information
CountryTeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
Croatia Croatia4
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
CedevitaZagrebSutinska vrela (2,000)
SplitSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000)
Serbia Serbia3
Crvena zvezda TelekomBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
Partizan mt:sBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
RadničkiKragujevacHala Jezero (5,320)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina2
IgokeaAleksandrovacLaktaši Sports Hall (3,000)
Široki WWinŠiroki BrijegPecara (4,500)
Slovenia Slovenia2
KrkaNovo mestoLeon Štukelj Hall (3,000)
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice (12,480)
Hungary Hungary1Szolnoki OlajSzolnokTiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000)
North Macedonia Macedonia1MZT Skopje AerodromSkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000)
Montenegro Montenegro1Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center (5,000)



Regular season

The regular season began on September 29, 2012, and it will end on March 23, 2013.

Standings

Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

As of 24 March 2013[3]

Schedule and results

Source:[4]

BUD CDV CIB CZV IGK KRK MZT PAR RKG SPL SZO ŠRK UOL ZDR
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 74–78 60–64 72–63 76–71 74–66 87–71 62–81 80–78 66–47 88–63 65–57 79–75 76–60
Croatia Cedevita 84–75 92–78 68–66 78–76 97–78 78–80 76–77 86–68 72–75 91–86 90–69 73–67 67–83
Croatia Cibona 60–73 73–64 63–71 78–87 78–86 72–77 80–72 81–85 81–73 97–71 69–63 74–62 90–81
Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom 79–63 90–65 97–95 75–76 79–61 87–72 84–76 87–73 94–67 103–74 69–57 87–76 88–79
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 70–61 56–64 94–88 80–77 84–75 79–55 73–50 88–85 79–64 86–84 89-73 87–82 90–75
Slovenia Krka 51–66 62–63 69–67 52–57 63–83 68–80 58–66 52–77 79–68 71–56 74–71 79–76 78–62
North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 69–76 74–61 82–76 60–75 77–81 92–88 66–64 75–83 93–84 87–53 63–59 76–87 94–69
Serbia Partizan mt:s 63–50 58–55 74–68 78–92 73–64 79–60 68–58 91–80 68–59 83–69 65–62 71–73 81–74
Serbia Radnički 78–63 85–77 105–101 80–75 73–78 84–71 89–83 78–76 72–63 97–72 73–59 65–71 92–79
Croatia Split 71–69 74–71 72–62 87–81 60–68 61–71 73–65 72–79 63–81 62–70 88–83 78–70 75–78
Hungary Szolnoki Olaj 50–75 64–59 75–71 83–96 78–82 72–69 81–72 70–68 66–78 75–67 69–75 89–72 90–76
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki WWin 70–76 75–77 81–89 78–74 63–69 73–68 71–72 87–80 85–100 101–64 102–101 80–83 80–71
Slovenia Union Olimpija 95–92 71–75 87–82 56–70 69–63 76–63 60–64 82–86 81–75 82–73 83–63 82–85 88–81
Croatia Zadar 60–72 73–74 78–76 98–81 61–60 65–67 68–76 80–78 75–68 85–68 72–54 76–81 66–78

Final four

Matches in, Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 25 and 27 April 2013.

Laktaši Sports Hall
Semifinals Final
      
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 57
4 Serbia Partizan mt:s 63
Serbia Partizan mt:s 71
Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom 63
2 Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom 79
3 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 78

Semifinals
25 April 2013
17:00
Crvena zvezda Telekom Serbia 79–78 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac
Pts: Katić 22
Rebs: Savović 11
Asts: Nelson 6		 Pts: Ćapin 25
Rebs: White 7
Asts: Krstović 4
Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
Attendance: 3.000
Referees: Belošević Ilija, Dožai Srdjan, Herceg Siniša
25 April 2013
21:00
Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina 57–63 Serbia Partizan mt:s
Pts: Edwards 19
Rebs: Edwards 11
Asts: Joksimović 4		 Pts: Lauvergne 12
Rebs: Bertans, Musli 6
Asts: Westermann 4
Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
Attendance: 3.000
Referees: Pukl Sašo, Boltauzer Matej, Javor Damir

Final
See also: Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry
27 April 2013
Partizan mt:s Serbia 71–63 Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom
Pts: Westermann 15
Rebs: Lauvergne, Gagić 6
Asts: Westermann 3		 Pts: Katić 19
Rebs: Katić 12
Asts: Rakočević, Nelson 3
Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
Attendance: 3.000
Referees: Pukl Sašo, Belošević Ilija, Boltauzer Matej


2012–13 ABA League Champions

Serbia
Partizan mt:s
6th Title

Stats leaders
As of 1 May 2013[5]

Top 10 attendances
RoundGameHome teamVisitorAttendanceRef.
1 Regular Season14 Croatia Zadar Serbia Partizan 7,500 [6]
2 Regular Season15 Serbia Crvena zvezda Croatia Zadar 7,000 [7]
Regular Season16 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Montenegro Budućnost 7,000 [8]
Regular Season17 Serbia Crvena zvezda Croatia Cedevita 7,000 [9]
Regular Season25 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Serbia Partizan 7,000 [10]
Regular Season26 Serbia Partizan Hungary Szolnoki Olaj 7,000 [11]
7 Regular Season22 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 6,800 [12]
8 Regular Season9 Serbia Crvena zvezda Slovenia Krka 6,500 [13]
Regular Season24 Serbia Partizan Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 6,500 [14]
10 Regular Season11 Serbia Crvena zvezda Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki 6,200 [15]

References
  1. ABA League will get a place in Euroleague
  2. "Laktaši will host the ABA League F4". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  3. Standings – Regular Season Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
  4. ABA League schedule season 2012-13
  5. NLB Stats Archived January 16, 2013, at archive.today
  6. Zadar-Partizan
  7. Zvezda-Zadar
  8. MZT-Budućnost
  9. Zvezda-Cedevita
  10. MZT-Partizan
  11. Partizan-Szolnoki
  12. MZT-Igokea
  13. Zvezda-Krka
  14. Partizan-Igokea
  15. Zvezda-Široki
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