2012–13 Euroleague

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.

Euroleague
The O2 Arena in London hosted the Final Four
Season2012–13
Duration11 October 2012 – 12 May 2013
Number of teams24
Regular season
Season MVPGreece Vassilis Spanoulis
Finals
ChampionsGreece Olympiacos
3rd title
  Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
Third placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Fourth placeSpain FC Barcelona Regal
Final Four MVPGreece Vassilis Spanoulis
Awards
Best DefenderGabon Stéphane Lasme
Coach of the YearGreece Georgios Bartzokas
Rising StarGreece Kostas Papanikolaou
Statistical leaders
Points United States Bobby Brown 18.8
Rebounds Russia Victor Khryapa 7.3
Assists Croatia Zoran Planinić 6.3
Index Rating United States Bobby Brown 17.4

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.[1]
  • 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.[2]

A licenses
RankTeamPos.Coefficient
1.Spain FC Barcelona Regal1st131
2.Greece Olympiacos1st124
3.Israel Maccabi Electra1st116
4.Greece Panathinaikos2nd114
5.Italy Montepaschi Siena1st109
6.Spain Real Madrid2nd108
7.Russia CSKA Moscow1st104
    
RankTeamPos.Coefficient
8.Spain Caja Laboral3rd84
9.Turkey Anadolu Efes2nd73
10.Spain Unicaja Málaga9th73
11.Lithuania Žalgiris1st69
12.Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker6th67
13.Poland Asseco Prokom1st55
14.Italy Acea Roma13th39

B licenses
Key to colors
     A licensed teams
     B licensed teams
     Teams qualified for the Qualifying Round
LeaguePos.Team
Teams qualified for the regular season
1.Spain Spanish ACB1stFC Barcelona Regal
2.Russia Russian PBL1stCSKA Moscow
3.Greece Greek GBL1stOlympiacos
4.Italy Italian Serie A1stMontepaschi Siena
5.Turkey Turkish TBL1stBeşiktaş
6.France French Pro A1stÉlan Chalon
7.Germany German BBL1stBrose Bamberg
8.Lithuania Lithuanian LKL1stŽalgiris
9.Serbia Adriatic League1st*Partizan
10.Croatia Adriatic League1st*Cedevita
11.Slovenia Adriatic League1st*Union Olimpija
12.Spain Spanish ACB2ndReal Madrid
13.Russia Russian PBL2ndKhimki
14.Greece Greek GBL2ndPanathinaikos
15.Italy Italian Serie A2ndEA7 Milano
16.Lithuania Lithuanian LKL2ndLietuvos Rytas
    
LeaguePos.Team
Teams qualified for the qualification rounds
17.Turkey Turkish TBL2ndAnadolu Efes
18.France French Pro A2ndLe Mans
19.Germany German BBL2ndRatiopharm Ulm
20.Adriatic League**Maccabi Electra
21.Belgium Belgian BLB1stTelenet Oostende
22.Czech Republic Czech NBL1stČEZ Nymburk
23.Ukraine Ukrainian SuperLeague1stDonetsk
24.Israel Israeli Super League1stMaccabi Electra
25.Poland Polish PLK1stAsseco Prokom
26.Bulgaria Bulgarian NBL1stLukoil Academic
27.Netherlands Dutch DBL1stEiffelTowers Den BoschWithdrew
28.Latvia Latvian LBL1stVEF 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

Teams

On 31 May 2012 the new Euroleague license allocation criteria were announced.[3] 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.[4]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):

Regular season
Spain FC Barcelona Regal (A) Italy Montepaschi Siena (A) Russia CSKA Moscow (A) Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia (A)
Spain Caja Laboral (A) Italy EA7 Milano (2nd) Russia Khimki (EC) Serbia Partizan (1st)
Spain Unicaja (A) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st) Germany Brose Baskets (1st) Israel Maccabi Electra (A)
Spain Real Madrid (A) Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker (A) Germany Alba Berlin (WC) Slovenia Union Olimpija (2nd)
Greece Panathinaikos (A) Turkey Anadolu Efes (A) Lithuania Lietuvos rytas (1st) Croatia Cedevita (2nd)
Greece Olympiacos TH (A) France Élan Chalon (1st) Lithuania Žalgiris (A)
Qualifying rounds
Belgium Telenet Oostende (1st) Bulgaria Lukoil Academic (1st) Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk (1st) France Le Mans (2nd)
Germany ratiopharm Ulm (2nd) Italy Mapooro Cantù (WC) Ukraine Donetsk (1st) Russia UNICS (WC)

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague 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.[5]

First qualifying round
25–26 September 		Second qualifying round
27 September 		Third qualifying round
28 September
         
Russia UNICS 91
Germany ratiopharm Ulm 73
Russia UNICS 78
France Le Mans 86
France Le Mans 61
Ukraine Donetsk 55
France Le Mans 66
Italy Mapooro Cantù 80
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 83
Belgium Telenet Oostende 65
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 83
Italy Mapooro Cantù 89
Italy Mapooro Cantù 87
Bulgaria Lukoil Academic 79

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.[6]

Two teams from the same country could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Spain FC Barcelona Regal
Greece Olympiacos
Israel Maccabi Electra
Greece Panathinaikos

Italy Montepaschi Siena
Spain Real Madrid
Russia CSKA Moscow
Spain Caja Laboral

Russia Khimki
Serbia Partizan
Germany Alba Berlin
Turkey Anadolu Efes

Spain Unicaja Málaga
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas
Lithuania Žalgiris
Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker

Poland Asseco Prokom
Italy EA7 Milano
Germany Brose Bamberg
Slovenia Union Olimpija

Croatia Cedevita
Turkey Beşiktaş
France Élan Chalon
Italy 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:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.

Group A
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 10 7 3 832 738 +94 Advance to Top 16
2 Russia Khimki 10 6 4 753 754 −1
3 Greece Panathinaikos 10 6 4 748 722 +26
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 10 5 5 727 738 −11
5 Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 3 7 722 808 −86
6 Italy Mapooro Cantù 10 3 7 708 730 −22
Source: Euroleague

Group B
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 10 8 2 810 708 +102 Advance to Top 16
2 Spain Unicaja 10 8 2 762 715 +47
3 Italy Montepaschi Siena 10 5 5 879 844 +35
4 Germany Alba Berlin 10 4 6 722 748 −26
5 France Élan Chalon 10 3 7 782 843 −61
6 Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia 10 2 8 704 801 −97
Source: Euroleague

Group C
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Lithuania Žalgiris 10 8 2 804 693 +111 Advance to Top 16
2 Greece Olympiacos 10 8 2 788 737 +51
3 Turkey Anadolu Efes 10 5 5 738 740 −2
4 Spain Caja Laboral 10 4 6 749 778 −29
5 Italy EA7 Milano 10 3 7 760 767 −7
6 Croatia Cedevita 10 2 8 725 849 −124
Source: Euroleague

Group D
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain FC Barcelona Regal 10 9[lower-alpha 1] 1 774 636 +138 Advance to Top 16
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 10 9[lower-alpha 2] 1 783 709 +74
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 10 5 5 699 749 −50
4 Germany Brose Baskets 10 3 7 740 807 −67
5 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 10 2[lower-alpha 3] 8 670 724 −54
6 Serbia Partizan 10 2[lower-alpha 4] 8 731 772 −41
Source: Euroleague
Notes:
  1. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (+18).
  2. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (−18).
  3. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (+7).
  4. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (−7).

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:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Top 16.
  4. Points scored during the Top 16.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Top 16 match.

Group E
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Top 16 Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 14 11 3 1095 981 +114 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Spain Real Madrid 14 10 4 1085 1021 +64
3 Turkey Anadolu Efes 14 9[lower-alpha 1] 5 1028 1031 −3
4 Greece Panathinaikos 14 9[lower-alpha 2] 5 1001 968 +33
5 Spain Unicaja 14 7 7 988 1015 −27
6 Lithuania Žalgiris 14 6 8 1065 1040 +25
7 Germany Alba Berlin 14 4 10 959 1036 −77
8 Germany Brose Baskets 14 0 14 1026 1155 −129
Source: Euroleague
Notes:
  1. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (+1).
  2. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (−1).

Group F
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Top 16 Group F
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain FC Barcelona Regal 14 13 1 1151 986 +165 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Greece Olympiacos 14 9 5 1068 1033 +35
3 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 8 6 1105 1012 +93
4 Spain Laboral Kutxa 14 8 6 1093 1045 +48
5 Russia Khimki 14 7 7 1133 1051 +82
6 Italy Montepaschi Siena 14 7 7 1036 1057 −21
7 Turkey Beşiktaş 14 2 12 893 1104 −211
8 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 14 2 12 1055 1246 −191
Source: Euroleague

Quarterfinals
Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg
CSKA Moscow Russia3–1Spain Laboral Kutxa89–7890–6872–9394–85
Olympiacos Greece3–2Turkey Anadolu Efes67–6271–5372–8373–7482–72
FC Barcelona Regal Spain3–2Greece Panathinaikos72–7065–6663–6570–6064–53
Real Madrid Spain3–0Israel Maccabi Electra79–5375–6369–57

Final Four
Main article: 2013 Euroleague Final Four

On 12 May 2012 it was announced the Final Four would be hosted at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.[7]

 
Semifinals
10 May		Final
12 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow52
 
 
 
Greece Olympiacos69
 
Greece Olympiacos100
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid88
 
Spain FC Barcelona Regal 67
 
 
Spain Real Madrid74
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 74
 
 
Spain FC Barcelona Regal73

Top 10 attendances

Single game
RoundGameHome teamVisitorAttendanceSources
1 Quarter-finals4 Greece Panathinaikos Spain FC Barcelona 20,300
2 Quarter-finals3 Greece Panathinaikos Spain FC Barcelona 17,800
Top 1614 Greece Panathinaikos Russia CSKA Moscow 17,800 [8]
4 Regular Season8 Lithuania Žalgiris Greece Olympiacos 15,420
5 Top 164 Lithuania Žalgiris Russia CSKA Moscow 15,199
6 Regular Season7 Lithuania Žalgiris Spain Caja Laboral 15,110
7 Top 165 Spain Caja Laboral Spain FC Barcelona 15,068
8 Top 1610 Lithuania Žalgiris Spain Real Madrid 15,010
9 Regular Season9 Greece Panathinaikos Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 15,000 [9]
10 Top 165 Greece Panathinaikos Spain Real Madrid 14,909 [10]

Average
RankTeamMatchesAverage
1 Lithuania Žalgiris 12 13,425
2 Spain Caja Laboral 14 12,036
3 Israel Maccabi Electra 13 10,935
4 Greece Panathinaikos 14 10,564
5 Spain Real Madrid 14 9,148
6 Germany Alba Berlin 12 9,033
7 Greece Olympiacos 15 8,265
8 Turkey Anadolu Efes 14 8,191
9 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 12 7,109
10 Serbia Partizan 5 7,100

Individual statistics

Rating
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena2441717.38
2.Russia Victor KhryapaRussia CSKA Moscow2644317.04
3.Serbia Nenad KrstićRussia CSKA Moscow2948816.83

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.United States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena2445218.83
2.Slovenia Boštjan NachbarGermany Brose Bamberg2337016.09
3.Croatia Bojan BogdanovićTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker2133415.90

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Russia Victor KhryapaRussia CSKA Moscow261907.31
2.Croatia Ante TomićSpain FC Barcelona301956.50
3.United States Shawn JamesIsrael Maccabi Electra271756.48

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Croatia Zoran PlaninićRussia Khimki221396.32
2.Greece Dimitris DiamantidisGreece Panathinaikos271565.78
3.Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos311705.48

Other Stats
Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per gameNorth Macedonia Bo McCalebbTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker231.91
Blocks per gameUnited States Shawn JamesIsrael Maccabi Electra271.93
Turnovers per gameGreece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos313.42
Fouls drawn per gameGreece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos315.45
Minutes per gameUnited States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena2432:37
2FG%Russia Sasha KaunRussia CSKA Moscow300.716
3FG%Greece Kostas PapanikolaouGreece Olympiacos310.520
FT%Brazil Marcelinho HuertasSpain FC Barcelona310.972

Game highs
Category Name Team Stat
RatingUnited States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena50
PointsUnited States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena41
ReboundsAustria Rašid MahalbašićPoland Asseco Prokom16
AssistsCroatia Zoran PlaninićRussia Khimki13
Steals7 occasions5
Blocks6 occasions5
TurnoversSerbia Nenad KrstićRussia CSKA Moscow8
Fouls DrawnUnited States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena15

Awards

2012–13 Euroleague MVP

2012–13 Euroleague Final Four MVP

All-Euroleague Team 2012–13

[13]

All-Euroleague First TeamClub TeamAll-Euroleague Second TeamClub Team
Greece Dimitris Diamantidis Greece Panathinaikos Serbia Miloš Teodosić Russia CSKA Moscow
Greece Vassilis Spanoulis Greece Olympiacos Spain Juan Carlos Navarro Spain FC Barcelona
Spain Rudy Fernández Spain Real Madrid Russia Victor Khryapa Russia CSKA Moscow
Serbia Nenad Krstić Russia CSKA Moscow Spain Nikola Mirotić Spain Real Madrid
Croatia Ante Tomić Spain FC Barcelona United States Shawn James Israel Maccabi Electra
Vassilis Spanoulis, Euroleague MVP and final four MVP for 2013

Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)

MVP Weekly
Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Week

Regular season
Game Player Team PIR
1Turkey Emir PreldžićTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker31
2United States Sonny WeemsRussia CSKA Moscow38
3Spain Rudy FernándezSpain Real Madrid30
Spain Fernando San EmeterioSpain Caja Laboral30
4United States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena43
5United States Bobby Brown (2)Italy Montepaschi Siena31
6Slovenia Sasha VujačićTurkey Anadolu Efes31
7Spain Rudy Fernández (2)Spain Real Madrid28
Croatia Ante TomićSpain FC Barcelona Regal28
8Serbia Miloš TeodosićRussia CSKA Moscow25
9United States Blake SchilbFrance Élan Chalon38
10United States Shawn JamesIsrael Maccabi Electra27
Serbia Nemanja BjelicaSpain Caja Laboral27

Top 16
Game Player Team PIR
1Croatia Ante Tomić (2)Spain FC Barcelona27
2United States Bobby Brown (3)Italy Montepaschi Siena50
3Georgia (country) Ricky HickmanIsrael Maccabi Electra34
4United States Paul DavisRussia Khimki29
5Croatia Bojan BogdanovićTurkey Fenerbahçe Ülker27
United States Marcus WilliamsSpain Unicaja27
6Spain Rudy Fernández (3)Spain Real Madrid34
7Russia Sasha KaunRussia CSKA Moscow30
8United States Devin SmithIsrael Maccabi Electra28
Croatia Luka ŽorićSpain Unicaja28
Croatia Roko UkićGreece Panathinaikos28
9Serbia Nenad KrstićRussia CSKA Moscow26
10Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Real Madrid37
11Croatia Luka Žorić (2)Spain Unicaja33
12Finland Petteri KoponenRussia Khimki35
13Australia Nathan JawaiSpain FC Barcelona34
14Greece Kostas PapanikolaouGreece Olympiacos37

Quarter-finals
Game Player Team PIR
1Spain Rudy Fernández (4)Spain Real Madrid22
2Russia Victor KhryapaRussia CSKA Moscow25
3United States Jamon GordonTurkey Anadolu Efes24
4Russia Victor Khryapa (2)Russia CSKA Moscow29
5Australia Nathan Jawai (2)Spain FC Barcelona21

MVP of the Month
Main article: EuroLeague Monthly MVP Award
Month Player Team
October 2012United States Sonny WeemsRussia CSKA Moscow
November 2012Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos
December 2012Poland Maciej LampeSpain Caja Laboral
January 2013United States Bobby BrownItaly Montepaschi Siena
February 2013Croatia Ante TomićSpain FC Barcelona
March 2013United States Devin SmithIsrael Maccabi Electra
April 2013Spain Sergio LlullSpain Real Madrid

See also

References
  1. "In-The-Game.org Euroleague three-year-ranking". Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague license allocation criteria Euroleague
  3. 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague license allocation criteria Euroleague.net 31 May 2012
  4. ECA Board meets in preparation for the 2012–13 season Euroleague.net 20 June 2012
  5. "Turkish Airlines Euroleague Draw 2012–13". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  6. Turkish Airlines Euroleague Draw seeds Euroleague.net – 29 June 2012
  7. "The O2 in London to host the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four". Euroleague.net. 12 May 2012.
  8. Euroleague.net Panathinaikos Athens 63 – 69 CSKA Moscow.
  9. Euroleague.net Panathinaikos Athens 69 – 55 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul.
  10. Euroleague.net Panathinaikos Athens 54 – 58 Real Madrid.
  11. Euroleague.net Vassilis Spanoulis, named bwin MVP of the 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
  12. Euroleague.net Spanoulis named bwin MVP of 2013 Final Four.
  13. 2012–13 All-Euroleague First and Second teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
  14. Euroleague.net Montepaschi Siena's Bobby Brown wins Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy.
  15. Best Defender Trophy winner: Stephane Lasme, Panathinaikos Athens.
  16. Rising Star Trophy winner: Kostas Papanikolaou, Olympiacos Piraeus.
  17. "Latest News | Euroleague".
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2012–13 EuroLeague.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.