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.

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Euroleague
The O2 Arena in London hosted the Final Four
Season	2012–13
Duration	11 October 2012 – 12 May 2013
Number of teams	24
Regular season
Season MVP	Vassilis Spanoulis
Finals
Champions	Olympiacos 3rd title
Runners-up	Real Madrid
Third place	CSKA Moscow
Fourth place	FC Barcelona Regal
Final Four MVP	Vassilis Spanoulis
Awards
Best Defender	Stéphane Lasme
Coach of the Year	Georgios Bartzokas
Rising Star	Kostas Papanikolaou
Statistical leaders
Points Bobby Brown 18.8 Rebounds Victor Khryapa 7.3 Assists Zoran Planinić 6.3 Index Rating Bobby Brown 17.4
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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.

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

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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

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• 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

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League Pos. Team Teams 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. Team Teams 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

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*^ 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

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):

• A: Qualified through an A–licence
• 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
• QR: Qualifying rounds
• WC: Wild card
• EC: Champion of the 2011–12 Eurocup Basketball

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Regular season
FC Barcelona Regal (A)	Montepaschi Siena (A)	CSKA Moscow (A)	Asseco Prokom Gdynia (A)
Caja Laboral (A)	EA7 Milano (2nd)	Khimki (EC)	Partizan (1st)
Unicaja (A)	Beşiktaş (1st)	Brose Baskets (1st)	Maccabi Electra (A)
Real Madrid (A)	Fenerbahçe Ülker (A)	Alba Berlin (WC)	Union Olimpija (2nd)
Panathinaikos (A)	Anadolu Efes (A)	Lietuvos rytas (1st)	Cedevita (2nd)
Olympiacos TH (A)	Élan Chalon (1st)	Žalgiris (A)
Qualifying rounds
Telenet Oostende (1st)	Lukoil Academic (1st)	ČEZ Nymburk (1st)	Le Mans (2nd)
ratiopharm Ulm (2nd)	Mapooro Cantù (WC)	Donetsk (1st)	UNICS (WC)

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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
	UNICS		91
	ratiopharm Ulm		73
						UNICS		78
						Le Mans		86
	Le Mans		61
	Donetsk		55
											Le Mans		66
											Mapooro Cantù		80
	ČEZ Nymburk		83
	Telenet Oostende		65
						ČEZ Nymburk		83
						Mapooro Cantù		89
	Mapooro Cantù		87
	Lukoil Academic		79

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.

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

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	10	7	3	832	738	+94	Advance to Top 16
2	Khimki	10	6	4	753	754	−1
3	Panathinaikos	10	6	4	748	722	+26
4	Fenerbahçe Ülker	10	5	5	727	738	−11
5	Union Olimpija	10	3	7	722	808	−86
6	Mapooro Cantù	10	3	7	708	730	−22

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Source: Euroleague

Group B

Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group B

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	10	8	2	810	708	+102	Advance to Top 16
2	Unicaja	10	8	2	762	715	+47
3	Montepaschi Siena	10	5	5	879	844	+35
4	Alba Berlin	10	4	6	722	748	−26
5	Élan Chalon	10	3	7	782	843	−61
6	Asseco Prokom Gdynia	10	2	8	704	801	−97

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Source: Euroleague

Group C

Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group C

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Žalgiris	10	8	2	804	693	+111	Advance to Top 16
2	Olympiacos	10	8	2	788	737	+51
3	Anadolu Efes	10	5	5	738	740	−2
4	Caja Laboral	10	4	6	749	778	−29
5	EA7 Milano	10	3	7	760	767	−7
6	Cedevita	10	2	8	725	849	−124

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Source: Euroleague

Group D

Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season Group D

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	FC Barcelona Regal	10	9[lower-alpha 1]	1	774	636	+138	Advance to Top 16
2	CSKA Moscow	10	9[lower-alpha 2]	1	783	709	+74
3	Beşiktaş	10	5	5	699	749	−50
4	Brose Baskets	10	3	7	740	807	−67
5	Lietuvos rytas	10	2[lower-alpha 3]	8	670	724	−54
6	Partizan	10	2[lower-alpha 4]	8	731	772	−41

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Source: Euroleague
Notes:

1. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (+18).
2. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (−18).
3. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (+7).
4. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (−7).

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

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	CSKA Moscow	14	11	3	1095	981	+114	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Real Madrid	14	10	4	1085	1021	+64
3	Anadolu Efes	14	9[lower-alpha 1]	5	1028	1031	−3
4	Panathinaikos	14	9[lower-alpha 2]	5	1001	968	+33
5	Unicaja	14	7	7	988	1015	−27
6	Žalgiris	14	6	8	1065	1040	+25
7	Alba Berlin	14	4	10	959	1036	−77
8	Brose Baskets	14	0	14	1026	1155	−129

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Source: Euroleague
Notes:

1. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (+1).
2. Tiebreaker: 1–1 (−1).

Group F

Main article: 2012–13 Euroleague Top 16 Group F

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	FC Barcelona Regal	14	13	1	1151	986	+165	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Olympiacos	14	9	5	1068	1033	+35
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	14	8	6	1105	1012	+93
4	Laboral Kutxa	14	8	6	1093	1045	+48
5	Khimki	14	7	7	1133	1051	+82
6	Montepaschi Siena	14	7	7	1036	1057	−21
7	Beşiktaş	14	2	12	893	1104	−211
8	Fenerbahçe Ülker	14	2	12	1055	1246	−191

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Source: Euroleague

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
	CSKA Moscow	52
	Olympiacos	69
					Olympiacos	100
					Real Madrid	88
	FC Barcelona Regal	67
	Real Madrid	74
					Third place
					CSKA Moscow	74
					FC Barcelona Regal	73

• 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball
• 2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge