Euroleague 2011–12
The Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul hosted the Final Four
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| Season | 2011–12 |
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| Champions |
 Olympiacos2nd title |
| Runners-up |
 CSKA Moscow
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| Third place |
 FC Barcelona
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| Fourth place |
Panathinaikos
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| Teams | 24 |
| Dates | 19 October 2011 – 13 May 2012 |
| Awards | |
| MVP |
 Andrei Kirilenko
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| Final Four MVP |
 Vassilis Spanoulis
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| Coach of the Year |
 Dusan Ivković
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| Rising Star |
 Nikola Mirotić
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| Best Defender |
Andrei Kirilenko
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| Statistical leaders | |
| Index Rating |
Andrei Kirilenko
24.2
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| Points |
 Bo McCalebb
16.9
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| Rebounds |
Andrei Kirilenko
7.5
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| Assists |
 Omar Cook
5.7
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← 2010–11
2012–13 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014.
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The 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 12th season of the modern era of Euroleague and the second under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 55th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs. The Final Four was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, in 11–13 May 2012. It was won by the Piraeus club Olympiacos (2nd title), who defeated CSKA Moscow in the championship game. It was the 5th final involving a Greek club in the last six seasons, and 3rd Greek win in that time.
On 20 June 2011 the teams for this season were announced.
A new A License was granted to Asseco Prokom Gdynia, making them the 14th club with this distinction. A C License was given to Eurocup 2010–11 winner UNICS. Euroleague Basketball suspended the A License of Virtus Roma after they finished in the bottom half of Lega A in 2010–11, awarding a wild card entry to EA7 Milano.
Spirou Charleroi and Galatasaray entered the 2011–2012 Euroleague Regular Season via qualification.
The draws for the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was held on Monday, 4 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.
Two teams from the same country cannot coincide in the same Regular Season group, except for Spain that has five teams participating in the competition.
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