Euroleague 2012-13
| Euroleague | |
|---|---|
The The O2 Arena in London hosted the Final Four
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| Champions |
 Olympiacos3rd title |
| Runners-up |
 Real Madrid
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| Third place |
 CSKA Moscow
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| Fourth place |
FC Barcelona
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| Teams | 24 |
| Duration | 11 October 2012 – 12 May 2013 |
| Awards | |
| MVP |  Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Final Four MVP | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Best Defender |  Stephane Lasme |
| Coach of the Year | Georgios Bartzokas |
| Rising Star | Kostas Papanikolaou |
| Statistical leaders | |
| PIR |
 Bobby Brown
17.4
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| Points |
Bobby Brown
18.8
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| Rebounds |
 Victor Khryapa
7.3
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| Assists |
 Zoran Planinić
6.3
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The Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2012–13 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 Final Four was held at The O2 Arena in London. It was won by Olympiacos (3rd title), who defeated Real Madrid 100–88 in the championship game. Olympiacos became the just third team since the introduction of the Final Four format to win two Euroleague championships in a row, and the 2nd team in Euroleague Basketball Company era (Euroleague 2000–01 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:
On 31 May 2012, the Euroleague published the official License Allocation criteria.
On 31 May 2012, the new Euroleague license allocation criteria was announced. 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.
Acea Roma's A license was under review, as they were the lowest performing A License team during the 2011–12 season.
Eight teams participated in a single-venue tournament format. The winner, Mapooro Cantù, advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season. The qualifying round was played between 25 and 28 September at the PalaDesio in Desio, Italy.
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