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.
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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.