2012–13 ABA League

The 2012–13 ABA League was the 12th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Hungary participating in it. This was the first time a team from Macedonia, MZT Skopje, and a team from Hungary, Szolnoki Olaj were taking part in this regional league, and the fourth time since the league's creation that team that is not from the former Yugoslavia participates in it. It was also for the first time that two best teams ABA League gained automatic access to the next seasons Euroleague competition, while third placed gained wild card to Euroleague qualification round.[1]

2012–13 ABA League season
LeagueABA League
SportBasketball
DurationSeptember 29, 2012 – March 23, 2013
(regular season)
Number of games185
Number of teams Croatia (4 teams)
 Serbia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
 Slovenia (2 teams)
 Hungary (1 team)
 North Macedonia (1 team)
 Montenegro (1 team)
TV partner(s)Arena Sport , Šport TV, Sport 1, MKTV, RTS, HRT, RTCG
Regular season
Season champions Igokea
Season MVP Aleksandar Ćapin (Radnički)
Top scorer Aleksandar Ćapin (Radnički) (17.48 ppg)
Final four
Champions Partizan
  Runners-up Crvena zvezda
Finals MVP Raško Katić (Crvena zvezda)

Regular season started on September 29, 2012, and lasted until March 23, 2013. 2012–13 ABA League Final Four was held in Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši.[2]

Team information
CountryTeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
Croatia4
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
CedevitaZagrebSutinska vrela (2,000)
SplitSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000)
Serbia3
Crvena zvezda TelekomBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
Partizan mt:sBelgradePionir Hall (8,150)
RadničkiKragujevacHala Jezero (5,320)
Bosnia and Herzegovina2
IgokeaAleksandrovacLaktaši Sports Hall (3,000)
Široki WWinŠiroki BrijegPecara (4,500)
Slovenia2
KrkaNovo mestoLeon Štukelj Hall (3,000)
Union OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice (12,480)
Hungary1Szolnoki OlajSzolnokTiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000)
Macedonia1MZT Skopje AerodromSkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000)
Montenegro1Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center (5,000)



Regular season

The regular season began on September 29, 2012, and it will end on March 23, 2013.

Standings

Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

As of 24 March 2013[3]

Schedule and results

Source:[4]

BUD CDV CIB CZV IGK KRK MZT PAR RKG SPL SZO ŠRK UOL ZDR
Budućnost VOLI 74–78 60–64 72–63 76–71 74–66 87–71 62–81 80–78 66–47 88–63 65–57 79–75 76–60
Cedevita 84–75 92–78 68–66 78–76 97–78 78–80 76–77 86–68 72–75 91–86 90–69 73–67 67–83
Cibona 60–73 73–64 63–71 78–87 78–86 72–77 80–72 81–85 81–73 97–71 69–63 74–62 90–81
Crvena zvezda Telekom 79–63 90–65 97–95 75–76 79–61 87–72 84–76 87–73 94–67 103–74 69–57 87–76 88–79
Igokea 70–61 56–64 94–88 80–77 84–75 79–55 73–50 88–85 79–64 86–84 89-73 87–82 90–75
Krka 51–66 62–63 69–67 52–57 63–83 68–80 58–66 52–77 79–68 71–56 74–71 79–76 78–62
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 69–76 74–61 82–76 60–75 77–81 92–88 66–64 75–83 93–84 87–53 63–59 76–87 94–69
Partizan mt:s 63–50 58–55 74–68 78–92 73–64 79–60 68–58 91–80 68–59 83–69 65–62 71–73 81–74
Radnički 78–63 85–77 105–101 80–75 73–78 84–71 89–83 78–76 72–63 97–72 73–59 65–71 92–79
Split 71–69 74–71 72–62 87–81 60–68 61–71 73–65 72–79 63–81 62–70 88–83 78–70 75–78
Szolnoki Olaj 50–75 64–59 75–71 83–96 78–82 72–69 81–72 70–68 66–78 75–67 69–75 89–72 90–76
Široki WWin 70–76 75–77 81–89 78–74 63–69 73–68 71–72 87–80 85–100 101–64 102–101 80–83 80–71
Union Olimpija 95–92 71–75 87–82 56–70 69–63 76–63 60–64 82–86 81–75 82–73 83–63 82–85 88–81
Zadar 60–72 73–74 78–76 98–81 61–60 65–67 68–76 80–78 75–68 85–68 72–54 76–81 66–78

Final four

Matches in, Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 25 and 27 April 2013.

Laktaši Sports Hall
Semifinals Final
      
1 Igokea 57
4 Partizan mt:s 63
Partizan mt:s 71
Crvena zvezda Telekom 63
2 Crvena zvezda Telekom 79
3 Radnički Kragujevac 78

Semifinals
25 April 2013
17:00
Crvena zvezda Telekom 79–78 Radnički Kragujevac
Pts: Katić 22
Rebs: Savović 11
Asts: Nelson 6		 Pts: Ćapin 25
Rebs: White 7
Asts: Krstović 4
Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
Attendance: 3.000
Referees: Belošević Ilija, Dožai Srdjan, Herceg Siniša
25 April 2013
21:00
Igokea 57–63 Partizan mt:s
Pts: Edwards 19
Rebs: Edwards 11
Asts: Joksimović 4		 Pts: Lauvergne 12
Rebs: Bertans, Musli 6
Asts: Westermann 4
Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
Attendance: 3.000
Referees: Pukl Sašo, Boltauzer Matej, Javor Damir

Final
27 April 2013
Partizan mt:s 71–63 Crvena zvezda Telekom
Pts: Westermann 15
Rebs: Lauvergne, Gagić 6
Asts: Westermann 3		 Pts: Katić 19
Rebs: Katić 12
Asts: Rakočević, Nelson 3
Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
Attendance: 3.000
Referees: Pukl Sašo, Belošević Ilija, Boltauzer Matej


2012–13 ABA League Champions


Partizan mt:s
6th Title

Stats leaders
As of 1 May 2013[5]

Top 10 attendances
RoundGameHome teamVisitorAttendanceRef.
1 Regular Season14 Zadar Partizan 7,500 [6]
2 Regular Season15 Crvena zvezda Zadar 7,000 [7]
Regular Season16 MZT Skopje Budućnost 7,000 [8]
Regular Season17 Crvena zvezda Cedevita 7,000 [9]
Regular Season25 MZT Skopje Partizan 7,000 [10]
Regular Season26 Partizan Szolnoki Olaj 7,000 [11]
7 Regular Season22 MZT Skopje Igokea 6,800 [12]
8 Regular Season9 Crvena zvezda Krka 6,500 [13]
Regular Season24 Partizan Igokea 6,500 [14]
10 Regular Season11 Crvena zvezda Široki 6,200 [15]

References
  1. ABA League will get a place in Euroleague
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Standings – Regular Season Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
  4. ABA League schedule season 2012-13
  5. NLB Stats Archived January 16, 2013, at Archive.today
  6. Zadar-Partizan
  7. Zvezda-Zadar
  8. MZT-Budućnost
  9. Zvezda-Cedevita
  10. MZT-Partizan
  11. Partizan-Szolnoki
  12. MZT-Igokea
  13. Zvezda-Krka
  14. Partizan-Igokea
  15. Zvezda-Široki
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