# 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.
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.

## Team information

| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Croatia | 4 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Croatia | 4 | Cedevita | Zagreb | Sutinska vrela (2,000) |
| Croatia | 4 | Split | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) |
| Croatia | 4 | Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000) |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | Crvena zvezda Telekom | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 3 | Partizan mt:s | Belgrade | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Serbia | 3 | Radnički | Kragujevac | Hala Jezero (5,320) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Igokea | Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall (3,000) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Široki WWin | Široki Brijeg | Pecara (4,500) |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 | Krka | Novo mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000) |
| Slovenia | 2 | Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice (12,480) |
| Hungary | 1 | Szolnoki Olaj | Szolnok | Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000) |
| Macedonia | 1 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000) |
| Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center (5,000) |

## Regular season

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

### Standings

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Points | % |
| 1 | Igokea | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2013 | 1857 | +156 | 46 | .769 |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda Telekom | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2097 | 1889 | +208 | 44 | .692 |
| 3 | Radnički | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2102 | 1978 | +124 | 43 | .654 |
| 4 | Partizan mt:s | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1905 | 1832 | +73 | 42 | .615 |
| 5 | Budućnost VOLI | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1864 | 1774 | +90 | 42 | .615 |
| 6 | Cedevita | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1935 | 1907 | +28 | 41 | .577 |
| 7 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1933 | 1931 | +2 | 40 | .538 |
| 8 | Union Olimpija | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1984 | 1976 | +8 | 39 | .500 |
| 9 | Krka | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1779 | 1906 | –127 | 35 | .346 |
| 10 | Široki WWin | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1940 | 1996 | –56 | 35 | .346 |
| 11 | Cibona | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2013 | 2031 | –18 | 35 | .346 |
| 12 | Zadar | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1928 | 2022 | –94 | 35 | .346 |
| 13 | Szolnoki Olaj | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1878 | 2085 | –207 | 35 | .346 |
| 14 | Split | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1808 | 1995 | –187 | 34 | .308 |
* Qualified for Final four
* Relegated
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
As of 24 March 2013

### Schedule and results

Source:
| | 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.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Igokea | 57 | | | |
| 4 | Partizan mt:s | 63 | | | |
| 4 | Partizan mt:s | 63 | Partizan mt:s | Partizan mt:s | 71 |
| | | | Crvena zvezda Telekom | Crvena zvezda Telekom | 63 |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda Telekom | 79 | Crvena zvezda Telekom | Crvena zvezda Telekom | 63 |
| 3 | Radnički Kragujevac | 78 | | | |

### Semifinals

* 25 April 2013 17:00
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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

## Top 10 attendances

| | Round | Game | Home team | Visitor | Attendance |
| 1 | Regular Season | 14 | Zadar | Partizan | 7,500 |
| 2 | Regular Season | 15 | Crvena zvezda | Zadar | 7,000 |
| 2 | Regular Season | 16 | MZT Skopje | Budućnost | 7,000 |
| 2 | Regular Season | 17 | Crvena zvezda | Cedevita | 7,000 |
| 2 | Regular Season | 25 | MZT Skopje | Partizan | 7,000 |
| 2 | Regular Season | 26 | Partizan | Szolnoki Olaj | 7,000 |
| 7 | Regular Season | 22 | MZT Skopje | Igokea | 6,800 |
| 8 | Regular Season | 9 | Crvena zvezda | Krka | 6,500 |
| 8 | Regular Season | 24 | Partizan | Igokea | 6,500 |
| 10 | Regular Season | 11 | Crvena zvezda | Široki | 6,200 |