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| Season | 2012–13 Euroleague |
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| Tournament details | |
| Arena | O2 Arena London, England |
| Dates | May 10, 2013 – May 12, 2013 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Olympiacos (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Real Madrid |
| Third place |  CSKA Moscow |
| Fourth place | FC Barcelona |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Topscorer(s) | Vassilis Spanoulis, 30[1] |
| Attendance | 48,341 (total) |
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The2013 Euroleague Final Four was the concludingFinal Four tournament of the2012–13 Euroleague season. It was held from 10 May till 12 May 2013, atThe O2 Arena in London. TheGreek League clubOlympiacos, successfully defended theirEuroLeague title fromthe previous season, after defeatingReal Madrid in the Final.
Vassilis Spanoulis won his second consecutiveFinal Four MVP, and the third of his career.[2] Spanoulis joinedToni Kukoč, as the only player to have ever won the award three times.[2]
On May 12, 2012, it was announced that the Final Four would be hosted atThe O2 Arena in London, England.[3] The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoorarena that is located in the centre ofThe O2 entertainment complex, on theGreenwich Peninsula, in south-east London. It is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications companyO2.
The O2 Arena is the world's largest building as measured by floor space, and has the second-highestseating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind theManchester Arena, but it took the crown of the world's busiest music arena from New York City'sMadison Square Garden in 2008.[4] The closest underground station to the venue is theNorth Greenwich station, on theJubilee line.
| London |   London 2013 Euroleague Final Four (Europe) |
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| The O2 Arena | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
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| Semifinals 10 May | Final 12 May | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 52 | |||||
| Olympiacos | 69 | |||||
| Olympiacos | 100 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 88 | |||||
| FC Barcelona Regal | 67 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 74 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 74 | |||||
| FC Barcelona Regal | 73 | |||||
vOlympiacos| 10 May 2013 | CSKA Moscow | 52–69 | Olympiacos | The O2 Arena, London | |
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| 18:00CEST | Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11-16, 8-13, 16-16 | ||||
| Pts:Weems 13 Rebs:Kaun 7 Asts:Erceg,Khryapa 2 | Boxscore | Pts:Hines,Antić 13 Rebs:Hines 10 Asts:Spanoulis 4 | Attendance: 9,218 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR),Olegs Latisevs (LAT) | ||
vReal Madrid| 10 May 2013 | FC Barcelona Regal | 67–74 | Real Madrid | The O2 Arena, London | |
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| 21:00CEST | Scoring by quarter:18-11, 15-28,18-9, 16-26 | ||||
| Pts:Huertas 19 Rebs:Tomić 12 Asts:Wallace 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Reyes 17 Rebs:Carroll 6 Asts:Rodríguez 9 | Attendance: 13,193 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Elias Koromilas (GRE) | ||
vFC Barcelona Regal| 12 May 2013 | CSKA Moscow | 74–73 | FC Barcelona Regal | The O2 Arena, London | |
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| 18:00CEST | Scoring by quarter:15-12, 20-23,24-19, 15-19 | ||||
| Pts:Khryapa 16 Rebs:Teodosić,Vorontsevich 5 Asts:Teodosić 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Navarro 17 Rebs:Tomić 6 Asts:Jasikevičius 6 | Attendance: 10,716 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Elias Koromilas (GRE) | ||
After the end of the opening quarter, Madrid led Olympiacos by 17 points. However, the Reds managed to get back in the game, and the game was tied by the end of the third quarter. BehindSpanoulis, Olympiacos pulled away in the fourth quarter.[5]
vReal Madrid| 12 May 2013 | Olympiacos | 100–88 | Real Madrid | The O2 Arena, London | |
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| 21:00CEST | Scoring by quarter: 10–27,27–14,24–20,39–27 | ||||
| Pts:Spanoulis 22 Rebs:Antić 6 Asts:Law 5 | [1] | Pts:Fernández 21 Rebs:Reyes 6 Asts:Rodríguez,Llull 4 | Attendance: 15,169 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) | ||
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| Eliminated in thequarterfinals | |
| Eliminated in theTop 16 | |
| Eliminated in theregular season | |
| Eliminated in thethird qualifying round | |
| Eliminated in thesecond qualifying round | |
| Eliminated in thefirst qualifying round | |
