| 2012–13 ABA League season | |
| League: | ABA League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 180 |
| Duration: | (regular season) |
| No Of Teams: | (4 teams) (3 teams) (2 teams) (1 team) (1 team) (1 team) |
| No Of Games: | 185 |
| Tv: | Arena Sport, Šport TV, Sport 1, MKTV, RTS, HRT, RTCG |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: |  Igokea |
| Top Scorer: | Aleksandar Ćapin (17.48 ppg) |
| Finals: | Final four |
| Finals Link: | 2012–13 Liga ABA#Final four |
| Finals Champ: |  Partizan |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Crvena zvezda |
| Seasonslist: | ABA League#Finals |
| Seasonslistnames: | ABA League |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011–12 Liga ABA |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013–14 Liga ABA |
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]
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]
| Country | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=5 | 4 | ||||
| Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) | |||||
| Sutinska vrela (2,000) | |||||
| Arena Gripe (6,000) | |||||
| Krešimir Ćosić Hall (10,000) | |||||
| align=center rowspan=4 | 3 | ||||
| Crvena zvezda Telekom | Pionir Hall (8,150) | ||||
| Pionir Hall (8,150) | |||||
| Hala Jezero (5,320) | |||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | ||||
| Laktaši Sports Hall (3,000) | |||||
| Pecara (4,500) | |||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | ||||
| Leon Štukelj Hall (3,000) | |||||
| Arena Stožice (12,480) | |||||
| align=center | 1 | Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok (3,000) | |||
| align=center | 1 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000) | |||
| align=center | 1 | Morača Sports Center (5,000) | |||
The regular season began on September 29, 2012, and it will end on March 23, 2013.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Points | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2013 | 1857 | +156 | 46 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2097 | 1889 | +208 | 44 | ||
| 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2102 | 1978 | +124 | 43 | ||
| 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1905 | 1832 | +73 | 42 | ||
| 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1864 | 1774 | +90 | 42 | ||
| 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1935 | 1907 | +28 | 41 | ||
| 7 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1933 | 1931 | +2 | 40 | ||
| 8 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1984 | 1976 | +8 | 39 | ||
| 9 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1779 | 1906 | –127 | 35 | ||
| 10 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1940 | 1996 | –56 | 35 | ||
| 11 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2013 | 2031 | –18 | 35 | ||
| 12 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1928 | 2022 | –94 | 35 | ||
| 13 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1878 | 2085 | –207 | 35 | ||
| 14 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1808 | 1995 | –187 | 34 | ||
| Qualified for Final four | ||
| Relegated |
Source:[4]
| width=200 | width=50 | BUD | width=50 | CDV | width=50 | CIB | width=50 | CZV | width=50 | IGK | width=50 | KRK | width=50 | MZT | width=50 | PAR | width=50 | RKG | width=50 | SPL | width=50 | SZO | width=50 | ŠRK | width=50 | UOL | width=50 | ZDR | |
 Budućnost VOLI | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 74–78 | style="background:#fcc;" | 60–64 | style="background:#cfc;" | 72–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 76–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 74–66 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–71 | style="background:#fcc;" | 62–81 | style="background:#cfc;" | 80–78 | style="background:#cfc;" | 66–47 | style="background:#cfc;" | 88–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 65–57 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 76–60 | ||
| Cedevita | style="background:#cfc;" | 84–75 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#cfc;" | 92–78 | style="background:#cfc;" | 68–66 | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 97–78 | style="background:#fcc;" | 78–80 | style="background:#fcc;" | 76–77 | style="background:#cfc;" | 86–68 | style="background:#fcc;" | 72–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 91–86 | style="background:#cfc;" | 90–69 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–67 | style="background:#fcc;" | 67–83 | ||
| Cibona | style="background:#fcc;" | 60–73 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–64 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 63–71 | style="background:#fcc;" | 78–87 | style="background:#fcc;" | 78–86 | style="background:#fcc;" | 72–77 | style="background:#cfc;" | 80–72 | style="background:#fcc;" | 81–85 | style="background:#cfc;" | 81–73 | style="background:#cfc;" | 97–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 69–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 74–62 | style="background:#cfc;" | 90–81 | ||
| Crvena zvezda Telekom | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 90–65 | style="background:#cfc;" | 97–95 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 75–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–61 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–72 | style="background:#cfc;" | 84–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–73 | style="background:#cfc;" | 94–67 | style="background:#cfc;" | 103–74 | style="background:#cfc;" | 69–57 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 88–79 | ||
| Igokea | style="background:#cfc;" | 70–61 | style="background:#fcc;" | 56–64 | style="background:#cfc;" | 94–88 | style="background:#cfc;" | 80–77 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#cfc;" | 84–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–55 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–50 | style="background:#cfc;" | 88–85 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–64 | style="background:#cfc;" | 86–84 | style="background:#cfc;" | 89-73 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–82 | style="background:#cfc;" | 90–75 | ||
| Krka | style="background:#fcc;" | 51–66 | style="background:#fcc;" | 62–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 69–67 | style="background:#fcc;" | 52–57 | style="background:#fcc;" | 63–83 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 68–80 | style="background:#fcc;" | 58–66 | style="background:#fcc;" | 52–77 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–68 | style="background:#cfc;" | 71–56 | style="background:#cfc;" | 74–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–62 | ||
 MZT Skopje Aerodrom | style="background:#fcc;" | 69–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 74–61 | style="background:#cfc;" | 82–76 | style="background:#fcc;" | 60–75 | style="background:#fcc;" | 77–81 | style="background:#cfc;" | 92–88 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#cfc;" | 66–64 | style="background:#fcc;" | 75–83 | style="background:#cfc;" | 93–84 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–53 | style="background:#cfc;" | 63–59 | style="background:#fcc;" | 76–87 | style="background:#cfc;" | 94–69 | ||
| Partizan mt:s | style="background:#cfc;" | 63–50 | style="background:#cfc;" | 58–55 | style="background:#cfc;" | 74–68 | style="background:#fcc;" | 78–92 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–64 | style="background:#cfc;" | 79–60 | style="background:#cfc;" | 68–58 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#cfc;" | 91–80 | style="background:#cfc;" | 68–59 | style="background:#cfc;" | 83–69 | style="background:#cfc;" | 65–62 | style="background:#fcc;" | 71–73 | style="background:#cfc;" | 81–74 | ||
| Radnički | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 85–77 | style="background:#cfc;" | 105–101 | style="background:#cfc;" | 80–75 | style="background:#fcc;" | 73–78 | style="background:#cfc;" | 84–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 89–83 | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–76 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#cfc;" | 72–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 97–72 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–59 | style="background:#fcc;" | 65–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 92–79 | ||
| Split | style="background:#cfc;" | 71–69 | style="background:#cfc;" | 74–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 72–62 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–81 | style="background:#fcc;" | 60–68 | style="background:#fcc;" | 61–71 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–65 | style="background:#fcc;" | 72–79 | style="background:#fcc;" | 63–81 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 62–70 | style="background:#cfc;" | 88–83 | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–70 | style="background:#fcc;" | 75–78 | ||
 Szolnoki Olaj | style="background:#fcc;" | 50–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 64–59 | style="background:#cfc;" | 75–71 | style="background:#fcc;" | 83–96 | style="background:#fcc;" | 78–82 | style="background:#cfc;" | 72–69 | style="background:#cfc;" | 81–72 | style="background:#cfc;" | 70–68 | style="background:#fcc;" | 66–78 | style="background:#cfc;" | 75–67 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 69–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 89–72 | style="background:#cfc;" | 90–76 | ||
| Široki WWin | style="background:#fcc;" | 70–76 | style="background:#fcc;" | 75–77 | style="background:#fcc;" | 81–89 | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–74 | style="background:#fcc;" | 63–69 | style="background:#cfc;" | 73–68 | style="background:#fcc;" | 71–72 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–80 | style="background:#fcc;" | 85–100 | style="background:#cfc;" | 101–64 | style="background:#cfc;" | 102–101 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#fcc;" | 80–83 | style="background:#cfc;" | 80–71 | ||
| Union Olimpija | style="background:#cfc;" | 95–92 | style="background:#fcc;" | 71–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 87–82 | style="background:#fcc;" | 56–70 | style="background:#cfc;" | 69–63 | style="background:#cfc;" | 76–63 | style="background:#fcc;" | 60–64 | style="background:#fcc;" | 82–86 | style="background:#cfc;" | 81–75 | style="background:#cfc;" | 82–73 | style="background:#cfc;" | 83–63 | style="background:#fcc;" | 82–85 | style="background:#ccc;" | style="background:#cfc;" | 88–81 | ||
| Zadar | style="background:#fcc;" | 60–72 | style="background:#fcc;" | 73–74 | style="background:#cfc;" | 78–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 98–81 | style="background:#cfc;" | 61–60 | style="background:#fcc;" | 65–67 | style="background:#fcc;" | 68–76 | style="background:#cfc;" | 80–78 | style="background:#cfc;" | 75–68 | style="background:#cfc;" | 85–68 | style="background:#cfc;" | 72–54 | style="background:#fcc;" | 76–81 | style="background:#fcc;" | 66–78 | style="background:#ccc;" | ||
Matches in, Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovinaon 25 and 27 April 2013.
See also: Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry.
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandar Ćapin | Radnički | 392 | 22 | 17.82 | |
| 2. | Igor Rakočević | Crvena zvezda | 417 | 27 | 15.44 | |
| 3. | Marko Šutalo | Široki | 380 | 26 | 14.62 | |
| 4. |  Romeo Travis | Zadar | 365 | 25 | 14.60 | |
| 5. | Terrico White | Radnički | 389 | 27 | 14.41 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Boris Savović | Crvena zvezda | 232 | 28 | 8.29 | |
| 2. | Romeo Travis | Zadar | 195 | 25 | 7.80 | |
| 3. | Drew Gordon | Partizan | 195 | 26 | 7.50 | |
| 4. | Márton Báder | Szolnoki Olaj | 177 | 24 | 7.38 | |
| 5. | Željko Šakić | Široki | 162 | 26 | 6.23 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandar Ćapin | Radnički | 112 | 22 | 5.09 | |
| 2. | Srđan Subotić | Split | 125 | 26 | 4.81 | |
| 3. | Jakov Vladović | Krka | 113 | 26 | 4.35 | |
| 4. | Cliff Hammonds | Igokea | 106 | 27 | 3.93 | |
| 5. | Simon Balázs | Szolnoki Olaj | 94 | 25 | 3.76 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandar Ćapin | Radnički | 460 | 22 | 20.91 | |
| 2. | Romeo Travis | Zadar | 455 | 25 | 18.20 | |
| 3. | Márton Báder | Szolnoki Olaj | 417 | 24 | 17.38 | |
| 4. | Boris Savović | Crvena zvezda | 476 | 28 | 17.00 | |
| 5. | Todor Gečevski | MZT Skopje | 403 | 24 | 16.79 |
| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Mimica | Split | 27 |
| 2 | Márton Báder | Szolnoki Olaj | 37 |
| 3 | Márton Báder (2) | Szolnoki Olaj | 58 |
| 4 | Vladimir Lučić | Partizan | 24 |
| 5 | Darko Planinić | Široki | 39 |
| 6 | Vladimir Lučić (2) | Partizan | 28 |
| 7 | Romeo Travis | Zadar | 30 |
| Darko Planinić (2) | Široki | 30 | |
| 8 | Terrico White | Radnički | 49 |
| 9 | Marko Šutalo | Široki | 28 |
| 10 | Darko Planinić (3) | Široki | 35 |
| 11 |  Aron Baynes | Union Olimpija | 35 |
| 12 | Jaka Blažič | Union Olimpija | 38 |
| 13 | Čedomir Vitkovac | Budućnost | 36 |
| 14 | Márton Báder (3) | Szolnoki Olaj | 35 |
| 15 | Romeo Travis (2) | Zadar | 35 |
| 16 | Aleksandar Ćapin | Radnički | 29 |
| 17 | Romeo Travis (3) | Zadar | 34 |
| Aleksandar Ćapin (2) | Radnički | 34 | |
| 18 | Aleksandar Ćapin (3) | Radnički | 33 |
| 19 | Široki | 31 | |
| 20 | MZT Skopje | 37 | |
| 21 | Aleksandar Ćapin (4) | Radnički | 36 |
| 22 | Terrico White (2) | Radnički | 38 |
| 23 | D. J. Strawberry | Cibona | 35 |
| 24 | Aleksa Popović | Budućnost | 30 |
| Andrija Žižić | Cibona | 30 | |
| 25 | Igokea | 34 | |
| 26 | Romeo Travis (4) | Zadar | 33 |
| SF | Aleksandar Ćapin (5) | Radnički | 31 |
| F | Crvena zvezda | 33 | |