The 2012–13 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the third and last season of the Russian Professional League, and the 22nd overall season of the Russian Professional Championship. The season started on 3 October 2012 and ended 12 May 2013.
| PBL | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2012–13 |
| Dates | 3 October 2012–12 May 2013 |
| Games played | 90 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | CSKA Moscow (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Khimki |
| Third place | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| Fourth place | Lokomotiv Kuban |
← 2011–12 | |
Unification with VTB United League
editIn May 2012, all the PBL clubs gathered to decide which format would be used for the next season, and some of the club's directors raised the possibility of uniting with the VTB United League, in order to produce greater competition between the Russian basketball clubs. They suggested that the new league would be named the Eastern European Professional Basketball League.[1][2][3]
In July 2012, the Council of VTB United League gave a definitive decision. It was decided that the PBL league would continue for one more year, with some of the games of the VTB United League that took place between two Russian clubs being counted as PBL games.[4] The first tier Russian clubs then replaced the PBL with the VTB United League as their new national domestic league championship, starting with the 2013–14 season.
Format
editThere were no league playoffs during this season. The team that finished first in the regular season standings was declared the league's champions. All teams met each other at home and away venues. In the regular season, each team played 18 games.
Teams
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| Team | Home City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Lyubertsy | Lyubertsy | Triumph Sports Palace | 4,000 |
| Spartak Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 7,044 |
| Spartak Primorye | Vladivostok | SK Olimpiets | 1,500 |
| Krasnye Krylia | Samara | MTL Arena | 3,500 |
| CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Universal Sports Hall CSKA | 5,500 |
| Enisey | Krasnoyarsk | Arena Sever | 4,100 |
| Khimki | Khimki | Basketball Center | 6,196 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,600 |
| UNICS | Kazan | Basket Hall Arena | 7,500 |
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1414 | 1160 | +254 | Qualification for the Euroleague[a] |
| 2 | Khimki | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1466 | 1369 | +97 | Qualification for the Euroleague qualifying rounds |
| 3 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1264 | 1244 | +20 | Qualification for the Eurocup |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1316 | 1340 | −24 | Qualification for the Euroleague[b] |
| 5 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1324 | 1377 | −53 | Qualification for the EuroChallenge |
| 6 | UNICS | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1273 | 1253 | +20 | Qualification for the Eurocup |
| 7 | Krasnye Krylia | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1265 | 127 | +1138 | Qualification for the EuroChallenge |
| 8 | Nizhny Novgorod | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1301 | 1283 | +18 | Qualification for the Eurocup |
| 9 | Spartak Primorye | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1255 | 1401 | −146 | |
| 10 | Enisey | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1230 | 1404 | −174 |
- ^ CSKA Moscow was automatically placed for the Euroleague as it is an A-licence holder, which guarantees participation.
- ^ Lokomotiv Kuban was qualified for the 2013–14 Euroleague as the winner of the 2012–13 Eurocup competition.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 20 clubs will play in VTB United League championship in seasone-2012/13 Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, vtb-league.com, May 20, 2012
- ^ "PBL looks to a better future". ULEB. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Triumph applied an application to participate in the new season of VTB United League Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, may 20, 2012, vtb-league.com
- ^ BEKO PBL Press service. "BEKO PBL Board suggests scheme of 2012/2013 season". pbleague.ru. Retrieved 26 August 2012.