The 2013 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding

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tournament of the 2012–13 Euroleague season. It was held from 10 May till 12 May 2013, at

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in London. The Greek League club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, successfully defended their

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title from the previous season, after defeating

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in the Final.

Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis (), also commonly known as Bill Spanoulis (), or Billy Spanoulis (; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach, who is currently the head coach for AS Monaco Basket, AS Mon ...

won his second consecutive Final Four MVP, and the third of his career. Spanoulis joined

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, as the only player to have ever won the award three times.

Venue

On May 12, 2012, it was announced that the Final Four would be hosted at

in London, England. The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor

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that is located in the centre of

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entertainment complex, on the

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, in south-east London. It is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2. The O2 Arena is the world's largest building as measured by floor space, and has the second-highest

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of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the

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, but it took the crown of the world's busiest music arena from New York City's

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in 2008. The closest underground station to the venue is the

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, on the

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Bracket

Semifinals

CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos

FC Barcelona Regal vs. Real Madrid

Third–place game

Final

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. Behind Spanoulis, Olympiacos pulled away in the fourth quarter.Olympiacos repeats as Euroleague champion!
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References

External links

Official Site
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2012 Euroleague Final Four The 2012 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2011–12 Euroleague season. It was held on May 11–13, 2012. The tournament was hosted at the Sinan Erdem Dome, in Istanbul, Turkey. Olympiacos won its sec ...

May 2013 sports events in the United Kingdom