2012 Euroleague Final Four
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| Season | 2011–12 Euroleague |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Arena | Sinan Erdem Dome Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | May 11, 2012 – May 13, 2012 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Greece Olympiacos (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Russia CSKA Moscow |
| Third place | Spain FC Barcelona |
| Fourth place | Greece Panathinaikos |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | Greece Vassilis Spanoulis |
| Attendance | 61,048 (total) |
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 second ever EuroLeague championship, after beating CSKA Moscow in the Final. In the Final, Georgios Printezis hit a floater with 0.7 seconds remaining on the game clock, after receiving an assist from Vassilis Spanoulis, to win the EuroLeague cup. Spanoulis won his second Final Four MVP after the tournament.
Venue
On May 8, 2011, Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four would be held at the Sinan Erdem Dome, in Istanbul.[1] It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts, and 16,000 for the sport of basketball, making it Turkey's largest multi-purpose indoor venue, and the third largest in Europe (although it is not the third largest in Europe in capacity for basketball use). The arena is named after Sinan Erdem (1927–2003), who was the President of the Turkish Olympic Committee, from 1989, until his death in 2003.
| Istanbul | 2012 Euroleague Final Four (Europe) |
|---|---|
| Sinan Erdem Dome | |
| Capacity: 16,647 | |
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Bracket
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Semifinal 1
11 May 2012
17:00 |
| CSKA Moscow Russia | 66–64 | Greece Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 17–5, 19–21, 15–9 | ||
| Pts: Kirilenko 17 Rebs: Kirilenko 9 Asts: Khryapa 5 |
Pts: Jasikevičius 19 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 8 Asts: Diamantidis 6 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,262 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), José Martín (ESP), Streten Radović (CRO) |
Semifinal 2
11 May 2012
20:00 |
| Olympiacos Greece | 68–64 | Spain FC Barcelona Regal |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 16–18, 17–18, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Spanoulis 21 Rebs: Mantzaris 6 Asts: Spanoulis 6 |
Pts: Navarro 18 Rebs: Vázquez 7 Asts: Navarro 3 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,262 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Tolga Sahin (ITA) |
Third-place game
13 May 2012
17:00 |
| Panathinaikos Greece | 69–74 | Spain FC Barcelona Regal |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 17–27, 15–10, 17–16 | ||
| Pts: Diamantidis 17 Rebs: Marić 11 Asts: Calathes 2 |
Pts: Huertas 21 Rebs: Ndong, Vázquez 5 Asts: Huertas 3 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,262 Referees: Recep Ankarali (TUR), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Olegs Latisevs (LAT) |
Championship game
13 May 2012
20:00 |
| CSKA Moscow Russia | 61–62 | Greece Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–7, 24–13, 19–20, 8–22 | ||
| Pts: Teodosić 15 Rebs: Kirilenko 10 Asts: Teodosić 3 |
Pts: Papanikolaou 18 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: three players 2 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,550 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), José Martín (ESP), Tolga Sahin (ITA) |
References
- ↑ "Istanbul to host Final Four 2012". Talkbasket.net. 8 May 2011.
