2012–13 Liga Națională (men's basketball)

Liga Națională
Duration6 October 2012 – 2 April 2013 (Regular season)
Teams16
TV partner(s)Digi Sport
TVR
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Alhaji Mohammed
Finals
ChampionsCSU Asesoft Ploieşti
(9th title)
  Runners-upMureş
SemifinalistsCSM Oradea
Gaz Metan Mediaş

The 2012–13 Liga Națională season was the 63rd season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania.

The first half of the season consisted of 16 teams and 240-game regular season (30 games for each of the 16 teams). The season began on 6 October 2012 and ended on 2 April 2013, just before the Playoffs.

Teams

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2012–13 Liga Națională club locations
Team City Arena Capacity
BC Mureș Târgu Mureș Sala Sporturilor Târgu Mureș 2,000
Dinamo București București Arena de Baschet 300
Asesoft Ploieşti Ploieşti Olimpia Sports Hall 3,500
Gaz Metan Mediaş Mediaş Sala Sporturilor Mediaş 461
U Cluj Cluj Napoca Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian 2,525
Farul Constanţa Constanţa Sala Sporturilor Constanţa 1,500
BC Argeş Piteşti Piteşti Sala Sporturilor Trivale 2,000
BC Timișoara Timișoara Constantin Jude Hall 2,200
SCM Universitatea Craiova Craiova Sala Sporturilor Craiova 4,215
CSM Oradea Oradea Arena Antonio Alexe 2,000
CSU Atlassib Sibiu Sibiu Sala Transilvania 3,000
BC Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc Sala Sporturilor Miercurea Ciuc 600
CSS Giurgiu Giurgiu Sala Sporturilor Giugiu 300
Timba Timișoara Timișoara Constantin Jude Hall 2,200
Energia Rovinari Târgu Jiu Sala Sporturilor Târgu Jiu 1,500

Regular season

Number Team Points GP Wins/Losses Points for/against
1 BC Mures 53 30 23–7 2481–2203
2 CSM Oradea 53 30 23–7 2248–2111
3 CSU Ploiesti 53 30 23–7 2677–2341
4 SCM U Craiova 51 30 21–9 2465–2319
5 CS Gaz Metan Medias 50 30 20–10 2446–2158
6 BC Timișoara 50 30 20–10 2516–2335
7 U Mobitelco Cluj 50 30 20–10 2530–2284
8 CSM Bucuresti 48 30 18–12 2530–2284
9 Energia Rovinari 45 30 15–15 2392–2372
10 CSU Sibiu 44 30 14–16 2329–2292
11 BCM U Pitesti 43 30 13–17 2370–2310
12 CSS Giurgiu 41 30 11–19 2309–2358
13 BC Timba Timișoara 38 30 8–22 2240–2479
14 BC Farul Constanta 37 30 7–23 2048–2443
15 BC Miercurea Ciuc 33 30 3–27 2141–2571
16 CS Dinamo Bucuresti 31 30 1–29 1926–2845

Playoffs

In the 2012–13 season, the first eight teams qualify for the play-off and the last eight teams qualify for the play-out. In the play-offs, the teams play by the "best of five" system in the first two rounds, and by the "best of seven" in the finals. For the third place, CSM Oradea won 2–1 against Gaz Metan Mediaş in the "best of three" system.

Quarter finals (best of 5) Semi finals (best of 5) Finals (best of 7)
         
1 BC Mures 3
8 CSM Bucuresti 1
1 BC Mures 3
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 0
4 SCM U Craiova 0
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 3
1 BC Mures 2
3 Asesoft Ploieşti 4
3 Asesoft Ploieşti 3
6 BC Timișoara 0
2 CSM Oradea 1
3 Asesoft Ploieşti 3
2 CSM Oradea 3
7 U Cluj 0