2012–13 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2012–2013 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons known as Ligat Loto, was the 59th season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The season began on 14 October 2012, and ended on 13 June 2013.
Maccabi Haifa won its first-ever Israeli championship.Teams
Team changes
No team has Relegated as there was no relegation spot in last season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season. Another new team is Hapoel Eilat as the owner of Habik'a B.C. moved his license to the city of Eilat.Stadia and locations
Head coaches
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5. The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 8–9 May | Game 2 12–13 May | Game 3 16 May | Game 4 19–20 May | Game 5 23 May |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76-68 | 80-67 | 76-74 | | |
Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87-85 | 93-81 | 93-87 | | |
Hapoel Eilat | 3–2 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77-79 | 91-63 | 69-67 | 70-79 | 91-80 |
Barak Netanya | 2–3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 80-87 | 68-87 | 92-69 | 73-70 | 68-79 |
Semifinals
The Semifinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5. The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 26–27 May | Game 2 29–30 May | Game 3 2–3 June | Game 4 5 June | Game 5 9 June |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 91-73 | 74-68 | 78-72 | | |
Maccabi Haifa | 3–2 | Hapoel Eilat | 87-75 | 105-84 | 75-78 | 72-82 | 71-68 |
Final
The Final was held on 13 June at Romema Arena.
Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 79-86 | Maccabi Haifa |
Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
All-Star Game
The 2013 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 18, 2013, at the Romema Arena, Haifa.Three-point shootout
Awards
Regular season MVP