The 2012–13

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was the 75th season since its establishment. For the second season, the competition will include all teams from Malta and Gozo. The competition began on 5 September 2012 and is ended on 19 May 2013 with the Final in

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. The defending champions are Hibernians, having won their 9th Maltese Cup last season. The winner will qualify to the

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of the

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. Hibernians were the defending champions, and they retain the trophy.

Calendar

Matches began on 5 September 2012 and concluded with the final on 19 May 2013.

First round

Entering this round were clubs from the

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, the

Gozo Football League First Division The Gozitan First Division, known for sponsorship reasons as the BOV GFL First Division, is the top division of the Gozo Football League, the league competition for men's football clubs in Gozo. The GFL First Division is played on three roun ...

and the

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. These matches took place between 5 and 11 September 2012. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 5 September 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 6 September 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 8 September 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 9 September 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 11 September 2012

Second round

Entering this round were the 14 winners from the First Round along with the 12 Maltese First Division clubs and the 14

Maltese Second Division The Maltese Second Division (also known as the BOV Second Division due to sponsorship reasons) was the third-highest division in Maltese football until 2020 when it was merged with the Maltese Third Division to create the National Amateur Leag ...

clubs. These matches took place between 19 and 21 October 2012. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 19 October 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 20 October 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 21 October 2012

Third round

Entering this round were the 20 winners from the Second Round along with the 12

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clubs. These matches took place between 30 November and 2 December 2012. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 30 November 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 1 December 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 2 December 2012

Fourth round

Entering this round were the 16 winners from the Third Round. These matches took place between 20 and 23 January 2013. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 20 January 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 22 January 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 23 January 2013

Quarter-finals

Entering this round were the 8 winners from the Fourth Round. These matches took place on 17 February 2013. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 17 February 2013

Semi-finals

Entering this round were the four winners from the Quarterfinals.

Final

Entering this round were the two winners from the Semifinals.

References

External links

Official site
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