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The 2013 FKF President's Cup (known as the GOtv Shield for sponsorship reasons) is the 42nd season of
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's top domestic cup competition. It began on 20 July and ended on 17 November, with domestic broadcasting rights for the competition held by SuperSport. After beating rivals and
2013 Kenyan Premier League The 2013 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, marking a decade of its existence. It was also the Golden Jubilee season of top ...
champions
Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the o ...
in the
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,
A.F.C. Leopards Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, or simply known as AFC, Leopards or ''Ingwe'' (), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, t ...
will represent Kenya in the preliminary round of the
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and will play Gor Mahia again at the
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.


Teams


Bracket


First round

First round ties were played from 20 July to 28 July. 32 teams from
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, the
Kenyan Provincial League The Kenyan Regional Leagues are the fourth tier in the Kenyan football league system. They have a promotion and relegation system with FKF Division One and the Kenyan County Champions League, and consists of 8 regional leagues. From the beginning ...
, the Kenyan County League and the Kenyan District League combined began their campaigns at this stage.


Second round

The draw for the second round of the tournament was held on 7 August 2013 in central
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.


Third round

The third round of the tournament will be played on the weekend of 21–22 September 2013. Of the 16 teams that advanced from the second round, only Finlays Horticulture and Kariobangi Sharks are from
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, while the rest are from the
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. No Provincial League side made it through the second round.


Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals of the tournament were played on the weekend of 12–13 October 2013. All matches were played at the Nyayo National Stadium in
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. Of the 8 teams that advanced from the third round, Finlays Horticulture was the only remaining
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side in the tournament. The other 7 clubs were from the
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.


Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 19–20 October at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani. Controversy followed the match between
Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the o ...
and
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when fans of the former invaded the match to attack the latter while celebrating the win. Goalkeeper
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and other players were injured in the fray and admitted to hospital later on.


Third place playoff

The third place playoff was played on 16 November 2013 at the Nairobi City Stadium.


Final

The final was played on Sunday 17 November at the Nyayo National Stadium. It was the final
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match of the season. Noah Wafula was named
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and Player of the Tournament after the game.


References


See also

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2013 Kenyan Premier League The 2013 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it began in 2003, marking a decade of its existence. It was also the Golden Jubilee season of top ...
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2013 Kenyan Super Cup (pre-season) The first 2013 Kenyan Super Cup was a Kenyan football match which was contested by 2012 Kenyan Premier League champions Tusker and 2012 FKF President's Cup champions Gor Mahia at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on 23 February. The latter w ...
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2013 Kenyan Super Cup (post-season) The second 2013 Kenyan Super Cup was a Kenyan football match contested by the 2013 Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia and the 2013 KPL Top 8 Cup champions Tusker. After the two teams drew 1–1 in regulation time, Tusker won the match 5–3 ...
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