The 2013 Slovenian Football Cup final was the final match of the
2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup
The 2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup was the 22nd season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.
Qualified clubs
2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga members
*Celje
*Domžale
* Gorica
*Koper
*Maribor
* Mura 05
* Olimpi ...
, the 22nd edition of the
Slovenian Football Cup, the top knockout tournament of
Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in the country after the
Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The match was played on 29 May 2013 at
Bonifika Stadium in
Koper
Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...
.
Venue
The match was played at
Bonifika Stadium, a 4,047 all-seater stadium in
Koper
Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...
,
which replaced
Arena Petrol,
Ljudski vrt and
Stožice Stadium, where the previous eight finals were held. In addition, this was the first Slovenian cup final held in the
Slovene Riviera.
Background
The final was played between the two
Styrian teams,
Maribor
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and
Celje
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, both competing in the
Slovenian PrvaLiga. This was the second time Maribor and Celje met in the cup final, having faced each other in the final during the
2011–12 edition, where Maribor won their seventh cup title after a
penalty shoot-out.
Celje previously competed in six finals, but managed to win only once, when they defeated
Gorica in the
2004–05 edition.
Road to the final
''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.''
Match details
See also
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2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup
The 2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup was the 22nd season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.
Qualified clubs
2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga members
*Celje
*Domžale
* Gorica
*Koper
*Maribor
* Mura 05
* Olimpi ...
*
2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 22nd edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. T ...
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2012 Slovenian Supercup
References
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Cup
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Slovenian Football Cup finals
Slovenian Football Cup Final 2013
Slovenian Football Cup Final 2013