The 2013 Costa Rican Cup (known as the ''Torneo de Copa Banco Nacional'' or ''Copa BN'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 1st staging of the

Costa Rican Cup The Costa Rican Cup (''Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica'') is the top knock-out football tournament in Costa Rica which also serves as a qualification to the Supercopa Centroamericana. It was played for three seasons from 2013 to 2015. A 2019 edit ...

. The competition began on July 7 and finished on August 4 with Saprissa crowned as the first champions after defeating Carmelita in the penalty shoot-outs in the final at the

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. The 2013 Copa BN featured 16 teams, 12 from the Primera División (including the newly promoted team,

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) and 4 from the Segunda División (not including the recently relegated team,

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Qualified teams

The following teams competed in the 2013 Costa Rican Cup 11 teams of 2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season: *

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* Belén * Carmelita * Cartaginés *

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* Pérez Zeledón *

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* Saprissa *Uruguay de Coronado 5 teams of 2012-13 Costa Rican Segunda División season: *AS Puma Generaleña *Guanacasteca *Jacó Rays *Juventud Escazuceña *

Qualified teams

Bracket

Top goalscorers

References