The 2012–13
Bulgarian Cup was the 31st official season of the
Bulgarian annual
football
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knockout tournament.
The competition began on 13 October 2012 with the matches of the preliminary round and ended with the final on 15 May 2013.
Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions, but were eliminated by
CSKA Sofia in the second round.
Beroe Stara Zagora won the title, their second overall, after defeating
Levski Sofia in the final by penalties.
The winners of the competition, Beroe Stara Zagora, qualified for the
second qualifying round of the
2013–14 UEFA Europa League
The 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the fifth season under its current title.
The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was played between Sevil ...
.
Participating clubs
The following teams competed in the cup:
First round
The draw was conducted on 2 October 2012. The matches were played on 13 October 2012. On this stage the participants will be the 14 teams from the
B PFG
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League ( bg, Втора професионална футболна лига, Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as Second League ( bg, Втора Лига) or Vtora liga, is the second level ...
(second division) and the 8 winners from the regional amateur competitions. The team from the lower league has home advantage. Ten teams received a bye for the next round.
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2012–13 season.
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Second round
The draw was conducted on 18 October 2012. The first legs will be played on 30 October and 1 November 2012, the second legs are on 24 and 25 November 2012. On this stage the participants will be the 6 winners from the first round, the 10 teams, which receiveda bye and the 16 teams from
A PFG (first division).
Summary
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2012–13 season.
First legs
Second legs
Third round
The draw was conducted on 26 November 2012. The first legs will be played on 2 and 3 December 2012, the second legs are on 15 and 16 December 2012. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the second round.
Summary
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2012–13 season.
First legs
Second legs
Quarter-finals
The draw was conducted on 18 December 2012. On this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the third round.
Summary
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2012–13 season.
First legs
Second legs
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 17 and 24 April 2013. At this stage the participants will be the four winners from the quarter-finals. The team from the lower league has home advantage.
Summary
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2012–13 season.
First legs
Second legs
Final
See also
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2012–13 A Group
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2012–13 B Group
The 2012–13 B Group was the 58th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. It started on 19 August 2012 and finished in May 2013.
On 15 June the Executive Committee of Bulgarian Football ...
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2012–13 V AFG
The 2012–13 V AFG season was the 63rd season of the Bulgarian V AFG, the third tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The winners of each of the four regional groups progressed to the 2013–14 B PFG and up to four teams from each group ...
References
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