The 2012–13 Russian Cup, known as the 2012–13

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–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Russian

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knockout tournament since the dissolution of

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. The competition started on 11 July 2012 and finished with the final held on 1 June 2013. The cup winner was won a spot in the

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group stage.

First round

This round featured 35 Second Division teams and 1 amateur team. The matches were played between 11 and 17 July 2012.

West Section

Center Section

South Section

Ural-Povolzhye Section

East section

Second round

In this round entered 18 winners from the First Round and 38 Second Division teams. The matches were played between 29 July and 5 August 2012.

West Section

Center Section

South Section

Ural-Povolzhye Section

East Section

Third round

In this round entered 28 winners from the Second Round. The matches were played between 10 and 18 August 2012.

West Section

Center Section

South Section

Ural-Povolzhye Section

East Section

Fourth round

The 14 winners from the Third Round and the 17 FNL teams entered this round. The matches were played on 1 and 2 September 2012.

Round of 32

The 16 winners from the Fourth Round hosted the

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teams in this round. The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2012.

Round of 16

The 16 winners from the Round of 32 round entered. The matches were played on 30 and 31 October 2012.

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the Round of 16 round entered. The matches were played on 17 and 18 April 2013. The home teams in Dynamo–Anzhi and Rostov–Terek pairs were determined in a draw held on 7 November 2012. CSKA and Zenit will be home teams in their pairs due to playing more away games than Yenisey and Kuban respectively in earlier rounds. Yenisey from the National Championship is the lowest ranked team left in the competition.

Semi-finals

The four winners from the quarter-finals entered the semi-finals. The matches were played on 6 May 2013. The home teams in Zenit, Anzhi, Rostov and CSKA pairs were determined in a draw held on 18 April 2012. Zenit and Rostov will be home teams in their pairs due to playing more away games than Yenisey and Kuban respectively in earlier rounds. All teams are from the Russian Premier League.

Final

Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad: PFC CSKA Moscow:

Sergei Ignashevich Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich ( rus, links=no, Сергей Николаевич Игнашевич, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɪɡnɐˈʂɛvʲɪtɕ; born 14 July 1979) is a Russian professional football coach and a former p ...

(DF),

Mário Fernandes Mário Figueira Fernandes (, ; born 19 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Fernandes was born in Brazil, but is a naturalised citizen of Russia and has played for both the Brazilian and Russian national ...

(DF), Kim In-sung (MF),

Ravil Netfullin Ravil Syagidovich Netfullin (; born 3 March 1993) is a Russian professional football player of Tatar descent who plays as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder for Fakel Voronezh. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier Le ...

(MF),

Elvir Rahimić Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He is the current sporting director of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. Rahimić spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League ...

(MF),

Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Тошић, ; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He built a reputation as a free-kick specialist and a tricky dribbler. Tošić began his career with his l ...

(MF), Konstantin Bazelyuk (FW), Dmitri Yefremov (FW), Sekou Oliseh (FW). FC Anzhi Makhachkala: Arseniy Logashov (DF),

Georgy Gabulov Georgy Borisovich Gabulov (, ; born 4 September 1988) is a Russian former footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch ...

(MF), Nikita Burmistrov (FW),

Shamil Lakhiyalov Shamil Gadzhialiyevich Lakhiyalov (; born 28 October 1979) is a Russian football official and a former player of Avar ethnicity. He is the president of Legion Makhachkala. Club career He made his Russian Premier League debut for Terek Grozny ...

(FW), Serder Serderov (FW),

Fyodor Smolov Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov ( rus, Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoləf, links=yes; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Smolo ...

(FW).

References

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