The 2012–13 Russian Cup, known as the 2012–13 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.
The competition started on 11 July 2012 and finished with the final held on 1 June 2013.[1][2][3] The cup winner was won a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League 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.
The 16 winners from the Fourth Round hosted the 2012–13 Russian Premier League teams in this round. The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2012.
Note: The game was stopped in the first half and eventually abandoned in the 50th minute due to Torpedo fans throwing fireworks on the field during the celebrations of Boyarintsev's goal and was later awarded to Dynamo.
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.
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.