The 2012–13 FA Women's Cup was the 42nd season of the FA Women's Cup, the main domestic knockout Cup competition in English women's football. It lacked a sponsor for the second consecutive season.

2012–13 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams283
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal Ladies
Runner-upBristol Academy

283 clubs were accepted into the competition.[1] The first qualifying round commenced on 30 September 2012, with the first round proper played on 9 December 2012. Arsenal Ladies beat Bristol Academy 3–0 in the final on 26 May 2013 at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster.[2]

Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in last season's final.

Teams

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Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round[3]
First round qualifying 283 186 none 186
Second round qualifying 190 106 93 13
Third round qualifying 137 100 53 47 Northern Combination Women's Football League
Midland Combination Women's Football League
South West Combination Women's Football League
South East Combination Women's Football League
First round proper 87 50 50 none
Second round proper 62 44 25 19 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division
FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
Third round proper 40 32 22 10 FA Women's Premier League National Division
Fourth round proper 24 16 16 none
Fifth round proper 16 16 8 8 FA WSL
Sixth round proper 8 8 8 none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none
Final 2 2 2 none

Schedule

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The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Cup, as announced by the Football Association, is as follows:[4][5]

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs Prize money
First round qualifying 30 September 2012 93 283 → 190 £125
Second round qualifying 14 October 2012 53 190 → 137 £175
Third round qualifying 11 November 2012 50 137 → 87 £225
First round proper 9 December 2012 25 87 → 62 £250
Second round proper 6 January 2013 22 62 → 40 £300
Third round proper 3 February 2013 16 40 → 24 £400
Fourth round proper 24 February 2013 8 24 → 16 £500
Fifth round proper 17 March 2013 8 16 → 8 £600
Sixth round proper 31 March 2013 4 8 → 4 £1,000
Semi-finals 28 April 2013 2 4 → 2 £2,000
Final 26 May 2013 1 2 → 1 Runner-up £2,000
Winner £5,000

Qualifying rounds

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All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of either the FA WSL, FA Women's Premier League National Division, FA Women's Premier League Northern Division or FA Women's Premier League Southern Division had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the competition proper.

First round proper

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The draw was made on 12 November 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 9 December 2012.[6] Colne Valley Ladies were the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, competing in the Greater London Division 1 at level 8 of the English Women's football league system.

† – After extra time

Second round proper

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The draw was made on 10 December 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 6 January 2013.[7] Colne Valley Ladies were the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, competing in the Greater London Division 1 at level 8 of the English Women's football league system.

† – After extra time

Third round proper

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The draw was made on 7 January 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 3 February 2013.[8] Morecambe were the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, competing in the North West Women's Regional League Premier Division at level 5 of the English Women's football league system.

† – After extra time

Fourth round proper

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The draw was made on 4 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 24 February 2013.[9] Oxford United Ladies were the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, competing in the South West Combination at level 4 of the English Women's football league system.

† – After extra time

Fifth round proper

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The draw was made on 25 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 17 March 2013.[10] Oxford United Ladies were the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, competing in the South West Combination at level 4 of the English Women's football league system.

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 18 March 2013, with Leeds United and Sunderland from the Women's Premier League National Division (2) remaining as the lowest-ranked teams.[11]

Lincoln Ladies (1)4–0Leeds United (2)
Hamilton   15', 42'
Allen   79' (pen.)
Cantrell   83'
Report (1)
Report (2)
Attendance: 414
Sunderland (2)1–2Liverpool (1)
Mead   50' Report (1)
Report (2)
Fenlon-Billson   13'
Ómarsdóttir   85'
Arsenal (1)6–0Birmingham City (1)
Davison   11', 65'
Nobbs   33'
White   43', 51'
Little   55'
Attendance: 520
Bristol Academy (1)3–2Everton (1)
De Pablos   1', 51'
Del Río   61'
Duggan   32', 66'
Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals took place on 1 April 2013, with the ties scheduled to take place on 26 and 28 April 2013.[12]

Liverpool (1)1–2Arsenal (1)
Dowie   45' White   24'
Little   52'
Attendance: 2,008

Bristol Academy (1)2–0Lincoln Ladies (1)
de Pablos   59'
del Río   82'

Final

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Arsenal (1)3–0Bristol Academy (1)
Houghton   2'
Nobbs   72'
White   90+4'
Attendance: 4,998

References

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  1. ^ "FA Women's Cup Entries Accepted". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Keepmoat to host showpiece". thefa.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. ^ "FA Women's Cup Exemptions". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Dates of Rounds". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Prize Fund Payments". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. ^ "First Round draw". thefa.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Second Round draw". thefa.com. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Third Round draw". thefa.com. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Fourth Round draw". thefa.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Fifth Round draw". thefa.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Sixth Round draw". thefa.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Semi-Final draw". thefa.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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