The 2012–13 Danish Cup was the 59th season of the Danish Cup competition. It was the second season since its rebranding as the DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup). The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

2012–13 Danish Cup
DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup)
Tournament details
CountryDenmark
Final positions
ChampionsEsbjerg fB
Runner-upRanders FC

Overview edit

Round Matches Clubs remaining Clubs involved Winners from previous round New entries this round Teams entering at this round
First round
14-16, 22 August 2012
48 108 96 48a 48 First Division (16 clubs), Second Divisions (32 clubs), Regional qualification (48 clubs)
Second round
28–29 August,
4, 11–12 September 2012
28 60 56 48 8 Superliga (8 clubs – places 5-10 from 2011–12 Superliga and places 1-2 from 2011–12 1st Division)
Third round
25–26 September,
3, 24 October 2012
16 32 32 28 4 Superliga (4 clubs – places 1–4)
Fourth round
31 October,
1, 7–8 November 2012
8 16 16 16 0
Quarter-finals
4 8 8 8 0
Semi-finals
2 4 4 4 0
Final
1 2 2 2 0

^ From regional qualification

First round edit

96 teams were drawn into the first round - 16 teams from the First Division, 32 teams from the Second Divisions and 48 clubs from regional qualification. Matches were played on 14-16 and 22 August 2012.[1]

Second round edit

The teams who finished in positions 5–10 in last season's Superliga and the two promoted teams from last season's First Division entered the competition in the second round. The matches were played on 28–29 August, 4, 11–12 September.[2]

Third round edit

The teams who finished in positions 1–4 in last season's Superliga entered the competition in the third round. The matches were played on 25–26 September, 3 and 24 October.[3]

Fourth round edit

The matches are being played on 31 October, 1, 7 and 8 November.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SønderjyskE 0–3 FC Copenhagen
Vanløse IF 0–3 OB
Lyngby 3–2 AGF
Nordsjælland 2–3 (a.e.t.) Midtjylland
Vejle Boldklub Kolding 0–1 Randers
HIK 0–4 AC Horsens
Brøndby 3–0 Silkeborg IF
Esbjerg 0–0 (4–2 p) AaB

Quarter-finals edit

28 November 2012 Lyngby1–2 Esbjerg Lyngby
19:00 Perdedaj   74' Report Fabricius   35'
Knudsen   47'
Stadium: Lyngby Stadion
Attendance: 1,092
Referee: Michael Johansen
28 November 2012 Brøndby 1–0 (a.e.t.)FC CopenhagenCopenhagen
20:30 Jensen   92' Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 13,652
Referee: Kenn Hansen
29 November 2012 Randers 2–1MidtjyllandRanders
19:00 Schwartz   48'
Fischer   61'
Report Andersson   43' Stadium: AutoC Park Randers
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
5 December 2012 OB2–4 (a.e.t.) AC Horsens Odense
17:45 Johansson   12'
Høegh   82'
Report Bjerregaard   3'
Spelmann   5' (pen.), 112' (pen.)
Kryger   98'
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 2,442
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Randers 4–2 AC Horsens 1–0 3–2
Brøndby 2–4 Esbjerg 1–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)

First leg edit

13 March 2013 Brøndby 1−1 Esbjerg Copenhagen
18:15 J. Larsen   74' (pen.) Report Toutouh   33' Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
10 April 2013 Randers 1−0 AC Horsens Randers
18:00 Brock-Madsen   52' Report Stadium: AutoC Park Randers
Attendance: 6,178
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Second leg edit

17 April 2013 AC Horsens2–3
(2–4 agg.)
Randers Horsens
18:15 Takyi   26'
Toft   30'
Report Spelmann   29' (o.g.)
Schwartz   56'
Boya   80'
Stadium: Forum Horsens Stadion
Attendance: 7,371
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
18 April 2013 Esbjerg 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 agg.)
BrøndbyEsbjerg
20:30 Braithwaite   79', 103'
Lange   117'
Report Rommedahl   22' Stadium: Blue Water Arena
Attendance: 8,870
Referee: Henning Jensen

Final edit

Randers FC0–1Esbjerg fB
Toutouh   55'
Attendance: 26,194
Referee: Kenn Hansen

References edit

  1. ^ "DBU Pokalen 1st Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "DBU Pokalen 2nd Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ "DBU Pokalen 3rd Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ^ "DBU Pokalen 8th Finals". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

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