The Azerbaijan Cup 2012–13 is the 21st season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. It started on 23 October 2012 with ten games of the first round and ended on 28 May 2013 with the final. FC Baku were the defending champions, with twenty-one teams competing in this year's competition.
The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
First round The games were played on the 22 and 24 October 2012.First round scores at soccerway.com
Second round The five winners from the preliminary round joined the remaining eleven teams of the Azerbaijan Premier League in this round, all games were played on 28 November 2012.
Quarterfinals The eight winners from the second round were drawn into four two-legged ties. The first legs were played on 27 February 2013 and the second legs on 7 March 2013.
Semifinals The four quarterfinal winners were drawn into two two-legged semifinal ties. The first legs were played on 17 April 2013, and the second legs on 24 April.
Final
Scorers 4 goals: Aghabala Ramazanov, Khazar Lankaran
3 goals:
Yuriy Fomenko, Kəpəz Novruz Alakbarov, Qaradağ
2 goals:
Māris Verpakovskis, Baku Bachana Tskhadadze, Inter Baku Rahid Amirguliyev, Khazar Lankaran Elvin Yunuszade, Neftchi Baku Baxtiyar Fazai, FC Qala Vüqar Nadirov, Qarabağ Ruhid Yusubov, Qaradağ Orxan Babayev, Taraggi
1 goal:
Shahriyar Aliyev, Baku Tural Gurbatov, Baku Agil Nabiyev, Baku Marius Pena, Baku Aleksandar Šolić, Baku Nicat Tagiyev, FC Ağsu Dodô, Gabala Muammer Erdoğdu, Gabala Yannick Kamanan, Gabala Ilia Kandelaki, Inter Baku Ibrahima Niasse, Inter Baku Nizami Hajiyev, Inter Baku Asif Mammadov, Inter Baku Bakhtiyar Soltanov, Kəpəz
Luciano Olguín, Khazar Lankaran Uğur Pamuk, Khazar Lankaran Branimir Subašić, Khazar Lankaran Elnur Abbasov, Neftchala Samir Abdulov, Neftchala Araz Abdullayev, Neftchi Baku Elshan Abdullayev, Neftchi Baku Nicolás Canales, Neftchi Baku Flavinho, Neftchi Baku Bahodir Nasimov, Neftchi Baku Kamil Nurähmädov, Neftchi Baku Éric Ramos, Neftchi Baku Mahir Shukurov, Neftchi Baku Afran Ismayilov, Qarabağ Emeka Opara, Qarabağ Richard, Qarabağ Rufat Mammadov, Qaradağ Mehdi Mehdiyev, Qaradağ Miloš Adamović, Ravan Baku Orkhan Lalayev, Ravan Baku Miloš Zečević, Ravan Baku Juan Manuel Varea, Ravan Baku Ruslan Poladov, Simurq Murad Hüseynov, Simurq Azar Safarli, Taraggi Farmayil Aliyev, Turan Tovuz
1 own goal: Bujamin Asani (playing for Kəpəz against Qarabağ)
References Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum!
External links Azerbaijan Cup at soccerway.com