2012–13 FA Women's Cup


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.
283 clubs were accepted into the competition. 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.
Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in last season's final.

Teams

Schedule

The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Cup, as announced by the Football Association, is as follows:
RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsPrize money
First round qualifying30 September 201293283 → 190£125
Second round qualifying14 October 201253190 → 137£175
Third round qualifying11 November 201250137 → 87£225
First round proper9 December 20122587 → 62£250
Second round proper6 January 20132262 → 40£300
Third round proper3 February 20131640 → 24£400
Fourth round proper24 February 2013824 → 16£500
Fifth round proper17 March 2013816 → 8£600
Sixth round proper31 March 201348 → 4£1,000
Semi-finals28 April 201324 → 2£2,000
Final26 May 201312 → 1Runner-up £2,000
Winner £5,000

Qualifying rounds

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

The draw was made on 12 November 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 9 December 2012. 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.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
13Arlesey Town 1–3C & K Basildon
14AFC Sudbury Ladies 0–5London Corinthians
15Cambridge Women 4–0Brentwood Town
16Enfield Town 1–3Chesham United
17Parkwood Rangers 1–4Colne Valley Ladies
18Ipswich Town 5–1AFC Wimbledon Ladies
19Westfield Ladies 2–1MSA
20Forest Green Rovers 2–3†Plymouth Argyle Ladies
21Southampton Saints 0–2†Larkhall Athletic
22Keynsham Town Ladies 8–0University of Portsmouth Ladies
23Chichester City 1–4Swindon Town
24Oxford United Ladies 2–1Newquay
25Exeter City 7–0Brislington

† – After extra time

Second round proper

The draw was made on 10 December 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 6 January 2013. 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.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Middlesbrough 4–1Huddersfield Town Ladies
2Leicester City Women 0–2Preston North End Women
3Newcastle United 2–0Radcliffe Olympic
4Sheffield United Community 4–2Durham Wildcats
5Nottingham Forest 6–3Bradford City Women
6Sheffield Ladies 2–1Blackburn Rovers
7Loughborough Foxes 0–2Derby County
8Morecambe 6–3Liverpool Feds
9Millwall Lionesses 3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
10Gillingham 6–1Milton Keynes Dons
11London Corinthians 0–3West Ham United

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
12Leafield Athletic 6–0C & K Basildon
13Ipswich Town 1–0Cambridge Women
14Chesham United 1–2†Queens Park Rangers
15Colchester United 1–5Sporting Club Albion
16Tottenham Hotspur 2–0Copsewood Coventry
17Westfield Ladies 2–9Brighton & Hove Albion
18Oxford United Ladies 6–1Keynsham Town
19Lewes 1–2Reading
20Exeter City 2–3Swindon Town
21Colne Valley Ladies 0–8Yeovil Town
22Larkhall Athletic 0–2Plymouth Argyle

† – After extra time

Third round proper

The draw was made on 7 January 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 3 February 2013. 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.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Middlesbrough 1–6Sunderland
2Coventry City 2–1Morecambe
3Swindon Town 0–1†Gillingham
4Newcastle United 2–1Plymouth Argyle
5Charlton Athletic 1–2Oxford United Ladies
6Tottenham Hotspur 0–4Cardiff City Ladies
7Reading 4–2Brighton & Hove Albion
8Portsmouth 5–0Queens Park Rangers

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
9Ipswich Town 0–2Aston Villa
10Barnet Ladies 0–3Yeovil Town
11Leafield Athletic 2–3Sporting Club Albion
12Preston North End 3–2Millwall Lionesses
13Leeds United 3–2West Ham United
14Manchester City 3–2Sheffield Ladies
15Derby County 0–4Watford
16Sheffield United Community 1–5Nottingham Forest

† – After extra time

Fourth round proper

The draw was made on 4 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 24 February 2013. 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.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Yeovil Town 3–0Portsmouth
2Gillingham 2–3Nottingham Forest
3Coventry City 0–1Manchester City
4Watford 0–2Leeds United

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
5Cardiff City Ladies 2–1†Reading
6Oxford United Ladies 2–1Newcastle United
7Sporting Club Albion 1–2Sunderland
8Aston Villa 3–0Preston North End

† – After extra time

Fifth round proper

The draw was made on 25 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 17 March 2013. 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.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Lincoln Ladies 1–0Chelsea
2Nottingham Forest 0–7Arsenal
3Sunderland 4–0Manchester City
4Leeds United 4–0Yeovil Town

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
5Cardiff City Ladies 1–3Birmingham City
6Oxford United Ladies 0–7Everton
7Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–2Bristol Academy
8Aston Villa 0–5Liverpool

Quarter-finals

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 remaining as the lowest-ranked teams.

Semi-finals

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.
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Final