2012 Korean FA Cup


The 2012 Korean FA Cup, known as the Hana Bank FA Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th edition of Korean FA Cup. 2012 KFA Cup will begin on 17 March 2011. The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2013 AFC Champions League.

Schedule

Participants

K-League

All of K-League teams are entered in round of 32. Total 16 teams took part in 2012 edition.
Nine teams of Korea National League are entered in round of 32, Five of them are entered in second round, respectively. Total 14 teams took part in 2012 edition.
Only Police FC was entered in first round.
Only Gyeongju Citizen, the winner of 2011 season, was entered in second round and top nine team of 2010 season are entered in first round. Other Challengers League teams don't take part in 2012 KFA Cup. Total nine teams of Challengers League took part in 2012 edition.
All of university teams are entered in first round. Semifinalists of 2011 U-League and several university football tournament winners took part in 2012 KFA Cup.

Preliminary round

Preliminary round consists of two round. First round was held on 17–18 March 2012 and second round was held on 28–29 April 2012.

First round

The draw for the first round will be held on 22 February 2012.

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 28 March 2012.

Final Round

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 3 May 2012.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 31 May 2012.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 2 July 2012.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semifinals was held on 6 August 2012.

Final

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Korean FA Cup
2012 Winner
Pohang Steelers
Third Title

Awards