| Croatian Football Cup | |
| Year: | 2012–13 |
| Country: |  Croatia |
| Num Teams: | 48 |
| Champions: | Hajduk Split (6th title) |
| Runner-Up: | Lokomotiva |
| Matches: | 50 |
| Goals: | 162 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Mario Šitum (7) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-second season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 12th title the previous year by defeating Osijek in the final.
The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was scheduled on 29 August 2012. Most of the top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, scheduled on 26 September 2012, with the exception of Lokomotiva, RNK Split and Zadar, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round.
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | width=100 | Clubs ! | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2012 | 16 | 48 → 32 | none | ||
| 26 September 2012 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | ||
| 31 October 2012 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | ||
| 21 and 28 November 2012 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none | ||
| 3 and 17 April 2013 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none | ||
| 8 and 22 May 2013 | 2 | 2 → 1 | none | ||
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 1 August 2012 with matches scheduled on 29 August 2012. This round consists of 16 single-legged fixtures. A total of 32 clubs entered the preliminary round: 21 regional cup winners organized at the county level and 11 regional cup finalists (from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of registered football clubs).[1] [2]
| width=40 | Tie no | width=150 | Home team | width=80 | Score | width=150 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koprivnica | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Vuteks Sloga | ||||
| 2 | Virovitica | 1–4 | RNK Split | ||||
| 3 | Krka Lozovac | bye | Nedelišće | ||||
| 4 | Libertas | 2–1 | Mladost Ždralovi | ||||
| 5 | Slunj | 2–1 | Zadrugar | ||||
| 6 | Tekstilac Ravnice | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Višnjevac | ||||
| 7 | Ivančica | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Oriolik Oriovac | ||||
| 8 | Mladost Repušnica | 1–2 | Zrinski Tordinci | ||||
| 9 | Gorica | 4–0 | Sloboda Slakovec | ||||
| 10 | Bjelovar | 1–2 | Vinodol | ||||
| 11 | Lokomotiva | 7–0 | Slavija Pleternica | ||||
| 12 | Novalja | 3–1 | Zagorec Krapina | ||||
| 13 | Zelina | 9–0 | Mladost Mali Otok | ||||
| 14 | Zadar | 5–1 | Belišće | ||||
| 15 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | bye | Jedinstvo Omladinac | ||||
| 16 | Vrsar | 5–0 | Tomislav-Pan |
First round proper consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients (including remaining nine top level clubs). The draw for the first round was held on 30 August, where the club with the lowest cup coefficient hosts the one with the highest and so on. Matches are scheduled on 26 September 2012.
| width=40 | Tie no | width=150 | Home team | width=80 | Score | width=150 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vrsar | 0–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||
| 2 | Slunj | 0–4 | Hajduk Split | ||||
| 3 | Libertas | bye | Varaždin | ||||
| 4 | Zrinski Tordinci | 0–4 | NK Zagreb | ||||
| 5 | Vinodol | 0–2 | Cibalia | ||||
| 6 | Novalja | 0–1 | Osijek | ||||
| 7 | Ivančica | 1–2 | Slaven Belupo | ||||
| 8 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Šibenik | ||||
| 9 | Nedelišće | 1–0 (aet) | Rijeka | ||||
| 10 | Koprivnica | 2–1 (aet) | Pomorac | ||||
| 11 | Višnjevac | 1–2 | Istra 1961 | ||||
| 12 | Gorica | 3–0 | Inter Zaprešić | ||||
| 13 | Zelina | bye | Karlovac | ||||
| 14 | Lokomotiva | 4–2 | Segesta | ||||
| 15 | RNK Split | 5–1 | Zagora Unešić | ||||
| 16 | Zadar | 2–0 | Konavljanin |
The second round will be contested by 16 winners from the first round in eight single-legged fixtures scheduled for 31 October 2012. It will be the last stage of the competition employing the single leg format as from the quarter-finals onwards all fixtures are going to be double-legged events.
| width=40 | Tie no | width=150 | Home team | width=80 | Score | width=150 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–3 | Zadar | ||||
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 2–1 | RNK Split | ||||
| 3 | Lokomotiva | 3–2 | Libertas | ||||
| 4 | NK Zagreb | 1–2 | Zelina | ||||
| 5 | Cibalia | 1–0 | Gorica | ||||
| 6 | Osijek | 3–2 | Istra 1961 | ||||
| 7 | Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | Koprivnica | ||||
| 8 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 2–0 | Nedelišće |
The eight clubs remaining in the competition after the second round were paired for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the ties will be played in a two-legged format. The draw was held on 7 November 2012.[3]
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Lokomotiva won 4–1 on aggregate----Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate
See main article: 2013 Croatian Football Cup final.
Hajduk Split won 5–4 on aggregate