| FA Women's Cup | |
| Year: | 2012–13 |
| Country: | |
| Num Teams: | 283 |
| Champions: | Arsenal Ladies |
| Runner-Up: | Bristol Academy |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in last season's final.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round qualifying | 283 | 186 | none | 186 | ||
| Second round qualifying | 190 | 106 | 93 | 13 | ||
| Third round qualifying | 137 | 100 | 53 | 47 | ||
| 87 | 50 | 50 | none | |||
| 62 | 44 | 25 | 19 | FA Women's Premier League Northern Division FA Women's Premier League Southern Division | ||
| 40 | 32 | 22 | 10 | FA Women's Premier League National Division | ||
| 24 | 16 | 16 | none | |||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | FA WSL | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | none | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | none | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | none |
The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Cup, as announced by the Football Association, is as follows:[4] [5]
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round qualifying | 30 September 2012 | 93 | 283 → 190 | £125 | |
| Second round qualifying | 14 October 2012 | 53 | 190 → 137 | £175 | |
| Third round qualifying | 11 November 2012 | 50 | 137 → 87 | £225 | |
| 9 December 2012 | 25 | 87 → 62 | £250 | ||
| 6 January 2013 | 22 | 62 → 40 | £300 | ||
| 3 February 2013 | 16 | 40 → 24 | £400 | ||
| 24 February 2013 | 8 | 24 → 16 | £500 | ||
| 17 March 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 | £600 | ||
| 31 March 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 | £1,000 | ||
| 28 April 2013 | 2 | 4 → 2 | £2,000 | ||
| 26 May 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Runner-up £2,000 Winner £5,000 |
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.
The draw was made on 12 November 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 9 December 2012.[6] 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 no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chorley (4) | 2–4 | Morecambe (5) | |
| 2 | Leeds City Vixens (4) | 3–3† | Huddersfield Town Ladies (4) | |
| Huddersfield Town Ladies advance 5–4 on penalties. | ||||
| 3 | Bradford City Women (4) | 3–1 | Stockport County (4) | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough (4) | 5–2 | Peterlee St Francis (5) | |
| 5 | Durham Wildcats (6) | 4–0 | Blackpool FC Ladies (5) | |
| 6 | Sheffield United Community (4) | 2–1 | Mossley Hill (4) | |
| 7 | Liverpool Feds (4) | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra (5) | |
| 8 | Loughborough Foxes (4) | 1–0 | Leicester City Ladies (4) | |
| 9 | Stoke City (4) | 1–2 | Leafield Athletic (4) | |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons (4) | 2–1 | Luton Town Ladies (4) | |
| 11 | Rise Park (5) | 1–3 | Copsewood Coventry (4) | |
| 12 | Radcliffe Olympic (4) | 6–1 | Lutterworth Athletic (6) | |
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arlesey Town (4) | 1–3 | C & K Basildon (5) | |
| 14 | AFC Sudbury Ladies (6) | 0–5 | London Corinthians (5) | |
| 15 | Cambridge Women (4) | 4–0 | Brentwood Town (4) | |
| 16 | Enfield Town (4) | 1–3 | Chesham United (4) | |
| 17 | Parkwood Rangers (6) | 1–4 | Colne Valley Ladies (8) | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town (4) | 5–1 | AFC Wimbledon Ladies (5) | |
| 19 | Westfield Ladies (5) | 2–1 | MSA (6) | |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers (4) | 2–3† | Plymouth Argyle Ladies (4) | |
| 21 | Southampton Saints (4) | 0–2† | Larkhall Athletic (5) | |
| 22 | Keynsham Town Ladies (4) | 8–0 | University of Portsmouth Ladies (4) | |
| 23 | Chichester City (4) | 1–4 | Swindon Town (4) | |
| 24 | Oxford United Ladies (4) | 2–1 | Newquay (4) | |
| 25 | Exeter City (4) | 7–0 | Brislington (7) |
The draw was made on 10 December 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 6 January 2013.[7] 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 no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough (4) | 4–1 | Huddersfield Town Ladies (4) | |
| 2 | Leicester City Women (3) | 0–2 | Preston North End Women (3) | |
| 3 | Newcastle United (3) | 2–0 | Radcliffe Olympic (4) | |
| 4 | Sheffield United Community (4) | 4–2 | Durham Wildcats (6) | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest (3) | 6–3 | Bradford City Women (4) | |
| 6 | Sheffield Ladies (3) | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers (3) | |
| 7 | Loughborough Foxes (4) | 0–2 | Derby County (3) | |
| 8 | Morecambe (5) | 6–3 | Liverpool Feds (4) | |
| 9 | Millwall Lionesses (3) | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) | |
| 10 | Gillingham (3) | 6–1 | Milton Keynes Dons (4) | |
| 11 | London Corinthians (5) | 0–3 | West Ham United (3) |
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Leafield Athletic (4) | 6–0 | C & K Basildon (5) | |
| 13 | Ipswich Town (4) | 1–0 | Cambridge Women (3) | |
| 14 | Chesham United (4) | 1–2† | Queens Park Rangers (3) | |
| 15 | Colchester United (3) | 1–5 | Sporting Club Albion (3) | |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur (3) | 2–0 | Copsewood Coventry (4) | |
| 17 | Westfield Ladies (5) | 2–9 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | |
| 18 | Oxford United Ladies (4) | 6–1 | Keynsham Town (4) | |
| 19 | Lewes (3) | 1–2 | Reading (3) | |
| 20 | Exeter City (4) | 2–3 | Swindon Town (4) | |
| 21 | Colne Valley Ladies (8) | 0–8 | Yeovil Town (3) | |
| 22 | Larkhall Athletic (5) | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle (4) |
The draw was made on 7 January 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 3 February 2013.[8] 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 no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough (4) | 1–6 | Sunderland (2) | |
| 2 | Coventry City (2) | 2–1 | Morecambe (5) | |
| 3 | Swindon Town (4) | 0–1† | Gillingham (3) | |
| 4 | Newcastle United (3) | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle (4) | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic (2) | 1–2 | Oxford United Ladies (4) | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur (3) | 0–4 | Cardiff City Ladies (2) | |
| 7 | Reading (3) | 4–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | |
| 8 | Portsmouth (2) | 5–0 | Queens Park Rangers (3) |
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ipswich Town (4) | 0–2 | Aston Villa (2) | |
| 10 | Barnet Ladies (2) | 0–3 | Yeovil Town (3) | |
| 11 | Leafield Athletic (4) | 2–3 | Sporting Club Albion (3) | |
| 12 | Preston North End (3) | 3–2 | Millwall Lionesses (3) | |
| 13 | Leeds United (2) | 3–2 | West Ham United (3) | |
| 14 | Manchester City (2) | 3–2 | Sheffield Ladies (3) | |
| 15 | Derby County (3) | 0–4 | Watford (2) | |
| 16 | Sheffield United Community (4) | 1–5 | Nottingham Forest (3) |
The draw was made on 4 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 24 February 2013.[9] 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 no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeovil Town (3) | 3–0 | Portsmouth (2) | |
| 2 | Gillingham (3) | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest (3) | |
| 3 | Coventry City (2) | 0–1 | Manchester City (2) | |
| 4 | Watford (2) | 0–2 | Leeds United (2) |
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cardiff City Ladies (2) | 2–1† | Reading (3) | |
| 6 | Oxford United Ladies (4) | 2–1 | Newcastle United (2) | |
| 7 | Sporting Club Albion (3) | 1–2 | Sunderland (2) | |
| 8 | Aston Villa (2) | 3–0 | Preston North End (3) |
The draw was made on 25 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 17 March 2013.[10] 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 no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Ladies (1) | 1–0 | Chelsea (1) | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (3) | 0–7 | Arsenal (1) | |
| 3 | Sunderland (2) | 4–0 | Manchester City (2) | |
| 4 | Leeds United (2) | 4–0 | Yeovil Town (3) |
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cardiff City Ladies (2) | 1–3 | Birmingham City (1) | |
| 6 | Oxford United Ladies (4) | 0–7 | Everton (1) | |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers Belles (1) | 0–2 | Bristol Academy (1) | |
| 8 | Aston Villa (2) | 0–5 | Liverpool (1) |
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 (2) remaining as the lowest-ranked teams.[11]
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.[12]
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See main article: 2013 FA Women's Cup final.