2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup Explained
The 2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup was the 22nd season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.
Qualified clubs
2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga members
Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups
Winners and runners-up of the regional MNZ cups.
First round
Maribor, Celje, Olimpija, Mura 05 and Tolmin joined the competition in the second round (round of 16).[1]
- Notes
Note 1:
Zavrč qualified to the next round automatically, after Jesenice withdrew from the 2012–13 Cup edition.
[1] Round of 16
The draw for the second round (round of 16) took place in Ljubljana at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia on 3 September 2012.[2]
- Notes
Note 2: The match between
Zavrč and
Maribor was rescheduled from 19 September to 31 October, as Maribor played their first match of the
2012–13 UEFA Europa League on 20 September.
[3] Quarter-finals
The draw for the third round (quarter-finals) took place in Ljubljana at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia on 8 October 2012.[4] The quarter-final pairs were drawn together by footballer Tim Matavž, with each team playing one match at home and one away.[4] At the time of the draw only seven quarter-finalist were known, as the round of 16 match between Zavrč and Maribor was rescheduled from 19 September to 31 October.[4] However, the draw was possible because the teams were not seeded.[4] The date of the quarter-finals match between Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor was announced by the Football Association of Slovenia on 12 December 2012.[5]
First leg
- Notes
Note 3: The first leg of the quarter-finals match between
Olimpija Ljubljana and
Maribor was originally scheduled on 23 February 2013. However, after starting on schedule, the match was suspended in the 24th minute due to heavy
snowfall. The match was then rescheduled for 27 February 2013, the date originally intended for the second leg match in
Maribor.
[6] Second leg
- Notes
Note 4: The match between
Dravinja and
Celje was postponed from 31 October 2012 to 21 November 2012, due to bad conditions (flooded pitch).
[7] Note 5: The second leg of the quarter-finals match between
Maribor and
Olimpija Ljubljana was originally scheduled on 27 February 2013.
[6] However, the match was then rescheduled to 6 March 2013, due to the cancellation of the first leg match.
[8] Semi-finals
The draw for the fourth round (semi-finals) took place in Ljubljana at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia on 8 March 2013.[9] The semi-final pairs were drawn together by Slovenia national football team manager Srečko Katanec, with each team playing one match at home and one away.[9] The semi-final consists of three Styrian clubs (Aluminij Kidričevo, Celje, Maribor) and Triglav Kranj. The 2012–13 Cup edition is Maribor's tenth successive season, where they have qualified at least to a semi-final stage of the competition. The 2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup final was played between Celje and Maribor.
First leg
- Notes
Note 6: The first leg of the semi-finals were rescheduled from 10 April 2013 to 1 May 2013, due to rescheduling of the matches in the
Slovenian PrvaLiga.
[10] Second leg
- Notes
Note 7: The second leg of the semi-finals were rescheduled from 17 April 2013 to 8 May 2013, due to rescheduling of the matches in the
Slovenian PrvaLiga.
[10] Final
See main article: 2013 Slovenian Football Cup final.
References
- General
- Specific
Notes and References
- News: Zavrč napredoval brez boja . Zavrc advanced without a fight . . 20 August 2012 . 20 August 2012 . sl . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821132105/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/slovenija/rezultati/2012/08/nogomet_slovenski_pokal_1_krog.aspx . 21 August 2012 . dead .
- News: Pokalni žreb: Maribor pri Zavrču, Mura gosti Olimpijo . Cup draw: Maribor to Zavrc, Mura will host Olimpija . . Rok Plestenjak . 3 September 2012 . 3 September 2012 . sl .
- News: Pokalni boji med tednom. Cup battles during the week . nzs.si . Football Association of Slovenia official website . sl . 18 September 2012 . 19 September 2012 .
- News: Matavž v četrtfinalu pokala Olimpiji namenil Zavrč ali Maribor . Matavz draws Olimpija with either Maribor or Zavrc. . 8 October 2012 . 8 October 2012 . sl .
- News: Pokalna derbija med Olimpijo in Mariborom konec februarja . Cup derbies between Olimpija and Maribor in late February. rtvslo.si . . Matej Rijavec . sl . 12 December 2012 . 17 December 2012 .
- News: Po 24 minutah v Stožicah zmagalo sneženje . Snowfall won in Stozice after 24 minutes. . . A.V. . sl . 23 February 2013 . 23 February 2013 .
- News: V sredo brez tekme v Slovenskih Konjicah, brez termina le še tekma v Domžalah . No match in Slovenske Konjice on Wednesday, match in Domzale still without a date. . 29 October 2012 . 29 October 2012 . sl .
- News: Rezervist Mezga mariborski junak v Stožicah . Substitute Mezga became Maribor's hero in Stozice. . A.V. . 27 February 2013 . 28 February 2013 . sl .
- News: Žreb: Katanec poslal Maribor v Kranj . Draw: Katanec sends Maribor to Kranj. . Rok Plestenjak . sl. 8 March 2013 . 11 March 2013 .
- News: 25. krog prestavljen, prestavljeni tudi pokalni dvoboji . 25th round postponed, cup matches postponed as well. nzs.si . Football Association of Slovenia official website . sl . 2 April 2013 . 8 April 2013 .
