| Russian Cup | |
| Year: | 2012–13 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Num Teams: | 107 |
| Champions: | CSKA Moscow (7th title) |
| Runner-Up: | Anzhi Makhachkala |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Ahmed Musa (4 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Russian Cup, known as the 2012–13 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.
The competition started on 11 July 2012 and finished with the final held on 1 June 2013.[1] [2] [3] The cup winner was won a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
This round featured 35 Second Division teams and 1 amateur team. The matches were played between 11 and 17 July 2012.
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In this round entered 18 winners from the First Round and 38 Second Division teams. The matches were played between 29 July and 5 August 2012.
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In this round entered 28 winners from the Second Round. The matches were played between 10 and 18 August 2012.
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The 14 winners from the Third Round and the 17 FNL teams entered this round. The matches were played on 1 and 2 September 2012.
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The 16 winners from the Fourth Round hosted the 2012–13 Russian Premier League teams in this round. The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2012.
The 16 winners from the Round of 32 round entered. The matches were played on 30 and 31 October 2012.
The 8 winners from the Round of 16 round entered. The matches were played on 17 and 18 April 2013. The home teams in Dynamo–Anzhi and Rostov–Terek pairs were determined in a draw held on 7 November 2012. CSKA and Zenit will be home teams in their pairs due to playing more away games than Yenisey and Kuban respectively in earlier rounds. Yenisey from the National Championship is the lowest ranked team left in the competition.
The four winners from the quarter-finals entered the semi-finals. The matches were played on 6 May 2013. The home teams in Zenit, Anzhi, Rostov and CSKA pairs were determined in a draw held on 18 April 2012. Zenit and Rostov will be home teams in their pairs due to playing more away games than Yenisey and Kuban respectively in earlier rounds. All teams are from the Russian Premier League.
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PFC CSKA Moscow: Sergei Ignashevich (DF), 
Mário Fernandes (DF), 
Kim In-sung (MF), Ravil Netfullin (MF), 
Elvir Rahimić (MF), 
Zoran Tošić (MF), Konstantin Bazelyuk (FW), Dmitri Yefremov (FW), 
Sekou Oliseh (FW).
FC Anzhi Makhachkala: Arseniy Logashov (DF), Georgy Gabulov (MF), Nikita Burmistrov (FW), Shamil Lakhiyalov (FW), Serder Serderov (FW), Fyodor Smolov (FW).
