2013 Bahraini King's Cup Explained

Bahraini King's Cup
Year:2013
Country: Bahrain
Num Teams:18
Champions:Al-Muharraq SC
Runner-Up:Rffa Club
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The Bahraini King's Cup is a cup competition involving teams from the Bahraini Premier League and 2nd tier. Al-Muharraq SC are the current holders of the King's Cup, having defeated their arch-rivals Riffa S.C. 3-1 in last year's final. They have won four of the past five editions of the tournament, with Riffa claiming the crown in between in 2010.[1]

Draw

The official draw took place on 7 February 2013.[1]

The results of the draw were:[2]

Organisation

The opening phases of the cup took place on 22 and 26 February 2013.[1] The quarter-finals took place on March 26 and 27, followed by the semi-finals on April 14.[1] The final took place on April 18, with the king, Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa attending the match.[1]

Preliminary round

The winners of the preliminary round qualify for the last 16 elimination round of the tournament.[2] ----

Round one

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Notes and References

  1. News: King's Cup set for off. 4 February 2013. Gulf Daily News. 4 February 2013.
  2. News: Solomon. Patrick. Muharraq drawn with Al Shabab. 9 February 2013. Gulf Daily News. 9 February 2013.