| DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Denmark | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Esbjerg fB | 
| Runner-up | Randers FC | 
The 2012–13 Danish Cup was the 59th season of the Danish Cup competition. It was the second season since its rebranding as the DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup). The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Overview
| Round | Matches | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Teams entering at this round | 
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| First round 14-16, 22 August 2012 | 48 | 108 | 96 | 48a | 48 | First Division (16 clubs), Second Divisions (32 clubs), Regional qualification (48 clubs) | 
| Second round 28–29 August, 4, 11–12 September 2012 | 28 | 60 | 56 | 48 | 8 | Superliga (8 clubs – places 5-10 from 2011–12 Superliga and places 1-2 from 2011–12 1st Division) | 
| Third round 25–26 September, 3, 24 October 2012 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 4 | Superliga (4 clubs – places 1–4) | 
| Fourth round 31 October, 1, 7–8 November 2012 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
^ From regional qualification
First round
96 teams were drawn into the first round - 16 teams from the First Division, 32 teams from the Second Divisions and 48 clubs from regional qualification. Matches were played on 14-16 and 22 August 2012.[1]
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Second round
The teams who finished in positions 5–10 in last season's Superliga and the two promoted teams from last season's First Division entered the competition in the second round. The matches were played on 28–29 August, 4, 11–12 September.[2]
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Third round
The teams who finished in positions 1–4 in last season's Superliga entered the competition in the third round. The matches were played on 25–26 September, 3 and 24 October.[3]
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Fourth round
The matches are being played on 31 October, 1, 7 and 8 November.[4]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
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| SønderjyskE | 0–3 | FC Copenhagen | 
| Vanløse IF | 0–3 | OB | 
| Lyngby | 3–2 | AGF | 
| Nordsjælland | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Midtjylland | 
| Vejle Boldklub Kolding | 0–1 | Randers | 
| HIK | 0–4 | AC Horsens | 
| Brøndby | 3–0 | Silkeborg IF | 
| Esbjerg | 0–0 (4–2 p) | AaB | 
Quarter-finals
| 28 November 2012 | Lyngby | 1–2 | Esbjerg | Lyngby | 
| 19:00 | Perdedaj  74' | Report | Fabricius  35' Knudsen  47' | Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 1,092 Referee: Michael Johansen | 
| 28 November 2012 | Brøndby | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 
| 20:30 | Jensen  92' | Report | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 13,652 Referee: Kenn Hansen | 
| 29 November 2012 | Randers | 2–1 | Midtjylland | Randers | 
| 19:00 | Schwartz  48' Fischer  61' | Report | Andersson  43' | Stadium: AutoC Park Randers Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Michael Tykgaard | 
| 5 December 2012 | OB | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | AC Horsens | Odense | 
| 17:45 | Johansson  12' Høegh  82' | Report | Bjerregaard  3' Spelmann  5' (pen.), 112' (pen.) Kryger  98' | Stadium: TRE-FOR Park Attendance: 2,442 Referee: Jakob Kehlet | 
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
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| Randers | 4–2 | AC Horsens | 1–0 | 3–2 | 
| Brøndby | 2–4 | Esbjerg | 1–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 
First leg
| 13 March 2013 | Brøndby | 1−1 | Esbjerg | Copenhagen | 
| 18:15 | J. Larsen  74' (pen.) | Report | Toutouh  33' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Jakob Kehlet | 
| 10 April 2013 | Randers | 1−0 | AC Horsens | Randers | 
| 18:00 | Brock-Madsen  52' | Report | Stadium: AutoC Park Randers Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen | 
Second leg
| 17 April 2013 | AC Horsens | 2–3 (2–4 agg.) | Randers | Horsens | 
| 18:15 | Takyi  26' Toft  30' | Report | Spelmann  29' (o.g.) Schwartz  56' Boya  80' | Stadium: Forum Horsens Stadion Attendance: 7,371 Referee: Michael Tykgaard | 
| 18 April 2013 | Esbjerg | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 agg.) | Brøndby | Esbjerg | 
| 20:30 | Braithwaite  79', 103' Lange  117' | Report | Rommedahl  22' | Stadium: Blue Water Arena Attendance: 8,870 Referee: Henning Jensen | 
Final
| Randers FC | 0–1 | Esbjerg fB | 
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| Toutouh  55' | 
References
- ↑ "DBU Pokalen 1st Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ "DBU Pokalen 2nd Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ "DBU Pokalen 3rd Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "DBU Pokalen 8th Finals". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Danish)