2012–13 FA Women's Cup

Country

England

Wales

Teams

283

Champions

Arsenal Ladies

Runners-up

Bristol Academy

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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.

Teams

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	Northern Combination Women's Football League Midland Combination Women's Football League South West Combination Women's Football League South East Combination Women's Football League
First round proper	87	50	50	none
Second round proper	62	44	25	19	FA Women's Premier League Northern Division FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
Third round proper	40	32	22	10	FA Women's Premier League National Division
Fourth round proper	24	16	16	none
Fifth round proper	16	16	8	8	FA WSL
Sixth round proper	8	8	8	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none
Final	2	2	2	none

Schedule

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
First round proper	9 December 2012	25	87 → 62	£250
Second round proper	6 January 2013	22	62 → 40	£300
Third round proper	3 February 2013	16	40 → 24	£400
Fourth round proper	24 February 2013	8	24 → 16	£500
Fifth round proper	17 March 2013	8	16 → 8	£600
Sixth round proper	31 March 2013	4	8 → 4	£1,000
Semi-finals	28 April 2013	2	4 → 2	£2,000
Final	26 May 2013	1	2 → 1	Runner-up £2,000 Winner £5,000

Qualifying rounds

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.

First round 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 Women (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)

† – After extra time

Second round proper

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)

† – After extra time

Third round proper

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)

† – After extra time

Fourth round proper

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)

† – After extra time

Fifth round proper

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)

Quarter-finals

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]

Lincoln Ladies (1) v Leeds United (2)

31 March 2013
12:00

Lincoln Ladies (1)	4–0	Leeds United (2)
Hamilton 15', 42' Allen 79' (pen.) Cantrell 83'	Report (1) Report (2)

Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Attendance: 414

Sunderland (2) v Liverpool (1)

31 March 2013
14:00

Sunderland (2)	1–2	Liverpool (1)
Mead 50'	Report (1) Report (2)	Fenlon-Billson 13' Ómarsdóttir 85'

Academy of Light, South Tyneside

Arsenal (1) v Birmingham City (1)

9 April 2013
19:30

Arsenal (1)	6–0	Birmingham City (1)
Davison 11', 65' Nobbs 33' White 43', 51' Little 55'

Meadow Park, Borehamwood
Attendance: 520

Bristol Academy (1) v Everton (1)

14 April 2013
14:00

Bristol Academy (1)	3–2	Everton (1)
De Pablos 1', 51' Del Río 61'		Duggan 32', 66'

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Semi-finals

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]

Liverpool (1) v Arsenal (1)

26 April 2013
19:00

Liverpool (1)	1–2	Arsenal (1)
Dowie 45'		White 24' Little 52'

Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 2,008

28 April 2013
14:00

Bristol Academy (1)	2–0	Lincoln Ladies (1)
de Pablos 59' del Río 82'

Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 900

Final

Arsenal (1) v Bristol Academy (1)

26 May 2013
15:00

Arsenal (1)	3–0	Bristol Academy (1)
Houghton 2' Nobbs 72' White 90+4'

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 4,998

References

↑ "FA Women's Cup Entries Accepted". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
↑ "Keepmoat to host showpiece". thefa.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "FA Women's Cup Exemptions". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
↑ "Dates of Rounds". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
↑ "Prize Fund Payments". thefa.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
↑ "First Round draw". thefa.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Second Round draw". thefa.com. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Third Round draw". thefa.com. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Fourth Round draw". thefa.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Fifth Round draw". thefa.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Sixth Round draw". thefa.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Semi-Final draw". thefa.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

External links

The FA Women's Cup at thefa.com

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