The Azerbaijan Cup 2012–13 is the 21st season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. It started on 23 October 2012 with ten games of the first round and ended on 28 May 2013 with the final. FC Baku were the defending champions, with twenty-one teams competing in this year's competition.
The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
First round
The games were played on the 22 and 24 October 2012.[1]
| 22 October 2012 | Qala | 2 – 4 | Kapaz | Baku |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | B.Fazai  81', 85' |
Report | Fomenko 2', 13', 59' Soltanov 45' |
Stadium: Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Vusal Aliyev |
| 24 October 2012 | Taraggi | 3 – 1 | Ağsu | Ganja |
| 15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | O.Babayev 39', 50' A.Safarli 88' |
Report | N.Tagiyev 87' |
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Anar Niyazov |
| 24 October 2012 | Qaradağ | 7 – 0 | Lokomotiv-Bilajary | Lökbatan |
| 15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | N.Alakbarov 14', 62', 68' M.Mehdiyev 56' R.Mammadov 73' Yusubov 76', 78' |
Report | Stadium: Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
| 24 October 2012 | MOIK Baku | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 1 p) | Bakılı | Baku |
| 15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Report | Stadium: Shafa Stadium (IV field) Attendance: 30 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov |
| 24 October 2012 | Şuşa | 0 – 1 | Neftçala | Baku |
| 15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Report | E.Abbasov 59' |
Stadium: Shafa Stadium (IV field) Attendance: 200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
Second round
The five winners from the preliminary round joined the remaining eleven teams of the Azerbaijan Premier League in this round, all games were played on 28 November 2012.[2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| AZAL | 0−1 | Simurq |
| Taraggi | 0−5 | Neftchi |
| Gabala | 2−0 | Qaradağ |
| Kapaz | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Qarabağ |
| Baku | 3−1 | Sumgayit |
| MOIK Baku | 0−3 | Inter Baku |
| Ravan Baku | 2−1 | Neftçala |
| Turan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) |
Khazar |
Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the second round were drawn into four two-legged ties. The first legs were played on 27 February 2013 and the second legs on 7 March 2013.
| 27 February 2013 First Leg | Simurq | 0 – 0 | Neftchi Baku | Zaqatala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Imamverdiyev  90+3' |
Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 7 March 2013 Second Leg | Neftchi Baku | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 0 agg.) | Simurq | Baku |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Flavinho 120' |
Summary | Božić  64'  72' |
Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 27 February 2013 First Leg | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Dodô 33' |
Summary | Nadirov 56' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 7 March 2013 Second Leg | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 (a 1 – 1 agg.) | Gabala | Quzanlı |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Stadium: Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 27 February 2013 First Leg | Baku | 1 – 1 | Inter Baku | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Nabiyev 90+2' |
Summary | Kandelaki 80' |
Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 7 March 2013 Second Leg | Inter Baku | 2 – 2 (3 – 3 (a) agg.) | Baku | Baku |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Tskhadadze 42', 60' |
Summary | Šolić 32' Aliyev 68' |
Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anar Salmanov |
| 27 February 2013 Quarterfinals 1st leg | Ravan Baku | 1 – 2 | Khazar Lankaran | Baku |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Zečević 6' |
Summary | Amirguliyev 74' Pamuk 80' |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 7 March 2013 Quarterfinals 2nd leg | Khazar Lankaran | 4 – 1 (6 – 2 agg.) | Ravan Baku | Lankaran |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ramazanov 8', 81' (pen.), 90+2' Olguín 28' |
Summary | Adamović 69' |
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Orkhan Mammadov |
Semifinals
The four quarterfinal winners were drawn into two two-legged semifinal ties. The first legs were played on 17 April 2013, and the second legs on 24 April.
| 17 April 2013 First Leg | Baku | 1 – 0 | Khazar | Baku |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Pena 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Vüsal Äliyev |
| 24 April 2013 Second Leg | Khazar | 2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Baku | Lankaran |
| 19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ramazanov 45+1' Amirguliyev 82' |
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Elchin Mammadov |
| 17 April 2013 First Leg | Neftchi Baku | 2 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 19:30 AZST (UTC+5) | A. Abdullayev 62' (pen.) Nasimov 90' |
Nadirov 55' |
Stadium: Backell Arena Attendance: 1000 Referee: Anar Salmanov |
| 24 April 2013 Second Leg | Qarabağ | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.) | Neftchi Baku | Baku |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Richard 41' (pen.) Opara 86' |
Yunuszade 42' Canales 77' |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
Final
| Neftchi Baku | 0 – 0 | Khazar |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Canales  Bruno Flavinho Shukurov Sadiqov |
5 – 3 |  Sialmas Ramazanov Amirguliyev Tounkara |
Scorers
4 goals:
Aghabala Ramazanov, Khazar Lankaran
3 goals:
Yuriy Fomenko, Kəpəz- Novruz Alakbarov, Qaradağ
2 goals:
Māris Verpakovskis, Baku
Bachana Tskhadadze, Inter Baku- Rahid Amirguliyev, Khazar Lankaran
- Elvin Yunuszade, Neftchi Baku
- Baxtiyar Fazai, FC Qala
- Vüqar Nadirov, Qarabağ
- Ruhid Yusubov, Qaradağ
- Orxan Babayev, Taraggi
1 goal:
- Shahriyar Aliyev, Baku
- Tural Gurbatov, Baku
- Agil Nabiyev, Baku
Marius Pena, Baku
Aleksandar Šolić, Baku- Nicat Tagiyev, FC Ağsu
Dodô, Gabala
Muammer Erdoğdu, Gabala
Yannick Kamanan, Gabala- Ilia Kandelaki, Inter Baku
Ibrahima Niasse, Inter Baku- Nizami Hajiyev, Inter Baku
- Asif Mammadov, Inter Baku
- Bakhtiyar Soltanov, Kəpəz
Luciano Olguín, Khazar Lankaran- Uğur Pamuk, Khazar Lankaran
- Branimir Subašić, Khazar Lankaran
- Elnur Abbasov, Neftchala
- Samir Abdulov, Neftchala
- Araz Abdullayev, Neftchi Baku
- Elshan Abdullayev, Neftchi Baku
Nicolás Canales, Neftchi Baku- Flavinho, Neftchi Baku
Bahodir Nasimov, Neftchi Baku- Kamil Nurähmädov, Neftchi Baku
Éric Ramos, Neftchi Baku- Mahir Shukurov, Neftchi Baku
- Afran Ismayilov, Qarabağ
Emeka Opara, Qarabağ- Richard, Qarabağ
- Rufat Mammadov, Qaradağ
- Mehdi Mehdiyev, Qaradağ
Miloš Adamović, Ravan Baku- Orkhan Lalayev, Ravan Baku
- Miloš Zečević, Ravan Baku
- Juan Manuel Varea, Ravan Baku
- Ruslan Poladov, Simurq
- Murad Hüseynov, Simurq
- Azar Safarli, Taraggi
- Farmayil Aliyev, Turan Tovuz
1 own goal:
References
- Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[3]
- ^ First round scores at soccerway.com
- ^ "Azərbaycan kuboku / Təqvim". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
External links
- Azerbaijan Cup at soccerway.com
