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2012–13 FA Women's Cup

{{For|the men's event|2012–13 FA Cup}}

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| year=2012–13

| country=England
Wales

| num_teams=283

| champions= Arsenal Ladies

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| runner-up= Bristol Academy

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| prevseason=2011–12

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The 2012–13 FA Women's Cup was the 43rd 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.{{cite web|title= FA Women's Cup Entries Accepted|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2012/~/media/Files/PDF/the-fa-2012-13/thefacompetitions/fawc/fa-womens-cup-entries-accepted.ashx |publisher=thefa.com|access-date=18 November 2012}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2013/the-final-keepmoat-stadium-bbc-two-26-may |title=Keepmoat to host showpiece |publisher=thefa.com |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 }}

Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in last season's final.

Teams

class="wikitable"
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering at this round{{cite web|title=FA Women's Cup Exemptions|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2012/2012-13-fa-womens-cup-entry-details|publisher=thefa.com|access-date=18 November 2012}}
First round qualifyingstyle="text-align:center;"| 283style="text-align:center;"| 186style="text-align:center;"| nonestyle="text-align:center;"| 186
Second round qualifyingstyle="text-align:center;"| 190style="text-align:center;"| 106style="text-align:center;"| 93style="text-align:center;"| 13
Third round qualifyingstyle="text-align:center;"| 137style="text-align:center;"| 100style="text-align:center;"| 53style="text-align:center;"| 47Northern 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 properstyle="text-align:center;"| 87style="text-align:center;"| 50style="text-align:center;"| 50style="text-align:center;"| none
Second round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 62style="text-align:center;"| 44style="text-align:center;"| 25style="text-align:center;"| 19FA Women's Premier League Northern Division
FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
Third round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 40style="text-align:center;"| 32style="text-align:center;"| 22style="text-align:center;"| 10FA Women's Premier League National Division
Fourth round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 24style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| none
Fifth round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 8FA WSL
Sixth round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| none
Semi-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| none
Finalstyle="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| none

Schedule

The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Cup, as announced by the Football Association, is as follows:{{cite web|title=Dates of Rounds|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/FAWomensCupPages/rounddates|publisher=thefa.com|access-date=18 November 2012}}{{cite web|title=Prize Fund Payments|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/FAWomensCupPages/FAWomensCupPrizeFund201011|publisher=thefa.com|access-date=18 November 2012}}

class="wikitable"
RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesstyle="width:100px;"| ClubsPrize money
First round qualifyingstyle="text-align:center;"| 30 September 2012style="text-align:center;"| 93style="text-align:center;"| 283 → 190style="text-align:center;"| £125
Second round qualifyingstyle="text-align:center;"| 14 October 2012style="text-align:center;"| 53style="text-align:center;"| 190 → 137style="text-align:center;"| £175
Third round qualifyingstyle="text-align:center;"| 11 November 2012style="text-align:center;"| 50style="text-align:center;"| 137 → 87style="text-align:center;"| £225
First round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 9 December 2012style="text-align:center;"| 25style="text-align:center;"| 87 → 62style="text-align:center;"| £250
Second round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 6 January 2013style="text-align:center;"| 22style="text-align:center;"| 62 → 40style="text-align:center;"| £300
Third round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 3 February 2013style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| 40 → 24style="text-align:center;"| £400
Fourth round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 24 February 2013style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 24 → 16style="text-align:center;"| £500
Fifth round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 17 March 2013style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 16 → 8style="text-align:center;"| £600
Sixth round properstyle="text-align:center;"| 31 March 2013style="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| 8 → 4style="text-align:center;"| £1,000
Semi-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"| 28 April 2013style="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| 4 → 2style="text-align:center;"| £2,000
Finalstyle="text-align:center;"| 26 May 2013style="text-align:center;"| 1style="text-align:center;"| 2 → 1style="text-align:center;"| 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2012/first-round-proper-draw |title=First Round draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=2 April 2013 }} 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.

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

colspan="5"|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 Ladies (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)

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-end}}

† – 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2012/second-round-proper-draw |title=Second Round draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=2 April 2013 }} 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.

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-end}}

† – 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2013/third-round-proper-draw |title=Third Round draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=7 January 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 }} 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.

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-end}}

† – 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2013/fourth-round-proper-draw |title=Fourth Round draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=4 February 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 }} 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.

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-end}}

† – 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2013/fifth-round-draw |title=Fifth Round draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 }} 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.

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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)

{{Col-end}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2013/sixth-round-draw |title=Sixth Round draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=18 March 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 }}

{{football box

|date=31 March 2013

|time=12:00

|score=4–0

|report=[http://www.lincolnladiesfc.com/matchesReport/lincoln_ladies_v_leeds_united_lfc_31_march_2013_report.html Report (1)]
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21990916 Report (2)]

|team1= Lincoln Ladies{{nobold| (1)}}

|team2= {{nobold|Leeds United (2)}}

|goals1=Hamilton {{goal|15||42}}
Allen {{goal|79|pen.}}
Cantrell {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Sincil Bank, Lincoln

|attendance=414

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=31 March 2013

|time=14:00

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21985319 Report (1)]
[http://www.sunderlandwfc.co.uk/swfc_238.htm Report (2)]

|team1= {{nobold|Sunderland (2)}}

|team2= Liverpool{{nobold| (1)}}

|goals1=Mead {{goal|50}}

|goals2=Fenlon-Billson {{goal|13}}
Ómarsdóttir {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Academy of Light, South Tyneside

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=9 April 2013

|time= 19:30

|score=6–0

|report=

|team1= Arsenal{{nobold| (1)}}

|team2= {{nobold|Birmingham City (1)}}

|goals1=Davison {{goal|11||65}}
Nobbs {{goal|33}}
White {{goal|43||51}}
Little {{goal|55}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Meadow Park, Borehamwood

|attendance= 520

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=14 April 2013

|time= 14:00

|score= 3–2

|report=

|team1= Bristol Academy{{nobold| (1)}}

|team2= {{nobold|Everton (1)}}

|goals1= De Pablos {{goal|1||51}}
Del Río {{goal|61}}

|goals2= Duggan {{goal|32||66}}

|stadium=Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup/NewsandFeatures/2013/semi-final-draw |title=Semi-Final draw |publisher=thefa.com |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 }}

{{football box

|date=26 April 2013

|time= 19:00

|score=1–2

|report=

|team1= {{nobold|Liverpool (1)}}

|team2= Arsenal{{nobold| (1)}}

|goals1= Dowie {{goal|45}}

|goals2= White {{goal|24}}
Little {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool

|attendance = 2,008

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date=28 April 2013

|time= 14:00

|score=2–0

|report=

|team1= Bristol Academy{{nobold| (1)}}

|team2=Lincoln Ladies{{nobold| (1)}}

|goals1= de Pablos {{goal|59}}
del Río {{goal|82}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

|attendance = 900

|referee=

}}

Final

{{main|2013 FA Women's Cup final}}

{{football box

|date=26 May 2013

|time=15:00

|score=3–0

|report=

|team1={{nobold|Arsenal (1)}}

|team2={{nobold|Bristol Academy (1)}}

|goals1= Houghton {{goal|2}}
Nobbs {{goal|72}}
White {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

|attendance = 4,998

|referee=

}}

References

{{reflist|2}}

External links

  • [http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensCup The FA Women's Cup at thefa.com]

{{FA Women's Cup}}

{{2012–13 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 FA Women's Cup}}

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