The 2012–13 KNVB Cup tournament was the 95th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament to determine the KNVB Cup winners. 92 teams contested 91 matches beginning on 21 August 2012 with the matches of Round 1 and ending with the final on 9 May 2013.
PSV Eindhoven were defending their 2012 title. The winners qualified for the play-off round in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
PSV reached the final but lost to AZ Alkmaar.
Participants 92 teams contesting 91 matches. The 18 clubs of the Eredivisie and the 18 clubs of the Eerste divisie qualified automatically, entering in the second round. Other teams qualified by winning period titles in the previous season's competition or by winning a local KNVB Cup, called 'districtsbeker', for clubs from level 3 onwards, in the previous season.
LeagueClubs Eredivisie (1) ADO Den Haag PSV Eindhoven NEC Nijmegen FC Utrecht Ajax SC Heerenveen RKC Waalwijk VVV-Venlo AZ Alkmaar Heracles Almelo Roda JC Kerkrade Vitesse Feyenoord NAC Breda FC Twente Willem II FC Groningen PEC Zwolle Eerste divisie (2)AGOVV Apeldoorn FC Eindhoven De Graafschap SpartaAlmere City FC FC Emmen Helmond Sport TelstarSC Cambuur Excelsior MVV Maastricht SC Veendam FC Den Bosch Fortuna Sittard FC Oss FC VolendamFC Dordrecht Go Ahead Eagles Topklasse (3)Achilles '29 VV Gemert HSC '21 VV Noordwijk ADO '20 Excelsior '31 IJsselmeervogels Rijnsburgse Boys AFC SC Genemuiden Jodan Boys SVV Scheveningen BVV Barendrecht GVVV JVC Cuijk VV Sneek Wit Zwart vv Capelle Haaglandia VV Katwijk SV Spakenburg FC Chabab HBS Craeyenhout Kozakken Boys De Treffers DETO HHC Hardenberg FC Lienden VVSB EVV HVV Hollandia FC Lisse WKE Emmen Hoofdklasse (4) MVV Alcides RKSV Groene Ster ONS Sneek VV UNA SV Argon Hoogeveen RKHVV VVOG DVS '33 VV Kloetinge RVVH XerxesDZB EHC RKSV Leonidas Sparta Nijkerk VV De Zouaven SC Feyenoord am. VV Montfoort VV Staphorst Tweede Klasse (6) DESO VV Internos NVC GVV Unitas Derde Klasse (7) VV Sittard
Calendar The calendar for the 2012–13 KNVB Cup was as follows. Rounds Date First round 22 August 2012 Second round 25, 26 or 27 September 2012 Third round 30, 31 October 2012 or 1 November 2012 Fourth round 18, 19 or 20 December 2012 Quarter-finals 29, 30 or 31 January 2013 Semi-finals26, 27 or 28 February 2013 Final 9 May 2013
First round 56 amateur clubs competed in this stage of the competition for a place in the Second Round. These matches took place on 21 and 22 August 2012.
Second round The 28 winners from the First Round entered in this stage of the competition along with the 18 Eerste Divisie clubs and the 18 Eredivisie clubs. These matches took place from 25 to 27 September 2012.
Third round These matches took place from 30 October to 1 November 2012.
Fourth round These matches took place from 18 to 20 December 2012.
Quarter-finals These matches will take place from 29 to 31 January 2013.
Semi-finals
Final
Participants per round The number of participants per league per round was as follows: LeagueFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalWinnerEredivisie (1) (bye) 18 (28%) 13 (41%) 10 (63%) 7 (87%) 4 (100%) 2 (100%) 1 (100%)Eerste divisie (2) (bye) 18 (28%) 9 (28%) 4 (25%) 1 (13%) 0 (0%)Topklasse (3) 32 (57%) 17 (27%) 6 (19%) 2 (13%) 0 (0%)Hoofdklasse (4) 19 (34%) 10 (16%) 4 (13%) 0 (0%)Eerste klasse (5) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)Tweede Klasse (6) 4 (7%) 1 (2%) 0 (0%)Derde Klasse (7) 1 (2%) 0 (0%)Total 56 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
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