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| Country |  England Wales |
| Teams | 283 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Arsenal Ladies |
| Runner-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 Chelseainlast season's final.
| Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering at this round[3] |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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 DivisionorFA Women's Premier League Southern Division had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the competition 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.
† – After extra time
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.
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† – After extra time
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.
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† – After extra time
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.
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† – After extra time
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.
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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) | 4–0 | Leeds United (2) |
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Hamilton  15', 42'Allen 79' (pen.)Cantrell 83' |
Report (1) Report (2) |
Attendance: 414
| Sunderland (2) | 1–2 | Liverpool (1) |
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| Mead 50' |
Report (1) Report (2) |
Fenlon-Billson 13' Ómarsdóttir 85' |
| Arsenal (1) | 6–0 | Birmingham City (1) |
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| Davison 11', 65' Nobbs 33'White 43', 51'Little 55' |
Attendance: 520
| Bristol Academy (1) | 3–2 | Everton (1) |
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| De Pablos 1', 51' Del Río 61' |
Duggan 32', 66' |
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) | 1–2 | Arsenal (1) |
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| Dowie 45' |
White 24' Little 52' |
Attendance: 2,008
| Bristol Academy (1) | 2–0 | Lincoln Ladies (1) |
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| de Pablos 59' del Río 82' |
Attendance: 900
| Arsenal (1) | 3–0 | Bristol Academy (1) |
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| Houghton 2' Nobbs 72'White 90+4' |
Attendance: 4,998
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