The 2012–13 Russian Cup, known as the 2012–13 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.

The competition started on 11 July 2012 and finished with the final held on 1 June 2013.^[1][2][3] The cup winner was won a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

This round featured 35 Second Division teams and 1 amateur team. The matches were played between 11 and 17 July 2012.

In this round entered 18 winners from the First Round and 38 Second Division teams. The matches were played between 29 July and 5 August 2012.

In this round entered 28 winners from the Second Round. The matches were played between 10 and 18 August 2012.

The 14 winners from the Third Round and the 17 FNL teams entered this round. The matches were played on 1 and 2 September 2012.

The 16 winners from the Fourth Round hosted the 2012–13 Russian Premier League teams in this round. The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2012.

Baltika Kaliningrad v Zenit Saint Petersburg

25 September 2012	Baltika Kaliningrad	1–2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Kaliningrad
20:00	Plopa 74'	Report	Hulk 13' Alves 71'	Stadium: Baltika Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

Lokomotiv-2 Moscow v Mordovia Saransk

26 September 2012	Lokomotiv-2 Moscow	0–1	Mordovia Saransk	Moscow
16:00		Report	Ivanov 71'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Perovo Attendance: 500 Referee: Sergei Kostevich

Volga Ulyanovsk v Kuban Krasnodar

26 September 2012	Volga Ulyanovsk	0–1	Kuban Krasnodar	Ulyanovsk
18:00		Report	Prudnikov 10'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Khimik Dzerzhinsk v FC Krasnodar

26 September 2012	Khimik Dzerzhinsk	1–2	FC Krasnodar	Dzerzhinsk
18:00	Makeyev 70'	Report	Markov 80' Yerokhin 84'	Stadium: Khimik Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Torpedo Moscow v Dynamo Moscow

26 September 2012	Torpedo Moscow	0–3 awarded	Dynamo Moscow	Moscow
19:00	Boyarintsev 50'	Report	17', 32' Rykov	Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
Note: The game was stopped in the first half and eventually abandoned in the 50th minute due to Torpedo fans throwing fireworks on the field during the celebrations of Boyarintsev's goal and was later awarded to Dynamo.

FC Khimki v Volga Nizhny Novgorod

26 September 2012	FC Khimki	2–0	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	Khimki
19:00	Komkov 61' Romaschenko 84'	Report	Bibilov  24'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 750 Referee: Eduard Malyi

Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast v Anzhi Makhachkala

27 September 2012	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Anzhi Makhachkala	Yekaterinburg
18:00		Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov
	Penalties
	Acevedo Shchanitsyn Gogniyev Vještica		Smolov Shatov Serderov Tagirbekov Jucilei

Gazovik Orenburg v Krylia Sovetov Samara

27 September 2012	Gazovik Orenburg	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Orenburg
16:00	Serdyukov 1' Budylin 49' (pen.)	Report	Vorobyov 61' Epureanu 71' Delkin 113' Svezhov 120+'	Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Vasili Miroshnichenko

Salyut Belgorod v Spartak Moscow

26 September 2012	Salyut Belgorod	1–2	Spartak Moscow	Belgorod
20:00	Mosquera 22'	Report	Ananidze 33' de Zeeuw 53'	Stadium: Salyut Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Igor Nizovtsev

FC Astrakhan v FC Rostov

26 September 2012	FC Astrakhan	1–3	FC Rostov	Astrakhan
16:00	Sergei Sinyayev 42' (pen.)	Report	Cociș 23' Kirichenko 63' Česnauskis 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Astrakhangazprom Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Vladimir Rogulev

Torpedo Armavir v Lokomotiv Moscow

26 September 2012	Torpedo Armavir	0–3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Armavir
16:00		Report	38' (pen.), 71' Sychev Caicedo 64'	Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: German Kravchenko

Spartak Nalchik v Terek Grozny

25 September 2012	Spartak Nalchik	1–3	Terek Grozny	Nalchik
18:00	Siradze 50'	Report	4' Komorowski 20' N'Douassel 44' Utsiyev	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Tom Tomsk v CSKA Moscow

26 September 2012	Tom Tomsk	0–1	CSKA Moscow	Tomsk
16:30		Report	Cauņa 42'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sergei Kuznetsov

FC Tyumen v Alania Vladikavkaz

27 September 2012	FC Tyumen	2–1	Alania Vladikavkaz	Tyumen
16:00	Pimenov 3' Zimarev 28' (pen.)	Report	Mera 70'	Stadium: Geolog Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Denis Shpilyov

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v Rubin Kazan

26 September 2012	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	2–1	Rubin Kazan	Krasnoyarsk
14:30	Sitdikov 18' Nikitin 29'	Report	Davydov 90+'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Vasili Kazartsev

SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk v Amkar Perm

25 September 2012	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Amkar Perm	Khabarovsk
12:00	Arzumanyan 16' Lutsenko 102'	Report	Ryabokobylenko 82'	Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lasha Verulidze

The 16 winners from the Round of 32 round entered. The matches were played on 30 and 31 October 2012.

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk

30 October 2012	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	1–0	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	Krasnoyarsk
14:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Bazanov 21'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium

Mordovia Saransk v Zenit Saint Petersburg

30 October 2012	Mordovia Saransk	0–2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Saransk
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report	Semak 66' Criscito 90+1'	Stadium: Start Stadium

Kuban Krasnodar v FC Krasnodar

30 October 2012	Kuban Krasnodar	1–0	FC Krasnodar	Krasnodar
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Pizzelli 19'	Report		Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 18,660

FC Rostov v Spartak Moscow

30 October 2012	FC Rostov	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Spartak Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Olimp – 2
	Penalties
	Kirichenko Saláta Blatnjak Dyakov Kalachev		Jurado K. Kombarov Ananidze Insaurralde Ari

Anzhi Makhachkala v Krylia Sovetov Samara

31 October 2012	Anzhi Makhachkala	2–1	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Makhachkala
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Burmistrov 21' Serderov 87'	Report	Petrov 8'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium

Terek Grozny v Lokomotiv Moscow

31 October 2012	Terek Grozny	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Lokomotiv Moscow	Grozny
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Aílton 26' (pen.), 108' Utsiyev 104'	Report	Caicedo 82'	Stadium: Akhmad Arena

Dynamo Moscow v FC Khimki

31 October 2012	Dynamo Moscow	2–1	FC Khimki	Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kurányi 82' Panyukov 87'	Report	Sobolev 55'	Stadium: Arena Khimki

CSKA Moscow v FC Tyumen

31 October 2012	CSKA Moscow	3–0	FC Tyumen	Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Honda 33' Mamayev 69' Musa 84'	Report		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium

The 8 winners from the Round of 16 round entered. The matches were played on 17 and 18 April 2013. The home teams in Dynamo–Anzhi and Rostov–Terek pairs were determined in a draw held on 7 November 2012. CSKA and Zenit will be home teams in their pairs due to playing more away games than Yenisey and Kuban respectively in earlier rounds. Yenisey from the National Championship is the lowest ranked team left in the competition.

Anzhi Makhachkala v Dynamo Moscow

17 April 2013	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Dynamo Moscow	Makhachkala
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Eto'o 99' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Aleksander Egorov

Zenit Saint Petersburg v Kuban Krasnodar

17 April 2013	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4−3 p)	Kuban Krasnodar	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
	Penalties
	Kerzhakov Luković Faizulin Denisov Witsel Semak		Bucur Popov Kaboré Dealbert Tsorayev Leandro

CSKA Moscow v Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

17 April 2013	CSKA Moscow	3–0	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Vágner Love 12' Musa 65' Mamayev 82'	Report		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 3,491 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

FC Rostov v Terek Grozny

18 April 2013	FC Rostov	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Terek Grozny	Rostov-on-Don
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Olimp – 2 Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Alexei Eskov
	Penalties
	Kirichenko Poloz Sheshukov Dyakov		Aílton Rybus Lebedenko Komorowski Ivanov

The four winners from the quarter-finals entered the semi-finals. The matches were played on 6 May 2013. The home teams in Zenit, Anzhi, Rostov and CSKA pairs were determined in a draw held on 18 April 2012. Zenit and Rostov will be home teams in their pairs due to playing more away games than Yenisey and Kuban respectively in earlier rounds. All teams are from the Russian Premier League.

FC Rostov v CSKA Moscow

7 May 2013	FC Rostov	0–2 (a.e.t.)	CSKA Moscow	Rostov-on-Don
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report	Doumbia 105' Musa 120+1'	Stadium: Olimp – 2 Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Saint Petersburg)

Zenit Saint Petersburg v Anzhi Makhachkala

8 May 2013	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0–1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Report	Eto'o 61'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium

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GK 35 Igor Akinfeev (c) DF 6 Aleksei Berezutski DF 14 Kirill Nababkin DF 24 Vasili Berezutski DF 42 Georgi Schennikov MF 3 Pontus Wernbloom  87' MF 20 Rasmus Elm  78' MF 7 Keisuke Honda  67' MF 10 Alan Dzagoev  99' FW 9 Vágner Love FW 18 Ahmed Musa Substitutes: GK 1 Sergei Chepchugov DF 5 Viktor Vasin DF 92 Pyotr Ten MF 11 Mark González MF 17 Pavel Mamayev  99' MF 19 Aleksandrs Cauņa  67' FW 88 Seydou Doumbia  78' Manager: Leonid Slutsky Assistant referees: Valeri Danchenko Igor Demeshko

GK 1 Vladimir Gabulov DF 3 Ali Gadzhibekov DF 6 João Carlos  46' DF 13 Rasim Tagirbekov  62' DF 37 Ewerton MF 8 Jucilei MF 85 Lassana Diarra  115' MF 6 Mbark Boussoufa  80' MF 10 Willian MF 18 Yuri Zhirkov  90' FW 9 Samuel Eto'o (c) Substitutes: GK 22 Yevgeny Pomazan DF 7 Kamil Agalarov DF 33 Emir Spahić MF 14 Oleg Shatov  62' MF 16 Mehdi Carcela MF 25 Odil Ahmedov  115' FW 19 Lacina Traoré  46'  77' Manager: Guus Hiddink

Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad:

PFC CSKA Moscow: Sergei Ignashevich (DF), Mário Fernandes (DF), Kim In-sung (MF), Ravil Netfullin (MF), Elvir Rahimić (MF), Zoran Tošić (MF), Konstantin Bazelyuk (FW), Dmitri Yefremov (FW), Sekou Oliseh (FW).

FC Anzhi Makhachkala: Arseniy Logashov (DF), Georgy Gabulov (MF), Nikita Burmistrov (FW), Shamil Lakhiyalov (FW), Serder Serderov (FW), Fyodor Smolov (FW).