2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup


The 2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup is the eighteenth season of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup, and a thirteenth season of the unified competition. The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
The defending champions Željezničar, having won their 5th title the previous year by defeating Široki Brijeg in the final with an aggregate score of 1–0, were not able to defend their title with Široki Brijeg being the new champions after a 2–2 aggregate score claiming the title only after penalties. This is their second cup title.
All top 16 clubs entered from the round of 32.

Participating clubs

The following 32 teams competed in Round of 32 :
2012–13 Premier League
all clubs		2012–13 Prva liga RS
six clubs		2012 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
ten clubs

  • Borac
  • Čelik
  • GOŠK
  • Gradina
  • Leotar
  • Olimpic
  • Radnik
  • Rudar Prijedor
  • Sarajevo
  • Slavija
  • Široki Brijeg
  • Travnik
  • Velež
  • Zrinjski
  • Zvijezda
  • Željezničar
  • Drina HE
  • Modriča
  • Rudar Ugljevik
  • Sloboda
  • Sloga
  • Sutjeska
  • Branitelj –
  • Čapljina –
  • NK Vitez –
  • Podgrmeč -
  • Orašje -
  • Tomislav -
  • Mladost -
  • Famos SAŠK Napredak -
  • Rudar Zenica -
  • Rijeka -
    • 1 Of the 32 participants, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has 21 clubs, while the Republika of Srpska has 11. Brčko District has no representatives.

    Calendar

    Draw

    The draws for the round of 32 were conducted in Sarajevo at 12:00 on 6 September 2012 in hotel "Park", Vogošća. All 32 clubs were in the same pot, resulting that every club could get any other club as his opponent. The first-drawn team served as the host. Also, the date for the matches was decided to be on 19 September 2012.
    It was announced on 20 September that the draw for round of 16 will be conducted on 25 September 2012 at 12:00 in hotel "Art", Sarajevo. The 16 clubs who advanced from round of 32 were set in the same pot making every fixture possible and unlike the previous round, this time the club who advance further will be decided by a two-legged fixture. The matches initially were scheduled for 03 and 17 October 2012, but the second leg was later rescheduled for 24 October, because the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team played on 16 October.
    The draws for quarterfinals were done on 30 October at 12:00 CEST in the halls of Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. The draw was absolute, which means every fixtures was possible and, just like the last round, the club who proceeds to the semifinals was decided by a two-legged fixture. The date for the matches was decided to be on 07 and 21 November 2012.
    The draw for semifinals took part after the winter break, on 5 March 2013 at 12:00 CET in the halls of Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. Once again, there were no seeding which made every fixture possible. The teams who will play in the finals will be decided by a two-legged fixture with the first leg on 13 March and the second one on 3 April 2013.

    Competition

    Round of 32

    This round consisted of 16 single-legged fixtures. All 32 clubs entered the competition from this round, while the matches were scheduled for 19 September 2012, with one match on 18 September. In a case of a draw in the regular time, the winner was determined with a penalty shootout.
    Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
    1Modriča 0–1Orašje
    2Travnik 1–3GOŠK
    3Sloboda 0–3Željezničar
    4Sarajevo 1–0Gradina
    5Čelik 2–1Podgrmeč
    6Branitelj 0–2Široki Brijeg
    7Rijeka 2–1Drina HE
    8Rudar Prijedor 0–1Zrinjski
    9Sloga 4–0Tomislav
    10Radnik 6–0Rudar Zenica
    11Velež 3–0Mladost
    12Olimpic 0–0
    		NK Vitez
    13Sutjeska 1–0Famos SAŠK Napredak
    14Leotar 0–1Slavija
    15Zvijezda 5–0Rudar Ugljevik
    16Čapljina 1–1
    		Borac

    Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2012–13 season.

    Source:
    The 16 winners continued their way to the final through this round. Unlike the last round, this round consisted of 8 two-legged fixtures. The dates for the matches were determined with the draw which was held on 25 September, while the matches took place on 03 and 24 October 2012.

    First leg

    Second leg

    Quarterfinals

    The eight winners from the previous round met their new opponents in this round on the way to the final. This round consisted of 4 two-legged fixtures. The date for the matches were determined with the draw which was held on 30 October with the first match taking place on 6 November, while the rematch was scheduled two weeks after, on 21 November 2012.

    First leg

    Second leg

    Semifinals

    The four winners from the previous round played their opponents in this last hurdle before the final. The semifinals consisted of two two-legged fixtures. The first leg took part on 13 March, while the second leg was played on 3 April 2013.

    First leg

    Second leg

    Final

    The final will be contested between Željezničar and Široki Brijeg on 30 April and 14 May 2013.

    First leg

    Second leg

    Top goalscorers

    Only from quarter-finals and onward selected matches will be broadcast in Bosnia and Herzegovina by BHT1.
    These matches will be or were broadcast live on television:
    RoundBHT1
    Quarter-finalsŠiroki Brijeg – Čelik
    Čelik – Široki Brijeg
    Semi-finalsŽeljezničar – Zrinjski
    Zrinjski – Željezničar
    FinalŽeljezničar – Široki Brijeg
    Široki Brijeg – Željezničar