2012–13 Turkish Cup
| Ziraat Türkiye Kupası | |||
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Dates | 19 September 2012– 22 May 2013 |
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| Teams | 156 | ||
| Champions | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Runners-up | Trabzonspor | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Trabzonspor | ||
| Matches played | 176 | ||
| Goals scored | 568 (3.23 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
 Erkan Zengin(9 goals) |
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The 2012–13 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) was the 51st season of the Turkish Cup. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners earned a berth in the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.Fenerbahçe are the defending champions. The winners also qualified for the 2013 Turkish Super Cup.
In a bet to widen the audience and turn the cup into a true national cup, a format change has been made for this season. The number of participating teams increased from 57 to 156, allowing teams from Turkish Regional Amateur League to have a shot at the cup. The knockout qualifying format of the 2011–2012 season have been revised. The group stage matches that were contested between 2005 and 2011 returned as a round-robin tournament.
In the first round, 32 teams from the Turkish Regional Amateur League and 54 teams from the TFF Third League played in a one-legged knockout tournament. The 43 winners advanced to the second round. The draw for the first round took place on 14 September 2012 at 14:30 (EEST). broadcast the draw live on television.
The most fixtures were played in the second round. 13 teams from the Süper Lig, 18 teams from the TFF Second League, 12 teams from the TFF Third League played matches against 43 winners from the first round. Also 22 teams from TFF Second League played against each other. 54 winners in this round advanced to the third round.
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