It started on 23 October 2012 with ten games of the first round and ended on 28 May 2013 with the final.
FC Baku were the defending champions, with twenty-one teams competing in this year's competition.
[1] The five winners from the preliminary round joined the remaining eleven teams of the Azerbaijan Premier League in this round, all games were played on 28 November 2012.
[2] The eight winners from the second round were drawn into four two-legged ties.
The four quarterfinal winners were drawn into two two-legged semifinal ties.