The winner of the competition, Bordeaux, qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
[3] On 4 October 2012, the French Football Federation confirmed that the final of the Coupe de France would be moved up a day from 1 June to 31 May.
The draw for the seventh round of the Coupe de France was held on 31 October 2012 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF), the national sporting committee of France, and was conducted by Guy Ferrier, the France women's under-17 coach that won the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as former footballers Jérôme Alonzo and Daniel Rodighiero.
Evian reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France for the first time in their history.
Bordeaux won their fourth Coupe de France – and first since 1987 – after a 3–2 victory against Evian.