The 2012–13 KNVB Cup tournament was the 95th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament to determine the KNVB Cup.
PSV Eindhoven unsuccessfully defended its 2012 title.
The winners qualified for the play-off round in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Other teams qualified by winning period titles in the previous season's competition or by winning a local KNVB Cup, called 'districtsbeker', for clubs from level 3 onwards, in the previous season.
[1] 56 amateur clubs competed in this stage of the competition for a place in the Second Round.