IFK Göteborg won their sixth Svenska Cupen title on 26 May 2013 after defeating Djurgårdens IF 3–1 on penalties after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.
The only one of the Swedish District Football Associations that had a qualifying round was Dalarnas FF, the other ones decided their teams in other ways.
[5] If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings[3]
The quarter-finals were played on 3 and 4 April 2013 and consisted of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round.
[3] The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 17 March 2013, with IK Sirius from Division 1 remaining as the lowest-ranked team.