East Bengal won the final 3–2, to claim their eighth Federation Cup title.
They were placed in Group C along with Sporting Clube de Goa, ONGC, and Kalighat MS and their matches were played in Siliguri.
[4] The tournament got off to a mixture start for East Bengal as they drew their opening match 1–1 against Sporting Goa with new Nigerian signing Chidi Edeh scoring his first goal for the club in the 10th minute from the penalty spot.
They were placed in Group A along with Mumbai, Pailan Arrows, and Shillong Lajong and their matches were played in Jamshedpur.
[11] In the semi-finals Dempo took on reigning Federation Cup champions from 2011 Salgaocar on 27 September 2012 in a match that was eventually won by Dempo 2–0 with goals coming from Joaquim Abranches in the 70th minute and Koko Sakibo in the 84th minute to send the Goan club to the final.