[1] In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Qadsia 2–0 to win their third AFC Cup title in five years, becoming the first team to win the AFC Cup three times.
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
[7] For 2013, the round of 16 continued to be played as a single match instead of over two legs on a home-and-away basis as originally planned.
[9] Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.
[1] The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) was held on 20 June 2013.