This was Home's sixth Singapore Cup title, previously winning it in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2011.
[2] Together with 2013 S.League champions Tampines Rovers, Home United fills the 2014 AFC Cup spot.
The defending champions Warriors were eliminated in the preliminary round, thus becoming the first team to leave the competition as title holders at this stage.
Global FC, Boeung Ket Rubber Field and Lao Police Club are the champions of their respective countries' leagues in 2012.
The clubs competing in each round of the competition will be drawn in pairs, with the tie to be played in a knockout format.
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.