The match was played on 26 May 2013 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães.
Vitória defeated Benfica 2–1 and secured their first title in the competition after five previous failed appearances in the final.
[12] The last meeting between these two sides in this competition was a fourth round tie in the 2009–10 edition, where the Conquistadores defeated Benfica at the Estádio da Luz.
Benfica comfortably defeated the second division side 4–0, with goals from Lima, Óscar Cardozo, Eduardo Salvio and André Gomes.
A goal near the hour mark through Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matić, and an injury time strike from Óscar Cardozo granted Benfica safe passage to the fifth round.
Despite Desportivo das Aves being a second division side, Benfica's coach Jorge Jesus opted for a strong starting line-up with first team regulars Artur, Ezequiel Garay, Maxi Pereira and Nicolás Gaitán being selected over players who had primarily been used by Jorge Jesus for the cup competition.
Jesus' strong starting XI would pay off as Benfica would demolish the opposition 6–0, with a hat-trick from Óscar Cardozo, a brace from Rodrigo and a second-half penalty from Lima.
[20][21] For the semi-finals, Benfica were drawn against fellow Primeira Liga side Paços de Ferreira.
The goal arose after Rodrigo's shot was saved by Cássio, and John followed up to tap in Benfica's second to take a two-goal advantage back to Estádio da Luz.
Vitória de Guimarães would win the penalty shootout, 5–3 after Setúbal's Albert Meyong missed his spot kick.
Marítimo scored the first goal of the game on nine minutes through Fidélis, and Vitória de Guimarães would equalize in the second half through Ricardo Pereira.
Despite both sides competing for a European place in the domestic league, both managers opted for strong starting line-ups in order to win the tie.
[31][32] For the semi-finals, Vitória de Guimarães were drawn against the lowest ranked team still active in the competition which were Belenenses of the Segunda Liga.
Sousa was assisted by Bertino Miranda of Porto and Álvaro Mesquita of Vila Real while the fourth official was Bruno Esteves of Setúbal.
In January 2013, President of the Portuguese Football Federation Fernando Gomes announced his concerns over the conditions of the Estádio Nacional.
[40] Following Gomes' announcements, the Portuguese Football Federation sent a letter to the Secretary of State of Sport and Youth Alexandre Mestre, where the FPF expressed its concerns over the current conditions of the Estádio Nacional.
The FPF proposed renovations that needed to take place in order for the stadium to play host to the final.
[41] On 30 January 2013, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Miguel Relvas publicly announced to newspaper A Bola that the final of the cup should be hosted at the Jamor.
[44] On 5 February, Secretary of State of Sport and Youth Alexandre Mestre announced that the Portuguese government would invest €2.3 million into the stadium to improve its facilities with work to commence following Mestre's announcement and to conclude before May so that it can be ready to host the final of the Taça de Portugal.