The 2013 Slovenian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup, the 22nd edition of the Slovenian Football Cup, the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in the country after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The match was played on 29 May 2013 at Bonifika Stadium in Koper.
Venue The match was played at Bonifika Stadium, a 4,047 all-seater stadium in Koper, which replaced Arena Petrol, Ljudski vrt and Stožice Stadium, where the previous eight finals were held. In addition, this was the first Slovenian cup final held in the Slovene Riviera.
Background The final was played between the two Styrian teams, Maribor and Celje, both competing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. This was the second time Maribor and Celje met in the cup final, having faced each other in the final during the 2011–12 edition, where Maribor won their seventh cup title after a penalty shoot-out. Celje previously competed in six finals, but managed to win only once, when they defeated Gorica in the 2004–05 edition.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. MariborRoundCeljeOpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResultN/AN/AFirst roundN/AN/AZavrč2–0 (A)Round of 16Brda3–0 (A)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOlimpija3–23–1 (A)0–1 (H)Quarter-finalsDravinja3–02–0 (H)1–0 (A)Triglav Kranj5–22–2 (A)3–0 (H)Semi-finalsAluminij1–1 (a)1–1 (A)0–0 (H)
Match details
Maribor: GK 33 Jasmin HandanovićRB 6 Martin MilecCB 22 Nejc PotokarCB 44 ArghusLB 28 Mitja VilerRM 10 Agim IbraimiCM 70 Aleš MerteljCM 20 Goran Cvijanović LM 8 Dejan MezgaFW 9 Marcos Tavares (c)FW 32 Robert BerićSubstitutes:GK 12 Marko PridigarDF 24 Dejan TrajkovskiDF 45 Nejc MevljaMF 5 Željko Filipović MF 25 Ranko MoravacMF 29 Timotej DodlekFW 11 Luka ZahovićManager: Darko MilaničCelje: GK 12 Matic KotnikRB 16 Miha KorošecCB 5 Marko KrajcerCB 24 Matic ŽitkoLB 18 Sebastjan Gobec (c)DM 4 Blaž Vrhovec DM 28 Miha ZajcCM 70 Alexander Srdić CM 7 Benjamin Verbič CM 9 Gregor Bajde FW 29 Andraž ŽurejSubstitutes:GK 1 Amel MujčinovičDF 23 Tadej GaberDF 30 Tadej VidmajerMF 19 Nejc Plesec MF 20 Klemen MedvedMF 26 David Tomažič ŠerugaFW 13 Aleksandar Bajić Manager: Miloš Rus Assistant referees: Primož Arhar Marko Stančin Fourth official: Darko Čeferin Delegate: Leopold Roglič
2012–13 Slovenian Cup winnersMaribor8th title
See also 2012–13 Slovenian Football Cup 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 2012 Slovenian Supercup
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