The 2012

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was the 41st season of

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's top domestic cup competition. The deadline for application was 30 July, and 32 clubs had registered for participation to the tournament after paying a mandatory KSh.15,000/= fee, with a final list of 34 teams. The quarter-finals were played on 6−7 October, while the semi-finals and the final were played on 17−18 November and 21 November respectively, after the end of the

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. Two teams were to be knocked out in the first round (playoff matches) to decide who would advance to the

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. By winning the tournament,

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earned a place in the preliminary round of the

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, and will play Tusker, the winners of the

, at the 2013 Kenyan Super Cup.

Teams

The following is the final list of teams that participated in the tournament.

First round

Playoff matches in the first round between Muranga United, Maua United,

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and Tetu Stars were played to decide who would advance to the

. ''Murang'a United were awarded a walkover as Maua United withdrew from the tournament.'' ''Taqwa were knocked out of the tournament due to "technicalities".''

Bracket

The FKF decided to change the quarter-final fixtures, meaning that

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and

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were now to face

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and

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respectively.

Second round

The draw for the second round of matches was held on 30 July 2012 and ties were played from 4 August to 12 August. Having been beaten, Malindi United,

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, MOYAS and

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still withdrew from the tournament.

Third round

The third round of matches was played on the weekend of 1−2 September in various venues, all at 15:00

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time.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on the weekend of 6–7 October. The FKF changed two of the fixtures for the round, meaning that

and K.R.A. were now to meet

and

respectively. The decision raised many eyebrows as questions arose regarding the true motive behind the FKF's decision.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are being played on the weekend of 17–18 November. They were to be played on the weekend on 20–21 October, but the dates were pushed so as not to clash with the

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schedule.

Final

The final was played on 20 November at the

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won 3–0 on penalties to win the title a record 10th time.

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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