The 2013

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(known as the

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Shield for sponsorship reasons) is the 42nd season of

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's top domestic cup competition. It began on 20 July and ended on 17 November, with domestic broadcasting rights for the competition held by SuperSport. After beating rivals and

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champions

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in the

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, A.F.C. Leopards will represent Kenya in the preliminary round of the

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and will play Gor Mahia again at the 2014 Kenyan Super Cup.

Teams

Bracket

First round

First round ties were played from 20 July to 28 July. 32 teams from

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, the

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, the Kenyan County League and the Kenyan District League combined began their campaigns at this stage.

Second round

The draw for the second round of the tournament was held on 7 August 2013 in central

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Third round

The third round of the tournament will be played on the weekend of 21–22 September 2013. Of the 16 teams that advanced from the second round, only Finlays Horticulture and

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are from Division One, while the rest are from the

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. No

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side made it through the second round.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals of the tournament were played on the weekend of 12–13 October 2013. All matches were played at the

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. Of the 8 teams that advanced from the third round, Finlays Horticulture was the only remaining

side in the tournament. The other 7 clubs were from the

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 19–20 October at the

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. Controversy followed the match between

and Sony Sugar when fans of the former invaded the match to attack the latter while celebrating the win. Goalkeeper Wycliffe Kasaya and other players were injured in the fray and admitted to hospital later on.

Third place playoff

The third place playoff was played on 16 November 2013 at the

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Final

The final was played on Sunday 17 November at the

. It was the final Nairobi derby match of the season. Noah Wafula was named

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and Player of the Tournament after the game.