Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The preliminary round involved only teams from 1. deild, 2. deild and 3. deild competitions. Teams from the highest division entered the competition in the first round.
Preliminary round
Three clubs from the 2. deild and one club from the 3. deild entered this round. These matches took place on 30 March 2013. The draw for this round was made on a live TV broadcast on KVF's show 3-2 on 11 March 2013.
The two winners from the preliminary round, all ten clubs from the Faroe Islands Premier League and four clubs from the 1. deild entered this round. The matches took place on 14 April 2013. The draw for this round was made on a live TV broadcast on KVF's show 3-2 on 11 March 2013.