City status in the United Kingdom council areas and have their own city councils. The cities of Perth, Stirling and Inverness are part of council areas which do not have city status, and have no city councils. Stirling Council's application for city status was specifically for the urban area of the (now former) Royal Burgh of Stirling and included proposed city boundaries which are much smaller than Stirling council area. Cardiff, Newport and Swansea are principal areas and have city councils. The city councils of Bangor, St Asaph and St Davids are community councils with limited powers. Belfast City Council is a local government district council.
2012–13 Welsh Cup 8th or Sunday 9 September 2012. Round One will be played on either Saturday 6th or Sunday 7 October 2012. Round Two was played on either Saturday 10th or Sunday 11 November 2012. Round Three will be played on either Saturday 8th or Sunday 9 December 2012. Round Four will be played on either Saturday 26th or Sunday 27 January 2013. The Quarter-finals were played on 1 and 2 March 2013. The Semi-finals were played on 6 April 2013. 2012–13 Welsh Cup The 2012–13 FAW Welsh Cup was the 126th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams