Beverage capsule and a method for forming the same

A beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparation machine to prepare a beverage by passing a fluid through the beverage capsule, the beverage capsule comprising:

• a cup-shaped body comprising a base and a sidewall contiguous with the base, wherein the base is configured to be pierced by a draining member of the beverage preparation machine to allow draining a beverage from the beverage capsule;
• a lid sealed to the cup-shaped body, the lid and cup-shaped body enclosing an interior volume, wherein the lid is configured to be pierced by an injection member of the beverage preparation machine to inject a fluid into the beverage capsule;
• and
• a punctured filter plate positioned inside the cup-shaped body and dividing the interior volume into a first compartment delimited in part by the lid and configured for holding one or more beverage ingredients and a second compartment delimited in part by the base, wherein the punctured filter plate is located at a distance from said base which is larger than or equal to a piercing height of the draining member of the beverage preparation machine and wherein said beverage is able to pass through the punctured filter plate,
• wherein the cup-shaped body, the lid and the punctured filter plate are made of a material comprising metal,
• wherein the sidewall is provided with a first set of crimps located adjacent the punctured filter plate with the punctured filter plate being held in place at least in part by the crimps.