2012–13 Scottish Youth Cup


The 2012–13 Scottish Youth Cup was the 30th season of the Scottish Youth Cup, the national knockout tournament at youth level organised by the Scottish Football Association for its full and associate member clubs. The tournament is now for the under-20 age group to complement current youth development strategies, having formerly been an under-19 competition.
Celtic won the competition for the fourth year in succession, defeating Dunfermline Athletic, 3–1 in the final at Hampden Park.

Calendar

The final of the competition was brought forward by one day to 1 May 2013 after a request by Dunfermline Athletic, as a number of their youth squad had stepped up to the first-team after the club entered administration.
RoundMatch dateFixturesClubs
First RoundSunday 26 August 2012350 → 47
Second RoundSunday 23 September 20121547 → 32
Third RoundSunday 21 October 20121632 → 16
Fourth RoundSunday 25 November 2012816 → 8
Quarter-finalsSunday 24 February 201348 → 4
Semi-finalsSunday 24 March 201324 → 2
FinalWednesday 1 May 201312 → 1

Format

The sixteen clubs who reached the Fourth round of the 2011–12 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining thirty four clubs enter the first round and are initially divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards.

First round

The draws for the First and Second Rounds were conducted on 31 July 2012.

Central Group

Three ties were drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:
Home Team Score Away Team
East Stirlingshirew/oCivil Service Strollers
Rangers2 – 1St Johnstone
Clyde5 – 2Dundee

North Group

No First Round ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the Second round.
No First Round ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the Second round.
The second round ties are due to be played on or around 23 September 2012.

Central Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Arbroath4 – 0Preston Athletic
Alloa Athletic2 – 7Queen's Park
Rangers3 – 0Dumbarton
Partick Thistle3 – 1Spartans
Raith Rovers3 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Heart of Midlothian2 – 1Clyde
East Fife1 – 0Motherwell
Cowdenbeath6 – 3East Stirlingshire
Edinburgh City3 – 2Stirling Albion

North Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Huntly1 – 2Fort William
Ross County6 – 0Clachnacuddin
Brora Rangers1 – 8Formartine United
Fraserburgh5 – 2Cove Rangers

South Group

receive a bye to the third round.
Home Team Score Away Team
Annan Athleticw/oThreave Rovers
Stranraer2 – 6Kilmarnock

Third round

The following sixteen clubs enter at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:
The third round draw took place on 25 September 2012 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.
Annan Athletic were expelled from the tournament due to player registration errors.
Home Team Score Away Team
Heart of Midlothian1 – 2Celtic
Hibernian13 – 1Fort William
Annan Athleticw/oMontrose
Edinburgh City1 – 3Partick Thistle
Gala Fairydean0 – 13Kilmarnock
Queen of the South1 – 5Hamilton Academical
Stenhousemuir1 – 3 St Mirren
Cowdenbeath2 – 1Airdrie
Arbroath1 – 5Aberdeen
Queen's Park0 – 4Rangers
Ross County0 – 2Dunfermline Athletic
Livingston8 – 0Formartine United
Dundee United7 – 1Greenock Morton
Ayr United3 – 0East Fife
Raith Rovers1 – 3Falkirk
Fraserburgh0 – 8Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Fourth round

The fourth round draw was conducted on 23 October 2012.
Home Team Score Away Team
Partick Thistle0 – 6Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic10 – 0Montrose
Rangers1 – 5Kilmarnock
Aberdeen4 – 2Hamilton Academical
Falkirk0 – 0
St Mirren
Livingston2 – 3Cowdenbeath
Hibernian2 – 3 Celtic
Ayr United1 – 2Dundee United

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw was conducted on 27 November 2012.
Home Team Score Away Team
Celtic2 – 0Aberdeen
Dundee United1 – 3St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic3 – 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Kilmarnock6 – 0Cowdenbeath

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park on 27 November 2012.
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Final