2016–17 Scottish Youth Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2016–17 Scottish Youth Cup was the 34th 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 was for the under-20 age group, to complement current youth development strategies, having formerly been an under-19 competition. Players born after 1 January 1997 are eligible to play.
| SFA Youth Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Teams | 55 |
Motherwell were the defending champions after they beat Heart of Midlothian 5–2 in the 2016 final.
Calendar
| Round | Match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 28 August 2016[1] | 7 | 55 → 48 |
| Second Round | 25 September 2016[1] | 16 | 48 → 32 |
| Third Round | 6 November 2016 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 4 December 2016 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 22 January 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 12 March 2017 & 3 April 2017 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 26 April 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Format
The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2015–16 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining thirty-nine 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 draw for the first and second rounds took place on 3 August 2016.[1] The following clubs were involved in the first round draw:
| North Section | Central Section | South Section | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
01. Aberdeen |
|
01. Annan Athletic |
North Section
Three ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:[1]
The dates for the first round ties were announced on 26 August 2016.[2]
| 26 August 2016 | Aberdeen | Match One | Fraserburgh | Pittodrie, Aberdeen |
| 19:30 |
| 28 August 2016 | Deveronvale | Match Two | Inverurie Loco Works | Princess Royal Park, Banff |
| 14:00 |
| 28 August 2016 | Turriff United | Match Three | Keith | The Haughs, Turriff |
| 14:00 |
Central Section
Four ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round:[1]
The dates for the first round ties were announced on 26 August 2016.[2]
| 28 August 2016 | Clyde | 1–5 | Queen's Park | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 13:00 |
| 28 August 2016 | Dunfermline Athletic | Match Five | Berwick Rangers | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 14:00 |
| 2 September 2016 | Heriot-Watt University | Match Six | Partick Thistle | Oriam National Performance Centre, Edinburgh |
| 19:30 |
| 4 September 2016 | Edusport Academy | Match Seven | Alloa Athletic | Ainslie Park, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 |
Second round
North Section
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Buckie Thistle | Clachnacuddin | |
| Banks O' Dee | Montrose | |
| Formartine United | Lossiemouth | |
| Winners of Match Two | Forfar Athletic | |
| Winners of Match Three | Winners of Match One | |
Central Section
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Winners of Match Seven | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale | |
| Edinburgh City | Preston Athletic | |
| Spartans | Whitehill Welfare | |
| Livingston | Winners of Match Five | |
| Stirling Albion | Queen's Park | |
| Falkirk | Albion Rovers | |
| East Kilbride | BSC Glasgow | |
| Hamilton Academical | Raith Rovers | |
| Cowdenbeath | Winners of Match Six | |
| Tynecastle | Hibernian | |
South Section
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Stranraer | Annan Athletic | |
Third round
The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:[1]
| Third Round entrants | ||
|---|---|---|
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