2017–18 Scottish Cup

The calendar for the 2017–18 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.^[4]

The draw for the preliminary rounds took place on Monday, 10 July 2017 at Hampden Park and was made by Scotland internationals Gemma Fay and Ifeoma Dieke.^[5]

15 clubs were involved in the draw, of which nine received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other six entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the East of Scotland Football League (5), South of Scotland Football League (3), North Caledonian Football League (1), Scottish Junior Football Association (4) and the Scottish Amateur Football Association (2). Glenafton Athletic took part in the Scottish Cup for the first time after winning the 2016–17 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division and the 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup.

There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which nine clubs, from the 11 eligible, received a bye to the second preliminary round. The two clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered the first preliminary round. Three ties were then drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 12 August 2017. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 2 September 2017. Wigtown & Bladnoch were in the draw when it was first announced, but withdrew from the competition before the date of the draw.^[6]

Clubs with a valid club licence at the date of the draw are eligible for a bye to the second preliminary round.^[6] Teams in Bold advanced to the first round.

The following teams received a bye to the Second Preliminary Round: Banks O’Dee, Coldstream, Girvan,Glasgow University, Golspie Sutherland, Linlithgow Rose, Preston Athletic, St Cuthbert Wanderers and Threave Rovers.^[5]

Kelty Hearts v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

12 August 2017	Kelty Hearts	0–1	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	Kelty
14:30		Report	Muir 90'	Stadium: New Central Park Referee: David Munro

Banks O’Dee v Linlithgow Rose

2 September 2017	Banks O’Dee	2–1	Linlithgow Rose	Aberdeen
15:00	Henderson 20' Watt 60'	Report	Allan 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spain Park Referee: David Dickinson

Glasgow University v Threave Rovers

2 September 2017	Glasgow University	1–1	Threave Rovers	Airdrie
15:00	Thomson	Report	Soltys	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Scott Millar

Glenafton Athletic v Golspie Sutherland

2 September 2017	Glenafton Athletic	6–1	Golspie Sutherland	New Cumnock
15:00	Dallas (4) McKernon McCann	Report	McAusland (o.g.)	Stadium: Loch Park Referee: Tony Fullerton

Threave Rovers v Glasgow University

9 September 2017	Threave Rovers	2–1	Glasgow University	Castle Douglas
15:00	Soltys (2)	Report	Thompson (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Stephen Brown

The first round took place on the weekend of 23 September 2017. Along with the six winners from the second preliminary round, there were 30 new entries at this stage, 14 from the Lowland Football League and 16 from the Highland Football League.^[6]

The draw for the first round was made at 5:30 pm on 2 September 2017 at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie and was made by Davie Hay, representing defending champions Celtic and Donnie Fergusson from hosts Glasgow University.^[7]

Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.

Edusport Academy v Rothes

23 September 2017	Edusport Academy	1–1	Rothes	Annan
15:00	Higgins 49'	Report	Gillespie 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Galabank Referee: Garry Doherty

Fraserburgh v Forres Mechanics

23 September 2017	Fraserburgh	2–1	Forres Mechanics	Fraserburgh
15:00	Combe 71' Campbell 90'		Duncanson 20'	Stadium: Bellslea Park Referee: Peter Stuart

Edinburgh University v Lossiemouth

23 September 2017	Edinburgh University	2–1	Lossiemouth	Edinburgh
15:00	Yeoman 50' Guthrie 84'	Report	McRitchie 17'	Stadium: East Peffermill Referee: Scott Lambie

Clachnacuddin v Fort William

23 September 2017	Clachnacuddin	8–0	Fort William	Inverness
15:00	10', 12', 17', 30', 55', 65', 85', 88'	Report		Stadium: Grant Street Park Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Brora Rangers v Girvan

23 September 2017	Brora Rangers	5–0	Girvan	Brora
15:00	31', 34', 37', 45', 65'	Report		Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Alex Shepherd

Nairn County v Whitehill Welfare

23 September 2017	Nairn County	1–0	Whitehill Welfare	Nairn
15:00	MacRae 40'	Report		Stadium: Station Park Referee: Chris Fordyce

Colville Park v Cumbernauld Colts

23 September 2017	Colville Park	2–1	Cumbernauld Colts	Glasgow
15:00	4', 17'	Report	Brown 21'	Stadium: New Tinto Park Referee: Chris McNab

Deveronvale v Hawick Royal Albert

23 September 2017	Deveronvale	3–1	Hawick Royal Albert	Banff
15:00	Scott 30', 79' Dunbar 69'	Report	Aitken 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Princess Royal Park Referee: Dan McFarlane

Formartine United v Turriff United

23 September 2017	Formartine United	2–1	Turriff United	Pitmedden
15:00	Smith 33' McPhee 87'	Report	Miller 5'	Stadium: North Lodge Park Referee: Lorraine Watson

Civil Service Strollers v Strathspey Thistle

23 September 2017	Civil Service Strollers	2–1	Strathspey Thistle	Edinburgh
15:00	Stewart 56' 75'	Report	Hay 35'	Stadium: Christie Gillies Park Referee: Ross Hardie

BSC Glasgow v Dalbeattie Star

24 September 2017	BSC Glasgow	1–0	Dalbeattie Star	Alloa
14:00	Redpath 67'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Kevin Graham

Stirling University v Wick Academy

30 September 2017	Stirling University	1–0	Wick Academy	Falkirk
15:00	O'Brien 1'	Report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Rothes v Edusport Academy

30 September 2017	Rothes	1–3	Edusport Academy	Rothes
15:00	Moore 22'	Report	Babel 65' Zeghdane 79', 86'	Stadium: Mackessack Park Referee: Garry Doherty

The second round took place on the weekend of 14 October 2017. Along with the 18 winners from the first round, there were 14 new entries at this stage, two from the Lowland Football League, two from the Highland Football League and all 10 from League Two.^[6]

The draw for the second round was made at 17:45 on 23 September 2017 at Ayr Racecourse. The draw was made by former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff and former Ayr United striker James Grady.^[8]

Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

Edinburgh City v Stenhousemuir

13 October 2017	Edinburgh City	0–1	Stenhousemuir	Edinburgh
19:45		Report	Longworth 49'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 286

Deveronvale v Glenafton Athletic

14 October 2017	Deveronvale	0–2	Glenafton Athletic	Banff
15:00		Report	Andrew 87', 90+1'	Stadium: Princess Royal Park Attendance: 294

Berwick Rangers v Annan Athletic

14 October 2017	Berwick Rangers	1–0	Annan Athletic	Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
15:00	Scullion 70'	Report		Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 379

The third round took take place on the weekend of 18 November 2017. Along with the 16 winners from the first round, there were 16 new entries at this stage, all 10 from League One and six from the Championship.^[6]

The draw for the third round was made at 5:45pm on Saturday 14 October 2017 at Links Park, Montrose. The draw was made by Archie Knox and Derek Sim, chairman of Links Park Community Trust.^[9] The draw had to be re-done following a mix-up that lead to Brora Rangers being drawn twice. Of the 16 ties, 15 had already been drawn, including Glenafton Athletic-Queen of the South and Brora Rangers-Queen's Park, before the mistake was discovered. The Scottish Football Association claimed that the draw had to be re-done due to "a technical issue" in incident mirroring the 2016 quarter-final draw where when one of the balls containing the club names split open before it was pulled out.^[10][11]

Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.

Dumbarton v Elgin City

18 November 2017	Dumbarton	1–0	Elgin City	Dumbarton
15:00	Carswell 24'			Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 491 Referee: Colin Steven

Formartine United v Forfar Athletic

18 November 2017	Formartine United	1–0	Forfar Athletic	Pitmedden
15:00	Crawford 15'			Stadium: North Lodge Park Attendance: 244 Referee: Mike Roncone

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v St Mirren

18 November 2017	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	1–7	St Mirren	Edinburgh
13:00	Wringe 47'		Morgan 4' Reilly 8', 32', 36', 42' Baird 17' C. Smith 24'	Stadium: Saughton Enclosure Attendance: 1,322 Referee: David Lowe

Queen's Park v Dunfermline Athletic

18 November 2017	Queen's Park	1–4	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00	Galt 65'		Clark 48' Talbot 59' Ryan 78' McManus 89'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Steven McLean

Spartans v Fraserburgh

18 November 2017	Spartans	1–2	Fraserburgh	Edinburgh
15:00	Dishington 17'		Campbell 47' (pen.) Hay 89'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 335 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Stranraer v Brora Rangers

18 November 2017	Stranraer	0–1	Brora Rangers	Stranraer
15:00			S. Mackay 90+3'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 440 Referee: Barry Cook

Queen of the South v Montrose

21 November 2017	Queen of the South	2–1	Montrose	Dumfries
19:45	Dobbie 24' Lyle 67'		Webster 43'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 794 Referee: John McKendrick

The fourth round took place on the weekend of 20 January 2018. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - the remaining four clubs from the Championship, and all 12 from the Premiership.^[6]

The draw for the fourth round was made at 4:45pm on Monday, 20 November 2017. The draw was made by Doddie Weir and Colin Cameron.^[12]

Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.

Aberdeen v St Mirren

20 January 2018	Aberdeen	4–1	St Mirren	Aberdeen
12:15	Rooney 8' (pen.) Christie 18', 33' Mackay-Steven 47'	Report	Reilly 25'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,848 Referee: Don Robertson

Alloa Athletic v Dundee United

20 January 2018	Alloa Athletic	0–2	Dundee United	Alloa
15:00		Report	Durnan 44' Lyng 62'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,615 Referee: Craig Charleston

Ayr United v Arbroath

20 January 2018	Ayr United	4–1	Arbroath	Ayr
15:00	McDaid 9', 83' Shankland 58' Moore 90+3'	Report	McCord 79'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Mike Roncone

Celtic v Brechin City

20 January 2018	Celtic	5–0	Brechin City	Glasgow
15:00	Forrest 2' Sinclair 11' Ntcham 49' Boyata 56' Édouard 86'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,879 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

20 January 2018	Dundee	2–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dundee
15:00	Leitch-Smith 47' O'Hara 64'	Report	Doran 16' Oakley 87'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

20 January 2018	Dunfermline Athletic	1–2	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline
15:00	McManus 57'	Report	Oliver 24' Quitongo 85'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,573 Referee: Alan Muir

East Fife v Brora Rangers

20 January 2018	East Fife	0–1	Brora Rangers	Methil
15:00		Report	Williamson 12'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: David Munro

Kilmarnock v Ross County

20 January 2018	Kilmarnock	1–0	Ross County	Kilmarnock
15:00	Erwin 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

20 January 2018	Motherwell	2–0	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00	McMann 4' (o.g.) Tanner 35' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Craig Thomson

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

20 January 2018	Queen of the South	1–2	Partick Thistle	Dumfries
15:00	Fergusson 55'	Report	Sammon 42', 81'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Willie Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

21 January 2018	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Hibernian	Edinburgh
14:05	Cowie 87'	Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Livingston v Falkirk

23 January 2018	Livingston	0–1	Falkirk	Livingston
19:45		Report	Tumilty 90+3'	Stadium: Almondvale Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Alan Newlands

Peterhead v Dumbarton

23 January 2018	Peterhead	2–3	Dumbarton	Peterhead
19:45	J. Brown 31' Robertson 83'	Report	Gallagher 12', 53' Russell 56'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 691 Referee: Gavin Ross

Albion Rovers v St Johnstone

29 January 2018	Albion Rovers	0–4	St Johnstone	Coatbridge
19:45		Report	Kane 3', 57', 70' McClean 51'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Formartine United v Cove Rangers

30 January 2018	Formartine United	0–2	Cove Rangers	Pitmedden
20:00		Report	Stott 32' Megginson 68'	Stadium: North Lodge Park Attendance: 776 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Fraserburgh v Rangers

31 January 2018	Fraserburgh	0–3	Rangers	Fraserburgh
19:30		Report	Windass 15' (pen.), 55', 67'	Stadium: Bellslea Park Referee: Greg Aitken

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee

30 January 2018	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0–1	Dundee	Inverness
19:45		Report	Allan 47'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Stephen Finnie

The draw for the fifth round was made live on Sky Sports Football at Tynecastle Park following Heart of Midlothian'sEdinburgh derby victory on Sunday, 21 January 2018. The draw was made by Amy MacDonald and David Weir.^[13]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Celtic v Partick Thistle

10 February 2018	Celtic	3–2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
12:15	Forrest 3', 10', 54'	Report	Doolan 20' Sammon 84'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,191 Referee: Steven McLean

Cove Rangers v Falkirk

10 February 2018	Cove Rangers	1–3	Falkirk	Inverurie
15:00	Megginson 3'	Report	Jakubiak 2', 48' Sibbald 46'	Stadium: Harlaw Park Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee v Motherwell

10 February 2018	Dundee	0–2	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00		Report	Tanner 30' Main 56'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Bobby Madden

Greenock Morton v Dumbarton

10 February 2018	Greenock Morton	3–0	Dumbarton	Greenock
15:00	Ross 12' Iredale 49' McHugh 80'	Report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Craig Thomson

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

10 February 2018	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	St Johnstone	Edinburgh
15:00	Lafferty 7', 58' Mitchell 54'	Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 12,393 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Kilmarnock v Brora Rangers

10 February 2018	Kilmarnock	4–0	Brora Rangers	Kilmarnock
15:00	Tshibola 42' Boyd 58' Brophy 76' O'Donnell 82'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,278 Referee: Euan Anderson

Ayr United v Rangers

11 February 2018	Ayr United	1–6	Rangers	Ayr
14:30	Forrest 11'	Report	Morelos 31', 72' Cummings 66' Windass 69', 81' Murphy 88'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 9,346 Referee: Nick Walsh

Aberdeen v Dundee United

11 February 2018	Aberdeen	4–2	Dundee United	Aberdeen
16:30	Rooney 20' Mackay-Steven 27', 55' McLean 35'	Report	Stanton 34' McMullan 70'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,611 Referee: Willie Collum

The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on Sky Sports Football at Pittodrie Stadium following Aberdeen's tie against Dundee United on Sunday, 11 February 2018. The draw was made by Russell Anderson and Rachel Corsie.^[14]

Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Celtic v Greenock Morton

3 March 2018	Celtic	3–0	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
12:30	Dembélé 62', 71' (pen.) Édouard 90'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,255 Referee: John Beaton

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

3 March 2018	Aberdeen	1–1	Kilmarnock	Aberdeen
15:00	Shinnie 9'	Report	Boyd 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 8,739 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

4 March 2018	Motherwell	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
14:15	Main 7' McHugh 87'	Report	Lafferty 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,564 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Rangers v Falkirk

4 March 2018	Rangers	4–1	Falkirk	Glasgow
16:15	Cummings 16', 21', 75' Muirhead 44' (o.g.)	Report	Muirhead 20'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 33,968 Referee: Craig Thomson

Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

13 March 2018	Kilmarnock	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Aberdeen	Kilmarnock
19:45	O'Donnell 96'	Report	McLean 103' (pen.)	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,998 Referee: Steven McLean
	Penalties
	Erwin Brophy Taylor O'Donnell Kiltie		Shinnie McLean McGinn Stewart

The draw for the semi-finals was made live on Sky Sports Football at Ibrox Stadium following Rangers' tie against Falkirk on Sunday, 4 March 2018. The draw was made by Neil Alexander and Gordon Reid.^[15]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.

Motherwell v Aberdeen

14 April 2018	Motherwell	3–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
12:15	Main 20', 66' Bowman 22'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 18,470 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Celtic v Rangers

15 April 2018	Celtic	4–0	Rangers	Glasgow
14:30	Rogic 22' McGregor 38' Dembélé 52' (pen.) Ntcham 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,729 Referee: Bobby Madden

The following is the bracket which the Scottish Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay.

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round, with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland, and both channels screen the final live.

The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television: