2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup

The 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup was the 35th 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 1998 were eligible to play.

2017–18 Scottish FA Youth Cup
SFA Youth Cup
CountryScotland
Teams59
ChampionsHibernian
Runners-upAberdeen
2018–19 →

Calendar
Round Match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round 11 59 → 48
Second Round 16 48 → 32
Third Round 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 2 4 → 2
Final 1 2 → 1

Format

The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2016–17 competition received a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The first two rounds were divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards.

First round

Central Group

Four ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 pens.)		 Clyde
Cowdenbeath 2 – 3 Whitehill Welfare
Dundee 1 – 2 Raith Rovers
East Kilbride 4 – 1 Airdrieonians

North Group

Five ties were drawn in this group, with the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Deveronvale 2 – 1 Formartine United
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 – 1 Banks O'Dee
Inverurie Loco Works 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 pens.)		 Nairn County
Lossiemouth 0 – 2 Keith
Ross County 10 – 0 Elgin City

South Group

Two ties were drawn in this group, and no clubs received a bye.

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Bonnyton Thistle 0 – 1 Selkirk
Stranraer 4 – 2 Mid-Annandale

Second round

Central Group
Home Team  Score  Away Team
Albion Rovers 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Berwick Rangers 1 – 2 University of Stirling
Burntisland Shipyard 3 – 2 Livingston
Edinburgh City 0 – 1 Raith Rovers
Edusport Academy 1 – 0 BSC Glasgow
Hamilton Academical 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Queen's Park
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0 – 4 Stirling Albion
St Mirren 4 – 0 Heriot Watt University
Tynecastle 1 – 4 Cumbernauld Colts
Whitehill Welfare 0 – 4 East Kilbride

North Group
Home Team  Score  Away Team
Deveronvale 0 – 12 Ross County
Forfar Athletic 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Inverness CT
Fraserburgh 3 – 0 Clachnacuddin
Inverurie Loco Works 3 – 0 Montrose
Turriff United 8 – 0 Lossiemouth

South Group
Home Team  Score  Away Team
Stranraer 2 – 0 Selkirk

Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 10 October 2017.[1] The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage, by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Stirling Albion 4 − 2 Cumbernauld Colts
Hibernian 2 − 1 East Kilbride
Spartans 0 – 3 Kilmarnock
St Johnstone 2 − 1 Dundee United
Heart of Midlothian 5 − 1 Ayr United
Hamilton Academical 4 − 2 Falkirk
Inverness CT 2 − 0 University of Stirling
Motherwell 9 − 0 Burntisland Shipyard
Edusport Academy 0 − 6 Aberdeen
Ross County 2 − 0 Fraserburgh
Inverurie Loco Works 1 − 3 Raith Rovers
Greenock Morton 3 − 0 Turriff United
Alloa Athletic 0 − 8 Celtic
Rangers 5 − 2 Partick Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic w/o St Mirren
Queen of the South 0 − 1 Stranraer

Fourth round

The fourth round draw was announced on 7 November 2017.[2]

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Stranraer 0 − 11 Motherwell
Stirling Albion 3 − 4 Ross County
St Johnstone 2 − 1 Rangers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 − 2 Hibernian
Kilmarnock 3 − 1 Heart of Midlothian
Hamilton Academical 2 − 4 Aberdeen
Greenock Morton 3 − 1 St Mirren
Celtic 5 − 0 Raith Rovers

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw was announced on 19 December 2017.[3]

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Motherwell 2 − 3 Kilmarnock
Aberdeen 2 − 1 Ross County
Celtic 3 − 0 St Johnstone
Hibernian 3 − 1 Greenock Morton

Semi-finals

The semi-final ties were played on 5 and 12 April 2018.

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Aberdeen
Hibernian 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pens.)		 Celtic

Final
Hibernian3 – 1Aberdeen
Joe MacPherson (o.g.)
Ryan Porteous 72'
Jamie Gullan 		BBC Sport Connor McLennan
Attendance: 1,641[4]
Referee: Iain Snedden[5]

References
  1. "Scottish FA Youth Cup Third Round draw 2017/18". Scottish Football Association. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "Fourth Round Youth Cup Draw". Scottish Football Association. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "Youth Cup Fifth Round Draw". Scottish Football Association. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. "Hibernian secure first Youth Cup since 2009". Scottish Football Association.
  5. "Iain Snedden to referee Scottish FA Youth Cup Final". Scottish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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