Football tournament season
2016?17 William Hill Scottish Cup
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Country
| Scotland
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Teams
| 93
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Defending champions
| Hibernian
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Champions
| Celtic
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Runner-up
| Aberdeen
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Matches played
| 105
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Goals scored
| 370 (3.52 per match)
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Top goal scorer(s)
| Wayne McIntosh &
David Gormley
(8 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 27 May 2017.
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The
2016?17
Scottish Cup
was the 132nd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker
William Hill
in what was the sixth season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.
[1]
The defending champions were
Hibernian
, who defeated
Rangers
in the
2016 final
, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by
Aberdeen
.
[2]
Celtic
beat
Aberdeen
2?1 in the
final
to complete a domestic treble without losing a game in any domestic competition.
[3]
Media coverage
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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; also, Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland & both channels screen the final live.
Calendar
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The calendar for the 2016?17 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by
Scottish Football Association
.
[4]
Preliminary rounds
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The draw for the preliminary rounds took place at the Coldstream Museum on Monday 18 July 2016.
17 clubs were involved in the draw, of which seven received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other 10 entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the
East of Scotland Football League
(3),
South of Scotland Football League
(5),
North Caledonian Football League
(1),
Scottish Junior Football Association
(6) and the
Scottish Amateur Football Association
(2).
There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which seven clubs, from the 10 eligible, would receive a bye to the second preliminary round. The three clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered in the first preliminary round. Five ties were drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 13 August 2016. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 3 September 2016.
[5]
Preliminary round 1
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Draw
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Teams in
Bold
advanced to the first round.
The following teams received a bye to the second preliminary round:
Banks O’Dee
,
Burntisland Shipyard
,
Coldstream
,
Girvan
,
Golspie Sutherland
,
Linlithgow Rose
and
Threave Rovers
.
[6]
Matches
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Replay
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Preliminary round 2
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Matches
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Replay
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First round
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The first round took place on the weekend of 24 September 2016. 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
.
[4]
From the first round, teams were permitted to use an additional fourth substitute in the extra time period should a replayed tie go to extra time.
[7]
Draw
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The draw for the first round was made on Monday, 5 September at 2:30pm. The draw took place at Edinburgh College and was made by
Hibernian
's cup winning captain
David Gray
. It was streamed live on the
Scottish Cup
's official
Facebook
page.
[8]
Teams in
Italics
were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in
Bold
advanced to the second round.
Matches
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Replays
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Second round
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The second round took place on the weekend of 22 October. 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 10 from
Scottish League Two
.
[4]
Draw
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The draw for the second round was hosted by
Highland Football League
champions
Cove Rangers
and took place at the Aberdeen Altens Hotel on Monday, 26 September at 6pm.
Scottish Football Association
president, Alex McRea oversaw the draw which was made by Nigg Community Council chairperson Alan Strachan.
[9]
Teams in
Italics
were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in
Bold
advanced to the third round.
Matches
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Replays
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Third round
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The third round took place on the weekend of 26 November 2016. Along with the 16 winners from the second round, there were to be 16 new entries, 10 from
Scottish League One
and six from the
Scottish Championship
, at this stage.
[4]
Draw
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The draw for the third round was made at 6pm on Tuesday, 25 October. The draw took place at
Cappielow
and was hosted by
Greenock Morton
. Chief Executive of the Greenock Morton Community Trust,
Warren Hawke
helped make the draw.
[10]
Teams in
Italics
were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in
Bold
advanced to the fourth round.
Matches
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A total of nine third round ties were postponed due to frozen pitches. The
St Mirren
-
Spartans
,
Beith Juniors
-
Greenock Morton
,
Clyde
-
Arbroath
,
Albion Rovers
-
Queen of the South
and
Stirling Albion
-
Wick Academy
matches were postponed on Friday, 25 November, a day before they were due to take place after failing pitch inspections due to the freezing weather. These games were subsequently rearranged for 29 November, 3 and 6 December.
[11]
[12]
The
Queen's Park
-
Montrose
match was originally scheduled for 29 November due to the
League Cup final
taking place at
Hampden Park
,
Queen's Park's
home ground, on 27 November.
[13]
A further three games were postponed after failing early pitch inspections on Saturday, 26 November. These were the
East Fife
-
Edinburgh City
,
Stranraer
-
East Kilbride
and
Brechin City
-
Ayr United
matches. The
Formartine United
-
Annan Athletic
match originally passed a pitch inspection at 7am but was postponed after failing a supplementary inspection at 10:30am after temperatures in
Pitmedden
hadn't risen as expected.
[11]
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Replays
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- Notes
- ^
A
- Originally due to start at 1:30pm, kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes in the
Bonnyrigg Rose
-
Dumbarton
match to allow more supporters entry to the ground.
[14]
Fourth round
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The fourth round took place on the weekend of 21 January 2017. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there were 16 new entries, four from the
Scottish Championship
and 12 from the
Scottish Premiership
, at this stage.
[4]
Ayr United
became the first Scottish club to make four substitutions in a single match in their fourth round replay with
Queen's Park
. The
Scottish FA
's rule change at the start of the season to allow a fourth substitute to be used if a match went to extra time
[8]
was used for the first time when
Michael Rose
replaced
Nicky Devlin
in the 121st minute of the match on 24 January 2017.
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Draw
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The draw for the fourth round was made at 6:35pm on Monday, 28 November. The draw was made at
Rugby Park
and hosted by
Kilmarnock
. It was made by
Kilmarnock's
1997 Scottish Cup
winning midfielder
Gary Holt
, alongside the
Scottish Football Association
President, Alan McRae, and Liz Poole-Adams from competition sponsors
William Hill
.
[16]
Teams in
italics
were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in
Bold
advanced to the fifth round.
Matches
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Replays
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- Notes
Fifth round
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The fifth round took place on the weekend of 11 February 2017.
[4]
Draw
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The draw for the fifth round was made live on
Sky Sports
following the conclusion of the
Albion Rovers
-
Celtic
match on 22 January 2017.
[19]
The draw was made by former
Hibernian
manager
Alan Stubbs
and
Celtic
fan
Rod Stewart
, who memorably performed his part of the draw in an enthusiastic manner.
[20]
Teams in
italics
were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in
Bold
advanced to the quarter-finals.
Matches
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Replays
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Quarter-finals
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The quarter-finals took place on the weekend of 4 March 2017.
[4]
Draw
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The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on
Sky Sports
following the conclusion of the
Rangers
-
Greenock Morton
match on 12 February 2017. The draw was conducted by seven-time
Scottish Cup
winner
Alex McLeish
.
Teams in
italics
were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in
Bold
advanced to the semi-finals.
Matches
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Semi-finals
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The semi-finals took place on the weekend of 22 April 2017.
[4]
Draw
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The draw for the semi-finals was made live on
Sky Sports News
on 5 March 2017. The draw was made by
Lisbon Lion
Bertie Auld
and
Aberdeen's
1990 Scottish Cup
winning manager
Alex Smith
.
Teams in
Bold
advanced to the final.
Matches
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Final
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Statistics
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Top goalscorers
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- As of 5 March 2017
Broadcasting rights
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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 also, Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland & both channels screen the final live.
The following matches are to be broadcast live on television:
References
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