2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup


The 2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup was the 32nd 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 1995 were eligible to play.
Celtic won the cup, defeating Rangers after a 5-2 win in the final.

Calendar

RoundMatch dateFixturesClubs
First RoundSunday 31 August 2014351 → 48
Second RoundSunday 28 September 20141648 → 32
Third RoundSunday 2 November 20141632 → 16
Fourth RoundSunday 7 December 2014816 → 8
Quarter-finals48 → 4
Semi-finalsSunday 3 May 201524 → 2
FinalWednesday 20 May 201512 → 1

Format

The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2013–14 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining twenty eight 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 in July 2013.

Central Group

Two ties were drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:
Home Team Score Away Team
Falkirk0 – 0
Stirling Albion
Stenhousemuir4 – 1Alloa Athletic

North Group

One tie was drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.
Home Team Score Away Team
Cove RangersTurriff United

South Group

No first round ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.

Central Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Falkirk2 – 2
Airdrieonians
Spartans4 – 2Partick Thistle
Edinburgh City1 – 4Whitehill Welfare
Dundee UnitedDundee
Hamilton AcademicalLivingston
East Kilbride3 - 2Stenhousemuir
ClydeDumbarton

North Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Clachnacuddin2 – 0Keith
Cove Rangers1 – 0Brora Rangers
Forfar Athletic1 – 0Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverurie Loco Works7 – 9Fraserburgh
Montrose1 – 3Banks O'Dee
Huntly10 – 0Lossiemouth
Ross County0 – 2Aberdeen

South Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Dalbeattie Star3 – 4Selkirk
Annan Athletic7 – 0Threave Rovers

Third round

The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:
The third round draw was announced on 6 October 2014.
Home Team Score Away Team
Queen of the South5 – 3Forfar Athletic
Falkirk1 – 3St Mirren
Aberdeen1 – 1
Hibernian
Dunfermline Athletic5 – 1Clyde
Ayr United2 – 0Cowdenbeath
Banks O'Dee2 – 3Selkirk
Dundee United4 – 0Formartine United
Raith Rovers0 – 5Greenock Morton
Rangers4 – 0Spartans
Clachnacuddin0 – 9Hamilton Academical
Celtic2 – 0Motherwell
Cove Rangers0 – 3St Johnstone
Annan Athletic3 – 1Fraserburgh
Heart of Midlothian3 – 0Whitehill Welfare
Kilmarnock9 – 0Huntly
East Kilbride2 – 2
Queen's Park

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place on 26 November 2014 with ties played on 7 December 2014
Home Team Score Away Team
Greenock Morton4 – 4
Queen's Park
Ayr United7 – 1Annan Athletic
Dundee United0 – 3Celtic
Hibernian3 – 1Kilmarnock
Queen of the South0 – 2Rangers
St Mirren7 – 0Heart of Midlothian
St Johnstone2 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Hamilton Academical10 – 0Selkirk

Quarter-finals

Home Team Score Away Team
Celtic2 – 1Hamilton Academical
Ayr United2 – 1 St Mirren
RangersSt Johnstone
HibernianQueen's Park

Semi-finals

The ties for the semi finals were played on 3 and 7 May 2015.
Home Team Score Away Team
Rangers1 – 0Ayr United
Celtic6 – 0Hibernian

Final