The 2010–11 Scottish Youth Cup is the 28th season of Scotland's annual competition run by Scottish Football Association. The holders Celtic defeated Rangers 2–0 in last season's final.
Calendar
Round Match date Fixtures Clubs First Round Sunday 12 September 2010 8 56 → 48 Second Round Sunday 10 October 16 48 → 32 Third Round Sunday 7 November 2010 16 32 → 16 Fourth Round Sunday 16 January 2011 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals Sunday 13 February 2011 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Sunday 27 March 2011 2 4 → 2 Final Wednesday 27 April 2011 1 2 → 1
Format First Round - 40 teams are divided geographically. 19 teams go into the Central Group, 10 into the North Group and 11 into the South Group. In this groups teams are played respectively only 3, 2 and 3 matches, while rest of teams go straight into the second round as byes. Second Round - 8 winners of the first round join 24 teams, who did not play in the previous round. Third Round - 16 winners of the second round join 16 seeded teams, who started at this stage. Fourth Round - 16 winners of the third round. Quarter-finals - 8 winners of the fourth round. Semi-finals - 4 winners of the quarter-finals. Final - 2 winners of the semi-finals.
Fixtures & results
First round The first-round draw was conducted on 1 September 2010.
Central Group Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Civil Service Strollers, Clyde, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, Greenock Morton, Montrose, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Spartans, Stirling Albion receive byes into the second round.
Home team Score Away teamBerwick Rangers walkoverStenhousemuirEast Stirlingshire 0–6Hamilton AcademicalEast Fife 3–1Brechin CitySource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
North Group Cove Rangers, Deveronvale, Elgin City, Fraserburgh, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Peterhead receive byes into the second round.
Home team Score Away teamClachnacuddin 4–8KeithAberdeen 16–0HuntlySource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
South Group Ayr United, Coldstream, Gala Fairydean, Newton Stewart, St Cuthbert Wanderers receive byes into the second round.
Home team Score Away teamQueen of the South 1–2 KilmarnockAnnan Athletic 4–2Dalbeattie StarStranraer walkoverThreave RoversSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
Second round The second-round draw was conducted on 15 September 2010.
Central Group Home team Score Away teamAlloa Athletic0 - 3Raith RoversDumbarton3 - 2East FifeMotherwell3 - 0Stirling AlbionGreenock Morton2 - 5StenhousemuirSpartans2 - 3MontrosePartick Thistle7 - 0Civil Service StrollersEdinburgh City0 - 7Hamilton AcademicalArbroath1 - 3ClydeSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
North Group Home team Score Away teamDeveronvale2 - 0FraserburghInverness Caledonian Thistle1 - 2KeithCove Rangers2 - 3Elgin CityPeterhead1 - 3AberdeenSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
South Group Home team Score Away teamGala Fairydean1 - 3Annan AthleticKilmarnock18 - 0St Cuthbert WanderersAyr United1 - 0StranraerNewton Stewart1 - 6ColdstreamSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
Third round The third-round draw was conducted on 21 October 2010.
Home team Score Away teamSt Mirren1 - 0Partick ThistleSt Johnstone1 - 4AberdeenFalkirk4 - 2 Dunfermline AthleticKilmarnock4 - 6 Airdrie UnitedAyr United4 - 2Annan AthleticRangers13 - 0DeveronvaleDumbarton2 - 2 12 - 13 (pen.) ColdstreamLivingston1 - 0MotherwellHibernian12 - 0Brora RangersRoss County0 - 4Raith RoversCeltic6 - 1DundeeHamilton Academical2 - 1Queen's ParkHeart of Midlothian4 - 0Dundee UnitedElgin City0 - 8StenhousemuirCowdenbeath1 - 3ClydeMontrose5 - 1KeithSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
Fourth round The fourth-round draw was conducted on 12 November 2010.
Home team Score Away teamAyr United2 - 0ClydeRangers3 - 2Hamilton AcademicalCeltic5 - 1Airdrie UnitedStenhousemuir4 - 3MontroseHeart of Midlothian0 - 1HibernianColdstream0 - 9LivingstonFalkirk2 - 1Raith RoversAberdeen1 - 0St MirrenSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals draw was conducted on 27 January 2011.
Home team Score Away teamCeltic4 - 0StenhousemuirHibernian2 - 1 FalkirkAyr United2 - 6RangersAberdeen2 - 4LivingstonSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-cup
Semi-finals The semi-finals draw was conducted after Quarter-finals matches.
Final
External links Official site
References