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.
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:
Alloa Athletic Berwick Rangers BSC Glasgow Burntisland Shipyard Cumbernauld Colts Edinburgh City Edusport Academy Hamilton Academical Heriot Watt University Livingston Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Queen's Park St Mirren Stirling Albion Tynecastle University of Stirling
Home team Score Away teamAlbion Rovers1 – 1 (6–5 pens.)ClydeCowdenbeath2 – 3 Whitehill WelfareDundee1 – 2Raith RoversEast Kilbride4 – 1Airdrieonians
North Group Five ties were drawn in this group, with the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.
Clachnacuddin Forfar Athletic Fraserburgh Montrose Turriff United
Home team Score Away teamDeveronvale2 – 1Formartine UnitedInverness Caledonian Thistle6 – 1Banks O'DeeInverurie Loco Works2 – 2 (4–1 pens.)Nairn CountyLossiemouth0 – 2KeithRoss County10 – 0Elgin City
South Group Two ties were drawn in this group, and no clubs received a bye.
Home team Score Away teamBonnyton Thistle0 – 1 SelkirkStranraer4 – 2 Mid-Annandale
Second round
Central Group Home team Score Away teamAlbion Rovers 0 – 1Alloa AthleticBerwick Rangers 1 – 2University of StirlingBurntisland Shipyard 3 – 2LivingstonEdinburgh City 0 – 1 Raith RoversEdusport Academy 1 – 0 BSC GlasgowHamilton Academical 4 – 2 (a.e.t.)Queen's ParkLothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0 – 4Stirling AlbionSt Mirren 4 – 0Heriot Watt UniversityTynecastle 1 – 4Cumbernauld ColtsWhitehill Welfare 0 – 4East Kilbride
North Group Home team Score Away teamDeveronvale 0 – 12Ross CountyForfar Athletic 1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Inverness CTFraserburgh3 – 0ClachnacuddinInverurie Loco Works3 – 0MontroseTurriff United8 – 0Lossiemouth
South Group Home team Score Away teamStranraer 2 – 0Selkirk
Third round The draw for the third round was made on 10 October 2017. The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage, by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:
Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers St Johnstone Spartans
Home team Score Away teamStirling Albion4 − 2Cumbernauld ColtsHibernian2 − 1East KilbrideSpartans0 – 3KilmarnockSt Johnstone2 − 1Dundee UnitedHeart of Midlothian5 − 1Ayr UnitedHamilton Academical4 − 2FalkirkInverness CT2 − 0University of StirlingMotherwell9 − 0Burntisland ShipyardEdusport Academy0 − 6AberdeenRoss County2 − 0FraserburghInverurie Loco Works1 − 3Raith RoversGreenock Morton3 − 0Turriff UnitedAlloa Athletic0 − 8CelticRangers5 − 2Partick ThistleDunfermline Athleticw/oSt MirrenQueen of the South0 − 1Stranraer
Fourth round The fourth round draw was announced on 7 November 2017.
Home team Score Away teamStranraer0 − 11MotherwellStirling Albion3 − 4Ross CountySt Johnstone2 − 1RangersInverness Caledonian Thistle1 − 2HibernianKilmarnock3 − 1Heart of MidlothianHamilton Academical2 − 4AberdeenGreenock Morton3 − 1St MirrenCeltic5 − 0Raith Rovers
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals draw was announced on 19 December 2017.
Home team Score Away teamMotherwell2 − 3KilmarnockAberdeen2 − 1Ross CountyCeltic3 − 0St JohnstoneHibernian3 − 1Greenock Morton
Semi-finals The semi-final ties were played on 5 and 12 April 2018.
Home team Score Away teamKilmarnock 0 – 3AberdeenHibernian 0 – 0 (4–2 pens.)Celtic
Final
External links Youth Cup on Scottish FA website
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