The 2021–22 Scottish Youth Cup was the 38th 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 2002 were eligible to play.

It was the first tournament to feature a cup final since 2019, as the 2020 final and the whole of the 2020–21 competition were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calendar Round Fixtures Clubs First Round 8 38 → 30 Second Round 14 30 → 16 Third Round 8 16 → 8 Fourth Round 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 Final 1 2 → 1

First round Eight ties were played in this round.

Home team Score Away teamHamilton Academical1 – 3 MotherwellTurriff United10 – 1 KeithLossiemouth1 – 5HuntlyClachnacuddin0 – 2Inverurie Loco WorksEast Fife0 – 5CelticAlloa Athletic2 – 0SpartansNewtongrange Star0 – 4St MirrenAyr United2 – 4Auchinleck Talbot

Second round Fourteen ties were played in this round. Ross County and Elgin City received byes to the third round.

Home team Score Away teamHuntly1 – 6Auchinleck TalbotInverurie Loco Works5 – 0Stirling AlbionHeart of Midlothian6 – 0East KilbrideDundee 2 – 0Dundee UnitedQueen's Park 2 – 1MotherwellInverness Caledonian Thistle2 − 0KilmarnockAberdeen8 − 0Banks O'DeeFraserburgh0 – 3Greenock MortonHibernian7 − 0MontroseCeltic4 − 3Partick ThistleRangers 5 – 0Queen of the SouthSt Mirren 3 – 1St JohnstoneAlloa Athletic1 – 2Lothian Thistle Hutchison ValeTurriff United0 – 5Deveronvale

Third round Eight ties were played in this round.

Home team Score Away teamLothian Thistle Hutchison Vale0 − 5HibernianAuchinleck Talbot4 – 0DeveronvaleCeltic6 − 0Ross CountyRangers12 − 1Elgin CityQueen's Park 1 – 1 (4–5 pens.)DundeeSt Mirren3 − 4AberdeenGreenock Morton0 − 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverurie Loco Works0 − 2Heart of Midlothian

Fourth round Home team Score Away teamDundee 0 – 2Heart of MidlothianRangers4 − 1AberdeenHibernian1 − 0CelticInverness Caledonian Thistle1 − 0Auchinleck Talbot

Semi-finals The semi-final ties were played on 24 February and 4 March 2022.

Home team Score Away teamHibernian 2 – 4RangersHeart of Midlothian 2 – 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Final

External links Youth Cup on Scottish FA website

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