The 2024–25 Scottish Cup (known as the Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 140th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.
Celtic were the defending champions after defeating Rangers in the 2024 final. They were defeated in the final by Aberdeen.
Calendar
RoundOriginal dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew EntriesLeagues entering at this roundPreliminary round one10 August 2024 2 130 → 128 66 qualifiersPreliminary round two31 August 2024 26 128 → 1024848 licensed clubsFirst round28 September 202430102 → 723418 Highland League teams16 Lowland League teamsSecond round26 October 20242072 → 521010 League Two teamsThird round30 November 20242052 → 322010 Championship teams10 League One teamsFourth round18 January 20251632 → 161212 Premiership teamsFifth round8 February 2025816 → 8NoneQuarter-finals8 March 202548 → 4NoneSemi-finals19 & 20 April 202524 → 2NoneFinal24 May 202512 → 1None
Preliminary round one The draw for preliminary round one was made on 22 July 2024. The six teams without a SFA club licence were required to be included in the first preliminary round draw – namely Beith Juniors (West of Scotland League champions), Dundee North End (Midlands League champions), Culter (North Region Juniors champions), Cupar Hearts (Amateur Cup winners), Invergordon (North Caledonian League champions), and Bo'ness Athletic (Cup Winners' Shield winners). They were drawn into two ties with Cupar Hearts and Dundee North End drawn to receive a bye to the second preliminary round.
Bo'ness Athletic and Dundee North End took part in the competition for the first time.
Matches
Preliminary round two The draw for preliminary round two was made on 22 July 2024.
Teams in bold advanced to the first round. East of Scotland LeagueWest of Scotland LeagueOthersPremier Division Dunbar United Dundonald Bluebell Dunipace Edinburgh University Haddington Athletic Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hutchison Vale Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic Penicuik Athletic Sauchie Juniors St Andrews United Tynecastle First Division Blackburn United Bo'ness Athletic Camelon Juniors Newtongrange Star Preston Athletic Whitehill Welfare Second Division Burntisland Shipyard Coldstream Dalkeith Thistle Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare Vale of Leithen Third Division Hawick Royal AlbertPremier Division Auchinleck Talbot Benburb Cumnock Juniors Clydebank Darvel Glenafton Athletic Pollok First Division Irvine Meadow Kilwinning Rangers Rutherglen Glencairn Second Division Bonnyton Thistle Third Division Girvan Glasgow University Threave Rovers Fourth Division Carluke RoversSJFA Midlands League Dundee North End Lochee United Tayport North Caledonian League Fort William Golspie Sutherland North Region Junior Football League Culter South of Scotland League Creetown Dalbeattie Star Newton Stewart St Cuthbert Wanderers Wigtown & Bladnoch Kingdom of Fife AFA Cupar Hearts
Matches
First round The draw for the first round was made on 1 September 2024 at 17:30 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel.
Teams in bold advanced to the second round.
Carluke Rovers (12th in the West of Scotland Fourth Division) were drawn away from home against Buckie Thistle (5th in the Highland League), 89 places above them in the pyramid system when the clubs met, which represented the biggest league position gap between two teams in the competition's history.
Highland LeagueLowland LeagueEast of Scotland LeagueWest of Scotland LeagueOthersBanks o' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Formartine United Forres Mechanics Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Nairn County Rothes Strathspey Thistle Turriff United Wick AcademyAlbion Rovers Berwick Rangers Bo'ness United Broomhill Broxburn Athletic Caledonian Braves Civil Service Strollers Cowdenbeath Cumbernauld Colts East Kilbride East Stirlingshire Gala Fairydean Rovers Gretna 2008 Linlithgow Rose Tranent University of StirlingPremier Division Dunbar United Dundonald Bluebell Hill of Beath Hawthorn Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic Sauchie Juniors Tynecastle First Division Bo'ness Athletic Camelon Juniors Newtongrange Star Whitehill Welfare Second Division Burntisland Shipyard Dalkeith Thistle Vale of LeithenPremier Division Auchinleck Talbot Clydebank Cumnock Juniors Darvel First Division Irvine Meadow Rutherglen Glencairn Third Division Girvan Threave Rovers Fourth Division Carluke RoversSJFA Midlands League Dundee North End Lochee United Kingdom of Fife AFA Cupar Hearts
Matches
Second round The draw for the second round was made on 29 September 2024 at 17:00 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel.
Teams in bold advanced to the third round.
League TwoHighland LeagueLowland LeagueEast of Scotland LeagueWest of Scotland LeagueSJFA Midlands LeagueBonnyrigg Rose Clyde East Fife Edinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer The SpartansBanks o' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Clachnacuddin Formartine United Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Turriff UnitedBerwick Rangers Bo'ness United Broxburn Athletic Caledonian Braves Civil Service Strollers Cowdenbeath East Kilbride Linlithgow RosePremier Division Hill of Beath Hawthorn Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic Sauchie Juniors First Division Bo'ness AthleticPremier Division Auchinleck Talbot Clydebank First Division Irvine Meadow Third Division Threave RoversDundee North End Lochee United
Matches
Third round The draw for the third round was made on 27 October 2024 at 20:00 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel.
Teams in bold advanced to the fourth round.
ChampionshipLeague OneLeague TwoTier 5Tier 6Tier 7Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith RoversAlloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Cove Rangers Dumbarton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts Montrose Queen of the South StenhousemuirEdinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stirling Albion StranraerHighland League Banks o' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Fraserburgh Lowland League Bo'ness United Broxburn Athletic Cowdenbeath East Kilbride Linlithgow RoseEast of Scotland League Premier Division Musselburgh Athletic West of Scotland League Premier Division Clydebank SJFA Midlands League Dundee North EndWest of Scotland League First Division Irvine Meadow
Matches
Fourth round The draw for the fourth round was made on 2 December 2024 following the East Kilbride v Falkirk match live on BBC Scotland.
Teams in bold advanced to the fifth round. PremiershipChampionshipLeague OneLeague TwoTier 5Tier 6Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St MirrenAirdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen's Park Raith RoversCove Rangers Dumbarton Montrose Queen of the South StenhousemuirElgin City Forfar AthleticHighland League Brechin City Fraserburgh Lowland League Broxburn AthleticEast of Scotland League Premier Division Musselburgh Athletic West of Scotland League Premier Division Clydebank
Matches
Fifth round The draw for the fifth round was made on 20 January 2025 following the Dundee v Dundee United match live on Premier Sports 1 & the Premier Sports X account.
Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals. PremiershipChampionshipLeague OneAberdeen Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Rangers St Johnstone St MirrenAirdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen's Park Raith RoversCove Rangers
Matches
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 10 February 2025 following the St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian match live on BBC Scotland.
Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals. PremiershipChampionshipAberdeen Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian St JohnstoneLivingston Queen's Park
Matches
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was made on 10 March 2025 following the Livingston v St Johnstone match live on BBC Scotland.
Teams in bold advanced to the final. PremiershipAberdeen Celtic Heart of Midlothian St Johnstone
Matches
Final
Broadcasting The Scottish Cup is broadcast by Premier Sports and BBC Scotland. Premier Sports has the first two picks and the fifth pick of the fourth and fifth rounds, 2 quarter-finals as well as first pick of one semi-final and airs the final non-exclusively. BBC Scotland broadcasts one match per round from the first round onwards and two matches per round from the fourth round to the quarter-finals, as well as one semi-final and the final.
The following matches were selected for live coverage on UK television: RoundBBC ScotlandPremier SportsFirst roundDalkeith Thistle v Broxburn AthleticSecond roundThreave Rovers v StranraerThird roundEast Kilbride v FalkirkFourth roundBrechin City v Heart of MidlothianRangers v FraserburghCeltic v KilmarnockFalkirk v Raith RoversDundee v Dundee UnitedFifth roundAyr United v HibernianSt Mirren v Heart of MidlothianCeltic v Raith RoversAberdeen v Dunfermline AthleticRangers v Queen's ParkQuarter-finalsAberdeen v Queen's ParkLivingston v St JohnstoneHeart of Midlothian v DundeeCeltic v HibernianSemi-finalsHeart of Midlothian v AberdeenHeart of Midlothian v AberdeenSt Johnstone v CelticFinalAberdeen v CelticAberdeen v Celtic
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