The 2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup is the 33rd 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 1996 are eligible to play.
Calendar
Round Match date Fixtures Clubs First Round 6 54 → 44 Second Round 16 44 → 28 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 2014–15 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining thirty-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 on 15 August 2015.
Central Group
Three ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:
Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic BSC Glasgow Civil Service Strollers Dundee East Stirlingshire Falkirk Heriot Watt University Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale Motherwell Partick Thistle Spartans Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Whitehill Welfare
Home team Score Away teamPreston Athletic3 – 1 East KilbrideEdusport Academy5 – 2 DumbartonEdinburgh City1 – 3 Cumbernauld Colts
North Group
Two ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round. Aberdeen Banks O'Dee Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Huntly Inverness Caledonian Thistle Lossiemouth Ross County Turriff United
Home team Score Away teamMontrose1 – 0 Formartine UnitedInverurie Loco Works3 – 1 Fraserburgh
South Group
One tie were drawn in this group with all the following club receiving a bye to the second round. Dalbeattie Star
Home team Score Away teamStranraer3 – 2 Berwick Rangers
Second round Central Group
Home team Score Away teamPreston Athletic 2 – 1 Civil Service StrollersStenhousemuir 2 – 0 BSC GlasgowFalkirk 1 – 3 East StirlingshireAirdrieonians 3 – 1 Lothian Vale Hutchinson ValeMotherwell 1 – 0 Partick ThistleWhitehill Welfare 0 - 8DundeeEdusport Academy5 – 1SpartansHeriot Watt University 0 – 2Alloa Athletic
North Group
Home team Score Away teamInverness CT2 – 1MontroseBanks O'Dee7 – 4 ClachnacuddinAberdeen6 – 1FraserburghForfar Athletic11 – 2Turriff UnitedDeveronvale4 – 1HuntlyRoss County11 – 0Lossiemouth
South Group
Home team Score Away teamDalbeattie Star 1 – 5 Stranraer
Third round The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:
Annan Athletic Ayr United Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Queen of the South Queen's Park Rangers Selkirk St Johnstone
The third round draw was announced on 22 September 2015.
Home team Score Away teamDundee4 − 1HibernianAirdrieonians4 − 0Banks O'DeeAberdeen2 – 3KilmarnockEast Stirlingshire4 − 5Heart of MidlothianForfar Athletic0 − 2Greenock MortonPreston Athletic0 − 6St MirrenDunfermline Athletic1 − 2 Inverness Caledonian ThistleDeveronvale1 − 4Cumbernauld ColtsAnnan Athletic0 − 2Ross CountyDundee United5 − 1Alloa AthleticQueen of the South2 − 1Edusport AcademyMotherwell5 − 0StenhousemuirSt Johnstone3 − 0StranraerRangers4 − 1Queen's ParkHamilton Academical0 − 3CelticSelkirk0 − 25Ayr United
Fourth round The fourth round draw was announced on 4 November 2015.
Home team Score Away teamGreenock Morton1 − 2Ross CountyQueen of the South4 − 2Cumbernauld ColtsMotherwell1 − 0KilmarnockHeart of Midlothian4 − 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDundee United2 − 1 DundeeAyr United3 − 2AirdrieoniansSt Mirren2 − 1RangersSt Johnstone2 − 1Celtic
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals draw was announced on 16 December 2015.
Home team Score Away teamSt Mirren0 − 1Ross CountyDundee United3 − 0Ayr UnitedSt Johnstone0 − 1MotherwellHeart of Midlothian5 − 0Queen of the South
Semi-finals The ties for the semi-finals were played on 6 and 8 March 2016.
Home team Score Away teamRoss County 0 – 3MotherwellHeart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Dundee United
Final
External links Youth Cup on Scottish FA website
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