2011–12 Scottish Youth Cup Explained

Scottish FA Youth Cup
Year:2011–12
Other Title:SFA Youth Cup
Country:Scotland
Num Teams:53
Champions:Celtic
Runner-Up:Queen of the South
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 Scottish Youth Cup was the 29th season of the Scottish Youth Cup, Scotland's national cup tournament at under-19 age level. The competition is administered by the Scottish Football Association and is open to all Senior clubs.

Celtic won the tournament for a third successive season after defeating Queen of the South by a record 8–0 margin in the final.[1]

Calendar

The ties for the 2011–12 competition are scheduled as below:[2]

RoundMatch date FixturesClubs
align=left First Roundalign=left Sunday 11 September 2011553 → 48
align=left Second Roundalign=left Sunday 9 October 201116 48 → 32
align=left Third Roundalign=left Sunday 13 November 20111632 → 16
align=left Fourth Roundalign=left Sunday 11 December 2011816 → 8
align=left Quarter-finalsalign=left Sunday 12 February 201248 → 4
align=left Semi-finalsalign=left Sunday 25 March 201224 → 2
align=left Final align=left Monday 23 April 201212 → 1

Format

Fixtures & Results

The draws for the First and Second Rounds were conducted on 22 July 2011.[3]

First round

Central Group

Alloa Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, Dundee, Dundee United, East Fife, East Stirlingshire, Edinburgh City, Forfar Athletic, Greenock Morton, Motherwell, Queen's Park, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion receive byes into the Second Round.

Home Team Score Away Team
Partick Thistle1 – 2Dunfermline Athletic
Spartans4 – 3Dumbarton
Arbroath8 – 0Civil Service Strollers
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

North Group

Clachnacuddin, Cove Rangers, Fort William, Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Ross County receive byes into the Second Round.

Home Team Score Away Team
Huntly1 – 11Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Keith5 – 1Inverurie Loco Works
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

South Group

No First Round ties were drawn in this group.
Annan Athletic, Gala Fairydean, Kilmarnock, Queen of the South, St Cuthbert Wanderers and Stranraer receive byes into the Second Round.

Second round

Central Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Dundee United2 – 0Edinburgh City
St Johnstone6 – 0Spartans
Dunfermline Athletic7 – 1East Stirlingshire
Motherwell1 – 0Arbroath
Greenock Morton4 – 1Forfar Athletic
Queen's Park0 – 3East Fife
Brechin City4 – 1Dundee
Alloa Athletic1 – 2Berwick Rangers
Cowdenbeath1 – 3 Stirling Albion
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

North Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Inverness Caledonian Thistle3 – 1Keith
Fraserburgh0 – 3Peterhead
Cove Rangers3 – 2 Ross County
Fort William6 – 0Clachnacuddin
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

South Group

Home Team Score Away Team
Gala Fairydean1 – 0Stranraer
Queen of the South7 – 1St Cuthbert Wanderers
Annan Athletic1 – 7Kilmarnock
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

Third round

Seeded clubs for the Third Round are Aberdeen, Airdrie United, Ayr United, Celtic, Clyde, Coldstream, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Livingston, Montrose, Raith Rovers, Rangers, St Mirren and Stenhousemuir.[3]

The Third Round draw was made by Stewart Regan on 18 October 2011.[4]

Home Team Score Away Team
Stenhousemuir3 – 2 Raith Rovers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 0 East Fife
Dunfermline Athletic4 – 2St Johnstone
Livingston5 – 1Peterhead
Fort William0 – 2Falkirk
Berwick Rangers2 – 3Queen of the South
Celtic5 – 0Kilmarnock
Brechin City1 – 3Ayr United
St Mirren5 – 0Stirling Albion
Greenock Morton5 – 1Clyde
Rangers1 – 3 Dundee United
Gala Fairydean0 – 14Aberdeen
Cove Rangers1 – 2Montrose
Hibernian2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian
Coldstream1 – 1
(1 – 3 pens)		Airdrie United
Motherwell2 – 3Hamilton Academical

Fourth round

The Fourth round draw was conducted on 16 November 2011.[5]

Home Team Score Away Team
Aberdeen4 – 2Hamilton Academical
-St Mirren3 – 0Hibernian
Livingston6 – 1Airdrie United
Ayr United4 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Montrose0 – 4Stenhousemuir
Falkirk1 – 2 Dundee United
Celtic5 - 0Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton2 – 3 Queen of the South

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was made on 12 December 2011.[6]

Home Team Score Away Team
Livingston2 – 4Dundee United
St Mirren2 – 1Stenhousemuir
Queen of the South2 – 1Ayr United
Aberdeen1 – 4Celtic

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals took place at Hampden Park on 15 February 2012.[7]

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Final

See main article: 2012 Scottish Youth Cup Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celtic win Scottish FA Youth Cup. 23 April 2012. 24 April 2012. Scottish FA.
  2. Web site: Dates for ties 2011–12. 30 June 2011. Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Youth Cup first and second round draw. 22 July 2011. Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2011.
  4. Web site: SFA Youth Cup round 3 draw. 18 October 2011. Youth Football Scotland. 15 November 2011.
  5. Web site: Young team to face Buddies. Hibernian FC. 16 November 2011.
  6. Web site: U19: SFA Youth Cup Draw, Round 5. St Mirren F.C.. 12 December 2011. 14 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035212/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=8386. 3 June 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Scottish FA Youth Cup semi-final draw. . 15 February 2012 . 24 February 2012 .

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