The 2012–13 Scottish Junior Cup was the 127th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was sponsored by Emirates and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1] The winner of this competition was eligible to enter the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]
A total of 163 clubs entered, one fewer than the previous season. Dropping out were Stonehouse Violet, who had folded and Dufftown, who are in abeyance. Scone Thistle returned to the tournament after taking one season out of the game.
The scheduled dates for each round of the 2012–13 tournament were as follows:[3]
Round
Date
Matches
Clubs
New entries this round
First Round
22 September 2012
35
158 → 123
158
Second Round
20 October 2012
64
128 → 64
5
Third Round
17 November 2012
32
64 → 32
none
Fourth round
19 January 2013
16
32 → 16
none
Fifth round
16 February 2013
8
16 → 8
none
Quarter-finals
16 March 2013
4
8 → 4
none
Semifinals
13/14 & 20/21 April 2013
4
4 → 2
none
Final
2 June 2013
1
2 → 1
none
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semifinals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
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