2010–11 Scottish Youth Cup
| SFA Youth Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Teams | 56 |
| Defending champions | Celtic |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Runner-up | Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 55 |
The 2010–11 Scottish Youth Cup is the 28th season of Scotland's annual competition run by Scottish Football Association. The holders Celtic defeated Rangers 2-0 in last season's final.
Calendar
| Round | Match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Sunday 12 September 2010 | 8 | 56 → 48 |
| Second Round | Sunday 10 October | 16 | 48 → 32 |
| Third Round | Sunday 7 November 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth Round | Sunday 16 January 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | Sunday 13 February 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Sunday 27 March 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Wednesday 27 April 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Format
- First Round - 40 teams are divided geographically. 19 teams go into the Central Group, 10 into the North Group and 11 into the South Group. In this groups teams are played respectively only 3, 2 and 3 matches, while rest of teams go straight into the Second Round as byes.
- Second Round - 8 winners of the First Round join 24 teams, who did not play in the previous round.
- Third Round - 16 winners of the Second Round join 16 seeded teams, who started at this stage.
- Fourth Round - 16 winners of the Third Round.
- Quarter-finals - 8 winners of the Fourth Round.
- Semi-finals - 4 winners of the Quarter-finals.
- Final - 2 winners of the Semi-finals.
Fixtures & Results
First Round
The First round draw was conducted on 1 September 2010.[1]
Central Group
Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Civil Service Strollers, Clyde, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, Greenock Morton, Montrose, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Spartans, Stirling Albion receive byes into the Second Round.
