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2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup

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2015–16 Scottish FA Youth Cup
SFA Youth Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams54
Final positions
ChampionsMotherwell
Runner-upHearts

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

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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

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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

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The draw for the first and second rounds took place on 15 August 2015.[1]

Central Group

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Three ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Preston Athletic 3 – 1 East Kilbride
Edusport Academy 5 – 2 Dumbarton
Edinburgh City 1 – 3 Cumbernauld Colts

North Group

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Two ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Montrose 1 – 0 Formartine United
Inverurie Loco Works 3 – 1 Fraserburgh

South Group

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One tie were drawn in this group with all the following club receiving a bye to the second round.

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Stranraer 3 – 2 Berwick Rangers

Second round

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Central Group

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Home Team  Score  Away Team
Preston Athletic 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Civil Service Strollers
Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 BSC Glasgow
Falkirk 1 – 3 East Stirlingshire
Airdrieonians 3 – 1 Lothian Vale Hutchinson Vale
Motherwell 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Whitehill Welfare 0 - 8 Dundee
Edusport Academy 5 – 1 Spartans
Heriot Watt University 0 – 2 Alloa Athletic

North Group

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Home Team  Score  Away Team
Inverness CT 2 – 1 Montrose
Banks O'Dee 7 – 4 (a.e.t.) Clachnacuddin
Aberdeen 6 – 1 Fraserburgh
Forfar Athletic 11 – 2 Turriff United
Deveronvale 4 – 1 Huntly
Ross County 11 – 0 Lossiemouth

South Group

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Home Team  Score  Away Team
Dalbeattie Star 1 – 5 Stranraer

Third round

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The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:

The third round draw was announced on 22 September 2015.[2]

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Dundee 4 − 1 Hibernian
Airdrieonians 4 − 0 Banks O'Dee
Aberdeen 2 – 3 Kilmarnock
East Stirlingshire 4 − 5 Heart of Midlothian
Forfar Athletic 0 − 2 Greenock Morton
Preston Athletic 0 − 6 St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic 1 − 2 (a.e.t.) Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Deveronvale 1 − 4 Cumbernauld Colts
Annan Athletic 0 − 2 Ross County
Dundee United 5 − 1 Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South 2 − 1 Edusport Academy
Motherwell 5 − 0 Stenhousemuir
St Johnstone 3 − 0 Stranraer
Rangers 4 − 1 Queen's Park
Hamilton Academical 0 − 3 Celtic
Selkirk 0 − 25 Ayr United

Fourth round

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The fourth round draw was announced on 4 November 2015.[3]

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Greenock Morton 1 − 2 Ross County
Queen of the South 4 − 2 Cumbernauld Colts
Motherwell 1 − 0 Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian 4 − 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dundee United 2 − 1 (a.e.t.) Dundee
Ayr United 3 − 2 Airdrieonians
St Mirren 2 − 1 Rangers
St Johnstone 2 − 1 Celtic

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals draw was announced on 16 December 2015.[4]

Home Team  Score  Away Team
St Mirren 0 − 1 Ross County
Dundee United 3 − 0 Ayr United
St Johnstone 0 − 1 Motherwell
Heart of Midlothian 5 − 0 Queen of the South

Semi-finals

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The ties for the semi-finals were played on 6 and 8 March 2016.

Home Team  Score  Away Team
Ross County 0 – 3 Motherwell
Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Dundee United

Final

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Heart of Midlothian2 – 5Motherwell
Jordan McGhee
Dario Zanatta 65'
BBC Sport Report
The Scotsman
Dylan Mackin
Daniel Baur 38' (o.g.)
David Ferguson 62'
Robbie Leitch 83'
Dylan Falconer 90'
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Stewart Luke
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References

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  1. ^ "Little Big Shot Youth Cup Rounds 1 and 2 confirmed". Scottish Football Association. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Little Big Shot Scottish FA Cup Third Round". Scottish Football Association. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Little Big Shot Youth Cup Fourth round Draw". Scottish Football Association. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Little Big Shot Youth Cup Fifth round draw". Scottish Football Association. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.