The SFA Youth Cup is the national competition for Under 20 teams. Traditionally, entrants were SFA member clubs, however this season several non-members are participating – these are drawn from the new senior clubs to have joined the East of Scotland League in the summer.
The number of entrants has reduced significantly in recent seasons – at one stage almost all SFA members entered a team.
Hibernian are the current holders having beaten Aberdeen in last season’s final at Hampden Park.
2018-19 COMPETITION (2016-17, 2017-18)
First Round
North Section
- Banks o’ Dee 1-2 Elgin City (Sep 2)
Central Section
- Kelty Hearts 5-3 Partick Thistle (Aug 31)
South Section
Gala Fairydean Rovers scr-wo Queen of the South
Second Round (Sept 28)
North Section
- Inverurie Loco Works 6-1 Keith (Sep 27)
- Elgin City 4-5 Fraserburgh (Sep 30)
- Formartine United 1-3 Cove Rangers (Sep 30)
- Buckie Thistle 2-1 Turriff United (Oct 10, post Sep 28)
Central Section
- Spartans 3-0 Hill of Beath Hawthorn (Sep 24)
- East Kilbride 5-1 Alloa Athletic (Sep 28)
- Tynecastle 5-1 Airdrieonians (Sep 28)
Edinburgh United scr-wo Haddington AthleticKelty Hearts wo-scr Preston AthleticLivingston scr-wo Queen’s Park
South Section
- Ayr United 0-1 Queen of the South (Sep 28 @ Townhead Park, Cumnock)
Third Round
- Fraserburgh 4-6 Queen’s Park (Nov 2)
- Inverurie Loco Works 0-5 Aberdeen (Nov 8)
- Celtic 5-0 Spartans (Nov 9 @ Lennoxtown)
- Clachnacuddin 3-1 Buckie Thistle (Nov 9)
- Deveronvale 0-5 Ross County (Nov 9)
- Haddington Athletic 3-2 Lossiemouth (Nov 9 @ Links Park, Montrose)
- Heart of Midlothian 3-2 St Mirren (Nov 9 @ Oriam)
- Hibernian 4-1 Stirling Albion (Nov 9 @ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Queen of the South 0-5 Dundee United (Nov 9)
- Camelon Juniors 2-12 Kilmarnock (Nov 10)
- Dundee 4-1 Tynecastle (Nov 11)
- Kelty Hearts 3-4 Cove Rangers (Nov 11)
- Montrose 1-4 Greenock Morton (Nov 11)
- Rangers 8-2 East Kilbride (Nov 11 @ Murray Park)
- St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell (Nov 11)
- Inverness Caley Thistle 3-2 Hamilton Accies (Nov 20)
Fourth Round
- Greenock Morton 0-2 Rangers (Dec 7 @ Parklea Comm Stadium)
- Haddington Athletic 0-1 Cove Rangers (Dec 7 @ Whittinghame Drive)
- Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Hibernian (Dec 7 @ Oriam Indoor)
- Kilmarnock 4-0 Dundee United (Dec 7)
- Motherwell 0-1 Aberdeen (Dec 7 @ Excelsior Stadium)
- Queen’s Park 4-2 Ross County (Dec 7 @ New Lesser Hampden)
- Dundee – Clachnacuddin (Dec 9 @ Station Park, Forfar)
- Inverness Caley Thistle – Celtic (post Dec 8)
Quarter Final (Jan 25)
- Aberdeen 2-1 Kilmarnock (@ Balmoral Stadium)
- Hibernian 1-3 Queen’s Park (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- Rangers 3-0 Cove Rangers
- Dundee 1-3 Celtic (Jan 27 @ Station Park)
Semi Finals
- Aberdeen 1-3 Rangers (Feb 22 @ Balmoral Stadium, Cove)
- Celtic 3-0 Queen’s Park (Mar 3 @ Cappielow Park)
Final
- Rangers – Celtic