SFA Youth Cup 22-23

The SFA Youth Cup is the national competition for Under 18 teams.

The number of entrants has reduced significantly in recent seasons – at one stage almost all SFA members entered a team but this year there are forty-seven entrants.  One factor in this is the decision to change the age qualification from Under 20 to Under 18.

2022-23 COMPETITION (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 not contested, 2021-22)

First Round

Central (Sep 16)

  • Airdrieonians 1-2 Livingston
  • Dundee United 9-2 St Andrews United (@ Gussie Park)
  • Dunipace 1-2 Alloa Athletic
  • East Fife 5-0 Blackburn United
  • Newtongrange Star 0-3 Dunfermline Athletic
  • Partick Thistle 2-3 St Johnstone (@ Petershill Park)
  • Spartans 0-6 Motherwell
  • Syngenta 0-4 Hamilton Accies
  • Tynecastle 1-4 Haddington Athletic

South

  • Darvel 0-5 Ayr United (@ Loudoun Academy)
  • Kilmarnock 5-0 Queen of the South

North

  • Turriff United 0-2 Fraserburgh
  • Rothes 4-3 Keith
  • Huntly 1-2 Clachnacuddin (Sep 18)
  • Montrose 9-0 Lossiemouth (Sep 18)

Second Round (Oct 21)

  • Deveronvale 6-2 Auchinleck Talbot (Oct 9)
  • Fraserburgh 1-2 Ayr United (Oct 19)
  • Dundee 0-4 Celtic (@ Station Park, Forfar)
  • Dunfermline Athletic 5-1 Greenock Morton
  • East Fife 0-4 Hamilton Accies
  • Haddington Athletic 1-6 Heart of Midlothian
  • Kilmarnock 0-1 Dundee United
  • Livingston 0-3 Queen’s Park
  • Montrose 2-3 Falkirk
  • Motherwell 2-1 Inverurie Loco Works (@ Braidhurst Academy)
  • Ross County 1-5 Aberdeen (@ Highland Football Academy) 
  • Stirling Albion 0-3 Rangers
  • St Mirren 3-4 Hibernian (@ Ralston Training Centre)
  • Alloa Athletic 11-0 Rothes (Oct 23)
  • Clachnacuddin 1-0 Elgin City (Oct 23)
  • Inverness Caley Thistle 1-2 St Johnstone (Oct 23)

Third Round (Nov 25)

  • Celtic 11-0 Deveronvale (Nov 23 @ Excelsior Stadium)
  • Aberdeen 3-2 Queen’s Park (@ Cormack Park)
  • Ayr United 1-5 Hamilton Accies (@ Townhead Park, Cumnock)
  • Clachnacuddin 0-4 Dundee United
  • Motherwell 6-0 Heart of Midlothian (@ K Park)
  • Rangers 2-0 Hibernian (@ Rangers Training Centre) 
  • St Johnstone 6-1 Falkirk (Nov 26 @ McDiarmid Park back pitch)
  • Dunfermline Athletic 2-1 Alloa Athletic (Dec 6)

Quarter Finals (Jan 27)

  • Aberdeen 2-5 Hamilton Accies (@ Cormack Park) 
  • Celtic 6-1 Dunfermline Athletic (@ Excelsior Stadium)
  • Rangers 4-0 Motherwell (@ Rangers Training Centre)
  • St Johnstone 2-1 Dundee United (@ McDiarmid Park back pitch)

Semi Finals

  • St Johnstone 0-5 Celtic (Mar 3 @ McDiarmid Park)
  • Rangers 3-0 Hamilton Accies (Mar 17 @ Ibrox Stadium) 

Final

  • Rangers 5-6 Celtic (May 3 @ Hampden Park)