2022 Scottish Cup Final
The 2022 Scottish Cup Final was the 137th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2021–22 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played on 21 May 2022 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. St ...
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will be used for the first time in the tournament when it is introduced at the semi-final stage.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2022–23 Scottish Cup was announced by the Scottish Football Association on 29 July 2022. Starting this season, replays were abolished after the Preliminary Round. From the First Round, matches tied after 90 minutes will go to extra time, and if still tied, to penalty kicks.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round took place on the weekend of 27 August 2022. In total, 50 clubs entered the competition at this stage. They were drawn into 24 ties, with two clubs receiving a bye to the first round.
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are taking part for the first time, along with Lochee United and
Pollok
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Amateur Cup
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winners) have also qualified to take part in the competition for the first time.
Draw
The draw for the preliminary round was made on 2 August 2022. Two clubs, except the four qualifiers (Carnoustie Panmure, Drumchapel United, Invergordon, or Tower Hearts), were eligible to receive a bye to the first round.
Teams in bold advanced to the first round.
Jeanfield Swifts and Tynecastle received a bye to the first round.
Matches
Replays
First round
The first round took place on the weekend of 17 September 2022. Along with the 26 teams advancing from the preliminary round, there were 34 new entries at this stage - 18 from the Highland Football League and 16 from the
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. The draw for the first round was made on 29 August 2022 at 15:00.
Teams in bold advanced to the second round.
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Second round
The second round took place on the weekend of 22 October 2022. Along with the 30 winners from the first round, there were 10 new entries at this stage - all from
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. The draw for the second round was made on 18 September 2022 at 18:00, live on the Scottish Cup YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Teams in bold advanced to the third round.
Matches
Third round
The third round took place on the weekend of 26 November 2022. Along with the 20 winners from the second round, there were 20 new entries at this stage - all from
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. The draw for the third round was made on 24 October 2022 at 16:00, live on the Scottish Cup YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Teams in ''Italics'' were unknown at the time of the draw. Teams in bold advanced to the fourth round.
Matches
Fourth round
The fourth round will take place on the weekend of 21 January 2023. Along with the 20 winners from the third round, there are 12 new entries at this stage - all from the Premiership. The draw for the fourth round was made on 28 November 2022 following the Ayr United v Pollok match, live on BBC Scotland.
Matches
Fifth round
The draw for the fifth round will be made on 22 January 2023 at 6pm at Hampden Park, live on the Scottish Cup YouTube, Facebook & Twitter pages.
Broadcasting
The Scottish Cup is broadcast by Viaplay Sports and BBC Scotland.
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has the first two picks of the fourth and fifth rounds, the quarter-finals as well as first pick of one semi-final and airs the final non-exclusively. BBC Scotland broadcast one match per round from the first round onwards and two matches per round from the fourth round to the quarter-finals, as well as one semi-final and the final.
The following matches were selected for live coverage on UK television: