2008–09 Scottish Cup
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knockout competition. The winners were Rangers, who defeated
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in the 2009 final on 30 May 2009. The competition was under new sponsorship. While the SFA sponsored the tournament last season, the new sponsor was Homecoming Scotland 2009, a project from the
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to encourage Scots from all over the world to visit the country. The tournament itself was known as The Homecoming Scottish Cup Banks o' Dee, Bathgate Thistle, Lochee United and
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were the four junior clubs that entered this season.


Calendar


First round

The First Round draw was conducted at Castlehead High School, Paisley on 8 September 2008. Source
ESPN Soccernet


Replays

Source
ESPN Soccernet


Second round

The Second Round draw was conducted at Lochee United's Thomson Park,
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on 27 September 2008. Source: ESPN Soccernet


Replays

Source
ESPN Soccernet


Third round

The Third Round draw was conducted on 27 October 2008. Six matches were postponed, all because of frozen pitches. They were rescheduled for the following Saturday. However, only two of those matches were played on that day, Elgin City F.C., Elgin City v
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and Forres Mechanics v Dalbeattie Star. The other matches were repeatedly postponed because of poor weather. The Edinburgh City v Brechin City tie was eventually played on 8 December 2008 and the
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v Vale of Leithen tie on 13 December 2008. The Lochee United v Ayr United match was played on Tuesday, 23 December 2008. On 11 December 2008, the match between Elgin City and Spartans was ordered to be replayed after Elgin had fielded Joe Malin, a loanee from Ross County, in a 2–1 win. Malin was not registered in time for the original tie, but played in the rescheduled tie. The match was ordered to be played on 15 December. It later emerged that Spartans had also fielded an ineligible player, Dean Hoskins, after an administrative error. Source: ESPN Soccerne


Replays

Source: ESPN Soccernet


Fourth round

The Fourth Round Draw was conducted on 1 December 2008. Three matches were postponed due to failed pitch inspections, The first postponement,
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v Motherwell F.C., Motherwell was rescheduled for 21 January but was not played (following 2 further postponements) until 2 February, whereas the Brechin City v St Mirren and Forfar Athletic v Forres Mechanics fixtures were both scheduled and played on 13 January. Source: ESPN Soccernet


Replays

Source: ESPN Soccernet


Fifth round

The Fifth Round Draw was conducted on 11 January 2009 at Hibernian F.C., Hibernian's Easter Road. Three matches were postponed, the
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v East Fife match because of adverse weather in and around the city, and the
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v
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and Forfar Athletic v Rangers because of frozen pitches. All have been rescheduled for 18 February. Source: ESPN Soccernet


Replay

Source
ESPN Soccernet


Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw was conducted on 9 February 2009 at
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Replay


Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw was conducted on 8 March 2009 at
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Final


Media coverage

* Domestically, both
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and BBC Sport Scotland broadcast selected live games, with both showing the final. Both also carry highlights of all games in every round. *
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has exclusive domestic radio rights to the tournament. * Through the SFA's international media partner IMG, the Scottish Cup is broadcast in various territories around the world. In Australia, for example, the
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. These matches were broadcast live on television.


Largest Wins

A list of the largest wins from the competition.


References

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