The 2012–13 Scottish Junior Cup was the 127th season of the
Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and, as of the 2022–23 edition, 108 teams compete ...
, the national
knockout tournament
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for member clubs of the
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football (soccer), football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the ...
. The competition was sponsored by
Emirates
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* United Arab Emirates, a Middle Eastern country
* Emirate, any territory ruled by an emir
** Gulf emirates, emirates located on the Persian Gulf
** Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, the individual emirates
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and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winner of this competition was eligible to enter the following season's
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Stonehouse Violet, who had folded and
Dufftown
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, who are in abeyance. Scone Thistle returned to the tournament after taking one season out of the game.
The five Junior clubs qualified for this season's
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (
East
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),
Hermes
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(
North
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) and
Irvine Meadow
Irvine Meadow XI Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Irvine, North Ayrshire. They currently compete in the . The club's home ground is Meadow Park in central Irvine, and they play in royal blue strips.
History
Formed in 1897 ...
(
West
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); the
Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and, as of the 2022–23 edition, 108 teams compete ...
winners
Shotts Bon Accord
Shotts Bon Accord Football Club are a Scotland, Scottish association football, football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire.
History
Shotts Bon Accord were formed in 1950 and currently compete in the .
In 1995 Shotts were s ...
, and
Girvan
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who qualify automatically as a full member of the
Scottish Football Association
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.
Calendar
The scheduled dates for each round of the 2012–13 tournament were as follows:
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to
penalty shootout
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. Semifinals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
First round
The first round draw took place at the
Scottish Football Museum
The Scottish Football Museum is Scotland’s national museum of association football, located in Hampden Park in Glasgow.
The Museum
The museum houses over 2000 objects of football memorabilia, including the world's oldest cap and match ticket fr ...
,
Hampden Park
Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...
,
Glasgow
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Shotts Bon Accord
Shotts Bon Accord Football Club are a Scotland, Scottish association football, football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire.
History
Shotts Bon Accord were formed in 1950 and currently compete in the .
In 1995 Shotts were s ...
Social Club,
Shotts
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on 30 September 2012.
3 Tie played at
Nairn St. Ninian F.C.
Nairn St. Ninian JFC are a Scottish football club based in Nairn, Highland
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Replays
Third round
The third round draw took place at the offices of the
Sun
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newspaper,
Glasgow
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, on 6 November 2012.
4 Tie played at Oakley United F.C. 5 Tie played at
Arthurlie F.C.
Arthurlie Football Club are a Scottish football club from Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. Based at Dunterlie Park, they play in the West of Scotland Football League. The club played in the Scottish Football League in two spells, 1901 to 1915 and 1 ...
Forfar Athletic F.C.
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games at ...
Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place at the offices of the
Evening Times
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Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...
, on 27 November 2012.
Replays
Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place on the
Clyde 1
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As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audi ...
football phone-in show, on 7 February 2013.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter finals took place on the Central 103.1 FM football phone-in show, on 26 February 2013.
9 Tie played at
Ballingry Rovers F.C.
Ballingry Rovers Football Club were a Scottish junior football club based in Glencraig, Fife. Their home ground was Ore Park.
The club was founded in 1952 by Mr Andrew and Mrs Janet Clark of Ballingry Road with the aid of Jean Coron, originall ...
Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals took place at Mar Hall,
Erskine
Erskine (, sco, Erskin, gd, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the l ...
on 24 March 2013, at a training base of the
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team gd, Sgioba Ball-coise Nàiseanta na h-Alba sco, Scotland National Fitbaa Team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the t ...