The 2013–14

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. St Johnstone won their first ever Scottish Cup after a 2–0 win against

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in the

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Format and calendar

Thirty six clubs enter from the first round, sixteen from the Highland League, three qualifying Junior clubs and seventeen other clubs affiliated with the

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clubs enter in the second round along with the top two clubs from the previous season's Highland League and the winners of both the South of Scotland League and the East of Scotland League.

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and six

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clubs start in the third round, while the remaining four Championship clubs and all

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clubs enter in the fourth round. The calendar for the 2013–14 competition is as follows:

First round

The first round draw took place on 8 August 2013 at the

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, at 1:15pm. This round is contested entirely by non-league clubs: * Fifteen SFA full member clubs from the

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: ( Brora Rangers, Buckie Thistle, Clachnacuddin, Deveronvale, Forres Mechanics, Fort William,

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, Keith, Lossiemouth, Nairn County, Rothes, Turriff United and Wick Academy) * Five SFA full member clubs from the East of Scotland League: ( Burntisland Shipyard, Civil Service Strollers,

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, Hawick Royal Albert) * Three SFA full member clubs from the South of Scotland League: (

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, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Wigtown & Bladnoch) * Seven SFA full member clubs from the Lowland Football League: ( Edinburgh City, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Preston Athletic, Selkirk,

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, Threave Rovers, Vale of Leithen) * Three SFA full member clubs in other leagues: (

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, Golspie Sutherland) * Three qualifiers from the

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: ( Auchinleck Talbot, Culter, Linlithgow Rose)

Replays

Second round

The second round draw took place on 16 September 2013 at

. All ten teams from the

entered the competition at this stage, along with the champions of the South of Scotland League ( Dalbeattie Star) and East of Scotland League ( Whitehill Welfare), and the champions and runners-up from the Highland League ( Cove Rangers and Formartine United).

Replays

Third round

Sixteen teams joined in the 3rd round: all ten current

clubs, along with six

clubs. The Third Round draw was conducted on 7 October 2013 at 1:00pm at

live on official Scottish Cup

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Site.

Replays

Fourth round

All 12

clubs entered here along with the four

clubs who were exempt from playing in the Third Round. The Fourth Round draw was conducted on 5 November 2013 at 12:00pm at

live on

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Replays

Fifth round

The Fifth Round draw was conducted on 2 December 2013 at 2:00pm at

live on

. Holders

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were knocked out of the competition by

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on 8 February.

Replay

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals draw was conducted on 9 February 2014 at Tannadice Park live on Sky Sports 2.

Replay

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals draw was conducted on 9 March 2014 at

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live on Sky Sports 1.Greg Drummond to help make semi-final draw
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Final

Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in

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and the UK by

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and

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. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay also. Both channels will screen the final live. These matches were broadcast live on television.

References

External links

Official Site
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