The 2018–19

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,William Hill in what was the eighth season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015. The cup was won for the third consecutive occasion, and a record 39th in total, by the defending champions,

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who had won the 2018 Scottish Cup Final on 19 May 2018.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, as announced by

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Preliminary rounds

Draw

The draw for the preliminary rounds took place on Monday, 16 July 2018 at

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and was made by Scottish National Team Head Coaches

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and

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. 19 clubs were involved in the draw, of which five received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other 14 entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the

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(8),

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(4),

North Caledonian Football League The North Caledonian Football Association is a senior football association operating throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and is a recognised body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and as such has its senior football competit ...

(1),

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(4) and the

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(2). Shortlees and Tynecastle took part in the Scottish Cup for the first time after winning the 2017–18

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and the 2017–18 South & East Cup-Winners Shield respectively. There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which five clubs, from the 14 eligible, received a bye to the second preliminary round. The clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered the first preliminary round. Seven ties were then drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 11 August 2018. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 1 September 2018. Clubs with a valid Club Licence at the date of the draw were eligible for a bye to the second preliminary round. Teams in Bold advanced to the first round.

Preliminary round one

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, Linlithgow Rose, Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale,

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, and Wigtown & Bladnoch received a bye to preliminary round two.

Matches

Preliminary round two

Matches

First round

The first round took place on the weekend of 22 September 2018. Along with the six winners from the second preliminary round, there were 30 new entries at this stage - 16 from the

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and 14 from the

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Draw

The draw for the first round took place on Saturday, 1 September 2018 at

and was made by former Scottish Cup winner Robbie Neilson and boxer Charlie Flynn. Selkirk withdrew from the competition before the draw was made so one team received a bye to the second round. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round. BSC Glasgow were drawn to receive a bye to the second round.

Matches

Replays

Second round

The second round took place on the weekend of 20 October 2018. Along with the 17 winners and one bye from the first round, there were 14 new entries at this stage - two each from the

and the

and all 10 from League Two.

Draw

The draw for the second round took place at

on 22 September 2018. The draw was made by Olympic bronze medallist

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and

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Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Ray Montgomerie. Teams in ''Italics'' were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

Matches

Replay

Third round

The third round took place on the weekend of 24 November 2018. Along with the 16 winners from the second round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - all 10 from League One, and six from the

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Draw

The draw for the third round took place at

on 20 October 2018 at 5:45pm. Teams in ''Italics'' were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.

Matches

Replays

Fourth round

The fourth round took place on the weekend of 19 January 2019. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - the remaining four clubs from the

, and all 12 from the Premiership.

Draw

The draw for the fourth round took place at

on 24 November 2018 at 5:45pm. Teams in ''Italics'' were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.

Matches

Replays

Fifth round

The fifth round took place on the weekend of 9 February 2019.

Draw

The draw for the fifth round took place at

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on 20 January 2019 following the Hearts v Livingston match live on

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. Teams in ''Italics'' were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Matches

Replays

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on the weekend of 2 March 2019.

Draw

The draw for the quarter-finals took place at Victoria Park on 11 February 2019 following the Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle match live on

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. Teams in ''Italics'' were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Matches

Replays

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on the weekend of 13 April 2019.

Draw

The draw for the semi-finals took place at

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on 4 March 2019 during 'The Nine' live on

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. Teams in ''Italics'' were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.

Matches

Final

The final was played on 25 May 2019 at

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Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Scottish Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay, and numbers in parentheses next to the replay score represents the results of a

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Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by

and

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(

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in the Republic of Ireland). BBC Scotland has the option to show two ties per round, with Premier Sports also showing two ties per round; Premier Sports show both semi-finals live with one of them also on BBC Scotland, and both channels screen the final live. The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:

References

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