The 2023–24
Women's Scottish Cup was the 51st official edition (53rd overall) of the national cup competition in
Scottish women's football. For sponsorship reasons, this edition was officially known as the ''
Scottish Gas Women's Scottish Cup''.
Results
All results listed are published by the
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association (; also known as the Scottish FA and the SFA) is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA incl ...
(SFA).
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place on 1 October 2023 at Hampden Bowling Club. This consisted of 29 clubs from the
Scottish Women's Football Leagues and 4 clubs from the
Highlands and Islands League; Dalbeattie Star received a bye to the first round.
First Round
The draw for the First Round took place on 1 October 2023 at
Hampden Park
Hampden Park ( ; Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden'') is a association football, football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football ...
. 17 Preliminary Round winners were joined by 11 clubs from
SWF League One. Flip the Mindset withdrew from the competition, so Airdrie Ladies received a bye to the Second Round.
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Second Round
The draw for the Second Round took place on 5 November 2023 at Hampden Park, featuring 14 Round Two winners joined by 10 clubs from the
SWF Championship. Grampian withdrew from the competition, so Renfrew Ladies received a bye to the Third Round.
Third Round
The draw for the Third Round took place on 8 November 2023 at Hampden Park. The 12 Second Round winners were joined by 20 clubs from the
Scottish Women's Premier League. Airdrie withdrew from the competition, so Livingston received a bye to the Fourth Round.
Fourth Round
The draw for the Fourth Round, with the 16 Round Three winners playing in 8 ties, took place on 8 January 2024 at Hampden Park.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 5 February 2024 at Hampden Park.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 29 March 2024 at Hampden Park.
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Final
Heart of Midlothian were appearing in the first major final in their history.
Rangers were making their fourth appearance, having lost all of the previous three including in
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. They had already won the
2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final two months earlier, but had been narrowly beaten to the
2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League title a week before the Scottish Cup final.
Rangers justified their pre-match status as favourites with a 2–0 victory through goals from
Rachel McLauchlan,
Lizzie Arnot in either half, with Hearts defending strongly for the most part and goalkeeper
Charlotte Parker-Smith doing much to prevent further goals; however the
Edinburgh
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side showed little going forward to trouble the
Glasgow
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team's defence.
Details
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Scottish Women's Cup
2023–24 in Scottish football cups
2023–24 in Scottish women's football
Scottish Women's Cup