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The 2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup was the 126th 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
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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 in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the level of football ...
. The competition is sponsored by
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and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes. 164 clubs entered this season's tournament, an increase of two from 2010–11. The four new SJFA member clubs – Colony Park, Falkirk Juniors, Portgordon Victoria and Rossvale – made their first appearance. Missing from the previous season were
Arbroath Sporting Club Arbroath Sporting Club (commonly known as Arbroath SC) were a Scottish Scottish Junior Football Association, junior football (soccer), football club based in Arbroath. Their home ground was Seaton Park. Formed in 1960 as Angus Social Club, they ...
who had folded and Scone Thistle who were in abeyance. Shotts Bon Accord won the trophy for the second time in their history, defeating cup holders
Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Talbot Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. They currently play in the . The club is also a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and have won the Scottish Junior Cup on a reco ...
, 2–1, in the final at
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. Under a 2007 rule change, the Junior Cup winners (along with winners of the
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and
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regional leagues) qualify for the senior
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2012–13 Scottish Cup.


Calendar

The scheduled dates for each round of the 2011–12 tournament were as follows: The decision to move the first leg of the semifinals back one day to Sunday 15 April was made in March 2012. Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to
penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
. Semifinals are played home and away over two legs.


First round

The First round draw took place at
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,
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on 30 August 2011. 1 Tie played at Deveronvale F.C.


Replays


Second round

The Second round draw took place in the
Pollok F.C. Pollok Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Newlands in the southside of the city of Glasgow. The club competes in the West of Scotland Football League and are one of the biggest football clubs operating in Scottish non-league fo ...
Social Club on 9 October 2011. 2 Tie switched to Whitehills F.C. after three postponements.
3 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.
4 Forfar West End went into abeyance on 18 October 2011 and withdrew from all competitive matches.
5 Tie played at Glenafton Athletic F.C.
6 Tie switched to Darvel F.C. after three postponements.


Replays

7 Tie played at
Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...


Third round

The Third round draw took place in the offices of the
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newspaper, Glasgow on 15 November 2011. 8 Tie played at Carluke Rovers F.C.
9 Tie played at Wishaw Sports Centre
10 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.
11 Tie played at Petershill F.C.
12 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.
13 Tie played at Yoker Athletic F.C.
14 RAF Lossiemouth unable to fulfil re-arranged fixture due to festive leave and expelled from competition


Replays

15 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.
16 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.


Fourth round

The Fourth round draw took place in the offices of the
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on Thursday 2 February 2012.


Replays

17 Tie played at Petershill F.C.


Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals took place live on
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on Thursday 1 March 2012.


Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place at Hampden Park on 28 March 2012.


First leg

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Second leg

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Final


References


External links


SJFA
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