Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup Draw

Cup Draws

The draw for the first round of the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup took place in the Scottish Junior Football Association offices at Hampden Park in Glasgow this evening.

SJFA Chief Operating Officer Alex McDowall drew the home teams, with WOSFL Fixtures Secretary Kennie Young drawing the away teams.

  • 108 clubs in total participated in the draw
  • 88 clubs will participate in 44 first round ties
  • 10 SFA Licenced clubs received byes straight into Round 2
  • 10 clubs were not drawn in Round 1, and will receive byes straight into Round 2

Troon have been drawn at home to Ardrossan Winton Rovers in the First Round, a match that will be played at Portland Park on Saturday 27th August 2022 at 2.30pm.

The full draw is as follows:

Ties scheduled to take place on weekend of 27th August 2022

SFA LICENCED CLUBS

SFA Licensed clubs are given a bye direct into the second round, which enables them to take part in the Scottish Cup Preliminary Round on the same day as the first round matches.

Therefore, the following ten teams will progress direct to the 2nd round:

1st ROUND BYE

The final 10 clubs that were not drawn in Round 1, will receive byes straight into Round 2 to balance up the competition.

Therefore, the following ten teams will progress direct to the 2nd round:

2nd ROUND DRAW

The draw for the 2nd Round will be scheduled shortly, as the 2nd round itself is scheduled to take place on the weekend of Saturday 24th September.

64 teams will take part in the 2nd round draw, creating 32 fixtures.

136 YEARS OF HISTORY

Previously seen as the holy grail of Junior football, many expected to see the demise of the 136 year old competition. But Chief Operating Officer Alex McDowall has breathed new life into the old competition, with some ambitious plans for the future, and in terms of prestige it is back up there as the one to win.

Auchinleck Talbot are the holders, after defeating Yoker Athletic live on TV in last year’s final at Rugby Park in front of a crowd of approx. 4000.

The 2022-23 Calendar is as follows:

1st RoundSaturday 27th August 2022
2nd RoundSaturday 24th September 2022
3rd RoundSaturday 29th October 2022
4th RoundSaturday 3rd December 2022
Quarter-FinalSaturday 18th March 2023
Semi-FinalSaturday 15th April 2023
FinalSunday 4th June 2023