Scottish FA Cup 2012/13

Scottish FA Cup
Association	Scottish FA
First edition	1873/74
Teams	84
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	Celtic Glasgow (36th title)
Record winner	Celtic Glasgow (36 wins)
Website	scottishfa.co.uk
Qualification for	UEFA Europa League

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 128th time in 2012/13 . The Scottish Cup competition, officially held as the William Hill Scottish Cup and run by the Scottish Football Association, began on August 4, 2012 and ended with the final on May 26, 2013 in Glasgow's Hampden Park . Defending champion was Heart of Midlothian , who prevailed in the final against Hibernian Edinburgh in the Edinburgh Derby last year . The cup winner or finalist was eligible for the following play-off round of the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League . The clubs of the Scottish Premier League entered the 4th round of the cup. At the beginning of the competition, four teams played against each other in a so-called preliminary round to qualify for the first round. With a 3-0 final win against Hibernian Edinburgh, Celtic Glasgow was able to make the double of championship and cup perfect. The record cup winner won with a brace from Gary Hooper and a goal from Joe Ledley . Hibernian thus conceded the second final defeat in a row, with which the club had been waiting for a cup win since 1902 .

Preliminary round

The matches took place on August 4, 2012.

	Result
Fort William FC	1: 3	Preston Athletic
Keith FC	0: 1	St. Cuthbert Wanderers

1 round

The matches were played on August 25, 2012. The repeat matches took place on September 1, 2012.

	Result
Threave Rovers	0: 1	FC Vale of Leithen
FC Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	2: 1	FC Girvan
Huntly FC	2: 2	FC Wigtown & Bladnoch
FC Shotts Bon Accord	1: 1	Edinburgh City
FC Irvine Meadow XI	4-0	Gala Fairydean Rovers
Edinburgh University	1: 2	St. Cuthbert Wanderers
Formartine United	3: 2	Brora Rangers
FC Civil Service Strollers	4-0	Newton Stewart FC
FC Spartans	0: 2	FC Wick Academy
Glasgow University	0: 2	FC Selkirk
Clachnacuddin FC	2: 1	Lossiemouth FC
FC Fraserburgh	4-0	FC Coldstream
FC Hawick Royal Albert	2: 4	FC Golspie Sutherland
Whitehill FC Welfare	2: 4	FC Inverurie Loco Works
Buckie Thistle	0-0	FC Rothes
FC Hermes	1: 4	FC Deveronvale
Preston Athletic	0: 2	Nairn County FC
Turriff United	6: 1	FC Burntisland Shipyard

Replay games

	Result
Edinburgh City	4: 1	Shotts Bon Accord
FC Rothes	0: 4	Buckie Thistle
FC Wigtown & Bladnoch	0: 2	Huntly FC

2nd round

The matches were played on September 29, 2012. The repeat matches took place on October 6, 2012.

	Result
Cove Rangers	7-0	FC Golspie Sutherland
FC Fraserburgh	1: 2	East Stirlingshire FC
Forres Mechanics	0: 1	Glasgow Rangers
Clachnacuddin FC	4: 2	Formartine United
FC Civil Service Strollers	1: 2	Turriff United
Montrose FC	1: 3	Edinburgh City
Buckie Thistle	0-0	Annan Athletic
Berwick Rangers	1-0	FC Wick Academy
FC Selkirk	1: 1	FC Vale of Leithen
FC Inverurie Loco Works	4: 3	Huntly FC
FC Deveronvale	3: 2	Peterhead FC
Elgin City	3: 1	St. Cuthbert Wanderers
FC Dalbeattie Star	0: 5	Stirling Albion
FC Queen's Park	3-0	Irvine Meadow XI
Stirling University	0: 1	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Clyde FC	3: 3	Nairn County

Replay games

	Result
Annan Athletic	1: 2	Buckie Thistle
Nairn County	3: 2	Clyde FC
FC Vale of Leithen	5: 1	FC Selkirk

3rd round

The matches will be played on November 3, 2012. The repeat matches took place on November 10 and 13, 2012.

	Result
Buckie Thistle	0: 1	Turriff United
Dumbarton FC	4: 1	East Stirlingshire FC
Airdrie United	2: 2	Raith Rovers
FC Stranraer	1: 1	FC Queen's Park
Partick Thistle	2: 1	Cove Rangers
Forfar Athletic	3: 3	Nairn County
Albion Rovers	1: 1	Greenock Morton
Cowdenbeath FC	8: 1	Vale of Leithen
Edinburgh City	0: 2	Queen of the South
Stirling Albion	0: 1	Deveronvale
Inverurie Loco Works	3: 3	FC Arbroath
Ayr United	2: 1	Clachnacuddin FC
FC Stenhousemuir	1: 1	Berwick Rangers
Brechin City	2: 2	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Glasgow Rangers	7-0	Alloa Athletic
Elgin City	5: 1	East Fife FC

Replay games

	Result
Greenock Morton	3-0	Albion Rovers
Nairn County	2: 3	Forfar Athletic
Raith Rovers	4: 3 a.d.	Airdrie United
Berwick Rangers	2: 5	FC Stenhousemuir
FC Queen's Park	0: 4	FC Stranraer
FC Arbroath	3: 1	Inverurie Loco Works
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	0: 6	Brechin City

4th round

The matches were played on December 1st, 2nd and 4th, 2012. The repeat matches took place on December 11th and 12th, 2012.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	1: 1	Motherwell FC
Partick Thistle	0: 1	Dunfermline Athletic
FC Kilmarnock	2: 1	Queen of the South
Hibernian Edinburgh	1-0	Heart of Midlothian
Raith Rovers	2: 1	Deveronvale
Turriff United	1: 1	Greenock Morton
Livingston FC	0: 2	Dundee FC
Glasgow Rangers	3-0	Elgin City
Forfar Athletic	2: 1	Ayr United
Ross County	3: 3	Inverness CT
Celtic Glasgow	1: 1	FC Arbroath
Dumbarton	1: 3	Hamilton Academical
Cowdenbeath	0: 3	St. Johnstone FC
Stranraer	0: 5	Dundee United
Stenhousemuir	0: 1	FC Falkirk
FC St. Mirren	2-0	Brechin City

Replay games

	Result
Inverness CT	2: 1	Ross County
Motherwell	1: 2	Aberdeen
Greenock Morton	6-0	Turriff United
Arbroath	0: 1	Celtic Glasgow

Round of 16

The matches took place on February 2nd and 3rd, 2013.

	Result
Raith Rovers	0: 3	Celtic Glasgow
St. Mirren	2-0	St. Johnstone
Dunfermline Athletic	0: 2	Hamilton Academical
Hibernian Edinburgh	1-0	Aberdeen
Falkirk	4: 1	Forfar Athletic
Dundee United	3-0	Glasgow Rangers
Dundee	5: 1	Greenock Morton
Kilmarnock	2-0	Inverness CT

Quarter finals

The matches took place on March 2, 2013.

	Result
Hamilton Academical	1: 2	FC Falkirk
Dundee FC	1: 2	Dundee United
FC Kilmarnock	2: 4	Hibernian Edinburgh
FC St. Mirren	1: 2	Celtic Glasgow

Semifinals

The matches took place on April 13 and 14, 2013.

	Result
Hibernian Edinburgh	4: 3 a.d.	FC Falkirk
Dundee United	3: 4 a.d.	Celtic Glasgow

final

Hibernian Edinburgh		Celtic Glasgow
	final Sunday 26 May 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 0: 3 (0: 2) Spectators: 51,254 (sold out) Referee: William Collum
	Ben Williams - Alan Maybury , Paul Hanlon , Ryan McGivern , Jordon Forster - Kevin Thomson (76th Ross Caldwell ), Jorge Aaron Claros , Tom Taiwo , Alex Harris , Leigh Griffiths (84th Lewis Stevenson ) - Eoin Doyle (71st Danny Handling ) Coach: Pat Fenlon ( Ireland )	Fraser Forster - Emilio Izaguirre , Charles Mulgrew , Kelvin Wilson , Mikael Lustig - Scott Brown (80th Efe Ambrose ), Joe Ledley , Kris Commons (76th Georgios Samaras ), James Forrest (88th Patrick McCourt ) - Anthony Stokes , Gary Hooper Coach: Neil Lennon ( Northern Ireland )
		0-1 Gary Hooper (8th) 0-2 Gary Hooper (31st) 0-3 Joseph Ledley (80th)
	Jorge Aaron Claros (55th), Leigh Griffiths (59th)	Scott Brown (55th)

Web links

• official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup, 2012-13 Season scottishfa.co.uk
2. ↑ Scottish Cup adds preliminary round for season 2012/13 BBC Sport
3. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup to include preliminary round scottishfa.co.uk
4. ↑ Celtic Glasgow for the 36th time, cup winner zeit.de
5. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup first round draw scottishfa.co.uk
6. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup second round draw scottishfa.co.uk
7. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup third round draw scottishfa.co.uk
8. ^ Hibernian v Hearts among the picks of the fourth round scottishfa.co.uk
9. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round draw scottishfa.co.uk
10. ^ William Hill Scottish Cup sixth round draw scottishfa.co.uk