Scottish FA Cup 2013/14
| Scottish FA Cup | |
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1873/74 |
| Teams | 82 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | FC St. Johnstone (1st title) |
| Record winner | Celtic Glasgow (36 wins) |
| Website | scottishfa.co.uk |
| Qualification for | UEFA Europa League |
The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 129th time in 2013/14 . The main Scottish football cup competition, officially held as the William Hill Scottish Cup and run by the Scottish Football Association, began on September 14, 2013 and ended with the final on May 17, 2014 in Glasgow's Celtic Park . The last time a Scottish Cup final was played was in 1998 at Celtic Park . Defending champion was Celtic Glasgow , who prevailed against Hibernian Edinburgh in the previous year's final . In this year's competition, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 against FC Aberdeen . The cup winner was eligible to compete in the second qualifying round of the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League . The clubs of the Scottish Premiership entered the 4th round of the competition. With a 2-0 final win over Dundee United , St. Johnstone FC won the Cup in Scotland for the first time 130 years after the club was founded.
Participating teams
The following 82 teams qualified for the Scottish FA Cup 2013/14:
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Premiership 12 clubs |
Championship 10 clubs |
League One 10 clubs |
League Two 10 clubs |
Highland Football League 15 clubs |
East of Scotland Football League 5 clubs |
South of Scotland Football League 3 clubs |
Lowland Football League 7 clubs |
Scottish Football Association 3 members |
Scottish Junior Football Association 3 members |
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Events
The game rounds were played on the following dates:
- 1st main round: September 14, 2013 (Sat.)
- 2nd main round: October 5, 2013 (Sat.)
- 3rd main round: 1./2. November 2013 (Fri / Sat)
- 4th main round: November 29th - December 1st, 2013 (Fri - Sun)
- Round of 16: 7th – 9th February 2014 (Fri. - Sun.)
- Quarter-finals: 8./9. March 2014 (Sat./Sun.)
- Semi-finals: 12./13. April 2014 (Sat./Sun.)
- Final: May 17, 2014 (Sat.)
1 round
The matches were played on September 14, 2013. The repeat matches took place on September 21, 2013.
Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Newton Stewart FC | 3: 1 | Fort William FC |
| FC Culter | 3: 1 | Lossiemouth FC |
2nd round
The matches were played on October 5 and 6, 2013. The repeat matches took place on October 12 and 19, 2013.
Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cove Rangers | 0: 3 | Brora Rangers |
| Annan Athletic | 4-0 | Buckie Thistle |
| FC Linlithgow Rose | 1: 3 | FC Deveronvale |
| FC Fraserburgh | 2-0 | Edinburgh City |
| Preston Athletic | 1: 2 | FC Queen's Park |
| Whitehill FC Welfare | 1: 2 | Stirling Albion |
3rd round
The matches were played between November 1st and 3rd, 2013. The repeat matches took place on November 9th and 12th, 2013.
| Result | ||
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| Forfar Athletic | 2: 1 | East Fife FC |
| FC Culter | 1: 1 | Berwick Rangers |
| Elgin City | 3: 5 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| FC Stranraer | 2: 2 | FC Auchinleck Talbot |
| Alloa Athletic | 3-0 | FC Inverurie Loco Works |
| Ayr United | 3: 2 | FC Queen's Park |
| Glasgow Rangers | 3-0 | Airdrieonians |
| Dumbarton FC | 2: 1 | Cowdenbeath FC |
| FC Arbroath | 0: 2 | Brechin City |
| FC Stenhousemuir | 2: 2 | Annan Athletic |
| FC Fraserburgh | 2: 1 | Montrose FC |
| Turriff United | 0: 3 | Stirling Albion |
| East Stirlingshire FC | 0: 2 | Raith Rovers |
| Albion Rovers | 1-0 | FC Deveronvale |
| Clyde FC | 2: 1 | Brora Rangers |
| Queen of the South | 1-0 | Hamilton Academical |
Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | 3: 1 | FC Culter |
| Annan Athletic | 2: 4 a.d. | FC Stenhousemuir |
| FC Auchinleck Talbot | 2: 3 | FC Stranraer |
4th round
The matches were played between November 29 and December 1, 2013. The repeat matches will take place on December 4 and 10, 2013.
| Result | ||
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| FC Falkirk | 0: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
| Albion Rovers | 1-0 | Motherwell FC |
| Berwick Rangers | 1: 3 | Dumbarton FC |
| Clyde FC | 1: 1 | FC Stranraer |
| Dundee United | 5: 2 | FC Kilmarnock |
| Queen of the South | 2: 2 | FC St. Mirren |
| FC Stenhousemuir | 3-0 | FC Fraserburgh |
| Brechin City | 1: 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| Alloa Athletic | 3: 2 | Stirling Albion |
| Ross County | 0: 1 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Dundee FC | 0: 1 | Raith Rovers |
| St. Johnstone FC | 2-0 | Livingston FC |
| Partick Thistle | 0: 1 | Aberdeen FC |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0: 7 | Celtic Glasgow |
| Ayr United | 1: 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4-0 | Greenock Morton |
Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1-0 | Ayr United |
| FC Stranraer | 4: 1 | Clyde FC |
| FC St. Mirren | 3-0 | Queen of the South |
| Forfar Athletic | 3: 3 n.V. (4: 3 in good.) |
Brechin City |
Round of 16
The matches were played between February 7th and 9th, 2014. The replay will take place on February 18th, 2014
Replay
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2-0 | FC Stranraer |
Quarter finals
The matches were played on March 8th and 9th, 2014. The replay took place on March 17th, 2014
| Result | ||
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| Raith Rovers | 1: 3 | St. Johnstone FC |
| Aberdeen FC | 1-0 | Dumbarton FC |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0: 5 | Dundee United |
| Glasgow Rangers | 1: 1 | Albion Rovers |
Replay
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 0: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
Semifinals
The matches were played on April 12th and 13th, 2014 at the Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow .
| Result | ||
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| Glasgow Rangers | 1: 3 | Dundee United |
| St. Johnstone FC | 2: 1 | Aberdeen FC |
final
| St. Johnstone FC | Dundee United | |||||||
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Alan Mannus - Dave Mackay , Frazer Wright , Steven Anderson , Brian Easton - Chris Millar , David Wotherspoon (85th Gary McDonald ), James Dunne , Michael O'Halloran (73rd Lee Croft ) - Steven MacLean , Stevie May Trainer: Tommy Wright ( Northern Ireland )  |
Radosław Cierzniak - Keith Watson , Sean Dillon , Gavin Gunning , Andrew Robertson - Paul Paton (77th Brian Graham ), John Rankin , Ryan Dow , Stuart Armstrong - Gary Mackay-Steven (64th Ryan Gauld ), Nadir Çiftçi Trainer: Jackie McNamara |
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 1-0 Steven Anderson (45th) 2-0 Steven MacLean (84th)
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 James Dunne, Steven MacLean, Stevie May
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Nadir Çiftçi, Gavin Gunning, Paul Paton
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup, 2013-14 Season scottishfa.co.uk
- ↑ Celtic Park and Ibrox announced as Scottish Cup venues scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round results scottishfa.co.uk
- ↑ Scottish Cup: Spartans visit Edinburgh University in round one BBC Sport
- ↑ St. Johnstone: Cup victory after 130 years kicker.de
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup first round draw scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup second round draw scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup third round draw scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup fourth round draw scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round draw scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup sixth round draw scottishfa.co.uk
- ^ William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final draw scottishfa.co.uk