2016–17 Scottish Youth Cup

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The 2016–17 Scottish Youth Cup was the 34th season of the Scottish Youth Cup, the national knockout tournament at youth level organised by the Scottish Football Association for its full and associate member clubs. The tournament was for the under-20 age group, to complement current youth development strategies, having formerly been an under-19 competition. Players born after 1 January 1997 are eligible to play.

Motherwell were the defending champions after they beat Heart of Midlothian 5–2 in the 2016 final.

The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2015–16 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining thirty-nine clubs enter the first round and are initially divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards.

The draw for the first and second rounds took place on 3 August 2016. The following clubs were involved in the first round draw:

2. Banks O' Dee

3. Buckie Thistle

4. Clachnacuddin

5. Deveronvale

6. Forfar Athletic

7. Formartine United

8. Fraserburgh

9. Inverurie Loco Works

10. Keith

11. Lossiemouth

12. Montrose

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14. Albion Rovers

15. Alloa Athletic

16. Berwick Rangers

17. BSC Glasgow

18. Clyde

19. Cowdenbeath

20. Dunfermline Athletic

21. East Kilbride

22. Edinburgh City

23. Edusport Academy

24. Falkirk

25. Hamilton Academical

26. Heriot-Watt University

27. Hibernian

28. Livingston

29. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

30. Partick Thistle

31. Preston Athletic

32. Queen's Park

33. Raith Rovers

34. Spartans

35. Stirling Albion

36. Tynecastle

37. Whitehill Welfare | 01. Albion Rovers

38. Alloa Athletic

39. Berwick Rangers

40. BSC Glasgow

41. Clyde

42. Cowdenbeath

43. Dunfermline Athletic

44. East Kilbride

45. Edinburgh City

46. Edusport Academy

47. Falkirk

48. Hamilton Academical | 13. Heriot-Watt University

49. Hibernian

50. Livingston

51. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

52. Partick Thistle

53. Preston Athletic

54. Queen's Park

55. Raith Rovers

56. Spartans

57. Stirling Albion

58. Tynecastle

59. Whitehill Welfare | 01. Annan Athletic

60. Stranraer Both teams in the South Section received a bye to the Second Round | | 01. Albion Rovers

61. Alloa Athletic

62. Berwick Rangers

63. BSC Glasgow

64. Clyde

65. Cowdenbeath

66. Dunfermline Athletic

67. East Kilbride

68. Edinburgh City

69. Edusport Academy

70. Falkirk

71. Hamilton Academical | 13. Heriot-Watt University

72. Hibernian

73. Livingston

74. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

75. Partick Thistle

76. Preston Athletic

77. Queen's Park

78. Raith Rovers

79. Spartans

80. Stirling Albion

81. Tynecastle

82. Whitehill Welfare | | | |

Three ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:

The dates for the first round ties were announced on 26 August 2016.

Four ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round:

The dates for the first round ties were announced on 26 August 2016.

The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:

2. Ayr United

3. Celtic

4. Cumbernauld Colts

5. Dundee

6. Dundee United

7. Heart of Midlothian

8. Inverness CT

9. Kilmarnock

10. Morton

11. Motherwell

12. Queen of the South

13. Rangers

14. Ross County

15. St Johnstone

16. St Mirren | 01. Airdrieonians

17. Ayr United

18. Celtic

19. Cumbernauld Colts

20. Dundee

21. Dundee United

22. Heart of Midlothian

23. Inverness CT | 09. Kilmarnock

24. Morton

25. Motherwell

26. Queen of the South

27. Rangers

28. Ross County

29. St Johnstone

30. St Mirren | | 01. Airdrieonians

31. Ayr United

32. Celtic

33. Cumbernauld Colts

34. Dundee

35. Dundee United

36. Heart of Midlothian

37. Inverness CT | 09. Kilmarnock

38. Morton

39. Motherwell

40. Queen of the South

41. Rangers

42. Ross County

43. St Johnstone

44. St Mirren | |

• Youth Cup on Scottish FA website