The 2013–14

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won their first ever Scottish Cup after a 2-0 win against

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in the

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Format and calendar

Thirty six clubs enter from the first round, sixteen from the Highland League, three qualifying Junior clubs and seventeen other clubs affiliated with the

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clubs enter in the second round along with the top two clubs from the previous season's Highland League and the winners of both the South of Scotland League and the

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and six

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clubs start in the third round, while the remaining four Championship clubs and all

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clubs enter in the fourth round. The calendar for the 2013–14 competition is as follows:

First round

The first round draw took place on 8 August 2013 at the

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, at 1:15pm. This round is contested entirely by non-league clubs: * Fifteen SFA full member clubs from the

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: (

Brora Rangers Brora Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club from the village of Brora, Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They play in the Highland Football League, of which they have been champions four times, having won thei ...

Buckie Thistle Buckie Thistle Football Club are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Moray, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as ''The Jags'' and play their football at Victoria Pa ...

, Clachnacuddin, Deveronvale, Forres Mechanics, Fort William,

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, Inverurie Loco Works, Keith,

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, Nairn County,

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, Turriff United and

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) * Five SFA full member clubs from the

: ( Burntisland Shipyard, Civil Service Strollers,

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Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Royal Albert Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The club was founded in 1947 as Hawick Royal Albert and in 2019 merged with amateur side Hawick United to create Hawick Royal Al ...

) * Three SFA full member clubs from the South of Scotland League: (

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, Wigtown & Bladnoch) * Seven SFA full member clubs from the

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: ( Edinburgh City, Gala Fairydean Rovers,

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, Selkirk,

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, Threave Rovers, Vale of Leithen) * Three SFA full member clubs in other leagues: (

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, Golspie Sutherland) * Three qualifiers from the

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: ( Auchinleck Talbot, Culter, Linlithgow Rose)

Replays

Second round

The second round draw took place on 16 September 2013 at

. All ten teams from the

entered the competition at this stage, along with the champions of the South of Scotland League ( Dalbeattie Star) and

( Whitehill Welfare), and the champions and runners-up from the Highland League ( Cove Rangers and

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Replays

Third round

Sixteen teams joined in the 3rd round: all ten current

clubs, along with six

clubs. The Third Round draw was conducted on 7 October 2013 at 1:00pm at

live on official Scottish Cup

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Site.

Replays

Fourth round

All 12

clubs entered here along with the four

clubs who were exempt from playing in the Third Round. The Fourth Round draw was conducted on 5 November 2013 at 12:00pm at

live on

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Replays

Fifth round

The Fifth Round draw was conducted on 2 December 2013 at 2:00pm at

live on

. Holders Celtic were knocked out of the competition by

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on 8 February.

Replay

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals draw was conducted on 9 February 2014 at

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live on

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Replay

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals draw was conducted on 9 March 2014 at

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live on

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.Greg Drummond to help make semi-final draw
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Final

Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in

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and the UK by

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and

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. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay also. Both channels will screen the final live. These matches were broadcast live on television.

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Scottish Cup Scottish Cup seasons 1

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,