Dates 15 Aug 2015 – 21 May 2016 Goals scored 393 | Champion Hibernian F.C. Teams 92 Matches played 112 | |
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The 2015–16 Scottish Cup was the 131st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the fifth season of a five-year partnership. The final was contested between second-tier clubs (Hibernian and Rangers) for the first time ever with no Premiership clubs reaching the final.
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The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Falkirk in the 2015 final, but were eventually knocked out in the Quarter Final after a replay by eventual champions, Hibernian.
Media coverage
From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; also, Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland & both channels screen the final live.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2015–16 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.
Preliminary round 1
The preliminary round 1 took place on Saturday August 15, 2015. The round had 15 clubs which included 5 matches and 5 byes to the Second Preliminary Round. The teams competing in this round were made up of teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League, ESL, SSL, Scottish Junior FA and the Scottish Amateur FA. It was the first time that the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup had participated in the Scottish Cup.
Draw
Hawick Royal Albert, Kelty Hearts, Auchinleck Talbot, Hermes and Lothian Thistle HV all received byes to the Preliminary Round 2.
Preliminary round 2
The preliminary round 2 took place on Saturday September 5, 2015. The round had 10 clubs which included 5 matches. The teams competing in this round were made up of 5 winners from Round 1 and the 5 Byes from Round one.
Draw
There were 18 ties taking place in Round 1 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Tuesday, 28 August 2015. All matches were played on Saturday, 26 September 2015. The teams were made up of the 5 winners of Preliminary Round 2, 15 teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, 12 teams from the Scottish Lowland Football League and 4 teams from the East of Scotland Football League and Other Leagues.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.
Draw
There were 16 ties taking place in Round 2 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Thursday, 1 October 2015. All matches were played on Saturday, 24 October 2015. The teams were made up of the 18 winners from the First Round, 10 teams from the Scottish League Two, and the teams who placed first and second from the previous season of the Scottish Highland Football League and Scottish Lowland Football League.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.
Draw
There were 16 ties taking place in Round 3 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Thursday, 29 October 2015 and was conducted by former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, who won the Scottish Cup both as a player and a manager. All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 28 November 2015. The teams were made up of the 16 winners from the Second Round, 10 teams from the Scottish League One, and the bottom six teams from the previous seasons Scottish Championship.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.
Draw
There were 16 ties taking place in Round 4 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Tuesday, 1 December 2015. All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 9 January 2016. The teams were made up of the 16 winners from the Third Round, 12 teams from the Scottish Premiership, and the top four teams from the previous seasons Scottish Championship.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.
Draw
There were 8 ties taking place in Round 5 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Monday, 11 January 2016. All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 6 February 2016. The teams were made up of the 16 winners from the Fourth round.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.
Draw
There were 4 ties taking place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Monday, 8 February 2016 and was conducted by Scottish Cup winner and former Celtic midfielder Ľubomír Moravčík. The draw, broadcast live on Sky Sports News, has become infamous since it had to be aborted due to one ball breaking open in the pot. After a delay, the draw was completed successfully at the second attempt.
All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 5 March 2016. The teams were made up of the 8 winners from the Fifth round.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.
Draw
There were 2 ties taking place in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Sunday, 6 March 2016 at 4:45pm live on Sky Sports News HQ. Both matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 April 2016. The teams were made up of the 4 winners from the Quarter-finals.
Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.