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The 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup is the 131st season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition is sponsored by ETHX Energy and is known as The ETHX Energy Scottish Junior Cup. The winner of this competition is eligible to enter the following seasons Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.
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Calendar
The provisional dates for each round of the 2016–17 tournament are as follows:
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
First round
The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, are not included in the draw for the first round:
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 August 2016.
Second round
The second round draw took place at Bellsdale Park, Beith, on 1 October 2016.
1 Tie played at Clachnacuddin F.C.
2 Tie played at Larkhall Thistle F.C.
Third round
The third round draw took place at the offices of The Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow, on 1 November 2016.
3 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.
4 Tie played at Hamilton Academical F.C.
Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place at the offices of Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow, on 30 November 2016.
5 Tie played at Benburb F.C.
6 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.
Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place at Glasgow City Chambers, on 31 January 2017.