The 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup was the 35th 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 1998 were eligible to play.
Calendar
Round
Match date
Fixtures
Clubs
First Round
11
59 → 48
Second Round
16
48 → 32
Third Round
16
32 → 16
Fourth Round
8
16 → 8
Quarter-finals
4
8 → 4
Semi-finals
2
4 → 2
Final
1
2 → 1
Format
The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2016–17 competition received a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The first two rounds were divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards.
First round
Central Group
Four ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:
The draw for the third round was made on 10 October 2017.[1] The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage, by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:
