Scottish Cup 2007-08
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The 2007–08 Scottish Cup
was the 123rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football
knockout competition. The winners were Rangers
, who defeated Queen of the South
in the final.
The 2007–08 tournament saw a change in structure for the tournament with the admission of 4 members of the Scottish Junior Football Association
to the first round.
were given a random bye
to the 2nd round. This was because only three Scottish Junior Football Association
clubs entered, due to Linlithgow Rose winning both the East League and the Scottish Junior Cup
and there being no mechanism allowing for runners-up to enter.
Keith
, Inverurie Loco Works
, Annan Athletic
and Threave Rovers
all received automatic byes
into the 2nd round, due to being respectively: Highland Football League
winners and runners-up, East of Scotland Football League
winners and South of Scotland Football League
winners during 2006–07 season
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
was the 123rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
knockout competition. The winners were Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, who defeated Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
in the final.
The 2007–08 tournament saw a change in structure for the tournament with the admission of 4 members of the Scottish Junior Football Association
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
to the first round.
Calendar
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Replays | |||
| First Round | 29 September 2007 | 17 | 2 | 81 → 64 |
| Second Round | 27 October 2007 | 16 | 2 | 64 → 48 |
| Third Round | 24 November 2007 | 16 | 2 | 48 → 32 |
| Fourth Round | 12 January 2008 | 16 | 4 | 32 → 16 |
| Fifth Round | 2 February 2008 | 8 | 3 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 March 2008 | 4 | 3 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 12 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | 4 → 2 |
| Final 2008 Scottish Cup Final The 2008 Scottish Cup Final was a football match which took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 24 May 2008. The match was the final of the 123rd Scottish Cup and was contested by Queen of the South and Rangers. Queen of the South beat Aberdeen 4–3 in their semi-final, Rangers beat St... |
24 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | 2 → 1 |
First round
Edinburgh UniversityEdinburgh University F.C.
Edinburgh University A.F.C. is a football club representing the University of Edinburgh. They currently play in the East of Scotland Football League. Established in 1878, they are third oldest club in East of Scotland football and have been a member of the Scottish Football Association since that...
were given a random bye
Bye (sports)
A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...
to the 2nd round. This was because only three Scottish Junior Football Association
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
clubs entered, due to Linlithgow Rose winning both the East League and the Scottish Junior Cup
Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup, known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association for all its member clubs. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and as of the...
and there being no mechanism allowing for runners-up to enter.
Keith
Keith F.C.
Keith F.C. are a senior football club who currently play in the Highland League in Scotland.They were founded in 1910 and play at Kynoch Park which is at the east end of the town..Keith are the football team of Keith in Banffshire, north-east Scotland...
, Inverurie Loco Works
Inverurie Loco Works F.C.
Inverurie Loco Works are a semi-professional senior football club from Inverurie who currently play in the Highland League in Scotland and were founded in 1903.-Recent history:...
, Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic F.C.
Annan Athletic Football Club are an association football club who compete in the Scottish Third Division. They are based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway...
and Threave Rovers
Threave Rovers F.C.
Threave Rovers Football Club is a football club from Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Formed in October 1953, the club plays its home games at Meadow Park, in Castle Douglas....
all received automatic byes
Bye (sports)
A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...
into the 2nd round, due to being respectively: Highland Football League
Highland Football League
The Press & Journal Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish Highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east lowlands...
winners and runners-up, East of Scotland Football League
East of Scotland Football League
The East of Scotland Football League is a league of football teams from south-east Scotland formed in 1923. It is one of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues which sit below the Scottish Football League , the other two being the Highland Football League and the South of Scotland Football League...
winners and South of Scotland Football League
South of Scotland Football League
The South of Scotland Football League is an amateur football competition based in the south of Scotland. Another earlier league of the same name briefly existed during the early days of competitive football...
winners during 2006–07 season
2006-07 in Scottish football
The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and...
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Replays
Second round
Replays
Third round
Replays
Fourth round
Replays
Fifth round
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Media coverage
- Domestically, both Sky SportsSky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
and BBC Sport ScotlandSportsceneSportscene is the name of a range of Scottish sports television programmes produced by BBC Scotland. Its main anchors are Dougie Donnelly, David Currie, Rob MacLean and Dougie Vipond, with Alison Walker and Richard Gordon acting as relief presenters...
broadcast selected live games, with both showing the final. Both also carry highlights of all games in every round.
- BBC Radio ScotlandBBC Radio ScotlandBBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
has exclusive domestic radio rights to the tournament.
- Through the SFA's international media partner IMG, the Scottish Cup is broadcast in various territories around the world. In Australia, for example, the Scottish CupScottish CupThe Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
is currently available on Setanta SportsSetanta SportsSetanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
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