THE SFA YOUTH CUP
The 2016/17 Scottish FA Youth Cup is under way, after the draws for the first and second rounds were conducted by Scottish FA President, Alan McRae today (Wednesday)
After a couple of disappointing seasons in the competition, the Dons enter at the First Round. They have been drawn at home to Fraserburgh. If they get through that tie they will then face further Highland League opposition as they will then have to travel to play Turriff United or Keith.
Paul Sheerin has made it clear that the high profile competition is high on his priority list this season:
“I've got a real bug bear with the Youth Cup, I'd love to get a proper run in it.
“The two seasons I have been here we have let ourselves down a little bit and not quite performed on the bigger stage at Pittodrie. I'd like a good run and to see where it could take us.
First Round Draw (ties scheduled to be played on Sunday 28 August 2016)
North Section 1. Deveronvale v Inverurie Loco Works 2. Turriff United v Keith 3. Aberdeen v Fraserburgh Byes: 4. Montrose 5. Formartine United 6. Forfar Athletic 7. Buckie Thistle 8. Clachnacuddin 9. Banks O’ Dee 10. Lossiemouth
Central Section 1. Clyde v Queen’s Park 2. Dunfermline Athletic v Berwick Rangers 3. Heriot-Watt University v Partick Thistle 4. Edusport Academy v Alloa Athletic Byes: 5. Albion Rovers 6. Spartans 7. Hamilton Academical 8. Cowdenbeath 9. Hibernian 10. East Kilbride 11. Falkirk 12. Raith Rovers 13. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 14. Edinburgh City 15. Stirling Albion 16. Tynecastle 17. Livingston 18. BSC Glasgow 19. Whitehill Welfare 20. Preston Athletic
South Section No Ties Byes: 1. Annan Athletic 2. Stranraer
Second Round Draw (ties scheduled to be played on or before Sunday 25 September 2016)
North Section 1. Buckie Thistle v Clachnacuddin 2. Banks O’ Dee v Montrose 3. Formartine United v Lossiemouth 4. Deveronvale OR Inverurie Loco Works v Forfar Athletic 5. Turriff United OR Keith v Aberdeen OR Fraserburgh
South Section 1. Stranraer v Annan Athletic
Central Section 1. Edusport Academy OR Alloa Athletic v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 2. Edinburgh City v Preston Athletic 3. Spartans v Whitehill Welfare 4. Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic OR Berwick Rangers 5. Stirling Albion v Clyde OR Queen’s Park 6. Falkirk v Albion Rovers 7. East Kilbride v BSC Glasgow 8. Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers 9. Cowdenbeath v Heriot-Watt University OR Partick Thistle 10. Tynecastle v Hibernian
Clubs entering the competition in round three:
1. Airdrieonians 2. Ayr United 3. Celtic 4. Cumbernauld Colts 5. Dundee 6. Dundee United 7. Greenock Morton 8. Heart of Midlothian 9. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 10. Kilmarnock 11. Motherwell 12. Queen of the South 13. Rangers 14. Ross County 15. St. Johnstone 16. St. Mirren
IRN-BRU CUP Meanwhile the IRN-BRU Cup Round 2 draw will take place at 1230 tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at Hampden.
IRN-BRU CUP Meanwhile the IRN-BRU Cup Round 2 draw will take place at 1230 tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at Hampden.
