2024–25 Scottish Cup

The draw for preliminary round one was made on 22 July 2024. The six teams without a SFA club licence were required to be included in the first preliminary round draw – namely Beith Juniors (West of Scotland League champions), Dundee North End (Midlands League champions), Culter (North Region Juniors champions), Cupar Hearts (Amateur Cup winners), Invergordon (North Caledonian League champions), and Bo'ness Athletic (Cup Winners' Shield winners). They were drawn into two ties with Cupar Hearts and Dundee North End drawn to receive a bye to the second preliminary round. Bo'ness Athletic and Dundee North End took part in the competition for the first time. Matches ==Preliminary round two==

The draw for preliminary round two was made on 22 July 2024. Teams in bold advanced to the first round. Matches ==First round==

The draw for the first round was made on 1 September 2024 at 17:30 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel. Teams in bold advanced to the second round. Carluke Rovers (12th in the West of Scotland Fourth Division) were drawn away from home against Buckie Thistle (5th in the Highland League), 89 places above them in the pyramid system when the clubs met, which represented the biggest league position gap between two teams in the competition's history. Matches ==Second round==

The draw for the second round was made on 29 September 2024 at 17:00 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel. Teams in bold advanced to the third round. Matches ==Third round==

The draw for the third round was made on 27 October 2024 at 20:00 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel. Teams in bold advanced to the fourth round. Matches ==Fourth round==

The draw for the fourth round was made on 2 December 2024 following the East Kilbride v Falkirk match live on BBC Scotland. Teams in bold advanced to the fifth round. Matches ==Fifth round==

The draw for the fifth round was made on 20 January 2025 following the Dundee v Dundee United match live on Premier Sports 1 & the Premier Sports X account. Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals. Matches ==Quarter-finals==

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 10 February 2025 following the St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian match live on BBC Scotland. Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals. Matches ==Semi-finals==

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 10 March 2025 following the Livingston v St Johnstone match live on BBC Scotland. Teams in bold advanced to the final. Matches ==Final==

The Scottish Cup is broadcast by Premier Sports and BBC Scotland. Premier Sports has the first two picks and the fifth pick of the fourth and fifth rounds, 2 quarter-finals as well as first pick of one semi-final and airs the final non-exclusively. BBC Scotland broadcasts one match per round from the first round onwards and two matches per round from the fourth round to the quarter-finals, as well as one semi-final and the final. The following matches were selected for live coverage on UK television: ==References==