2016–17 Scottish Cup
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 Scotland
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| Teams | 93 | ||
| Matches played | 104 | ||
| Goals scored | 367 (3.53 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) | Wayne McIntosh & David Gormley (8 goals) |
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| All statistics correct as of 14 February 2017. | |||
The 2016–17 Scottish Cup will be the 132nd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament will be sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what will be the sixth season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.
The defending champions are Hibernian, who defeated Rangers in the 2016 final.
From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; also, Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland & both channels screen the final live.
The calendar for the 2016–17 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.
The draw for the Preliminary Rounds took place at the Coldstream Museum on Monday 18 July 2016. There were 17 clubs involved in the draw. Of which, 7 would receive byes to the Second Preliminary Round, while the other 10 would enter in the First Preliminary Round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the East of Scotland Football League, South of Scotland Football League, Scottish Junior Football Association and the Scottish Amateur Football Association. There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which 7 clubs, from the 10 eligible, that would receive a bye to the Second Preliminary Round. The 3 clubs which do not receive a bye into the Second Preliminary Round will enter the First Preliminary Round, 5 ties were drawn in the First Preliminary Round to be played on Saturday, 13 August 2016. The final part of the draw will see 6 ties drawn in the Second Preliminary Round to be played on Saturday, 3 September 2016.
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