| Organising body | Scottish Junior Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1886 |
| Region | Scotland |
| Number of teams | 127 (2024–25) |
| Current champions | Darvel (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Auchinleck Talbot (14 titles) |
 2024–25 Scottish Junior Cup | |
The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA on the 2nd October 1886 and, as of the 2023–24 edition, 112 teams compete in the tournament. The cup has an unseeded knockout format with no replays, semi-finals played over two legs, and the final usually played at a neutral venue of an SPFL club.
Since the 2006–07 season, the winner of the Junior Cup Final has qualified for the following season's senior Scottish Cup.[1][2] The competition is named the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons.[3]
Darvel are the current holders, having defeated Arthurlie 2–1 in the final on 2 June 2024 at Broadwood Stadium to win the trophy for the first time.[4]
- ^ "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Juniors make mark in Scottish Cup, BBC Sport, 29 September 2007
- ^ "Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Fraser (2 June 2024). "Darvel Junior Cup hero admits he was rank rotten despite glory double". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 June 2024.