2016 Scottish Women's Cup

The 2016 SWF Scottish Cup, known as the 2016 SSE Scottish Women's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th official edition (47th overall) of the main national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and SWPL 1 & 2 were eligible to enter.

2016 Scottish Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams71
Defending championsGlasgow City
Final positions
ChampionsHibernian
Runner-upGlasgow City
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Hibernian won the final after penalties against Glasgow City, who had won the cup for the previous five years.[1]

Format

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Teams are either drawn into the first round or receive a bye, so there are 16 matches to play in the second round. The winners of the first round are then joined by the 16 SWPL 1 & 2 teams in the second round.

First round

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30 of 32 teams were drawn into this round. Edinburgh Caledonia & Dumbarton United received a bye to the second round.[2]

Elgin City 2–3 Raith Rovers
Ross County 2–1 Stranraer
Dundee City 1–2 Granite City
Kemnay 0–2 St Roch's
Boroughmuir Thistle 2–3 Kilmarnock
East Kilbride Girls 5–2 Edinburgh South
Teesside 1–3 Dee Ladies
United Glasgow 1–2 Stenhousemuir
Caithness 2–16 Dunfermline Athletic
Blackburn United 0–5 Dundee United
Renfrew 4–3 Cumbernauld Colts
Stonehaven 1–9 East Fife
Westerland 8–1 Bayside
Motherwell 12–0 Central Girls
Bistopton FCL 0–1 Dee Vale

Second round

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SWPL teams enter.

Dee Vale 1–5 Granite City
Dunfermline Athletic 7–0 Dumbarton United
Glasgow City 26–0 East Kilbride Girls[3]
Spartans 0–0 Hamilton Academical (Hamilton won 4–3 on penalties)
Buchan 3–5 Forfar Farmington
Dee Ladies 3–4 Raith Rovers
Heart of Midlothian 3–0 St Roch's
Hibernian 11–0 Boroughmuir Thistle
Jeanfield Swifts 18–0 Ross County
Rangers 7–0 East Fife
Stirling University 10–0 Westerlands
Renfrew 5–0 Queen's Park
Motherwell 1–4 Glasgow Girls
Hutchison Vale 5–0 Edinburgh Caledonia
Celtic 7–0 Aberdeen
Dundee United 8–0 Stenhousemuir

Third round

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Granite City 3–8 Hutchison Thistle
Hibernian 19–0 Renfrew
Celtic 3–1 Forfar Farmington
Dunfermline Athletic 0–4 Glasgow Girls
Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Hamilton Academical
Rangers 1–3 Glasgow City
Dundee United 1–6 Stirling University
Jeanfield Swifts 6–1 Raith Rovers

Quarter-finals

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4 September 2016 Hibernian 3–1CelticBroxburn
14:00 Stadium: Albyn Park
18 September 2016 Heart of Midlothian 4–3 (a.e.t.)Hutchison ValeDalkeith
14:00 [4] Stadium: Kings Park

Semi-finals

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16 October 2016 (2016-10-16) Glasgow Girls0–9 Glasgow City Edinburgh
[5] Crilly        
Shine      
Boyce    
Stadium: Ainslie Park
16 October 2016 (2016-10-16) Hibernian 5–0Heart of MidlothianEdinburgh
McLauchlan  
Arnot      
Ewens  
[5] Stadium: Ainslie Park

Final

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The final was played between Glasgow City and Hibernian on 6 November 2016 at New Douglas Park in Hamilton. It featured the same teams as the previous year's final and the SWPL Cup final earlier in the year (as well as the previous two editions of that competition). Hibs won their sixth Scottish Cup, their first since 2010 (Glasgow City having won all of the intervening five).[1][6][7]

Hibs men's team had also won the 2015–16 Scottish Cup, and this was the first instance of a club holding both national trophies at the same time (albeit the women's team was only an affiliate and not a fully integrated element of the club at that point, and due to the differing schedules this was only for six months rather than a whole year).

Glasgow City1–1 (a.e.t.)Hibernian
Lauder   Robertson   23'
Penalties
Brown  
Cuthbert  
McMurchie  
Lauder  
Shine  
Love  
Kerr  
5–6   Robertson
  Hunter
  Arnot
  Brownlie
  Graham
  Ewens
  Murray
Referee: Lorraine Clark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glasgow City
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hibernian
1   Gemma Fay
11   Nicola Docherty
2   Lauren McMurchie
3   Savannah McCarthy
16   Leanne Ross (c)
6   Jo Love
8   Haley Rosen
22   Erin Cuthbert
17   Fiona Brown
4   Hayley Lauder
10   Clare Shine
Substitutes:
25   Erin Clachers
14   Cheryl McCulloch
13   Carla Boyce
15   Keeva Keenan
18   Sam Kerr
19   Sarah Crilly
20   Brogan Hay
Manager:
  Scott Booth
1   Jenna Fife
11   Kirsty Smith
2   Clare Williamson
17   Joelle Murray (c)
4   Siobhan Hunter
24   Emma Brownlie
13   Lucy Graham
6   Lisa Robertson
12   Rachel McLauchlan
7   Lizzie Arnot
21   Abi Harrison
Substitutes:
8   Cailin Michie
10   Sarah Ewens
14   Shannon Leishman
16   Ellis Notley
9   Caitlin Russell
23   Rachael Small
31   Kirsty Jeffries
Manager:
  Chris Roberts

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scottish Women's Cup: Hibernian win final on penalties against Glasgow City". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "SWF Scottish Cup 1st Round Draw". 25 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Glasgow City score 26 in Scottish Women's Cup win over East Kilbride". BBC. June 13, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ Hearts 4-3 Hutchison Vale (aet) – Match Summary – Scottish Women’s Cup Quarter-final, Tartan Kicks, 19 September 2016
  5. ^ a b Glasgow City & Hibernian Ladies to contest Scottish Cup final again, BBC Sport, 16 October 2016
  6. ^ Hibs claim cup double after epic SSE Scottish Women's Cup final, Scottish Women's Football, 6 November 2016
  7. ^ Highlights | Glasgow City v Hibernian (SSE Cup Final), Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 1:04 / 1:28, pens from 10:53)
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