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Teams are either drawn into the preliminary round or receive a bye, so that there are 20 matches to play in the first round. The 20 winners then are joined by the 12 Premier League teams in the second round.
Preliminary round
34 of 57 teams drawn into the preliminary round. 23 received a bye to the first round.
Four Premier League teams remain, Cumbernauld play in the SWFL 1st Division (level 2), Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Rangers U-20s play in the SWFL 2nd division (3rd level in general). Played on 11 and 13 September.
It is the fourth Scottish Cup final between Glasgow City and Hibernian in the last eight years: Hibs won in 2007; City in 2011 and 2013. Played on 8 November 2015.