The 2015 SWF Scottish Cup was the 44th official edition (46th overall) of the main national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and Premier League were eligible to enter.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Teams | 69 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Glasgow City[1] |
| Runner-up | Hibernian |
Format edit
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 edit
34 of 57 teams drawn into the preliminary round. 23 received a bye to the first round.
| Spartans Reserves | 3–4 | Glasgow Girls |
| Glasgow City (SWFL) | 6–0 | Dunfermline Development |
| Mill United | 5–0 | Glasgow Girls |
| East Fife | 3–0 | Luthermuir |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–4 | Motherwell |
| Seton Ladies | 2–5 | Harmony Row |
| Elgin City | 1–2 | Central Girls |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 5–1 | Glasgow Girls Development |
| Buchan Youth | 0–2 | Kilwinning |
| Edinburgh South | 2–0 | Third Lanark |
| Cumbernauld Colts | 1–0 | Falkirk Ladies |
| Kemnay | 1–6 | Blackburn United |
| Buchan Ladies | 6–0 | Bishopton |
| Hutchison Vale Development | 0–6 | Dee Vale |
| Queen's Park | 18–1 | Forfar Farmington Ladies |
| Kilmarnock | 11–0 | East Fife Violet |
| Queen of the South | 2–1 | Claremont |
First round edit
| Queen's Park | 13–1 | Kilwinning |
| Stenhousemuir | 0–5 | Dee Vale |
| Rangers (SWFL) | 7–0 | Tayside Ladies |
| Edinburgh Caledonia | 3–0 | Turriff United |
| Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian Development |
| Buchan Ladies | 1–3 | Glasgow Girls |
| East Fife | 12–0 | Edinburgh South |
| Stranraer | 0–12 | Partick Thistle |
| Blackburn United | 3–0 | Falkirk FC |
| Stonehaven | 1–0 | Harmony Row |
| Central Girls | 3–4 | Dundee City |
| Cumbernauld Colts | 15–1 | Riverside |
| Dundee United | 3–0 | Boroughmuir Thistle |
| Glasgow City (WPFL) | 6–2 | Westerlands |
| Motherwell | 9–1 | Aberdeen Reserves |
| Aberdeen Development | 2–2 | Jeanfield Swifts (Aberdeen Development won 5-4 on penalties) |
| Forfar Farmington Development | 3–0 | Queen of the South |
| Caithness Ladies | 3–0 | United Glasgow |
| Mill United | 5–1 | Dee Ladies |
| Celtic Academy | 2–3 | Hibernian Development |
Second round edit
The 12 Premier League teams enter the Cup in this round.
| Rangers | 14–0 | Forfar Farmington Development |
| Hibernian Development | 0–2 | Aberdeen |
| Spartans | 0–2 | Glasgow City |
| Edinburgh Caledonia | 4–1 | Caithless Ladies |
| Rangers (SWFL) | 3–0 | Inverness City |
| Aberdeen Development | 3–0 | Partick Thistle |
| Celtic | 29–0 | Dundee City |
| Cumbernauld Colts | 1–0 | Boroughmuir Thistle |
| Forfar Farmington | 3–2 | Heart of Midlothian |
| East Fife | 3–1 | Blackburn United |
| Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Mill United (Kilmarnock won 4-3 on penalties) |
| Stonehaven | 1–3 | Glasgow Girls |
| Hibernian | 7–0 | Glasgow City (SWFL) |
| Hutchison Vale | 0–4 | Motherwell |
| Hamilton Academical | 3–4 | Stirling University |
| Dee Vale | 6–3 a.e.t. | Queen's Park |
Third round edit
Seven Premier League teams remain. Played 9 August 2015.[2]
| Forfar Farmington | 0–5 | Hibernian |
| Glasgow Girls | 3–4 | Motherwell |
| Edinburgh Caledonia | 0–4 | Cumbernauld Colts |
| Dee Vale | 1–2 | Kilmarnock |
| Aberdeen Development | 1–7 | Rangers |
| Aberdeen | 1–4 | Glasgow City |
| Stirling University | 0–2 | Celtic |
| East Fife | 0–2 | Rangers U-20s |
Quarter-finals edit
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.
| Cumbernauld Colts | 0–7 | Hibernian |
| Rangers U-20s | 0–5 | Rangers |
| Celtic | 7–0 | Motherwell |
| Glasgow City | 11–0 | Kilmarnock |
Semi-finals edit
Only Premier League teams remain.
| 11 October 2015 | Rangers | 0–2 | Glasgow City | Edinburgh |
| [3] | Shine  66'L. Hughes 79' (o.g) |
Stadium: Ainslie Park |
Final edit
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.[1][6]
| Glasgow City | 3–0 | Hibernian |
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| Shine |
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References edit
- ^ a b Scottish Women's Cup final: Glasgow City 3-0 Hibernian, BBC Sport, 8 November 2015
- ^ "NEWS Archives".
- ^ SWFA Scottish Cup SF 2015: Rangers v Glasgow City (11/10/15), Scottish Women's Football on YouTube
- ^ SWFA Scottish Cup SF 2015: Hibernian v Celtic (11/10/15), Scottish Women's Football on YouTube
- ^ Semi-final disappointment for Celtic Women, Celtic FC, 12 October 2015
- ^ SWF Scottish Cup Final 2015: Glasgow City v Hibernian, Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 0:47 / 1:03)