Inverurie Loco Works who finished fourth and Wick Academy eighth in the Highland Football League qualified for the competition for the first time after being asked to compete following their work in the SFA's Club Licensing programme.
[1] Buckie Thistle and Deveronvale were ruled out as they had been invited in the previous season's competition.
[3] Like the previous season, the first round is separated regionally into two sections: north and east and south and west.
Source: Scottish Football League Source: Scottish Football League The second round draw was conducted on 30 July 2012, at the Ramsdens store in the Forge Shopping Centre in Glasgow.
[15] Source: Scottish Football League The semi-final draw was conducted on 19 September 2012, at Hampden Park in Glasgow.