The defending champions, Rangers, who beat Heart of Midlothian in the 2022 Scottish Cup final,[1] were defeated by Celtic in the semi-finals.
[2][3] Celtic lifted the trophy for the record-extending 41st time after defeating Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 in the final to complete a domestic treble.
[6] Carnoustie Panmure (Midlands League champions), Drumchapel United (East, South and West of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield winners), Invergordon (North Caledonian League champions), and Tower Hearts (Amateur Cup winners) also qualified to take part in the competition for the first time.
Two clubs, except the four qualifiers (Carnoustie Panmure, Drumchapel United, Invergordon, or Tower Hearts), were eligible to receive a bye to the first round.
[7] The draw for the second round was made on 18 September 2022 at 18:00, live on the Scottish Cup YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
[7] The draw for the third round was made on 24 October 2022 at 16:00, live on the Scottish Cup YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Dunipace were drawn against Championship club Cove Rangers (65 places above them), representing the biggest league position gap between two teams in the competition's history since the pyramid system was introduced.
[7] The draw for the fourth round was made on 28 November 2022 following the Ayr United v Pollok match, live on BBC Scotland.
Queen's Park won 2–0 at Inverness in their fourth round match, but were expelled from the competition because they fielded an ineligible player.
The draw was made on 13 March 2023, following the Falkirk v Ayr United match live on BBC Scotland.