The draw for the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup took place just after 5 o'clock at Heart of Midlothian's Tynecastle Stadium. City were paired with SPL side Falkirk, who recently came back from 2 goals down to draw against Rangers at Ibrox. The match will take place at The Falkirk Stadium, on the weekend of 7th January 2006.

The full draw is as follows:

Alloa Athletic v Livingston
Spartans v Queens Park
Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock
Dundee United v Aberdeen
Ross County v Forfar Athletic
Falkirk v Brechin City
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ayr United
St Mirren v Motherwell
Hibernian v Arbroath
Rangers v Peterhead
St Johnstone v Gretna
Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle
Dundee v Stranraer
Clyde v Celtic
Dunfermline v Airdrie United