Scottish League Challenge Cup 1996/97
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 30th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | FC Stranraer (1st title) |
| Record winner | Hamilton Academical (2 wins) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 7th time in 1996/97 . The Scottish football competition, which was officially held as the Challenge Cup , began on August 8, 1996 and ended with the final on November 3, 1996 at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld . The defending champion FC Stenhousemuir was eliminated in the first round against FC Dundee . In this year's final, FC Stranraer won the title against FC St. Johnstone . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition.
1 round
The matches took place between August 8 and 10, 1996.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Dundee FC | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 3-0 |
| Hamilton Academical | - | FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 |
| Albion Rovers | - | St. Johnstone FC | 1: 2 a.d. |
| Alloa Athletic | - | Clyde FC | 3: 3 1 |
| FC Arbroath | - | Queen of the South | 2: 3 a.d. |
| Berwick Rangers | - | FC Stranraer | 0: 2 |
| Brechin City | - | Stirling Albion | 0: 0 2 |
| Clydebank FC | - | East Stirlingshire FC | 0: 0 3 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | - | FC Falkirk | 0: 2 a.d. |
| Forfar Athletic | - | Greenock Morton | 0: 4 |
| Livingston FC | - | Inverness CT | 1: 2 |
| Montrose FC | - | Dumbarton FC | 2-0 |
| Partick Thistle | - | FC Queen's Park | 3: 1 a.d. |
| Ross County | - | Ayr United | 0: 4 |
1 Clyde FC won on penalties .
2 Stirling Albion won on penalties.
2 East Stirlingshire FC won on penalties.
2nd round
The matches took place between August 26 and 28, 1996.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Ayr United | - | St. Johnstone FC | 0: 4 |
| Airdrieonians FC | - | Dundee FC | 0: 2 |
| East Fife FC | - | FC Falkirk | 2-0 |
| Montrose FC | - | East Stirlingshire FC | 2: 1 |
| Greenock Morton | - | Queen of the South | 2: 1 |
| Partick Thistle | - | Hamilton Academical | 2: 1 |
| Stirling Albion | - | Inverness CT | 3: 1 |
| FC Stranraer | - | Clyde FC | 2: 1 |
Quarter finals
The encounters took place on September 10, 1996.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Dundee FC | - | St. Johnstone FC | 1: 5 |
| East Fife FC | - | FC Stranraer | 0: 1 |
| Greenock Morton | - | Partick Thistle | 2: 1 |
| Stirling Albion | - | Montrose FC | 1: 3 |
Semifinals
The matches took place on October 2nd and 8th, 1996.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| FC Stranraer | - | Greenock Morton | 3-0 |
| St. Johnstone FC | - | Montrose FC | 4: 2 |
final
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Barney Duffy - Graham Duncan , Tom Black (??. Derek Crawford ), Jim Hughes , Tony Gallagher (??. John Robertson ) - John McCaffrey , Tommy Sloan , Alan Lansdowne - Gordon Young (??. John McMillan ), Ian McAuley , Robert Docherty Coach: Campbell Money ( Scotland ) |
Alan Main - John McQuillan , Allan Preston , Attila Sekerlioglu (??. Peter Fyhr ), Jim Weir - Danny Griffin , Steve Tosh , John O'Neil , Roddy Grant - Ian Ferguson (??. Gary Farquhar ), Leigh Jenkinson Trainers: Paul Sturrock ( Scotland ) |
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 Tommy Sloan (??.)
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