Scottish League Challenge Cup 2003/04
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 30th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (1st title) |
| Record winner | Airdrieonians FC (3 wins) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 13th time in 2003/04 . The Scottish football competition, officially known as Bell's Challenge Cup was held, began on 2 August 2003 and ended with the final on 26 October 2003 at the McDiarmid Park of Perth . The defending champion was Queen of the South , who beat Brechin City in the final last year . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition. In this year's final, Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Airdrie United and won the Challenge Cup for the first time in the club's history.
1 round
The matches took place on August 2, 2003.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Airdrie United | - | Montrose FC | 2-0 |
| Albion Rovers | - | East Fife FC | 1-0 |
| Alloa Athletic | - | Clyde FC | 1: 2 |
| Ayr United | - | Stirling Albion | 1: 2 a.d. |
| Brechin City | - | FC Falkirk | 1-0 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | - | Ross County | 1: 2 |
| East Stirlingshire FC | - | Raith Rovers | 2: 5 |
| Forfar Athletic | - | Elgin City | 4-0 |
| FC Gretna | - | Inverness CT | 0: 5 |
| Hamilton Academical | - | St. Johnstone FC | 2: 3 a.d. |
| Greenock Morton | - | FC Arbroath | 4: 3 |
| FC St. Mirren | - | FC Queen's Park | 3: 2 a.d. |
| FC Stenhousemuir | - | Peterhead FC | 0: 3 |
| FC Stranraer | - | Queen of the South | 2: 1 |
2nd round
The matches took place on August 12, 2003.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Brechin City | - | Stirling Albion | 3: 1 |
| Clyde FC | - | St. Johnstone FC | 0: 1 |
| Forfar Athletic | - | Albion Rovers | 4: 2 a.d. |
| Greenock Morton | - | Airdrie United | 1: 2 |
| Ross County | - | Dumbarton FC | 5-0 |
| Peterhead FC | - | Inverness CT | 1: 2 |
| Raith Rovers | - | FC Stranraer | 2-0 |
| FC St. Mirren | - | Berwick Rangers | 2: 1 |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on August 26, 2003.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Inverness CT | - | Ross County | 1-0 |
| Forfar Athletic | - | Airdrie United | 0: 2 |
| Raith Rovers | - | FC St. Mirren | 3: 2 |
| St. Johnstone FC | - | Brechin City | 1: 2 |
Semifinals
The matches took place on September 16 and 17, 2003.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Raith Rovers | - | Inverness CT | 0: 4 |
| Brechin City | - | Airdrie United | 1: 2 a.d. |
final
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Mark Brown - Ross Tokely , Stuart Golabek , Bobby Mann , Stuart McCaffrey - Russell Duncan , Barry Wilson , Richie Hart (86th Liam Keogh ), Roy McBain - Paul Ritchie (58th Steve Hislop ), David Bingham (90th Darran Thomson ) Coach: John Robertson ( Scotland )
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Mark McGeown - Stephen Docherty (64th Félicien Singbo ), Sandy Stewart , Scott Wilson (73rd Paul Ronald ), Allan McManus - William Wilson , Jérôme Vareille (83rd Stephen McKeown ), Marvyn Wilson , Mark Roberts - David Dunn , Alan Gow Coach: Sandy Stewart ( Scotland )
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 1-0 David Bingham (79th) 2-0 Steven Hislop (89th)
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