Scottish League Challenge Cup 2004/05
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 30th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | FC Falkirk (3rd title) |
| Record winner |
FC Falkirk Airdrieonians FC (3 wins each) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 14th time in 2004/05 . The Scottish football competition, officially known as Bell's Challenge Cup was held, started on 31 July 2004 and ended with the final on November 7, 2004 at the McDiarmid Park of Perth . The defending champion was Inverness Caledonian Thistle , who beat Airdrie United in the final last year . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition. In this year's final, FC Falkirk prevailed against Ross County and won the Challenge Cup for the third time in the club's history.
1 round
The matches took place on July 31, 2004.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Airdrie United | - | Queen of the South | 0: 2 |
| Alloa Athletic | - | Elgin City | 2-0 |
| FC Arbroath | - | Peterhead FC | 2: 4 |
| Ayr United | - | FC Falkirk | 0: 3 |
| Dumbarton FC | - | Stirling Albion | 1: 2 |
| East Fife FC | - | Cowdenbeath FC | 3: 4 i. E. |
| East Stirlingshire FC | - | Berwick Rangers | 1: 2 |
| Forfar Athletic | - | Greenock Morton | 3: 1 |
| FC Gretna | - | Montrose FC | 3-0 |
| Partick Thistle | - | Brechin City | 3-0 |
| FC Queen's Park | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 4: 2 i. E. |
| Raith Rovers | - | Albion Rovers | 0: 2 |
| Ross County | - | FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 |
| St. Johnstone FC | - | Hamilton Academical | 2-0 |
2nd round
The matches took place on August 31, 2004.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Albion Rovers | - | Partick Thistle | 1: 2 |
| Alloa Athletic | - | Berwick Rangers | 1: 2 |
| FC Falkirk | - | Stirling Albion | 5: 3 |
| Forfar Athletic | - | FC Queen's Park | 4: 3 i. E. |
| Peterhead FC | - | Ross County | 1: 2 |
| Clyde FC | - | FC Stranraer | 1-0 |
| FC Gretna | - | Cowdenbeath FC | 1-0 |
| St. Johnstone FC | - | Queen of the South | 3-0 |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on September 14th and 15th, 2004.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| FC Falkirk | - | FC Gretna | 3-0 |
| Berwick Rangers | - | St. Johnstone FC | 0: 1 |
| Clyde FC | - | Forfar Athletic | 1: 2 |
| Ross County | - | Partick Thistle | 5: 3 i. E. |
Semifinals
The encounters took place on September 28, 2004.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| St. Johnstone FC | - | FC Falkirk | 1: 2 |
| Ross County | - | Forfar Athletic | 5: 2 |
final
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Allan Ferguson - Andy Lawrie , Craig McPherson , Scott MacKenzie , Mark Campbell - Kevin James , John O'Neil (28th Neil Scally ), David Nicholls (50th Pedro Moutinho ), Andy Thomson (72nd Daniel McBreen ) - Russell Latapy , Darryl Duffy Trainer: John Hughes ( Scotland )
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Stuart Garden - John Robertson , Mark McCulloch , Jamie McCunnie , Martin Canning - Jim Lauchlan , Don Cowie , Charlie Adam (60th Sean Kilgannon ), Sean Higgins (66th Steven McGarry ) - John Rankin , David Winters (80th Stuart Malcolm ) Coach: Alex Smith ( Scotland )
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 1: 1 Neil Scally (70th) 2: 1 Darryl Duffy (75th)
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0: 1 David Winters (56th)
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 Mark Campbell
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