Scottish League Challenge Cup 2005/06
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 30th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | FC St. Mirren (1st title) |
| Record winner |
FC Falkirk Airdrieonians FC (3 wins each) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 15th time in 2005/06 . The Scottish football competition, officially known as Bell's Challenge Cup was held, began on 30 July 2005 and ended with the final on November 5, 2005 at the Excelsior Stadium of Airdrie . Defending champion was FC Falkirk , who beat Ross County in the previous year's final . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition. In this year's final, FC St. Mirren beat Hamilton Academical and won the Challenge Cup for the first time in the club's history.
1 round
The matches took place on July 30th and 31st, 2005.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| FC Arbroath | - | FC Stranraer | 1: 3 |
| Ayr United | - | Stirling Albion | 0: 1 a.d. |
| Brechin City | - | Clyde FC | 3: 2 a.d. |
| East Fife FC | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 0: 4 |
| Greenock Morton | - | FC Gretna | 3: 2 a.d. |
| Partick Thistle | - | Cowdenbeath FC | 2-0 |
| Peterhead FC | - | Berwick Rangers | 1: 2 a.d. |
| Queen of the South | - | Albion Rovers | 4-0 |
| FC Queen's Park | - | Hamilton Academical | 0: 3 |
| Raith Rovers | - | Elgin City | 3: 1 a.d. |
| Ross County | - | Montrose FC | 2: 1 |
| St. Johnstone FC | - | Alloa Athletic | 2-0 |
| FC St. Mirren | - | Forfar Athletic | 1-0 |
| Dundee FC | - | East Stirlingshire FC | 2: 0 a.d. |
2nd round
The matches took place on August 30 and 31, 2005.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Brechin City | - | Greenock Morton | 0: 2 |
| Dundee FC | - | Airdrie United | 3: 2 i. E. |
| Partick Thistle | - | St. Johnstone FC | 7: 8 i. E. |
| Raith Rovers | - | Dumbarton FC | 2: 1 a.d. |
| Ross County | - | Hamilton Academical | 0: 1 |
| Queen of the South | - | FC St. Mirren | 1: 2 |
| Stirling Albion | - | Berwick Rangers | 2: 1 |
| FC Stranraer | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 1: 2 |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on September 13 and 14, 2005.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Hamilton Academical | - | Dundee FC | 2-0 |
| St. Johnstone FC | - | Raith Rovers | 5: 1 |
| FC St. Mirren | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 3: 2 |
| Stirling Albion | - | Greenock Morton | 1: 2 |
Semifinals
The matches were held on September 27, 2005.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| St. Johnstone FC | - | Hamilton Academical | 1: 2 |
| FC St. Mirren | - | Greenock Morton | 4: 2 i. E. |
final
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Chris Smith - David van Zanten , Kirk Broadfoot , Andy Millen (76th Mark Reilly ), Kevin McGowne - John Potter , Hugh Murray , Charlie Adam (69th Billy Mehmet ), Stewart Kean - John Sutton , Simon Lappin Trainer: Gus MacPherson ( Scotland )
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David McEwan - Stuart Balmer (81st John Robertson ), Derek Fleming , Steven Thomson , Mark McLaughlin - Alex Neil , Scott Tunbridge , Marvyn Wilson , Graeme Jones (38th Brian Carrigan ) - Scott MacKenzie , Pat Keogh (77th Mark Gilhaney ) Coach: Billy Reid ( Scotland )
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 1-0 Simon Lappin (22nd) 2-1 John Sutton (80th)
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1-1 Scott Tunbridge (47th)
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 Kirk Broadfoot, Hugh Murray
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Steven Thomson, Scott Tunbridge
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