Scottish League Challenge Cup 2007/08

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Scottish League Challenge Cup
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1990/91
Teams 30th
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder FC St. Johnstone (1st title)
Record winner Airdrieonians FC
FC Falkirk (3 wins each)
Website scottishfootballleague.com

The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 17th time in 2007/08 . The Scottish football competition, which was officially held as the Challenge Cup , began on August 14, 2007 and ended with the final on November 25, 2007 at Dens Park in Dundee . The defending champion Ross County was eliminated from the competition against the eventual winner, FC St. Johnstone . For the club from Perth who defeated Dunfermline Athletic in the final it was the first success in the Challenge Cup. The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition.

1 round

The matches took place on August 14, 2007

Home team Visiting team Result
Albion Rovers - Berwick Rangers 1: 1 1
Clyde FC - Queen of the South 1-0
Dundee FC - Ross County 1: 2
East Stirlingshire FC - Dumbarton FC 4: 2
Elgin City - Brechin City 1: 4
Forfar Athletic - East Fife FC 3: 2
Hamilton Academical - Ayr United 1: 2
Montrose FC - Stirling Albion 5: 1
Greenock Morton - Livingston FC 1-0
Peterhead FC - Cowdenbeath FC 1-0
FC Queen's Park - FC Stranraer 1-0
Raith Rovers - St. Johnstone FC 1: 1 2
FC Stenhousemuir - Airdrieonians FC 1: 3

1 The Berwick Rangers won on penalties .
2 St. Johnstone FC won on penalties.

2nd round

The matches were held on September 4th and 5th, 2007

Home team Visiting team Result
Airdrieonians FC - FC Arbroath 5: 1
East Stirlingshire FC - FC Queen's Park 1-0
Forfar Athletic - Ayr United 0: 2
Montrose FC - Brechin City 1: 2 a.d.
Partick Thistle - Berwick Rangers 3: 1
Peterhead FC - Greenock Morton 0: 1
Clyde FC - Dunfermline Athletic 1: 4
Ross County - St. Johnstone FC 0: 2

Quarter finals

The matches were held on September 18 and 25, 2007

Home team Visiting team Result
Airdrieonians FC - Dunfermline Athletic 0: 2
Ayr United - Partick Thistle 2: 1
East Stirlingshire FC - Greenock Morton 0: 4
St. Johnstone FC - Brechin City 4: 1

Semifinals

The matches were held on October 2nd, 2007.

Home team Visiting team Result
Dunfermline Athletic - Ayr United 1-0
Greenock Morton - St. Johnstone FC 1: 3

final

Dunfermline Athletic St. Johnstone FC
Dunfermline Athletic
Final,
November 25, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. local time in Dundee , Dens Park
Result: 2: 3 (1: 3)
Spectators: 6,446
Referee: Eddie Smith ( Scotland ) ScotlandScotland 
Match report
St. Johnstone FC


Paul Gallacher - Calum Woods (34th Darren Young ), Scott Wilson , Souleymane Bamba , Danny Murphy - Bobby Ryan , Stephen Simmons (88th Jamie Harris ), Stephen Glass , Michael McGlinchey (64th Jim Hamilton ) - Stevie Crawford , Mark Burchill
Coach: Stephen Kenny ( Ireland ) IrelandIreland 
Alan Main - Gary Irvine , Allan McManus , Steven Anderson (80th Kevin Rutkiewicz ), Goran Stanić - Rocco Quinn , Derek McInnes , Paul Sheerin - Peter MacDonald (75th Martin Hardie ), Kenny Deuchar , Andy Jackson (80th Steven Milne )
Coach: Sandy Stewart ( Scotland ) ScotlandScotland 



goal1-3 Scott Wilson (37th)
goal2-3 Stephen Glass (70th penalty)
goal0-1 Paul Sheerin (13th penalty)
goal0-2 Peter MacDonald (19th)
goal0-3 Kenny Deuchar (30th)
yellow cards Stephen Glass, Danny Murphy, Scott Wilson

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