Scottish League Challenge Cup 2014/15
| Scottish League Challenge Cup | |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Livingston FC (1st title) |
| Record winner | FC Falkirk (4 wins) |
| Website | spfl.co.uk |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 24th time in 2014/15 . The Scottish football competition, officially held as the Petrofac Challenge Cup , began on July 25, 2014. The final was played on April 5, 2015. 30 clubs from the Scottish Football League and one team each from the Highland and Lowland Football League took part in the competition. The Raith Rovers started the competition as defending champions , and they prevailed against the favored Glasgow Rangers in last year's final . In this year's final, Livingston FC beat Alloa Athletic 4-0 . It was the club's first title in the Challenge Cup. Previously, the lions could only win the league cup in the 2003/04 season.
Events
The game rounds were played on the following dates:
- 1st round: July 26, 2014 (Sat.)
- 2nd round: 19./20. August 2014 (Tue / Wed)
- Quarter-finals: September 6th (Sat.)
- Semi-finals: October 12, 2014 (Sun.)
- Final: April 5, 2015 (Sun.)
Participating teams
32 teams were athletically qualified for the first round:
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Championship the 10 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
League One, the 10 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
League Two the 10 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
Highland Football League champions of the 2013-14 season |
Lowland Football League champions of the 2013-14 season |
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1 round
The matches were held on July 25th and 26th and August 5th, 2014.
North-east region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Arbroath | 1: 4 | Alloa Athletic |
| East Fife FC | 2: 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| Montrose FC | 0: 3 | Peterhead FC |
| Elgin City | 0: 3 | Stirling Albion |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1-0 | Raith Rovers |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 1: 3 a.d. | Brechin City |
| East Stirlingshire FC | 1: 7 | FC Falkirk |
| Brora Rangers | 3: 1 a.d. | FC Stenhousemuir |
South-west region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Queen's Park | 1: 1 n.V. (3: 4 in good condition) |
Berwick Rangers |
| Glasgow Rangers | 2: 1 a.d. | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| FC Stranraer | 3: 2 | Dumbarton FC |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3: 1 | Annan Athletic |
| Airdrieonians FC | 2: 2 n.v. (2: 4 in good condition) |
Albion Rovers |
| Queen of the South | 3: 4 a.d. | Livingston FC |
| Greenock Morton | 1-0 | FC Spartans |
| Clyde FC | 2-0 | Ayr United |
2nd round
The matches were held between August 18 and 20, 2014.
North-east region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1: 2 | FC Falkirk |
| Brora Rangers | 2: 3 | East Fife FC |
| Brechin City | 0: 2 | Peterhead FC |
| Stirling Albion | 1: 2 | Alloa Athletic |
South-west region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Livingston FC | 4: 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Glasgow Rangers | 8: 1 | Clyde FC |
| Greenock Morton | 5: 2 a.d. | Berwick Rangers |
| FC Stranraer | 2: 1 | Albion Rovers |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on September 6th and October 21st, 2014.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Greenock Morton | 0: 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| FC Stranraer | 1-0 | FC Falkirk |
| East Fife FC | 0: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
| Peterhead FC | 0: 1 a.d. | Livingston FC |
Semifinals
The matches were held on October 12th and December 3rd, 2014.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Livingston FC | 1: 1 n.V. (5: 4 p.e.) |
FC Stranraer |
| Alloa Athletic | 3: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
final
| Livingston FC | Alloa Athletic | |||||||
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Darren Jamieson - Darren Cole , Declan Gallagher , Callum Fordyce , Jason Talbot - Keaghan Jacobs , Kyle Jacobs (88th Jack Beaumont ), Burton O'Brien - Danny Mullen (69th Jordan White ), Myles Hippolyte (84th Gary Glen ), Scott Pittman Trainer: Mark Burchill |
Craig McDowall - Michael Doyle , Ben Gordon , Kyle Benedictus , Daryll Meggatt - Graeme Holmes , Mark Docherty (69th Iain Flannigan ), Ryan McCord (82nd Greig Spence ) - Kevin Cawley , Michael Chopra (69th Isaac Layne ), Liam Buchanan Trainer: Barry Smith |
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 1-0 Scott Pittman (21st) 2-0 Callum Fordyce (61st) 3-0 Jordan White (86th) 4-0 Jordan White (90th)
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 Burton O'Brien
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Kyle Benedictus, Michael Chopra
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Season 2014/15 start dates. spfl.co.uk, April 17, 2014, accessed June 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Petrofac Training Cup 2014/15. spfl.co.uk, accessed July 24, 2014 .
- ^ Petrofac Cup joy for Livingston. spfl.co.uk, accessed April 17, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e Petrofac Training Cup 2014/15 Dates. spfl.co.uk, accessed September 7, 2014 .