Scottish League Challenge Cup 2015/16
| Scottish League Challenge Cup | |
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Glasgow Rangers (1st title) |
| Record winner | FC Falkirk (4 wins) |
| Website | spfl.co.uk |
The Scottish Challenge Cup was 2015/16 played for a total of 25 times. The Scottish football competition, officially held as the Petrofac Challenge Cup , began with the first round on July 25, 2015 and ended with the final on April 10, 2016 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. The 30 clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition as well as the two champions from last year's Highland and Lowland Football League . Livingston FC started the competition as defending champion, beating Alloa Athletic 4-0 in last year's final . In this year's final, the Glasgow Rangers and FC Peterhead faced each other. The second division from Glasgow and the third division from Peterhead reached the final of the Challenge Cup for the first time . The favored Rangers won the final 4-0 and won this trophy for the first time in the club's history.
Events
The game rounds were played on the following dates:
- 1st round: July 25, 2015 (Sat.)
- 2nd round: 18./19. August 2015 (Tuesday / Wednesday)
- Quarter-finals: October 10, 2015 (Sat.)
- Semi-finals: November 15, 2015 (Sun.)
- Final: April 10, 2016 (Sun.)
Participating teams
The following 32 teams were athletically qualified for the first round:
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Championship the 10 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
League One the 10 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
League Two the 10 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
Highland Football League champions of the 2014/15 season |
Lowland Football League champions of the 2014/15 season |
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1 round
The first round was drawn on June 29, 2015. The matches took place on July 25, 2015.
North-east region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath FC (IV) | 1: 4 | Dunfermline Athletic (III) |
| Brechin City (III) | 0: 3 | Peterhead FC (III) |
| Brora Rangers (V) | 0: 1 | Alloa Athletic (II) |
| Cowdenbeath FC (III) | 0: 1 | Raith Rovers (II) |
| East Stirlingshire FC (IV) | 2: 3 | FC Stenhousemuir (III) |
| Elgin City (IV) | 3: 2 | Stirling Albion (IV) |
| FC Falkirk (II) | 3: 1 | East Fife FC (IV) |
| Forfar Athletic (III) | 1-0 | FC Montrose (IV) |
South-west region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Annan Athletic (IV) | 3: 1 | Airdrieonians FC (III) |
| Ayr United (III) | 3: 1 | Albion Rovers (III) |
| Edinburgh City (V) | 0: 0 a.d. (1: 3 in good condition) |
FC Queen's Park (IV) |
| Greenock Morton (II) | 2: 3 | Dumbarton FC (II) |
| Hibernian Edinburgh (II) | 2: 6 | Glasgow Rangers (II) |
| Livingston FC (II) | 2: 1 | Clyde FC (IV) |
| FC St. Mirren (II) | 3: 1 | Berwick Rangers (IV) |
| Queen of the South (II) | 2-0 | FC Stranraer (III) |
2nd round
The 2nd round was drawn on July 27, 2015. The matches took place on August 18 and 19, 2015.
North region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Falkirk (II) | 3: 5 | Peterhead FC (III) |
| Forfar Athletic (III) | 0: 3 | Dunfermline Athletic (III) |
| FC Stenhousemuir (III) | 2-0 | Raith Rovers (II) |
| Alloa Athletic (II) | 0: 2 a.d. | Elgin City (IV) |
South region
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Annan Athletic (IV) | 1: 2 | FC St. Mirren (II) |
| Queen of the South (II) | 0: 1 a.d. | Livingston FC (II) |
| FC Queen's Park (IV) | 1: 0 a.d. | Dumbarton FC (II) |
| Ayr United (III) | 0: 2 | Glasgow Rangers (II) |
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were drawn on August 20, 2015. The matches were held on October 10th and 20th, 2015.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peterhead FC (III) | 3-0 | FC Stenhousemuir (III) |
| FC Queen's Park (IV) | 2: 1 | Elgin City (IV) |
| FC St. Mirren (II) | 4-0 | Dunfermline Athletic (III) |
| Glasgow Rangers (II) | 1-0 | Livingston FC (II) |
Semifinals
The semi-finals were drawn on October 12, 2015. The matches were held on November 14th and 28th, 2015.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Queen's Park (IV) | 1: 2 | Peterhead FC (III) |
| Glasgow Rangers (II) | 4-0 | FC St. Mirren (II) |
final
| Glasgow Rangers | Peterhead FC | |||||||
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Wes Foderingham - James Tavernier , Rob Kiernan , Danny Wilson , Lee Wallace (67th Michael O'Halloran ) - Jason Holt , Dominic Ball , Andy Halliday , Harry Forrester (67th Billy King ) - Kenny Miller , Barrie McKay (78th Dean Shiels ) Trainer: Mark Warburton ( England )
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Graeme Smith - Ryan Strachan (26th Jamie Stevenson ), Scott Ross , Ally Gilchrist , Steven Noble - Jamie Redman (64th Leighton McIntosh ), Simon Ferry , Kevin Dzierzawski , Jordon Brown - Shane Sutherland (58th Nicky Riley ), Rory McAllister Trainer: Jim McInally |
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 1-0 Ally Gilchrist (18th, own goal)  2-0 James Tavernier (40th) 3-0 Andy Halliday (85th, penalty) 4-0 Kenny Miller (89th)
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 Danny Wilson (55.)
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Scott Ross (50th), Kevin Dzierzawski (68th), Steven Noble (85th), Nicky Riley (90th + 2 ')
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f 2015-16 fixture and draw dates announced. petrofactrainingcup.com, June 9, 2015, accessed June 9, 2015 .
- ^ Hibernian face Rangers in Petrofac Cup. spfl.co.uk, June 29, 2015, accessed June 30, 2015 .
- ↑ Petrofac Training Cup R2 draw details. spfl.co.uk, July 23, 2015, accessed July 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Petrofac Training Cup quarter-final draw. spfl.co.uk, August 20, 2015, accessed October 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw. spfl.co.uk, October 12, 2015, accessed October 14, 2015 .