Scottish League Challenge Cup 2017/18

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Scottish League Challenge Cup
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Association Scottish FA
First edition 1990/91
Teams 56
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Inverness Caledonian Thistle
(2nd title)
Record winner FC Falkirk (4 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 27th time in 2017/18 . The Scottish football competition, which was officially held as the IRN-BRU Challenge Cup , began with the first round on August 15, 2017 and ended with the final on March 24, 2018. 56 clubs took part in the competition: 30 clubs from the Scottish Football League , 12 U-20 teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs, four clubs each from the Highland and Lowland Football League , and two clubs each from the Northern Irish NIFL Premiership , Irish League of Ireland and Welsh Premier League . The defending champion was Dundee United , who beat FC St. Mirren in the final last year . In this year's final, FC Dumbarton and Inverness Caledonian Thistle met . Dumbarton reached the Challenge Cup final for the first time, and the first national final in 121 years. Inverness took part for the fourth time after 2000 , 2004 and 2010 . Inverness won the final 1-0, the second time since 2004 the Challenge Cup.

Events

The game rounds were played on the following dates:

  • 1st round: 15./16. August 2017
  • 2nd round: 2nd / 3rd September 2017
  • Round of 16: 7th / 8th October 2017
  • Quarter-finals: 11./12. November 2017
  • Semi-finals: 17./18. February 2018
  • Final: March 24, 2018

1 round

The first round was drawn on June 27, 2017. The matches took place on August 15 and 16, 2017.

North region

date Result
August 15, 2017, 7:30 p.m. WEST Ross County U-20 2: 1 Forfar Athletic
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Aberdeen FC U-20 1-0 FC St. Johnstone U-20
August 15, 2017, 8:00 p.m. WEST Buckie Thistle 2: 1 Brechin City
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Dundee United 2-0 Cowdenbeath FC
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 FC Arbroath
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST East Fife FC 0: 2 Peterhead FC
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Formartine United 2: 3 a.d. Heart of Midlothian U-20
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Hibernian Edinburgh U-20 1: 2 Elgin City
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Raith Rovers 3-0 Brora Rangers
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST FC Stenhousemuir 0: 2 Cove Rangers
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Stirling Albion 1: 3 Montrose FC
August 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m. WEST Dundee FC U-20 2: 4 Alloa Athletic

South region

date Result
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Albion Rovers 10: 3 (W) 1st FC Spartans
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Annan Athletic 3: 1 Celtic Glasgow U-20
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Clyde FC 2: 3 a.d. FC Stranraer
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Greenock Morton 0: 2 Livingston FC
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Hamilton Academical U-20 1-0 Edinburgh City
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Kilmarnock FC U-20 0: 2 Berwick Rangers
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Queen of the South 4-0 Airdrieonians FC
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Partick Thistle U-20 6: 1 University of Stirling
August 15, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST FC St. Mirren 2: 1 East Kilbride FC
August 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m. WEST Motherwell FC U-20 2: 1 FC Queen's Park
August 16, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Dumbarton FC 2: 1 Glasgow Rangers U-20
August 16, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST East Stirlingshire FC 1: 5 Ayr United
1The game between Albion Rovers and FC Spartans originally ended 0-0 (5-4 on penalties). On August 16, the SPFL found that the Rovers had used the ineligible player Liam McGuigan , and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the club accordingly. On August 24th, the Albion Rovers confessed their guilt and the result was taken as 3-0 for the Spartans. The Rovers also received a £ 2,000 fine.

2nd round

The 2nd round was drawn on August 17, 2017. From this round the six clubs from Ireland , Northern Ireland and Wales took part in the competition. The matches were held on August 29th and between September 1st and 3rd, 2017.

date Result
August 29, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Ayr United 1: 1 n.V.
(5: 6 p. 		Montrose FC
September 1, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST FC Stranraer 2-0 Partick Thistle U-20
September 2, 2017, 2:30 pm WEST Dumbarton FC 2: 1 a.d. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gap Connah's Quay
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Aberdeen FC U-20 2: 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Berwick Rangers 0: 5 Queen of the South
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Buckie Thistle 0: 3 Dunfermline Athletic
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Crusaders FC Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 3: 2 Motherwell FC U-20
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Dundee United 3: 1 Alloa Athletic
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Elgin City 2-0 IrelandIreland Bray Wanderers
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Hamilton Academical U-20 1: 3 Cove Rangers
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Peterhead FC 2-0 Annan Athletic
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST Raith Rovers 4-0 Ross County U-20
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST FC Spartans 1: 2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Linfield FC
September 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. WEST FC St. Mirren 3: 1 Heart of Midlothian U-20
September 2, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Sligo Rovers IrelandIreland 1: 2 FC Falkirk
September 3, 2017, 2:45 pm WEST The New Saints FC WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 1: 1 n.V.
(6: 5 p.e.) 		Livingston FC

Round of 16

The round of 16 was drawn on September 5, 2017. The matches took place on October 6th and 7th, 2017.

date Result
October 6, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST Dumbarton FC 2: 1 FC Stranraer
October 7, 2017, 15:00 WEST Cove Rangers 0: 3 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Crusaders FC
October 7, 2017, 15:00 WEST FC Falkirk 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
October 7, 2017, 15:00 WEST Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-0 Peterhead FC
October 7, 2017, 15:00 WEST Montrose FC 1: 3 a.d. Queen of the South
October 7, 2017, 15:00 WEST FC St. Mirren 1: 3 Raith Rovers
October 7, 2017, 4:30 pm WEST The New Saints FC WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 4-0 Elgin City
October 7, 2017, 5:15 pm WEST Dundee United 1-0 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Linfield FC

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on October 10, 2017. The matches were held on November 11th and 12th, 2017.

date Result
November 11, 2017, 1:00 p.m. GMT Dundee United 1: 2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Crusaders FC
November 11, 2017, 3:00 PM GMT Dumbarton FC 2-0 Raith Rovers
November 11, 2017, 5:15 pm GMT Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 FC Falkirk
November 12, 2017, 14:45 GMT The New Saints FC WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 0: 0 n.v.
(4: 3 in good condition) 		Queen of the South

Semifinals

The semi-finals were drawn on November 14, 2017. The matches were held on February 17 and 18, 2018.

date Result
February 17, 2018, 19:35 GMT The New Saints FC WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 1: 2 Dumbarton FC
February 18, 2018, 5:15 pm GMT Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3: 2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Crusaders FC

final

Dumbarton FC Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dumbarton FC
March 24, 2018 at 4:15 pm ( GMT ) in Perth ( McDiarmid Park )
Result: 0: 1 (0: 0)
Spectators: 4,602
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Match report
Inverness Caledonian Thistle


Scott Gallacher - David Smith , Andy Dowie , Craig Barr , Christopher McLaughlin - Calum Gallagher (74th Mark Stewart ), Stuart Carswell , Kyle Hutton , Tom Walsh (81st Liam Burt ) - Danny Handling , Iain Russell (68th Dimitris Froxylias ) Trainer: Stephen Aitken(C)Captain of the crew
 Mark Ridgers - Collin Seedorf , Gary Warren , Coll Donaldson , Carl Tremarco - Jake Mulraney (70th Aaron Doran ), Liam Polworth , Iain Vigurs , Joe Chalmers - George Oakley , Connor Bell (78th Daniel MacKay ) Trainer: John Robertson(C)Captain of the crew
goal 0: 1 Carl Tremarco (90th + 3)
yellow cards Andy Dowie, Calum Gallagher, Christopher McLaughlin yellow cards Coll Donaldson, Carl Tremarco

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup Round 1 Draw. spfl.co.uk, June 27, 2017, accessed July 31, 2017 .
  2. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup first-round ties confirmed. spfl.co.uk, July 3, 2017, accessed July 31, 2017 .
  3. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup R1: kick-off change. spfl.co.uk, July 26, 2017, accessed July 31, 2017 .
  4. ↑ SPFL press release: IRN-BRU Cup. Scottish Professional Football League, August 16, 2017, accessed August 17, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Press Release: Disciplinary hearing. Scottish Professional Football League, August 24, 2017, accessed August 28, 2017 .
  6. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup second-round draw. spfl.co.uk, August 17, 2017, accessed August 17, 2017 .
  7. ^ New date for Ayr United v Montrose tie. spfl.co.uk, August 21, 2017, accessed August 21, 2017 .
  8. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup R2: dates and venues. spfl.co.uk, August 18, 2017, accessed August 21, 2017 .
  9. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup tie at Stair Park rearranged. spfl.co.uk, August 22, 2017, accessed August 23, 2017 .
  10. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup third-round draw. spfl.co.uk, September 5, 2017, accessed September 5, 2017 .
  11. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup R3 - dates & TV selections. spfl.co.uk, September 8, 2017, accessed September 11, 2017 .
  12. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup 3rd-round fixture change. spfl.co.uk, September 15, 2017, accessed September 19, 2017 .
  13. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup quarter-final draw. spfl.co.uk, October 10, 2017, accessed October 10, 2017 .
  14. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup TV selections confirmed. spfl.co.uk, October 12, 2017, accessed October 13, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Date set for IRN-BRU Cup semi-final draw. spfl.co.uk, November 9, 2017, accessed November 13, 2017 .
  16. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup semi-final draw. spfl.co.uk, November 14, 2017, accessed November 14, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Date set for TNS v Dumbarton. spfl.co.uk, December 29, 2017, accessed February 20, 2018 .
  18. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup: Date for ICT v Crusaders. spfl.co.uk, January 31, 2018, accessed February 20, 2018 .