Scottish League Challenge Cup 2018/19

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Scottish League Challenge Cup
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Association Scottish FA
First edition 1990/91
Teams 58
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Ross County (3rd title)
Record winner FC Falkirk (4 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 28th time in 2018/19 . The Scottish football competition, which was officially held as the IRN-BRU Challenge Cup , began on July 31, 2018 and ended with the final on March 24, 2019. 58 clubs took part in the competition: 30 clubs from the Scottish Football League , 12 U- 21 teams from the clubs in the Scottish Premiership , four clubs each from the Highland and Lowland Football League , and two clubs each from the Northern Irish NIFL Premiership , Irish League of Ireland , Welsh Premier League and English National League . In contrast to the previous year, the SPFL announced some changes. The age limit for the B teams has been increased by one year and the extension has been abolished. If there was a tie after the regular game including stoppage time, a game was decided directly on penalties. The defending champion was Inverness Caledonian Thistle , who beat Dumbarton FC in the final last year . In this year's final, Ross County and Welsh club Connah's Quay Nomads met . Ross County reached the finals for the fifth time after 2005 , 2007 , 2009 and 2011 . The Staggies won the final 3-1 and thus the Challenge Cup for the third time.

Events

round date Games societies New entrants
Preliminary round July 31, 2018 - August 1, 2018 1 2 → 1 48
1 round 14./15./21. August 2018 24 48 → 24 8th
2nd round 8/9 September 2018 16 32 → 16 no
Round of 16 13./14. October 2018 8th 16 → 8 no
Quarter finals 17./18. November 2018 4th 8 → 4 no
Semifinals 16./17. February 2019 2 4 → 2 no
final March 24, 2019 1 2 → 1 no

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was drawn on June 26, 2018. The matches were held on July 31 and August 1, 2018.

date Result
July 31, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST BSC Glasgow 0: 1 East Stirlingshire FC
August 1, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Inverurie Loco Works 2: 2
(5: 4 on account) 		FC Fraserburgh

1 round

The first round was drawn on June 26, 2018. The matches were held on August 14, 15 and 21, 2018.

North region

date Result
August 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m. WEST Heart of Midlothian U-21 1: 2 Ross County
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Alloa Athletic 3: 1 Stirling Albion
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Cowdenbeath FC 1: 3 East Fife FC
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Dundee FC U-21 2: 2
(4: 3 on account) 		Hibernian Edinburgh U-21
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Inverness CT 1: 2 Dunfermline Athletic
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Peterhead FC 2: 1 Brechin City
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Raith Rovers 3: 1 Aberdeen FC U-21
August 14, 2018, 8:00 p.m. WEST Inverurie Loco Works 0: 1 Formartine United
August 15, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Cove Rangers 2: 2
(3: 4 on behalf) 		Montrose FC
August 15, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Dundee United 3: 2 FC St. Johnstone U-21
August 15, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Elgin City 1: 1
(6: 7 on account) 		FC Arbroath
August 21, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST 1 Livingston FC U-21 0: 0
(5: 4 on perk) 		Forfar Athletic
1The game Livingston FC U-21 against Forfar Athletic was canceled on August 14, 2018 in the 71st minute when the score was 1-0 for Livingston FC U-21 due to a power failure and the corresponding poor lighting. The game was repeated in full on August 21, 2018.

South region

date Result
August 14, 2018, 7:00 p.m. WEST Kilmarnock FC U-21 1: 2 FC St. Mirren U-21
August 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m. WEST Glasgow Rangers U-21 1: 2 FC Falkirk
August 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m. WEST FC Stenhousemuir 0: 3 Queen of the South
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Annan Athletic 4-0 Celtic Glasgow U-21
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Berwick Rangers 0: 3 Airdrieonians FC
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Dumbarton FC 2: 1 Greenock Morton
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST East Stirlingshire FC 0: 3 Motherwell FC U-21
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Edinburgh City 3: 1 Albion Rovers
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Hamilton Academical U-21 4: 1 Clyde FC
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST FC Queen's Park 0: 0
(4: 2 on perk) 		Ayr United
August 14, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST FC Stranraer 0: 5 Partick Thistle
August 15, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST East Kilbride FC 1: 1
(5: 4 on account) 		FC Spartans

2nd round

The 2nd round was drawn on August 16, 2018. From this round the eight clubs from England , Ireland , Northern Ireland and Wales took part in the competition. The matches were held on September 6th and 8th, 2018.

date Result
September 6, 2018, 7:00 p.m. WEST Dundee FC U-21 1: 2 Motherwell FC U-21
September 8, 2018, 1:00 p.m. WEST Boreham Wood FC EnglandEngland 0: 0
(5: 6 on behalf) 		Dunfermline Athletic
September 8, 2018, 2:30 pm WEST Queen of the South 4: 3 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Crusaders FC
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST Airdrieonians FC 0: 1 EnglandEngland Sutton United
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST FC Arbroath 3-0 Annan Athletic
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST Dumbarton FC 0: 1 Montrose FC
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST Dundee United 1: 1
(4: 5 i. E.) 		Alloa Athletic
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST East Fife FC 2: 1 Partick Thistle
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST East Kilbride FC 2: 3 Edinburgh City
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST FC Falkirk 0: 1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Connah's Quay Nomads
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST Peterhead FC 0: 1 IrelandIreland Bohemians Dublin
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST Ross County 5-0 Raith Rovers
September 8, 2018, 15:00 WEST FC St. Mirren U-21 3: 2 Hamilton Academical U-21
September 8, 2018, 7:35 pm WEST The New Saints FC WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 2: 2
(2: 4 on behalf) 		FC Queen's Park
September 8, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Coleraine FC Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 1: 1
(2: 1 i.E.) 		Formartine United
September 8, 2018, 7:45 pm WEST Sligo Rovers IrelandIreland 4: 1 Livingston FC U-21

Round of 16

The round of 16 was drawn on September 11, 2018. The matches were held on October 12 and 13, 2018.

date Result
October 12, 2018, 7:35 pm WEST FC Arbroath 1: 4 Edinburgh City
October 13, 2018, 15:00 WEST Bohemians Dublin IrelandIreland 0: 0
(4: 3 on perk) 		EnglandEngland Sutton United
October 13, 2018, 15:00 WEST Dunfermline Athletic 2: 2
(4: 5 on account) 		Alloa Athletic
October 13, 2018, 15:00 WEST East Fife FC 2-0 Queen of the South
October 13, 2018, 15:00 WEST Motherwell FC U-21 2-0 IrelandIreland Sligo Rovers
October 13, 2018, 15:00 WEST Ross County 3: 1 Montrose FC
October 13, 2018, 15:00 WEST FC St. Mirren U-21 2: 4 FC Queen's Park
October 13, 2018, 7:30 p.m. WEST Connah's Quay Nomads WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 2-0 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Coleraine FC

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on October 16, 2018. The matches were held on November 16 and 17, 2018.

date Result
November 16, 2018, 19:45 GMT FC Queen's Park 1: 2 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Connah's Quay Nomads
November 17, 2018, 15:00 GMT Edinburgh City 2: 2
(4: 3 on account) 		Alloa Athletic
November 17, 2018, 15:00 GMT Motherwell FC U-21 1: 2 Ross County
not carried out 1 Bohemians Dublin IrelandIreland - East Fife FC
1The game between Bohemians Dublin and FC East Fife has been postponed to February 2, 2019 as the League of Ireland's 2018 season has already ended. On February 2, 2019, the game was canceled due to the pitch being unplayable. After another attempt to reschedule the game, Bohemians Dublin decided not to participate again.

Semifinals

The semi-finals were drawn on November 21, 2018. The matches will take place on February 15 and 16, 2019.

date Result
February 15, 2019, 19:45 GMT Ross County 2: 1 East Fife FC
February 16, 2019, 19:25 GMT Connah's Quay Nomads WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 1: 1 n.V.
(5: 4 p.e.) 		Edinburgh City

final

WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Connah's Quay Nomads Ross County
Wales Connah's Quay Nomads
March 23, 2019 at 16:30 ( GMT ) in Inverness ( Caledonian Stadium )
Result: 1: 3 (1: 0)
Spectators: 3,057
Referee: Alan Muir
Match report
Ross County


John Danby - Danny Holmes , Priestly Farquharso (80th Ryan Wignall ), George Horan , Adam Barton - Michael Bakare , Callum Morris (80th Ryan Wignall ), Danny Harrison (88th Jake Phillips ), AMichael Parker - Michael Wilde , Andy Owens Coach: Andy Morrison(C)Captain of the crew
 Ross Munro - Marcus Fraser , Keith Watson , Andy Boyle , Kenny van der Weg - Declan McManus (66th Josh Mullin ), Jamie Lindsay , Don Cowie (90th + 2 ' Lewis Spence ), Michael Gardyne (88th Daniel Armstrong ) - Ross Stewart , Brian Graham Trainers: Steve Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell(C)Captain of the crew
goal 1-0 Michael Bakare (21st)
goal1: 1 Josh Mullin (75.)
goal1: 2 Josh Mullin (79.)
goal1: 3 Jamie Lindsay (86.)
yellow cards Danny Holmes (29th), Callum Morris (48th)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Age limit increased to 21 for Premiership colt teams in Scottish Challenge Cup , BBC.com, accessed June 27, 2018
  2. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup Round 1 Draw. spfl.co.uk, June 26, 2018, accessed June 26, 2018 .
  3. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup Round 1 Draw. spfl.co.uk, June 26, 2018, accessed June 26, 2018 .
  4. ^ New date for IRN-BRU tie. Scottish Professional Football League, August 15, 2018, accessed September 5, 2018 .
  5. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup 2nd-Round draw. spfl.co.uk, August 16, 2018, accessed August 17, 2018 .
  6. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup Third-Round draw. spfl.co.uk, September 11, 2018, accessed September 13, 2018 .
  7. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup Quarter-Final draw. spfl.co.uk, October 16, 2018, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  8. ^ Date set for Bohemians v East Fife. spfl.co.uk, November 23, 2018, accessed November 23, 2018 .
  9. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup update. spfl.co.uk, October 19, 2018, accessed November 19, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Challenge Cup: Bohemians v East Fife called off seven minutes before kick-off. BBC Sport, February 2, 2019, accessed February 14, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Bohemians withdraw from Challenge Cup following late call-off of East Fife tie. BBC Sport, February 4, 2019, accessed February 14, 2019 .
  12. ↑ IRN-BRU Cup Semi-Final draw. spfl.co.uk, November 21, 2018, accessed November 23, 2018 .