2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
Country | Scotland England Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Wales |
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Dates | 6 August 2019 – 28 March 2020 |
Teams | 58 |
Defending champions | Ross County |
Champions | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Raith Rovers (joint winners) |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 177 (3.16 per match) |
Attendance | 46,317 (827 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Kane Hester (6 goals) |
← 2018–19
All statistics correct as of 16 February 2020. |
The 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup known as the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1][2] was the 29th season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs is 58. The competition began on 6 August 2019 with the First Round and was due end on 28 March 2020 with the final at McDiarmid Park in Perth. However, the final had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was never subsequently played.[3]
Thirty teams from the Championship, League One and League Two compete, along with four teams from the Highland Football League and four from the Lowland Football League. In addition to this, Under-21 teams of the clubs competing in the Premiership are represented. This season there will be again two clubs from Northern Ireland's NIFL Premiership, two clubs from the Welsh Premier League, two clubs from the Republic of Ireland's League of Ireland and for the second time two entrants from the English National League (fifth tier) entered into the competition.[4]
Ross County were the cup holders after they beat Connah's Quay 3–1 in the 2019 final,[5] but they were ineligible to defend their title following their promotion to the Premiership for the 2019–20 season.
Format[]
Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
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First Round | 6–7 August 2019 | 12 | 58 → 46 | 4 teams from 2018–19 Scottish League Two (7th–10th) 4 teams from 2018–19 Lowland Football League (1st–4th) 4 teams from 2018–19 Highland Football League (1st–4th) 12 U21 teams from 2019–20 Scottish Premiership |
Second Round | 13–14 August 2019 | 14 | 46 → 32 | Teams from 2018–19 Scottish League One 6 teams from 2018–19 Scottish League Two (1st–6th) |
Third Round | 7–8 September 2019 | 16 | 32 → 16 | Teams from 2019–20 Scottish Championship 2 teams from 2018–19 NIFL Premiership (2nd and 3rd) 2 teams from 2018–19 Welsh Premier League (1st and 2nd) 2 teams from 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division (4th and 6th) 2 teams from 2018–19 National League (2nd and 4th) |
Fourth round | 12–13 October 2019 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
Quarter-finals | 16–17 November 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
Semi-finals | 15–16 February 2020 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
Final | 28 or 29 March 2020 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round[]
The first round featured 4 clubs from the 2018-19 Scottish Highland Football League (Cove Rangers, Brora Rangers, Fraserburgh, Formartine United), 4 clubs from the 2018-19 Scottish Lowland Football League (East Kilbride, BSC Glasgow, Kelty Hearts, Spartans), 4 clubs from 2018-19 Ladbrokes League Two (Queen's Park, Elgin City, Albion Rovers, Berwick Rangers) and the 12 Under 21 teams of the 2019-20 Scottish Premiership.
The draw was made on 26 June 2019 at 12:30 in the Tunnock's factory in Uddingston and was broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel. The draw was regionalised and all non-Under 21 teams were seeded. The matches were played on 6 and 7 August 2019.
North Section[]
Draw[]
Teams in bold advanced to the second round.
Seeded Teams | Unseeded Teams |
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Matches[]
6 August 2019 | Fraserburgh | 2–3 | Ross County U21s | showFraserburgh, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | Hibernian U21s | 3–4 | Elgin City | showEdinburgh, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | Brora Rangers | 6–0 | Aberdeen U21s | showBrora, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | Livingston U21s | 1–3 | Formartine United | showLivingston, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | Albion Rovers | 1–4 | Heart of Midlothian U21s | showCoatbridge, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | St Johnstone U21s | 1–4 | Cove Rangers | showPerth, Scotland |
South Section[]
Draw[]
Teams in bold advanced to the second round.
Seeded Teams | Unseeded Teams |
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Matches[]
6 August 2019 | Kelty Hearts | 4–0 | Kilmarnock U21s | showKelty, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Rangers U21s | showBerwick-upon-Tweed, England |
6 August 2019 | St Mirren U21s | 1–0 | East Kilbride | showPaisley, Scotland |
6 August 2019 | Queen's Park | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Celtic U21s | showAirdrie, Scotland |
7 August 2019 | Hamilton Academical U21s | 4–0 | BSC Glasgow | showHamilton, Scotland |
7 August 2019 | Motherwell U21s | 1–0 | Spartans | showAirdrie, Scotland |
Second round[]
The draw was also made on 26 June 2019 at 12:30 in the Tunnock's factory in Uddingston and was broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel. The draw was again regionalised but not seeded. Matches were played on 13 August 2019.
North Section[]
Matches[]
13 August 2019 | Heart of Midlothian U21s | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | showLinlithgow, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Ross County U21s | 2–3 | Raith Rovers | showDingwall, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Brora Rangers | 1–2 | Cove Rangers | showBrora, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Peterhead | 0–0 (6–7 p) | Formartine United | showPeterhead, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | East Fife | 0–2 | Stirling Albion | showMethil, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Brechin City | 4–5 | Elgin City | showBrechin, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Montrose | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | showMontrose, Scotland |
South Section[]
Matches[]
13 August 2019 | Clyde | 4–0 | Motherwell U21s | showCumbernauld, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Annan Athletic | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Kelty Hearts | showAnnan, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Hamilton Academical U21s | 0–1 | Airdrieonians | showHamilton, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Edinburgh City | showStenhousemuir, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Falkirk | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Celtic U21s | showFalkirk, Scotland |
13 August 2019 | Stranraer | 0–2 | Rangers U21s | showStranraer, Scotland |
Third round[]
The 14 winners of the Second Round are joined by the 10 clubs from the Scottish Championship and two teams from the National League, the NIFL Premiership, the Welsh Premier League and the League of Ireland Premier Division.
A pre-draw determined which country was allocated to Pot A, Pot B, Pot C and Pot D to avoid 2 cross-border teams from the same country playing each other. Pot E had the remaining 24 Scottish teams. Games will be played Saturday 7 September or Sunday 8 September 2019.[4]
The draw was made on 14 August 2019 at 12:30 and was broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.[36]
Teams in bold advanced to the fourth round.
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Other Scottish | Teams from other countries | ||
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Championship | League One | League Two | ||
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Highland League Lowland League Premiership U21s
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Matches[]
6 September 2019 | ![]() | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian U21s | showWaterford, Republic of Ireland |
7 September 2019 | Airdrieonians | 3–2 | Bohemians ![]() | showAirdrie, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 (3–1 p) | The New Saints ![]() | showStenhousemuir, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | ![]() | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Ayr United | showWrexham, Wales |
7 September 2019 | Kelty Hearts | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Solihull Moors ![]() | showKelty, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Formartine United | 0–3 | Glenavon ![]() | showPitmedden, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–1 | Greenock Morton | showInverness, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Montrose | 0–2 | Partick Thistle | showMontrose, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | St Mirren U21s | 1–0 | Stirling Albion | showPaisley, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Dundee United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Arbroath | showDundee, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Clyde | 3–2 | Queen of the South | showCumbernauld, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Falkirk | showKirkcaldy, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Alloa Athletic | showDunfermline, Scotland |
7 September 2019 | ![]() | 1–0 | Cove Rangers | showConnah's Quay, Wales |
8 September 2019 | Dundee | 1–2 | Elgin City | showDundee, Scotland |
18 September 2019 | ![]() | 0–1 | Rangers U21s | showBallymena, Northern Ireland |
Fourth round[]
The draw was made on 10 September 2019 at 12:30, live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.[53]
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.
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Teams from other countries |
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Championship
Premiership U21s
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Matches[]
11 October 2019 | Stenhousemuir | 3–2 | Waterford ![]() | showStenhousemuir, Scotland |
12 October 2019 | Arbroath | 0–2 | Clyde | showArbroath, Scotland |
12 October 2019 | Airdrieonians | 0–2 | Elgin City | showAirdrie, Scotland |
12 October 2019 | Raith Rovers | 3–1 | Glenavon ![]() | showKirkcaldy, Scotland |
12 October 2019 | ![]() | 4–1 | St Mirren U21s | showWrexham, Wales |
12 October 2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 | Alloa Athletic | showInverness, Scotland |
12 October 2019 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Connah's Quay Nomads ![]() | showGlasgow, Scotland |
29 October 2019 | ![]() | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Rangers U21s | showSolihull, England |
Quarter-finals[]
The draw was made on 16 October 2019 at 13:00, live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.[62]
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.
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Championship
Premiership U21s
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Matches[]
15 November 2019 | Raith Rovers | 3–2 | Elgin City | showKirkcaldy, Scotland |
16 November 2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Clyde | showInverness, Scotland |
16 November 2019 | Stenhousemuir | 1–4 | Partick Thistle | showStenhousemuir, Scotland |
16 November 2019 | Rangers U21s | 2–0 | Wrexham ![]() | showGlasgow, Scotland |
Semi-finals[]
The draw was made on 20 November 2019 at 12:00 and was broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.[68]
The fixtures were played from 14–16 February 2020.
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Championship
Premiership U21s
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Matches[]
14 February 2020 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Raith Rovers | showGlasgow, Scotland |
16 February 2020 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Rangers U21s | showInverness, Scotland |
- Note: The final was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus situation, both teams were declared joint winners.[71]
Broadcasting rights[]
The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:
Round | BBC Alba | S4C | Premier Sports | BT Sport |
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Third Round | Connah's Quay Nomads v Cove Rangers[72] | |||
Fourth Round | Stenhousemuir v Waterford[73] | Partick Thistle v Connah's Quay Nomads[73] | ||
Quarter-Finals | Raith Rovers v Elgin City[74] | |||
Semi-Finals | Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers[75] Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers U21s[75] |
Notes[]
A. ^ The 2020–21 tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland.
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External links[]
- Scottish Challenge Cup seasons
- 2019–20 Scottish Professional Football League
- 2019–20 in Scottish football cups
- Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic