2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup

Football tournament season
2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
England
Dates30 July 2024 – 30 March 2025
Teams52
Defending championsAirdrieonians
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored119 (3.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Paul McLean (3 goals)

All statistics correct as of 17 September 2024.

The 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the SPFL Trust Trophy due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 33rd season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs will be 52. The competition began on 30 July 2024 with the first round and the final will take place on either the weekend of 22/23 or 29/30 March 2025.

Thirty teams from the Championship, League One and League Two compete, along with five teams from the Highland Football League and six from the Lowland Football League. In addition to this, Under-21 teams from 11 of the 12 clubs competing in the Scottish Premiership are represented.[2]

Format

Round Date Fixtures Clubs New entries
First Round[3] 30–31 July 2024 11 52 → 41 6 teams from 2023–24 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride, Bo'ness United, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers & East Stirlingshire)
5 teams from 2023–24 Highland Football League (1st–5th)
11 U21 teams from 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
Second Round[3] 13–14 August 2024 9 41 → 32 7 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League Two (4th–10th)
Third Round[3] 7–8 September 2024 16 32 → 16 1 team from 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (12th)
9 teams from 2023–24 Scottish Championship (2nd–10th)
10 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League One
3 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League Two (1st–3rd)
Fourth Round[3] 12–13 October 2024 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals[3] 12–13 November 2024 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals[3] 28–29 January 2025 2 4 → 2
Final[3] 22/23 or 29/30 March 2025 1 2 → 1

First round

The first round featured 5 clubs from the 2023–24 Scottish Highland Football League, 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League and 11 of the 12 under-21 teams of the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, with Ross County not entering an under-21 team.[3]

The draw was made on 8 July 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel. The draw was regionalised and all non-Under 21 teams were seeded. The matches were played on 30 & 31 July 2024.[2]

North Section

Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the first round.

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams

Matches

Fraserburgh v Heart of Midlothian B
30 July 2024 Fraserburgh 1–1
(5–4 p)		Heart of Midlothian BFraserburgh
19:30
  • Butcher 73'
 [4]
  • Ross 29'
 Stadium: Bellslea Park
Attendance: 211
Referee: Jamie McCunnie
Penalties
  • Simpson soccer ball with check mark
  • Butcher soccer ball with check mark
  • West soccer ball with check mark
  • Wood soccer ball with red X
  • Buchan soccer ball with check mark
  • Hay soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Sandilands
  • soccer ball with check mark Forrester
  • soccer ball with check mark Ross
  • soccer ball with red X Stevenson
  • soccer ball with check mark Plank
  • soccer ball with red X Lister
Banks O'Dee v Aberdeen B
30 July 2024 Banks O'Dee 1–0Aberdeen BAberdeen
19:45
  • Philipson 33'
 [5] Stadium: Spain Park
Attendance: 460
Referee: Steven MacDonald
Dundee B v Formartine United
30 July 2024 Dundee B 2–0Formartine UnitedBrechin
19:45
  • Mohammed 14'
  • Sweenie-Rowe 19'
 [6] Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 145
Referee: Ryan Kennedy
Buckie Thistle v Dundee United B
30 July 2024 Buckie Thistle1–3 Dundee United B Buckie
20:00
  • Peters 54'
 [7]
  • Stirton 18'
  • Cameron 81'
  • O'Donnell 88'
 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 640
Referee: Michael McCart
St Johnstone B v Brechin City
31 July 2024 St Johnstone B 2–1Brechin CityPerth
19:45
[8]
  • Robertson 28'
 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 259
Referee: Connor Ashwood

South Section

Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the first round.

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams

Matches

Berwick Rangers v St Mirren B
30 July 2024 Berwick Rangers 3–0
(awarded)[A]		St Mirren BBerwick-upon-Tweed, England
19:45
  • McNamara 34'
  • Devers 50'
 [9]
  • Sutherland 4'
  • Mooney 7'
  • McCormick 12'
 Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 288
Referee: Keiran Trayner
Cowdenbeath v Kilmarnock B
30 July 2024 Cowdenbeath 4–2Kilmarnock BCowdenbeath
19:45
  • McLean 11', 74'
  • McDonald 72'
  • Kerr 90'
 [10]
  • McLean 37' (o.g.)
  • Cooper 41'
 Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 171
Referee: Andrew Craven
East Kilbride v Celtic B
30 July 2024 East Kilbride 3–0Celtic BEast Kilbride
19:45
  • Elliott 5'
  • Robertson 22'
  • Leitch 61'
 [11] Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 330
Referee: Ross Menzies
Hibernian B v Albion Rovers
30 July 2024 Hibernian B3–3
(2–4 p)		 Albion Rovers Edinburgh
19:45
[12]
  • McMahon 18'
  • Home 53'
  • Paton 90'
 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 140
Referee: Harry Bruce
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Duncan
  • soccer ball with check mark McCaw
  • soccer ball with red X Prince
  • soccer ball with check mark Home
  • soccer ball with check mark Paton
Motherwell B v East Stirlingshire
30 July 2024 Motherwell B0–0
(7–8 p)		 East Stirlingshire Motherwell
19:45 [13] Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 338
Referee: Ross Birrell
Penalties
  • Booth soccer ball with check mark
  • Ferrie soccer ball with check mark
  • Ross soccer ball with check mark
  • Nelson soccer ball with check mark
  • Lawson soccer ball with red X
  • Tomany soccer ball with check mark
  • Flatman soccer ball with check mark
  • McDermott soccer ball with red X
  • Marshall soccer ball with check mark
  • Williamson soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Spence
  • soccer ball with check mark Flynn
  • soccer ball with check mark Gomis
  • soccer ball with check mark Reilly
  • soccer ball with check mark O'Neill
  • soccer ball with check mark Curtis
  • soccer ball with check mark Pyper
  • soccer ball with red X Campbell
  • soccer ball with check mark Liddell
  • soccer ball with check mark Brown
Rangers B v Bo'ness United
30 July 2024 Rangers B 3–1Bo'ness UnitedGreenock
20:00
[14]
  • Malcolm 1'
 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 266
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
Note
  1. ^
    A: Berwick Rangers were awarded a technical 3−0 win over St Mirren B, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 3–2 to St Mirren.[15]

Second round

The second round featured the 11 winners from the previous round, along with 7 clubs from 2023–24 Scottish League Two.

The draw for the second round was made on 8 July 2024 along with the first round draw. The draw was regionalised, but not seeded. The matches were played on 13 and 14 August 2024.[2]

North Section

Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the second round.

Matches

Dundee United B v Dundee B
13 August 2024 Dundee United B 0–0
(3–1 p)		Dundee BDundee
18:30 [16] Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 681
Referee: Peter Stuart
Penalties
  • O'Donnell soccer ball with check mark
  • Mwangi soccer ball with check mark
  • Dewar soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Lorimer
  • soccer ball with red X Richardson
  • soccer ball with red X Clark
  • soccer ball with red X Graham
East Fife v St Johnstone B
13 August 2024 East Fife 2–1St Johnstone BMethil
19:45
[17]
Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 295
Referee: Joel Kennedy
Elgin City v Banks O'Dee
13 August 2024 Elgin City 2–1Banks O'DeeElgin
19:45
[18]
  • Antoniazzi 22'
 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 370
Referee: Ryan Lee
Fraserburgh v Forfar Athletic
13 August 2024 Fraserburgh 2–1Forfar AthleticFraserburgh
20:00
  • Barbour 76'
  • Wood 86'
 [19]
  • Reekie 19'
 Stadium: Bellslea Park
Attendance: 254
Referee: Daniel Graves

South Section

Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the second round.

Matches

Albion Rovers v Cowdenbeath
13 August 2024 Albion Rovers3–4 Cowdenbeath Coatbridge
19:45
  • Reid 22'
  • Kennedy 65', 68'
 [20]
  • Fernie 58' (o.g.)
  • Sutherland 64'
  • Docherty 83' (pen.)
  • McLean 88'
 Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 158
Referee: Andy Gamble
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
13 August 2024 Dumbarton 4–0Berwick RangersDumbarton
19:45
[21] Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 240
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
Stranraer v Bonnyrigg Rose
13 August 2024 Stranraer 2–1Bonnyrigg RoseStranraer
19:45
  • Russell 32'
  • Ross 57'
 [22]
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 341
Referee: Alex Shepherd
Clyde v Rangers B
14 August 2024 Clyde2–3 Rangers B Hamilton
19:45
  • Dunachie 43' (pen.)
  • Leitch 85'
 [23]
  • Lowry 59', 90'
  • Burnside 69'
 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 607
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
East Stirlingshire v East Kilbride
14 August 2024 East Stirlingshire2–2
(1–3 p)		 East Kilbride Stenhousemuir
19:45
[24]
  • Elliott 43'
  • Spence 47'
 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Referee: Alastair Grieve
Penalties
  • soccer ball with red X McDonald
  • soccer ball with check mark Spence
  • soccer ball with red X Boyd
  • soccer ball with check mark Robertson
  • soccer ball with check mark Lockie

Third round

The third round featured the nine winners from the previous round, along with all ten clubs from both the Championship and League One, and three clubs from League Two.

The draw was made on 19 August 2024 at 15:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.[25]

Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the third round.

Matches

Hamilton Academical v Dundee United B
3 September 2024 Hamilton Academical 4–0Dundee United BHamilton
19:45
  • O'Hara 4', 49'
  • MacDonald 7'
  • Shaw 89'
 [26] Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 308
Referee: Stewart Luke
Stranraer v Annan Athletic
7 September 2024 Stranraer1–5 Annan Athletic Stranraer
15:00
  • Dunlop 29'
 [27]
  • Smith 7', 90'
  • Gibson 38' (pen.)
  • Wood 42'
  • Dixon 61'
 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 469
Referee: Alastair Grieve
East Fife v Dunfermline Athletic
7 September 2024 East Fife0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Methil
15:00 [28]
Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Iain Snedden
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion
7 September 2024 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0Stirling AlbionInverness
15:00
[29] Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 774
Referee: Ryan Lee
East Kilbride v Cove Rangers
7 September 2024 East Kilbride 3–2Cove RangersEast Kilbride
15:00
[30]
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 253
Referee: Joel Kennedy
Peterhead v Dumbarton
7 September 2024 Peterhead 1–0DumbartonPeterhead
15:00
  • Barry 66'
 [31] Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 586
Referee: Greg Soutar
Kelty Hearts v Elgin City
7 September 2024 Kelty Hearts 3–1Elgin CityKelty
15:00
  • Johnston 32', 40'
  • Williamson 58'
 [32]
  • Cameron 84'
 Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 268
Referee: Sean Murdoch
Partick Thistle v Alloa Athletic
7 September 2024 Partick Thistle1–3 Alloa Athletic Glasgow
15:00
  • Graham 14'
 [33]
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,969
Referee: Duncan Williams
The Spartans v Livingston
7 September 2024 The Spartans0–2 Livingston Edinburgh
15:00 [34]
  • May 65'
  • Smith 81'
 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 681
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Arbroath v Montrose
7 September 2024 Arbroath 3–0MontroseArbroath
15:00
  • O'Brien 23' (pen.)
  • Stewart 29'
  • Callaghan 82'
 [35] Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,051
Referee: George Calder
Cowdenbeath v Greenock Morton
7 September 2024 Cowdenbeath0–1 Greenock Morton Cowdenbeath
15:00 [36]
  • Garrity 62'
 Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 379
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
Stenhousemuir v Falkirk
7 September 2024 Stenhousemuir 1–1
(5–4 p)		FalkirkStenhousemuir
15:00
[37]
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 2,426
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Penalties
  • Alston soccer ball with check mark
  • Aitken soccer ball with check mark
  • O'Reilly soccer ball with check mark
  • Taylor soccer ball with check mark
  • Meechan soccer ball with check mark
Queen of the South v Airdrieonians
7 September 2024 Queen of the South0–3 Airdrieonians Dumfries
15:00 [38]
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Ayr United v Raith Rovers
8 September 2024 Ayr United 3–2Raith RoversAyr
13:00
  • Dowds 49' (pen.), 69'
  • Oakley 70'
 [39]
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Graham Grainger
Queen's Park v Edinburgh City
8 September 2024 Queen's Park 1–0Edinburgh CityGlasgow
15:00
  • Turner 59'
 [40] Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 597
Referee: Peter Stuart
Rangers B v Fraserburgh
17 September 2024 Rangers B 5–0FraserburghStirling
19:45
  • Allan 16'
  • West 23' (o.g.)
  • Eadie 49'
  • Adamson 61'
  • Gentles 80'
 [41] Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Referee: Jordan Curran

Fourth round

The draw was made on 10 September 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.[42]

Teams in italics were unknown at the time of the draw.

Championship League One League Two Lowland League Premiership U21 teams

Matches

Hamilton Academical v Greenock Morton
11 October 2024 Hamilton Academical v Greenock Morton Hamilton
19:40 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Annan Athletic v Queen's Park
11 October 2024 Annan Athletic v Queen's Park Annan
19:45 Stadium: Galabank
Dunfermline Athletic v Kelty Hearts
12 October 2024 Dunfermline Athletic v Kelty Hearts Dunfermline
13:00 Stadium: East End Park
Airdrieonians v East Kilbride
12 October 2024 Airdrieonians v East Kilbride Airdrie
13:30 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Ayr United v Peterhead
12 October 2024 Ayr United v Peterhead Ayr
14:00 Stadium: Somerset Park
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
12 October 2024 Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston
14:00 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Alloa Athletic v Arbroath
12 October 2024 Alloa Athletic v Arbroath Alloa
15:00 Stadium: Recreation Park
Rangers B v Stenhousemuir
TBC Rangers B v Stenhousemuir Stirling
TBC Stadium: Forthbank Stadium


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