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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Region | Scotland[1] |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Current champions | Dundee Fc |
| Most successful club | Airdrieonians Falkirk F.C.(3 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | BBC Alba |
| Website | Scottish Challenge Cup |
 Scottish Challenge Cup 2009-10 |
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The Scottish Challenge Cup is a Scottish football competition introduced in season 1989–90 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League. Entry is open to all 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. Its concept is similar in format to the English Football League Trophy.
The current holders of the trophy are Dundee, who beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 at McDiarmid Park in the final in November 2009.
It was announced in August 2008, that the cup would be sponsored by MG Alba and renamed the Alba Challenge Cup.
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Format
The competition is of a straightforward knockout format and commences early in the Scottish football season. Often the First Round will be played on the Saturday the week before the Scottish Football League (SFL) season begins, although in recent years SFL sides qualifying for the UEFA Cup have made this unfeasible and the round has been held on a midweek. The rest of the competition, up to and including the Semi-Finals, are also played midweek. The final usually takes place on a Saturday in October or November, at a neutral stadium located close to the two competing clubs. The Semi-Finals are not played at neutral venues.
The First Round is divided into two geographical zones - North-East and South-West - each of 15 clubs. In each zone, 7 ties are drawn and 1 club from each zone receives a bye to the Second Round (from which point the competition is nationwide).
Finals
Key
| * | Match decided in extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Italics | Team from outside the top level of the Scottish Football League |
Results
Source: RSSSF
Performance by club
| Club | Wins | Last win | Runners-up | Last final lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 3 | 2002 | 0 | — |
| Falkirk | 3 | 2005 | 0 | — |
| Dundee | 2 | 2009 | 1 | 1995 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2 | 1993 | 1 | 2006 |
| Ross County | 1 | 2007 | 2 | 2008 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | 2004 | 1 | 2000 |
| Queen of the South | 1 | 2003 | 1 | 1998 |
| St. Johnstone | 1 | 2008 | 1 | 1997 |
| St. Mirren | 1 | 2006 | 1 | 1994 |
| Airdrie United | 1 | 2008 | 1 | — |
| Stenhousemuir | 1 | 1996 | 0 | — |
| Stranraer | 1 | 1997 | 0 | — |
| Ayr United | 0 | — | 2 | 1992 |
| Brechin City | 0 | — | 1 | 2003 |
| Clyde | 0 | — | 1 | 2007 |
| Dundee United | 0 | — | 1 | 1996 |
| Livingston | 0 | — | 1 | 2001 |
| Morton[2] | 0 | — | 1 | 1993 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | — | 1 | 2008 |
Media coverage
One semi-final[3] and the final[4] are shown live on BBC Alba.
Sponsorship
The Challenge Cup has been known by different names due to sponsorship:[5]
- B&Q Centenary Cup (1990–91)
- B&Q Cup (1991–1995)
- No sponsor, known as the League Challenge Cup (1995–1998)
- Bell's Challenge Cup (1999–2001)
- No sponsor, known as the League Challenge Cup (2001–2008)
- Alba Challenge Cup (2008–present)[6]
References
- ^ Berwick Rangers also participate, as members of the Scottish Football League
- ^ Now known as Greenock Morton
- ^ "BBC Alba to cover Challenge Cup". 9 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7625048.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009..
- ^ "BBC Alba to screen live SFL games". 3 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7867162.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009..
- ^ "Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals (sponsorship)". http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scotchcuphist.html. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "SFL Announces Sponsor of the Challenge Cup.". Scottish Football League. 30 July 2008. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=993&newsid=2430. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
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