Scottish Challenge Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
Scotland
Abbreviation
SCOCUP3
Summary
The 2018-2019 League Challenge Cup (SCOCUP3) is the 3rd most prestigious football club tournament in Scotland. The top 4 teams from the 2017-2018 Premiership (SCO1) will not participate, because they will be participating in either the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League (UEFACL) or UEFA Europa League (UEFAEL). The final was held on 23 March 2019 in Tulluch Caledonian Stadium (Inverness). Inverness Caledonian Thistle (SCO2) was the defending SCOCUP3 champion.
All rounds/matches are "Knockout" matches. If a match is still tied after regulation time, no extra time periods are played, the teams go directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - Scotland
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SCO1 | Ladbrokes Premiership | 12 |
| SCO2 | Ladbrokes Championship | 10 |
| SCO3 | Ladbrokes League One | 10 |
| SCO4 | Ladbrokes League Two | 10 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 4 | 2 Highland Football League teams, 2 Lowland Football League teams | None | 2 Knockout matches |
| 1st Round | 48 | 10 SCO2 teams, 10 SCO3 teams, 10 SCO3 teams, 2 Highland Football League teams, 2 Lowland Football League teams, 12 SCO1 U21 teams | 2 winners from Preliminary Round | 24 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 32 | 8 SCO1 teams not playing in either the UEFACL or the UEFAEL | 24 winners from 1st Round | 16 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from 2nd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 23 Mar 2019
 | 13 | Gap Connah's Quay (SCO) | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 15 Feb 2019
| 21 | East Fife FC (SCO3) | Global Energy Stadium (Dingwall) |
Sat - 16 Feb 2019
| 11 | Edinburgh City FC (SCO4) | Deeside Stadium | |||
| Gap Connah's Quay Nomads FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 16 Nov 2018
 | 12 | Gap Connah's Quay (SCO) | Hampden Park |
Sat - 17 Nov 2018
 | 12 | Ross County FC (SCO2) | Penny Cars Stadium |
| 22 | Alloa Athletic FC (SCO2) | Ainslie Park Stadium | |||
| Edinburgh City FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Sat - 2 Feb 2019
 | CANC | East Fife FC (SCO3) | Dalymont Park |
3rd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 12 Oct 2018
 | 14 | Edinburgh City FC (SCO4) | Gayfield Park |
Sat - 13 Oct 2018
| 00 | Sutton United FC (SCO) | Dalymont Park | |||
| Bohemians FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 22 | Alloa Athletic FC (SCO2) | East End Park | |||
| Alloa Athletic FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 20 | Queen of the South FC (SCO2) | Bayview Stadium |
| 20 | Sligo Rovers FC (SCO) | Fir Park Stadium |
| 31 | Montrose FC (SCO3) | Global Energy Stadium (Dingwall) |
 | 24 | Queen's Park FC (SCO4) | The Simple Digital Arena |
| 20 | Coleraine FC (SCO) | Deeside Stadium |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Thu - 6 Sep 2018
 | 12 | Motherwell FC U21 (SCO) | Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park |
Sat - 8 Sep 2018
 | 00 | Dunfermliine Athletic FC (SCO2) | Meadow Park (Borehamwood) | |||
| Dunfermliine Athletic FC advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
| 43 | Crusaders FC (SCO) | Palmerston Park |
 | 01 | Bohemians FC (SCO) | Balmoor Stadium |
 | 01 | Gap Connah's Quay (SCO) | Falkirk Stadium |
 | 01 | Sutton United FC (SCO) | Penny Cars Stadium |
| 21 | Partick Thistle FC (SCO2) | Bayview Stadium |
| 30 | Annan Athletic FC (SCO4) | Gayfield Park |
 | 01 | Montrose FC (SCO3) | The C&G Systems Stadium |
 | 11 | Alloa Athletic FC (SCO2) | Tannadice Park | |||
| Alloa Athletic FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 23 | Edinburgh City FC (SCO4) | K Park Training Academy |
| 32 | Hamilton Academical U21 (SCO) | The Simple Digital Arena |
| 50 | Raith Rovers FC (SCO3) | Global Energy Stadium (Dingwall) |
 | 22 | Queen's Park FC (SCO4) | Park Hall Stadium | |||
| Queen's Park FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 41 | Livingston FC U21 (SCO) | The Showgrounds (Sligo) |
| 11 | Formartine United FC (SCO) | The Showgrounds (Coleraine) | |||
| Coleraine FC advances on PKs (2-1) | ||||||
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 14 Aug 2018
 | 12 | St Mirren FC U21 (SCO) | Rugby Park |
 | 12 | Ross County FC (SCO2) | Tynecastle Stadium |
 | 03 | Queen of the South FC (SCO2) | Ochilview Park |
 | 12 | Falkirk FC (SCO2) | Ibrox Stadium |
 | 03 | Airdrieonians FC (SCO3) | Shielfield Park |
| 21 | Greenock Morton FC (SCO2) | The C&G Systems Stadium |
 | 05 | Partick Thistle FC (SCO2) | Stair Park |
| 31 | Albion Rovers FC (SCO4) | Ainslie Park Stadium |
| 40 | Celtic FC U21 (SCO) | Galabank Stadium |
| 41 | Clyde FC (SCO4) | The Hope CBD Stadium |
| 00 | Ayr United FC (SCO2) | Hampden Park | |||
| Queen's Park FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
 | 13 | East Fife FC (SCO3) | Central Park (Cowdenbeath) |
| 31 | Stirling Albion FC (SCO4) | Indodrill Stadium (Alloa) |
 | 03 | Motherwell FC U21 (SCO) | Ochilview Park |
| 22 | Hibernian FC U21 (SCO) | Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park | |||
| Dundee FC U21 advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 21 | Brechin City FC (SCO3) | Balmoor Stadium |
 | 12 | Dunfermliine Athletic FC (SCO2) | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 31 | Aberdeen FC U21 (SCO) | Stark's Park |
 | 01 | Formartine United FC (SCO) | Harlaw Park |
Wed - 15 Aug 2018
 | 11 | Arbroath FC (SCO3) | Borough Briggs | |||
| Arbroath FC advances on PKs (7-6) | ||||||
| 32 | St Johnstone FC U21 (SCO) | Tannadice Park |
 | 22 | Montrose FC (SCO3) | Balmoral Stadium | |||
| Montrose FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 11 | Spartans FC (SCO) | K Park Training Academy | |||
| East Kilbridee FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Tue - 21 Aug 2018
| 00 | Forfar Athletic FC (SCO3) | Tony Macaroni Arena | |||
| Livingston FC U21 advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||