The 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which include the 30 members of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship, 2015–16 Scottish League One and 2015–16 Scottish League Two, the top 2014–15 Highland Football League club with a valid SFA club licence (Brora Rangers) and the highest placed team from the 2014–15 Lowland Football League with a valid SFA club licence (Edinburgh City).[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | Livingston |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rangers |
| Runner-up | Peterhead |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 99 (3.19 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Rory McAllister (8 goals)[1] |
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2016. | |
The defending champions were Livingston, who defeated Alloa Athletic in the 2015 final,[3] but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Rangers.
Rangers defeated Peterhead in the final at Hampden Park by a score of 4–0 to win the competition for the first time.
Schedule
edit| Round | First match date[4] | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 25 July 2015 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Second round | 18 August 2015 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 October 2015 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 14 November 2015 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 10 April 2016 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Fixtures and results
editFirst round
editThe first round draw took place on Monday 29 June 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.[5]
North Section
edit| 25 July 2015 | Cowdenbeath | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport Report | Vaughan  23' |
Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 711 Referee: Clancy |
| 25 July 2015 | Forfar Athletic | 1–0 | Montrose | Forfar |
| 15:00 | Campbell 79' |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 579 Referee: Newlands |
| 25 July 2015 | Arbroath | 1–4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Grehan 72' |
BBC Sport Report | El Bakhtaoui 9', 28' Moffat 20'Wallace 62' |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 914 Referee: Walsh |
| 25 July 2015 | Brechin City | 0–3 | Peterhead | Brechin |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport Report | Brown 57', 67' McAllister 75' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 346 Referee: Steven |
| 25 July 2015 | Falkirk | 3–1 | East Fife | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | P. Grant 2' McHugh 90+1'Baird 90+3' |
BBC Sport Report | Smith 14' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Anderson |
| 25 July 2015 | Elgin City | 3–2 | Stirling Albion | Elgin |
| 15:00 | Gunn 42' (pen) Duff 60'Cameron 83' |
BBC Sport Report | Beattie 19' Cunningham 54' |
Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 612 Referee: Milne |
| 25 July 2015 | East Stirlingshire | 2–3 | Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Donaldson 30' McKenna 77' |
BBC Sport Report | Stirling 35', 45+1' McMenamin 59' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 304 Referee: Finnie |
| 25 July 2015 | Brora Rangers | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Brora |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport Report | Mitchell 49' |
Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 265 Referee: Northcroft |
South Section
edit| 25 July 2015 | Hibernian | 2–6 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
| 12:30 | Stanton 14' Cummings 61' (pen) |
BBC Sport Report | Tavernier 39' Waghorn 44', 47'Halliday 62'Miller 77', 82' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,225 Referee: Collum |
| 25 July 2015 | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | Airdrieonians | Annan |
| 15:00 | Todd 51', 72', 74' |
BBC Sport Report | Crighton 11' |
Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 553 Referee: Munro |
| 25 July 2015 | St Mirren | 3–1 | Berwick Rangers | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Thompson 19' (pen) Agnew 50', 61' |
BBC Sport Report | Henderson 6' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,394 Referee: Muir |
| 25 July 2015 | Edinburgh City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Queen's Park | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 344 Referee: Roncone | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Muhsin  Carse Gair  Osborne |
Woods Quinn Wharton McElroy |
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| 25 July 2015 | Greenock Morton | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Kilday 73' MacDonald 83' (pen) |
BBC Sport Report | Gallagher 6', 30' Fleming 65' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Charleston |
| 25 July 2015 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Albion Rovers | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Trouten 39' (pen) Devlin 50'Caldwell 71' |
BBC Sport Report | Love 90+2' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Ross |
| 25 July 2015 | Livingston | 2–1 | Clyde | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mullen 4' Hippolyte 17' |
BBC Sport Report | Bolochoweckyj 35' |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 741 Referee: Allan |
| 25 July 2015 | Queen of the South | 2–0 | Stranraer | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Lyle 20' Conroy 90+1' |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Madden |
Second round
editThe second round draw took place on Monday 27 July 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.[6]
North Section
edit| 18 August 2015 | Forfar Athletic | 0–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Forfar |
| 19:30 | Nicoll  31' |
BBC Sport Report | Moffat 32' (pen.), 82' El Bakhtaoui 44' |
Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 1,027 Referee: Allan |
| 18 August 2015 | Falkirk | 3–5 | Peterhead | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Smith 13' Watson 20'Cooper 76' |
BBC Sport Report | McAllister 22', 27', 43', 81', 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Colvin |
| 18 August 2015 | Stenhousemuir | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Cook 67' Stirling 71' |
BBC Sport Report | Thomson 90' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 449 Referee: Aitken |
| 19 August 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Elgin City | Alloa |
| 19:30 | BBC Sport Report | Gunn 104' (pen.) McKenzie 111' (pen.) |
Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 240 Referee: Salmond |
South Section
edit| 18 August 2015 | Queen's Park | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Glasgow |
| 19:30 | Bradley 95' |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 587 Referee: Walsh |
| 18 August 2015 | Annan Athletic | 1–2 | St Mirren | Annan |
| 19:45 | Weatherson 1' (pen.) |
BBC Sport Report | Stewart 50' Gow 66' |
Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 794 Referee: Robertson |
| 18 August 2015 | Queen of the South | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Dumfries |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport Report | White 115' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,189 Referee: Graham |
| 19 August 2015 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Rangers | Ayr |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport Report | Clark 15' McKay 43' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 7,468 Referee: Finnie |
Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 20 August 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.[7]
| 10 October 2015 | Peterhead | 3–0 | Stenhousemuir | Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Redman 17' McAllister 38'Noble 45' |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 561 Referee: Muir |
| 10 October 2015 | St Mirren | 4–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Gallagher 10' Mallan 23', 88'Agnew 37' |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,339 Referee: Salmond |
| 10 October 2015 | Queen's Park | 2–1 | Elgin City | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Carter 2' Duggan 18' |
BBC Sport Report | McHardy 50' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 497 Referee: Walsh |
| 20 October 2015 | Rangers | 1–0 | Livingston | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Clark 75' |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 17,386 Referee: Dallas |
Semi-finals
editThe semi-final draw took place on Monday 12 October 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.[8]
| 14 November 2015 | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Peterhead | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Woods 22' (pen.) |
BBC Sport Report | McAllister 17' McIntosh 27' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 917 Referee: Robertson |
| 28 November 2015 | Rangers | 4–0 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 12:15 | Holt 34' Miller 77'Waghorn 84'Kelly 90+1' (og) |
BBC Sport Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 22,369 Referee: Madden |
Final
edit| 10 April 2016 | Rangers | 4–0 | Peterhead | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 15:00 |
Source: [citation needed]
Statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- As of matches played on 10 April 2016[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Petrofac Training Cup format". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Livingston 4-0 Alloa Athletic". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "2015-16 fixture and draw dates announced". Petrofac Training Cup. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Petrofac Training Cup 1st round
- ^ Petrofac Training Cup 2nd-round draw
- ^ Petrofac Training Cup QF draw
- ^ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw