2015 Scottish Challenge Cup final

August 2019 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup Livingston 4 Alloa Athletic 0 5 April 2015 McDiarmid Park Perth John Beaton 2,869 2014 2016 The 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Petrofac Training Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at McDiarmid Park on 5 April 2015, between Livingston and Alloa Athletic. The match was televised by BBC ALBA.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-final-venue-announced/ McDiarmid Park to host Petrofac Training Cup Final www.spfl.co.uk Scottish Professional Football League 21 January 2015 25 January 2015 It was the 24th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it is the second Challenge Cup Final since the SPFL was formed. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. Route to the final 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2014–15 was contested by 32 teams. Those participating were the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, while the winners of the Highland League (Brora Rangers) and the Lowland Football League (Spartans) were also invited. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated. Livingston Round Opposition Score First round Queen of the South (a) 4–3 Second round Heart of Midlothian (h) 4–1 Quarter-final Peterhead (a) 1–0 Semi-final Stranraer (h) 1–1 (5–4 pens.) Alloa Athletic Round Opposition Score First round Arbroath (a) 4–1 Second round Stirling Albion (a) 2–1 Quarter-final Greenock Morton (a) 1–0 Semi-final Rangers (h) 3–2 Match details 5 April 2015 16:05 4 – 0 Report Livingston Alloa Athletic McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland Pittman 21Fordyce 61White 86 90 2,869 John Beaton _livi1415h _livi1415h ffffff 15317E ffffff 000000 FFFF00 Livingston _livi1415h _yellowsides_kilbirnie2021h _blackcollar _kilbirnie2021h _kilbirnie2021h _kilbirnie2021h Alloa Athletic Match officials#PetrofacFinal referee appointed, petrofactrainingcup.com. Petrofac Training Cup. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015. Assistant referees: Brian Templeton John McCrossan Fourth official: Barry CookMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. References Category:Scottish Challenge Cup finals Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2015 Final Category:Sport in Perth, Scotland Category:Football in Perth and Kinross Category:April 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom