2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

May 2015 May 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup 2015–16 Petrofac.svg 250px Petrofac Training Cup Scotland 32 Rangers Peterhead 31 99 Rory McAllister (8 goals)http://www.espnfc.co.uk/scottish-league-challenge-cup/51/statistics/scorers 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup scorers ESPN 31 August 2015 2014–15 2016–17 25 April 2016 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).http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-format/ Petrofac Training Cup format www.spfl.co.uk Scottish Professional Football League 22 June 2015 23 June 2015 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630144519/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-format/ dead The defending champions were Livingston, who defeated Alloa Athletic in the 2015 final,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32088242 Challenge Cup final: Livingston 4-0 Alloa Athletic BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 5 April 2015 24 July 2015 but were lost 1–0 in the quarter-finals to 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 Round First match datehttp://petrofactrainingcup.com/news/2015-16-fixture-and-draw-dates-announced 2015-16 fixture and draw dates announced Petrofac Training Cup 9 June 2015 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 First round The first round draw took place on Monday 29 June 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/hibs-to-play-rangers-in-petrofac-training-cup-first-round/ Petrofac Training Cup 1st round 29 June 2015 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701120400/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/hibs-to-play-rangers-in-petrofac-training-cup-first-round/ dead North Section eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 Cowdenbeath 0–1 BBC Sport Report Raith Rovers Vaughan 23 Central Park Cowdenbeath 711 Clancy 25 July 2015 15:00 Forfar Athletic 1–0 BBC Sport Report Montrose Campbell 79 Station Park Forfar 579 Newlands eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 Arbroath 1–4 BBC Sport Report Dunfermline Athletic Grehan 72 El Bakhtaoui 9 28Moffat 20Wallace 62 Gayfield Park Arbroath 914 Walsh 25 July 2015 15:00 Brechin City 0–3 BBC Sport Report Peterhead Brown 57 67McAllister 75 Glebe Park Brechin 346 Steven eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 Falkirk 3–1 BBC Sport Report East Fife P. Grant 2McHugh 90+1Baird 90+3 Smith 14 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 1,175 Anderson 25 July 2015 15:00 Elgin City 3–2 BBC Sport Report Stirling Albion Gunn 42 penDuff 60Cameron 83 Beattie 19Cunningham 54 Borough Briggs Elgin 612 Milne eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 East Stirlingshire 2–3 BBC Sport Report Stenhousemuir Donaldson 30McKenna 77 Stirling 35 45+1McMenamin 59 Ochilview Park Stenhousemuir 304 Finnie 25 July 2015 15:00 Brora Rangers 0–1 BBC Sport Report Alloa Athletic Mitchell 49 Dudgeon Park Brora 265 Northcroft South Section eeeeee 25 July 2015 12:30 Hibernian 2–6 BBC Sport Report Rangers Stanton 14Cummings 61 pen Tavernier 39Waghorn 44 47Halliday 62Miller 77 82 Easter Road Edinburgh 11,225 Collum 25 July 2015 15:00 Annan Athletic 3–1 BBC Sport Report Airdrieonians Todd 51 72 74 Crighton 11 Galabank Annan 553 Munro eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 St Mirren 3–1 BBC Sport Report Berwick Rangers Thompson 19 penAgnew 50 61 Henderson 6 St Mirren Park Paisley 2,394 Muir 25 July 2015 15:00 Edinburgh City 0–0 yes BBC Sport Report Queen's Park Muhsin Carse Gair Osborne 1–3 Woods Quinn Wharton McElroy Meadowbank Stadium Edinburgh 344 Roncone eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 Greenock Morton 2–3 BBC Sport Report Dumbarton Kilday 73MacDonald 83 pen Gallagher 6 30Fleming 65 Cappielow Greenock 1,418 Charleston 25 July 2015 15:00 Ayr United 3–1 BBC Sport Report Albion Rovers Trouten 39 penDevlin 50Caldwell 71 Love 90+2 Somerset Park Ayr 1,003 Ross eeeeee 25 July 2015 15:00 Livingston 2–1 BBC Sport Report Clyde Mullen 4Hippolyte 17 Bolochoweckyj 35 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 741 Allan 25 July 2015 15:00 Queen of the South 2–0 BBC Sport Report Stranraer Lyle 20Conroy 90+1 Palmerston Park Dumfries 1,229 Madden Second round The second round draw took place on Monday 27 July 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-r2-draw/ Petrofac Training Cup 2nd-round draw 27 July 2015 30 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150730032459/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-r2-draw dead North Section eeeeee 18 August 2015 19:30 Forfar Athletic 0–3 BBC Sport Report Dunfermline Athletic Nicoll 0 31 Moffat 32 pen. 82El Bakhtaoui 44 Station Park Forfar 1,027 Allan 18 August 2015 19:45 Falkirk 3–5 BBC Sport Report Peterhead Smith 13Watson 20Cooper 76 McAllister 22 27 43 81 87 pen. Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 1,004 Colvin eeeeee 18 August 2015 19:45 Stenhousemuir 2–0 BBC Sport Report Raith Rovers Cook 67Stirling 71 Thomson 0 90 Ochilview Park Stenhousemuir 449 Aitken 19 August 2015 19:30 Alloa Athletic 0–2 yes BBC Sport Report Elgin City Gunn 104 pen.McKenzie 111 pen. Recreation Park Alloa 240 Salmond South Section eeeeee 18 August 2015 19:30 Queen's Park 1–0 yes BBC Sport Report Dumbarton Bradley 95 Hampden Park Glasgow 587 Walsh 18 August 2015 19:45 Annan Athletic 1–2 BBC Sport Report St Mirren Weatherson 1 pen. Stewart 50Gow 66 Galabank Annan 794 Robertson eeeeee 18 August 2015 19:45 Queen of the South 0–1 yes BBC Sport Report Livingston White 115 Palmerston Park Dumfries 1,189 Graham 19 August 2015 19:45 Ayr United 0–2 BBC Sport Report Rangers Clark 15McKay 43 Somerset Park Ayr 7,468 Finnie Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 20 August 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-qf-draw-live/ Petrofac Training Cup QF draw 20 August 2015 23 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023051841/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-qf-draw-live/ dead eeeeee 10 October 2015 15:00 Peterhead 3–0 BBC Sport Report Stenhousemuir Redman 17McAllister 38Noble 45 Balmoor Stadium Peterhead 561 Muir 10 October 2015 15:00 St Mirren 4–0 BBC Sport Report Dunfermline Athletic Gallagher 10Mallan 23 88Agnew 37 St Mirren Park Paisley 2,339 Salmond eeeeee 10 October 2015 15:00 Queen's Park 2–1 BBC Sport Report Elgin City Carter 2Duggan 18 McHardy 50 Hampden Park Glasgow 497 Walsh 20 October 2015 19:45 Rangers 1–0 BBC Sport Report Livingston Clark 75 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 17,386 Dallas Semi-finals The semi-final draw took place on Monday 12 October 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-sf-draw-today/ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw 12 October 2015 15 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002848/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-sf-draw-today dead eeeeee 14 November 2015 15:00 Queen's Park 1–2 BBC Sport Report Peterhead Woods 22 pen. McAllister 17McIntosh 27 Hampden Park Glasgow 917 Robertson 28 November 2015 12:15 Rangers 4–0 BBC Sport Report St Mirren Holt 34Miller 77Waghorn 84Kelly 90+1 og Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 22,369 Madden Final 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 10 April 2016 15:00 4–0 Rangers Peterhead Hampden Park, Glasgow Source: December 2014 Statistics Top goalscorers matches played on 10 April 2016 RankPlayerClubGoals1 SCO Rory McAllisterPeterhead8 2 SCO Kenny Miller Rangers4 3 SCO Scott Agnew St Mirren3MAR Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dunfermline AthleticSCO Michael Moffat Dunfermline AthleticSCO Stephen Stirling StenhousemuirENG Josh Todd Annan AthleticENG Martyn Waghorn Rangers References 30em External links Petrofac Training Cup at the Scottish Professional Football League Category:Scottish Challenge Cup seasons Challenge Cup Challenge Cup