The 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 15th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...

. The defending champions were , who defeated 2–1 in the 2004 final

2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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. Falkirk did not compete in the tournament after being promoted to the Scottish Premier League.

The final was played on 6 November 2005 and was won by who defeated 2–1 in the final

2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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 at Excelsior Stadium

Excelsior Stadium

The Excelsior Stadium is the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division. It was built in 1998 to house Airdrieonians F.C., and when Airdrieonians went into liquidation four years later, Airdrie United began playing their home games there.When the stadium first...

 in Airdrie

Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands. As of 2006,...

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Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Sun 30/31 July 2005	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tue/Wed 30/31 August 2005	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Tue/Wed 13/14 September 2005	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 27 September 2005	2	4 → 2
Final 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final -References:...	Sunday 6 November 2005	1	2 → 1

First round

and received random byes into the second round

Second round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

External links

• ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup page