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The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Challenge Cup, is a knockout

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

football

Football (soccer)

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cup competition organised by 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...

. Entry is open to the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League and from 2011 the two highest ranked clubs of the Highland Football League

Highland Football League

The Press & Journal Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish Highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east lowlands...

are invited to compete. In June 2011 the cup was named the Ramsdens Cup for sponsorship reasons.

The competition was first held during the 1990–91 season with the winners being .

The current holders of the trophy are , who defeated 2–0 at McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:...

in the 2010 final

2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played between Queen of the South and Ross County at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Ross County won 2-0. The game had been postponed from November to April due to inclement weather....

Format

The competition is of a knockout

Single-elimination tournament

format. Ties are one-legged with each game lasting 90 minutes. In the event of a tie after normal time, the game continues into extra time until a clear winner is decided. If there is no clear winner after extra time the game is decided by a penalty shootout. The competition commences early in the Scottish football

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Association football is the national sport in Scotland and highly popular throughout the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite...

season

Seasons in Scottish football

The following articles detail the major results and events during all Seasons in Scottish football since 1871, when Scottish teams begun playing competitive football, in the FA Cup...

. The first round is often played on a Saturday, usually the week before the beginning of the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

season, although in recent years SFL sides qualifying for the UEFA Cup have made this unfeasible and the round has been held midweek. The rest of the competition, up to and including the semi-finals, are also played midweek. The final usually takes place on a Saturday or Sunday in October or November, at a neutral stadium located close to the two competing clubs.

The first round is divided into two geographical areas - North/East and South/West - each consisting of 15 clubs. Up until 2010, 7 ties were drawn from each area and 1 club received a random bye to the second round. However, for the 2011–12 season, the competition included two Highland Football League

Highland Football League

The Press & Journal Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish Highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east lowlands...

clubs for the first time, Buckie Thistle

Buckie Thistle F.C.

Buckie Thistle are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Banffshire, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as The Jags and play their football at Victoria Park, in Buckie....

and Deveronvale

Deveronvale F.C.

Deveronvale F.C. are senior football club currently playing the Highland Football League in Scotland. They were founded in 1938 and play their football at the Princess Royal Park in the town of Banff, , Scotland. The club was formed in 1938 when Deveron Valley and Banff Rovers joined together...

, thus increasing the number of competing clubs to 32; this means 8 ties from each area will take place meaning no teams will receive a random bye to the second round.

Key

*	Match decided in extra time
†	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Italics	Team from outside the top level of the Scottish Football League

Results

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance
1990–91		3 – 2 *		Fir Park Fir Park Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :... , Motherwell Motherwell Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...	11,503
1991–92		1 – 0 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 8 December 1991, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 2nd staging of the final in the history of the tournament...		Fir Park Fir Park Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :... , Motherwell Motherwell Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...	9,663
1992–93		3 – 2 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 13 December 1992, at Love Street in Paisley and was the 3rd staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and Morton both of the First Division. The final was won by Hamilton who defeated Morton 3–2...	Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....	Love Street, Paisley Paisley Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...	7,391
1993–94		3 – 0 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 12 December 1993, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 4th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated St. Mirren 3–0, with goals from...		Fir Park Fir Park Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :... , Motherwell Motherwell Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...	13,763
1994–95		3 – 2 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 6 November 1994, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 5th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated Dundee 3–2, after extra time... *		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	8,844
1995–96		0 – 0 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 5 November 1995, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 6th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stenhousemuir emerged winners by defeating Dundee United... †		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	7,856
1996–97		1 – 0 1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 3 November 1996, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 7th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stranraer emerged winners by defeating St....		Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C.... , Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...	5,222
1997–98		1 – 0 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 2 November 1997, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 8th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division...		Fir Park Fir Park Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :... , Motherwell Motherwell Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...	9,735
1998–99	Competition suspended due to lack of sponsorship
1999–2000		4 – 4 1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final -Teams:- External links :... †		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... , 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,...	4,043
2000–01		2 – 2 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final - Teams :- External links :... †		Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C.... , Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...	5,623
2001–02		2 – 1 2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final - Teams :- References :...		Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C.... , Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...	4,548
2002–03		2 – 0 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final -Teams:- External links :...		Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C.... , Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...	6,428
2003–04		2 – 0 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 26 Ocotber 2003, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 13th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division...		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	5,428
2004–05		2 – 1 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final - Teams :-References:...		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	7,471
2005–06		2 – 1 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final -References:...		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... , 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,...	9,613
2006–07		1 – 1 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 12 November 2006 at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 16th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Ross County, who beat Albion Rovers 4–1 in the semi-final, and Clyde, who beat Greenock Morton 3–1... †		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	4,062
2007–08		3 – 2 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 25 November 2007 at Dens Park in Dundee and was the 17th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Dunfermline Athletic and St. Johnstone. St. Johnstone won the match 3–2, which earned their first national trophy win in their...		Dens Park Dens Park Dens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in Dundee, Scotland. The stadium is the home of Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 12,085... , Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...	6,446
2008–09		2 – 2 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 16 November 2008 and was the 18th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Ross County who beat Greenock Morton 4–1 in their semi-final and Airdrie United who beat Partick Thistle 1–0. The match was played at McDiarmid... †		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	4,091
2009–10		3 – 2 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 22 November 2009 at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 19th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Dundee and Inverness CT. Dundee won the match 3–2.-Match details:...		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	8,031
2010–11		2 – 0 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played between Queen of the South and Ross County at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Ross County won 2-0. The game had been postponed from November to April due to inclement weather....		McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...	5,124

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Performance by club

Club	Wins	Last final won	Runners-up	Last final lost
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2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 16 November 2008 and was the 18th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Ross County who beat Greenock Morton 4–1 in their semi-final and Airdrie United who beat Partick Thistle 1–0. The match was played at McDiarmid...

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2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 22 November 2009 at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 19th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Dundee and Inverness CT. Dundee won the match 3–2.-Match details:...

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1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 6 November 1994, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 5th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated Dundee 3–2, after extra time...

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1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 13 December 1992, at Love Street in Paisley and was the 3rd staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and Morton both of the First Division. The final was won by Hamilton who defeated Morton 3–2...

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2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 26 Ocotber 2003, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 13th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division...

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2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 25 November 2007 at Dens Park in Dundee and was the 17th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Dunfermline Athletic and St. Johnstone. St. Johnstone won the match 3–2, which earned their first national trophy win in their...

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1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 3 November 1996, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 7th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stranraer emerged winners by defeating St....

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2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 12 December 1993, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 4th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated St. Mirren 3–0, with goals from...

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1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 5 November 1995, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 6th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stenhousemuir emerged winners by defeating Dundee United...

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2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 12 November 2006 at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 16th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Ross County, who beat Albion Rovers 4–1 in the semi-final, and Clyde, who beat Greenock Morton 3–1...

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2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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Media coverage

One semi-final and the final are shown live on BBC Alba.

Sponsorship

The Scottish Challenge Cup has been known by different names due to sponsorship:

B&Q Centenary Cup (1990–91), sponsored by B&Q
B&Q
B&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
B&Q Cup (1991–95), sponsored by B&Q
The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup (1995–98), no sponsor
No competition due to lack of sponsorship (1998–99)
Bell's Challenge Cup (1999–2002), sponsored by Bell's whisky
Bell's whisky
Bell's is a brand of blended Scotch whisky established in 1825 owned by Diageo, claimed to be the most popular blended whisky in the UK....
Bell's Cup (2002–06), sponsored by Bell's whisky
The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup (2006–08), no sponsor
ALBA Challenge Cup (2008–11), sponsored by MG Alba
Ramsdens Cup (2011– ), sponsored by Ramsdens

External links

Scottish Challenge Cup

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