Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 32 |
Defending champions | Falkirk |
Final positions | |
Champions | Queen of the South |
Runner-up | Partick Thistle |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 108 (3.48 per match) |
The 2012β13 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Ramsdens Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Ramsdens, was the 22nd season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2012β13 Scottish Football League, and for the second season running, the top two Highland Football League clubs with a valid SFA club licence. [1]
The defending champions were Falkirk, who defeated Hamilton Academical in the 2012 final.
Inverurie Loco Works who finished fourth and Wick Academy eighth in the Highland Football League qualified for the competition for the first time after being asked to compete following their work in the SFA's Club Licensing programme. Clubs ranked higher such as Forres Mechanics were not compliant with the programme so the qualification spot moved to a lower ranked club. [1] Buckie Thistle and Deveronvale were ruled out as they had been invited in the previous season's competition. [1]
Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
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First round | Sat 28/Sun 29 July 2012 | 16 | 32 β 16 |
Second round | Tue 14/Wed 15 August 2012 | 8 | 16 β 8 |
Quarter-finals | Sunday 9 September 2012 | 4 | 8 β 4 |
Semi-finals | Sunday 14 October 2012 | 2 | 4 β 2 |
Final | Sunday 7 April 2013 [2] | 1 | 2 β 1 |
The first round draw was conducted on 12 June 2012 at the Falkirk Stadium, the home of the reigning champions Falkirk F.C., by former player Kevin McAllister and Ramsden's representative Stewart Smith. [3] Like the previous season, the first round is separated regionally into two sections: north and east and south and west. [4] After the draw was made, Rangers F.C. were placed in Division 3 of the SFL, being replaced in the SPL by Dundee FC. Following this change, Dundee's place in the competition was taken by Rangers.
29 July 2012 | Brechin City | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Rangers | Glebe Park, Brechin |
15:05 |
Jackson ![]() |
Little ![]() McCulloch ![]() |
Attendance: 4070 Referee: George Salmond |
28 July 2012 | Falkirk | 3β0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 |
Duffie ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Attendance: 1532 Referee: John McKendrick |
28 July 2012 | Montrose | 4β2 | Inverurie Loco Works | Links Park, Montrose |
15:00 | Watson ![]() Boyle ![]() Wood ![]() Masson ![]() |
Mackay ![]() Souter ![]() |
Attendance: 401 Referee: Kevin Graham |
28 July 2012 | Peterhead | 1β2 | East Fife | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
15:00 |
McAllister ![]() |
Greg Aitken |
McBride ![]() Samuel ![]() |
28 July 2012 | Elgin City | 5β7 | Arbroath | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
15:00 |
Gunn ![]() Leslie ![]() Moore ![]() Wyness ![]() |
Sibanda ![]() Doris ![]() Gribben ![]() |
Referee: Brian Colvin |
28 July 2012 | Forfar Athletic | 3β2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Station Park, Forfar |
15:00 | Kader ![]() Denholm ![]() Swankie ![]() |
Wallace ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
Referee: Kevin Clancy |
28 July 2012 | Wick Academy | 2β4 | Raith Rovers | Harmsworth Park, Wick |
15:00 | Geruzel ![]() Allan ![]() |
Graham ![]() Hill ![]() Anderson ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Referee: David Somers |
28 July 2012 | Cowdenbeath | 1β1 (
a.e.t.) (3β1 p) | Alloa Athletic | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
15:00 |
Coult ![]() |
Gordon ![]() |
Referee: Bobby Madden |
Source: Scottish Football League
28 July 2012 | East Stirlingshire | 3β1 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Herd ![]() Maxwell ![]() |
Shankland ![]() |
Referee: Barry Cook |
28 July 2012 | Greenock Morton | 2β0 | Albion Rovers | Cappielow, Greenock |
15:00 |
Wallace ![]() O'Brien ![]() |
Attendance: 1,268 Referee: John Beaton |
28 July 2012 | Berwick Rangers | 2β2 (
a.e.t.) (2β3 p) | Queen's Park | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
15:00 |
Janczyk ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Quinn ![]() |
Referee: Don Robertson |
28 July 2012 | Dumbarton | 0β1 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
15:00 |
Clark ![]() |
Referee: Gary Hilland |
28 July 2012 | Hamilton Academical | 0β1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 |
McLaren ![]() |
Referee: Craig Charleston |
28 July 2012 | Stranraer | 1β2 | Stenhousemuir | Stair Park, Stranraer |
15:00 | Winter ![]() |
Gemmell ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Referee: Des Roache |
28 July 2012 | Annan Athletic | 1β0 | Livingston | Galabank, Annan |
15:00 | Bell ![]() |
Paul Robertson |
28 July 2012 | Clyde | 0β1 | Partick Thistle | Recreation Park, Alloa [5] |
15:00 |
Doolan ![]() |
Referee: Alan Muir |
Source: Scottish Football League
The second round draw was conducted on 30 July 2012, at the Ramsdens store in the Forge Shopping Centre in Glasgow. [6]
14 August 2012 [7] | Cowdenbeath | 3β0 | East Fife | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
19:45 |
Stevenson ![]() Miller ![]() |
14 August 2012 [8] | Raith Rovers | 5β2 | Montrose | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
19:45 |
Walker ![]() Graham ![]() Clarke ![]() Spence ![]() |
Watson ![]() Young ![]() |
14 August 2012 [9] | Arbroath | 3β2 | Forfar Athletic | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
19:45 | Currie ![]() Gribben ![]() |
Swankie ![]() Gibson ![]() |
21 August 2012 [10] | Falkirk | 0β1 | Rangers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
19:45 |
Little ![]() |
Source: Scottish Football League
14 August 2012 [11] | Annan Athletic | 0β3 | Stenhousemuir | Galabank, Annan |
19:30 |
Kean ![]() Dickson ![]() Rodgers ![]() |
14 August 2012 [12] | Queen's Park | 4β5 | Partick Thistle | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
19:30 | Shankland ![]() Longworth ![]() Quinn ![]() Little ![]() |
Sinclair ![]() Elliot ![]() Erskine ![]() Bannigan ![]() |
14 August 2012 [13] | Greenock Morton | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Queen of the South | Cappielow, Greenock |
19:30 |
Tidser ![]() |
Durnan ![]() Clark ![]() |
14 August 2012 [14] | East Stirlingshire | 3β0 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
19:45 | Maxwell ![]() Turner ![]() Herd ![]() |
Source: Scottish Football League
The quarter-final draw was conducted on 22 August 2012, at Hampden Park in Glasgow. [15]
9 September 2012 [16] | Arbroath | 1β0 | Stenhousemuir | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
15:00 |
Robertson ![]() |
9 September 2012 [16] | East Stirlingshire | 1β2 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
15:00 |
Kelly ![]() |
McKenzie ![]() Adamson ![]() |
9 September 2012 [16] | Partick Thistle | 3β0 | Raith Rovers | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
16:05 |
Erskine ![]() Craig ![]() |
18 September 2012 [16] | Rangers | 2β2 (
a.e.t.) (3β4 p) | Queen of the South | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 |
McKay ![]() McCulloch ![]() |
Clark ![]() Reilly ![]() |
Attendance: 23,932 Referee: O'Reilly |
Source: Scottish Football League
The semi-final draw was conducted on 19 September 2012, at Hampden Park in Glasgow. [17]
14 October 2012 [18] | Cowdenbeath | 0β1 | Partick Thistle | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
16:05 | Craig ![]() |
14 October 2012 [18] | Queen of the South | 2β1 ( a.e.t.) | Arbroath | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 |
Young ![]() McGuffie ![]() |
Keddie ![]() |
Source: Scottish Football League
Partick Thistle | 1β1 ( a.e.t.) | Queen of the South |
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Penalties | ||
5β6 |