2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

Petrofac Training Cup
Country  Scotland
Teams 32
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Peterhead
Matches played 31
Goals scored 99 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Rory McAllister (8 goals)[1]
All statistics correct as of 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).[2]

The defending champions were Livingston, who defeated Alloa Athletic in the 2015 final,[3] but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by 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 date[4] 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.[5]

North Section

South Section

Second Round

The second round draw took place on Monday 27 July 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.[6]

North Section

South Section

Quarter-Finals

The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 20 August 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.[7]

Semi-Finals

The semi-final draw took place on Monday 12 October 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.[8]

Final

Home team Score Away team Additional information

Source:
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 10 April 2016[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Rory McAllister Peterhead 8
2 Scotland Kenny Miller Rangers 4
3 Scotland Scott Agnew St Mirren 3
Morocco Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Michael Moffat Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Stephen Stirling Stenhousemuir
England Josh Todd Annan Athletic
England Martyn Waghorn Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 "2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. "Petrofac Training Cup format". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. "Challenge Cup final: Livingston 4-0 Alloa Athletic". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. "2015-16 fixture and draw dates announced". Petrofac Training Cup. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. Petrofac Training Cup 1st round
  6. Petrofac Training Cup 2nd-round draw
  7. Petrofac Training Cup QF draw
  8. Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw

External links

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