2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup

2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup

Petrofac Training Cup
Country	Scotland
Teams	32
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2016.

The 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons, will be the 26th season of the competition. 32 clubs will take part in the competition, which include the 30 members of the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, the top 2015–16 Highland Football League club with a valid SFA club licence (Cove Rangers) and the highest placed team from the 2015–16 Lowland Football League with a valid SFA club licence (Edinburgh City).

The champions, Rangers, who defeated Peterhead in the 2016 final,^[1] will not compete in the competition due to their promotion to the Scottish Premiership.^[2]

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	July 2016	16	32 → 16
Second round	August 2016	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	TBC	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	TBC	2	4 → 2
Final	April 2017	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and Results

First Round

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Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 25 April 2016

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References

1. English, Tom (10 April 2015). "Rangers 4–0 Peterhead". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. Burke, Andy (5 April 2015). "Rangers 1–0 Dumbarton". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

External links

• Petrofac Training Cup at the Scottish Professional Football League