Scottish Challenge Cup

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The Scottish Challenge Cup is a knockout football tournament in Scotland primarily contested by lower-division and invited clubs, separate from the main national cup competitions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf football cup competition
knockout tournament
alsoKnownAs Challenge Cup
IRN-BRU Cup
Petrofac Training Cup
Ramsdens Cup
SPFL Trust Trophy
broadcastIn United Kingdom
competitionFormat knockout
competitionType annual cup competition
confederation UEFA
country Scotland
excludes Scottish Premiership clubs
firstSeason 1990–91
formerOrganiser Scottish Football League
governingBody Scottish Professional Football League
hasFeature final played at a neutral ground
includes clubs from outside the SPFL in some seasons
open to invited non-Scottish clubs in some seasons
single-elimination ties
hasInvitedClubsFrom England
Highland Football League
Lowland Football League
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Wales
inception 1990
isPartOf Scottish football league system
levelOnPyramid below top division
organiser Scottish Professional Football League
primaryParticipants Scottish Championship clubs
Scottish League One clubs
Scottish League Two clubs
lower-division Scottish clubs
reasonForCreation to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League
region United Kingdom
relatedCompetition Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Premiership
separateFrom Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Premiership
sponsorDependentName title sponsorship
sport association football
typicalFinalVenue neutral venue in Scotland


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