2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup
| Tournament details |
| Country |
 Scotland |
| 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) |
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The 2012–13 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 2012–13 Scottish Football League, and for the second season running, the top two Highland Football League clubs with a valid SFA club license.[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]
Schedule
| Round |
First match date |
Fixtures |
Clubs |
| First round |
Sat 28/Sun 29 July 2012 |
16 |
32 → 16 |
| Second round |
Tue 14/Wed 15 August 2012 |
8 |
16 → 80 |
| Quarter-finals |
Sunday 9 September 2012 |
4 |
8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals |
Sunday 14 October 2012 |
2 |
4 → 2 |
| Final |
Sunday 7 April 2013[2] |
1 |
2 → 1 |
Fixtures and results
First round
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.
North and East Region
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Watson  28'
Boyle 60'
Wood 66'
Masson 81' |
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Mackay 16'
Souter 88' |
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Gunn 19'
Leslie 50', 89'
Moore 52'
Wyness 87' |
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Sibanda 16', 27', 43'
Doris 21'
Gribben 45', 66', 71' (pen.) |
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Source: Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
South and West Region
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Herd 28', 42'
Maxwell 86' |
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Shankland 51' |
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| Bell 74' |
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| Report |
[[[Paul Robertson]] Report link] |
| Date |
28 July 2012 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Galabank, Annan |
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Source: Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Second round
The second round draw was conducted on 30 July 2012, at the Ramsdens store in the Forge Shopping Centre in Glasgow.[6]
North and East Region
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Currie 21'
Gribben 34', 37' |
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Swankie 29'
Gibson 43' |
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Source: Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
South and West Region
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Maxwell 23'
Turner 37'
Herd 90' |
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Source: Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was conducted on 22 August 2012, at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[15]
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was conducted on 19 September 2012, at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[17]
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Final
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wick Academy and Inverurie Locos, Scottish Football League. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ Ramsdens Cup First Round Draw, Scottish Football League. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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