SFA North and South Region Challenge Cups

SFA South Region Challenge Cup
Founded 2007
Number of teams 69
Current champions Civil Service Strollers
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Spartans (3 titles)
2018–19 South Challenge Cup
SFA North Region Challenge Cup
Founded 2007
Abolished 2009
Most successful club(s) Huntly,
Inverurie Locos
(1 title each)

The North and South Region Challenge Cups are regional non-league competitions run by the Scottish Football Association. The southern tournament is open to full member non-league clubs in the south of the country, while similar stipulations applied to its northern counterpart.

History

The Challenge Cup competitions replaced the Scottish Qualifying Cup North and South competitions in 2007, after the SFA decided to allow full member clubs at non-league level direct entry to the Scottish Cup proper, and as a consequence the Qualifying Cups were scrapped. To compensate clubs for the demise of the tournaments, two new ones were put in their place.[1]

North

The North competition was scrapped in 2009.

South

The South Challenge Cup features 69 teams - 16 from the Lowland League, 38 from the EoSFL, 14 from the SoSFL, and one amateur SFA club (Glasgow University. It is a straight knock-out tournament, without replays.

Spartans were excluded from the 2011-12 edition of the South Region competition, after they were earlier eliminated from the Scottish Cup for failing to complete the correct paperwork of striker Keith McLeod. Both competitions are run by the SFA.[2][3]

Finals

North

Season Winner Score Runner Ref
2007–08 Huntly 1–0 Denveronvale [1][4]
2008–09 Inverurie Locos 3–1 Cove Rangers [1][4]

South

Season Winner Score Runner Ref
2007–08 Annan Athletic 3–2 Edinburgh City [1][5][6]
2008–09 Spartans [2]
2009–10 Spartans 3–1 Gretna 2008 [7][8]
2010–11 Spartans [2]
2011–12 Stirling University 4–2 Duns [9][10][11]
2012–13 Whitehill Welfare 3–1 Dalbeattie Star [12][13]
2013–14 East Kilbride 2–0 Dalbeattie Star [14][15]
2014–15 BSC Glasgow 2–0 Civil Service Strollers [16][17]
2015–16 Whitehill Welfare 2–2 Edinburgh City [18][19][20]
Whitehill Welfare won 3–2 on penalties
2016–17 East Kilbride 4–2 Cumbernauld Colts
2017–18 Civil Service Strollers 2–1
aet		 BSC Glasgow

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SFA North & South Challenge Cups". SFHA. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Spartans banned from SFA South Region Cup The Scotsman. 19-01-2012. Retrieved 19-05-2014.
  3. ↑ South Challenge Cup update Spartans FC. 19-01-2012. Retrieved 19-05-2014.
  4. 1 2 "The SFA North Region Challenge Cup Winners". HFL. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "JOHNSTONE LATE SHOW SEALS VICTORY FOR ANNAN". Solway Press. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY OF ANNAN ATHLETIC by Jim Stewart". Scotland's Footballers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "SFA South Region Cup Final". Daily Record. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "SPARTANS LIFT SFA CUP". Solway Press. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gallant Duns lose to Stirling in cup final". Berwickshire News. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "STIRLING LIFT SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP". Solway Press. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "2011-2012 Results". University of Stirling. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Whitehill Welfare 3-1 Dalbeattie Star". The Scotsman. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014. }
  13. ↑ "Football: Whitehill Welfare win Challenge Cup". Midlothian Advertiser. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "East Kilbride FC claim maiden trophy triumph". Daily Record. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "East Kilbride FC set for South Region Challenge Cup defence". Daily Record. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "South of Scotland Challenge Cup Final". BSC Glagow. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Civil Service Strollers 0-2 BSC Glasgow". Civil Service Strollers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Whitehill hail Caesar after winning South Challenge Cup". Edinburgh News. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Welfare lift the South Challenge Cup". Whitehill Welfare. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Results and Fixtures 2015-16". Edinburgh City. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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