2015 Scottish Challenge Cup final
Event2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup
Livingston Alloa Athletic
4 0
Date5 April 2015
VenueMcDiarmid Park, Perth
RefereeJohn Beaton
Attendance2,869

The 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Petrofac Training Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at McDiarmid Park on 5 April 2015, between Livingston and Alloa Athletic.[1] The match was televised by BBC ALBA.[1] It was the 24th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it is the second Challenge Cup Final since the SPFL was formed. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final.

Route to the final

The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2014–15 was contested by 32 teams.[1] Those participating were the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, while the winners of the Highland League (Brora Rangers) and the Lowland Football League (Spartans) were also invited.[1] For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.

Livingston

Round Opposition Score
First round Queen of the South (a) 4–3 (a.e.t.)
Second round Heart of Midlothian (h) 4–1
Quarter-final Peterhead (a) 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Semi-final Stranraer (h) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 pens.)

Alloa Athletic

Round Opposition Score
First round Arbroath (a) 4–1
Second round Stirling Albion (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Greenock Morton (a) 1–0
Semi-final Rangers (h) 3–2

Match details

Livingston4 – 0Alloa Athletic
Pittman 21'
Fordyce 61'
White 86', 90'		 Report
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: John Beaton
Livingston
Alloa Athletic

Match officials[2]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "McDiarmid Park to host Petrofac Training Cup Final". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ↑ #PetrofacFinal referee appointed, petrofactrainingcup.com. Petrofac Training Cup. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


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