2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
Country  Scotland
Teams 32
Defending champions Ross County
Champions Falkirk
Runners-up Hamilton Academical
Matches played 31
Goals scored 102 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Paul di Giacomo
(5 goals)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Ramsdens Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Ramsdens, was the 21st season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the Scottish Football League, and for the first time the top two clubs of the Highland Football League.

The defending champions were Ross County, who defeated Queen of the South in the 2010 final but were knocked out in the first round by Third Division side Elgin City.[1] The tournament winners were Falkirk, who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final with Darren Dods scoring the only goal of the match in the 2nd minute.

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Sat/Sun 23/24 July 2011 16 32 → 16
Second round Tuesday 9 August 2011 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals Sunday 4 September 2011 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Sunday 9 October 2011 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 1 April 2012 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The First round draw was conducted on 6 June 2011.[2]

North and East region

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Deveronvale 1–3 Stirling Albion
Arbroath 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dundee
Brechin City 1–2 Falkirk
Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
5–4 (pen.)		 Buckie Thistle
Montrose 1–6 East Fife
Peterhead 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
5–4 (pen.)		 Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers 2–1 Cowdenbeath
Ross County 1–2 Elgin City

Source: The 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
Airdrie United 0–5 Livingston
Albion Rovers 0–2 Annan Athletic
Ayr United 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South
Clyde 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
3–4 (pen.)		 Berwick Rangers
Partick Thistle 2–1 Stenhousemuir
Queen's Park 0–2 Hamilton Academical
Stranraer 0–8 Greenock Morton
Dumbarton 3–2 East Stirlingshire

Source: The Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Annan Athletic 4–2 Peterhead
Forfar Athletic 0–5 Greenock Morton
Ayr United 3–0 Raith Rovers
Dumbarton 0–2 Berwick Rangers
East Fife 2–0 Elgin City
Falkirk 1–0 Dundee
Hamilton Academical 1–0 Partick Thistle
Livingston 5–0 Stirling Albion

Last updated: 9 August 2011
Source: The 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 11 August 2011 at 2:00pm in a Ramsdens outlet in The Forge Shopping Centre, Glasgow.[3]

4 September 2011
15:00
Berwick Rangers 1–2 Livingston
McDonald  52' Report Scougall  12'
Russell  85'
Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Attendance: 567
Referee: Beaton

4 September 2011
15:00
East Fife 1–4 Falkirk
Wallace  27' Report Millar  42'
Higginbotham  52' (87)
Sibbald  54'
Bayview Stadium, Methil
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Colvin

4 September 2011
15:00
Hamilton Academical 2–1 Greenock Morton
Spence  18'
Mensing  33'		 Report Di Giacomo  10'
New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: O'Reilly

4 September 2011
15:00
Ayr United 0–1 Annan Athletic
Report Cox  58'
Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Charleston

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals of the Challenge cup took place at 2:00 pm on 7 September 2011, at Hampden Park, Glasgow.[4]

9 October 2011
15:00
Annan Athletic 0–3 Falkirk
Report Millar  10'
El Alagui  25', 42'
Galabank, Annan
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Salmond

9 October 2011
15:00
Hamilton Academical 1–0 Livingston
McLaughlin  43' Report
New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Richmond

Final

1 April 2012
16:05 BST[5]
Falkirk 1–0 Hamilton Academical
Dods  2' Report
Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Winter

Top scorers

Last updated on 9 October 2011
# Name Club Goals
1 Paul di Giacomo Greenock Morton 5
2 Ian Harty Annan Athletic 4
Andy Jackson Greenock Morton 4
Ryan Wallace East Fife 4
5 Kenny Deuchar Livingston 3
Farid El Alagui Falkirk 3
Robert Ogleby East Fife 3

References

  1. ↑ "Alba Challenge Cup Final: Queen of the South 0 Ross County 2". Daily Record. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Highland duo enter new Ramsdens Cup". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Third Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Semi-final Draw". Scottish Football League. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "IRN-BRU SFL Rescheduled List of Fixtures 2011/12". Scottish Football League. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
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