2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date 10 April 2016
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee George Salmond
Attendance 48,133

The 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Petrofac Training Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, is a football match that took place on 10 April 2016 at Hampden Park, between Rangers and Peterhead. Rangers won the match by 4 goals to nil.[1][2][3] It was the 25th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League and the third 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 2015–16 was contested by 32 teams.[4] 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 (Edinburgh City) were also invited.[4] For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north and south.[4] Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.

Rangers

Round Opposition Score
First round Hibernian (a) 6–2
Second round Ayr United (a) 2–0
Quarter-final Livingston (h) 1–0
Semi-final St Mirren (h) 4–0

Peterhead

Round Opposition Score
First round Brechin City (a) 3–0
Second round Falkirk (a) 5–3
Quarter-final Stenhousemuir (h) 3–0
Semi-final Queen's Park (a) 2–1

Match details

Rangers
Peterhead
RANGERS:
GK25England Wes Foderingham
RB2England James Tavernier
CB27Scotland Danny Wilson YC 54'
CB4Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan
LB5Scotland Lee Wallace (c)  67'
DM6England Dominic Ball
CM23Scotland Jason Holt
CM16Scotland Andy Halliday
RW19Scotland Barrie McKay  78'
CF9Scotland Kenny Miller
LW15England Harry Forrester  67'
Substitutes:
GK1Scotland Cammy Bell
MF8United States Gedion Zelalem
MF17Scotland Billy King  67'
MF22Northern Ireland Dean Shiels  78'
MF7England Nicky Law
FW14Scotland Nicky Clark
FW29Scotland Michael O'Halloran  67'
Manager:
England Mark Warburton
PETERHEAD:
GK1Scotland Graeme Smith
RB6Scotland Ryan Strachan  26'
CB4Scotland Scott Ross YC 49'
CB5Scotland Ally Gilchrist
LB3Scotland Steven Noble (c)
RM8Scotland Jamie Redman  64'
CM22Scotland Simon Ferry
CM14United States Kevin Dzierzawski YC 68'
LM18Scotland Jordon Brown
CF9Scotland Rory McAllister
CF10Scotland Shane Sutherland  58'
Substitutes:
GK21Scotland Paul Jarvie
DF2Scotland Nathan Blockley
MF17Scotland Scott Ferries
MF7Scotland Jamie Stevenson  26'
MF11Scotland Nicky Riley YC 90+1'  58'
FW20Scotland Andy Rodgers
FW15Scotland Leighton McIntosh  64'
Manager:
Scotland Jim McInally

Match officials[5]

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. Halliday, Stephen (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead: Gers win Petrofac Training Cup final". The Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. "SPFL fixture amendments". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. "Challenge Cup final: Hampden to stage Rangers v Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Petrofac Training Cup format". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. Ramsdens Cup final officials, spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.


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