League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
competed, along with four teams from the
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system
The Scottish football league syst ...
and four from the Lowland Football League. In addition to this, Under-21 teams from 11 of the 12 clubs competing in the Scottish Premiership were represented. This season also included guest clubs, with two sides each coming from Northern Ireland's NIFL Premiership ( Cliftonville and
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
Bala Town
Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh football team from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid.
History
For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons''
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Format
First round
The first round featured 3 clubs from 2022 to 2023 Scottish League Two, 4 clubs from the 2022–23 Scottish Highland Football League, 4 clubs from the 2022–23 Scottish Lowland Football League and 11 of the 12 under-21 teams of the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, with Ross County not entering an under-21 team.
The draw was made on 4 July 2023 at 13:00 and broadcast live on th SPFL YouTube Channel The draw was regionalised and all non-Under 21 teams were seeded. The matches were played on 1 and 2 August 2023.
North Section
Draw
Teams that entered the competition in the first round.
Matches
South Section
Draw
Teams that entered the competition in the first round.
Matches
Second round
The second round featured the 11 winners from the previous round, along with 2 clubs from 2022 to 2023 Scottish League One and 7 clubs from 2022 to 2023 Scottish League Two.
The draw for the second round was also made on 4 July 2023 at 13:00 on the live broadcast from th SPFL YouTube Channel The draw was regionalised, but not seeded. The matches were played on 15 and 16 August 2023.
North Section
Draw
Teams that entered the competition in the second round.
Matches
South Section
Draw
Teams that entered the competition in the second round.
Matches
Third round
The third round featured the 10 winners from the previous round, along with the bottom club from 2022 to 2023 Scottish Premiership, 2nd-10th from 2022 to 2023 Scottish Championship, 8 clubs from 2022 to 2023 Scottish League One, 2 clubs from 2022 to 2023 NIFL Premiership and 2 clubs from 2022 to 2023 Cymru Premier.
Draw
The draw was made on 17 August 2023 at 13:00 live on th SPFL YouTube Channel
Teams that entered the competition in the third round.
Matches
Fourth round
The draw was made on 14 September 2023 at 13:00 live on th SPFL YouTube Channel
No new teams enter in this round.
Teams in ''Italics'' were unknown at the time of the draw.
Matches
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final and semi-final draws were made on 19 October 2023 at 13:00 live on th SPFL YouTube Channel
Teams in ''Italics'' were unknown at the time of the quarter-final draw.
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...