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

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, 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. The tournament winners were

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, who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final with Darren Dods scoring the only goal of the match in the 2nd minute.

Schedule

Fixtures and results

First round

The First round draw was conducted on 6 June 2011.

North and East region

Source
The Scottish Football League

South and West region

Source
The Scottish Football League

Second round

Last updated: 9 August 2011
Source
The Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted on 11 August 2011 at 2:00pm in a Ramsdens outlet in

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, Glasgow. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals of the Challenge cup took place at 2:00 pm on 7 September 2011, at

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, Glasgow. ----

Final

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Top scorers

:''Last updated on 9 October 2011''

References

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