Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2012–13 Scottish Football League, and for the second season running, the top two
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, acting as a feeder to the Scott ...
clubs with a valid SFA club licence.
The defending champions were
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
Inverurie Loco Works
Inverurie Loco Works Football Club are a senior semi-professional football (soccer), football club from Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who currently play in the .
History
The club was founded in 1902 by workmen from the Great North of Sco ...
who finished fourth and Wick Academy eighth in the Highland Football League qualified for the competition for the first time after being asked to compete following their work in the SFA's Club Licensing programme. Clubs ranked higher such as Forres Mechanics were not compliant with the programme so the qualification spot moved to a lower ranked club.Buckie Thistle and Deveronvale were ruled out as they had been invited in the previous season's competition.Wick Academy and Inverurie Locos ,
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4&nbs ...
. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
Schedule
Fixtures and results
First round
The first round draw was conducted on 12 June 2012 at the Falkirk Stadium, the home of the reigning champions Falkirk F.C., by former player Kevin McAllister and Ramsden's representative Stewart Smith.BAIRNS HOME TO STIRLING ALBION Falkirk F.C. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012. Like the previous season, the first round is separated regionally into two sections: north and east and south and west. After the draw was made, Rangers F.C. were placed in Division 3 of the SFL, being replaced in the SPL by Dundee FC. Following this change, Dundee's place in the competition was taken by Rangers.
The second round draw was conducted on 30 July 2012, at the Ramsdens store in the Forge Shopping Centre in
Glasgow
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The quarter-final draw was conducted on 22 August 2012, at
Hampden Park
Hampden Park ( ; Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden'') is a association football, football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football ...
The semi-final draw was conducted on 19 September 2012, at
Hampden Park
Hampden Park ( ; Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden'') is a association football, football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football ...
Challenge Cup
The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's old ...
Challenge Cup
The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's old ...