# 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the SPFL Trust Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs will be 52. The competition began on 30 July 2024 with the first round and the final will take place on 30 March 2025.
Thirty teams from the Championship, League One and League Two compete, along with five teams from the Highland Football League and six from the Lowland Football League. In addition to this, Under-21 teams from 11 of the 12 clubs competing in the Scottish Premiership are represented.

## Format

| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
| First Round | 30–31 July 2024 | 11 | 52 → 41 | 6 teams from 2023–24 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride, Bo'ness United, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers & East Stirlingshire) 5 teams from 2023–24 Highland Football League (1st–5th) 11 U21 teams from 2024–25 Scottish Premiership |
| Second Round | 13–14 August 2024 | 9 | 41 → 32 | 7 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League Two (4th–10th) |
| Third Round | 7–8 September 2024 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 1 team from 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (12th) 9 teams from 2023–24 Scottish Championship (2nd–10th) 10 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League One 3 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League Two (1st–3rd) |
| Fourth Round | 12–13 October 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 12–13 November 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 28–29 January 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 30 March 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |

## First round

The first round featured 5 clubs from the 2023–24 Scottish Highland Football League, 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League and 11 of the 12 under-21 teams of the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, with Ross County not entering an under-21 team.
The draw was made on 8 July 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel. The draw was regionalised and all non-Under 21 teams were seeded. The matches were played on 30 & 31 July 2024.

### North Section
#### Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the first round.
| Seeded Teams | Unseeded Teams |
| Buckie Thistle Brechin City Fraserburgh Banks O'Dee Formartine United | Aberdeen B Dundee B Dundee United B Heart of Midlothian B St Johnstone B |

#### Matches
### South Section
#### Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the first round.
| Seeded Teams | Unseeded Teams |
| East Kilbride Bo'ness United Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire | Celtic B Hibernian B Kilmarnock B Motherwell B Rangers B St Mirren B |

#### Matches
##### Note

* ^ A: Berwick Rangers were awarded a technical 3−0 win over St Mirren B, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 3–2 to St Mirren.

## Second round

The second round featured the 11 winners from the previous round, along with 7 clubs from 2023–24 Scottish League Two.
The draw for the second round was made on 8 July 2024 along with the first round draw. The draw was regionalised, but not seeded. The matches were played on 13 and 14 August 2024.

### North Section
#### Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the second round.
* East Fife
* Forfar Athletic
* Elgin City

#### Matches
### South Section
#### Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the second round.
* Dumbarton
* Bonnyrigg Rose
* Clyde
* Stranraer

#### Matches
## Third round

The third round featured the nine winners from the previous round, along with all ten clubs from both the Championship and League One, and three clubs from League Two.
The draw was made on 19 August 2024 at 15:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.

### Draw

Teams that entered the competition in the third round.
* Airdrieonians
* Alloa Athletic
* Annan Athletic
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Cove Rangers
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Edinburgh City
* Falkirk
* Greenock Morton
* Hamilton Academical
* Inverness Caledonian Thistle
* Kelty Hearts
* Livingston
* Montrose
* Partick Thistle
* Peterhead
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* Stenhousemuir
* Stirling Albion
* The Spartans

#### Matches
## Fourth round

The draw was made on 10 September 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.
Teams in italics were unknown at the time of the draw.
Teams in bold progressed to the quarter-finals.
| Championship | League One | League Two | Lowland League | Premiership U21 teams |
| Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen's Park | Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts Stenhousemuir | Peterhead | East Kilbride | Rangers B |

### Matches
## Quarter-finals

The draw was made on 16 October 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel along with the semi-finals draw.
Teams in italics were unknown at the time of the draw.
Teams in bold progressed to the semi-finals.
| Championship | League One | Lowland League | Premiership U21 teams |
| Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Livingston Queen's Park | Alloa Athletic | East Kilbride | Rangers B |

### Matches
## Semi-finals

The draw was made on 16 October 2024 at 13:00 along with the quarter-finals draw.