2021–22 Queen of the South F.C. season
The 2021–22 season is Queen of the South's ninth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Championship, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Summary. Queens finished tenth in the Scottish Championship and were relegated to Scottish League One, ending nine straight seasons in Scottish Football's second tier. Queens reached the 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, ending runners-up to Raith Rovers, losing  3-1 at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie. The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group F that included Airdrieonians, Annan Athletic, Motherwell and Queen's Park. Queens reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing 3-0 at Palmerston to Cove Rangers in a replay, after a 2-2 draw at the Balmoral Stadium.