SFA North and South Region Challenge Cups

SFA North Region Challenge Cup

Founded	2007
Abolished	2009
Most successful club(s)	Huntly, Inverurie Locos (1 title each)

SFA South Region Challenge Cup

Founded	2007
Current champions	Whitehill Welfare (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Spartans (3 titles)

The North and South Region Challenge Cups are regional non-league competitions run by the Scottish Football Association. The northern tournament is open to full member non-league clubs in the north of the country with similar stipulations applying to its southern counterpart.

History

The Challenge Cup competitions replaced the Scottish Qualifying Cup North and South competitions in 2007, after the SFA decided to allow full member clubs at non-league level direct entry to the Scottish Cup proper, and as a consequence the Qualifying Cups were scrapped. To compensate clubs for the demise of the tournaments, two new ones were put in their place.^[1]

Spartans were excluded from the 2011-12 edition of the South Region competition, after they were earlier eliminated from the Scottish Cup for failing to complete the correct paperwork of striker Keith McLeod. Both competitions are run by the SFA.^[2][3]

Finals

North Season Winner Score Runner Ref 2007–08 Huntly 1–0 Denveronvale [1][4] 2008–09 Inverurie Locos 3–1 Cove Rangers [1][4]

South Season Winner Score Runner Ref 2007–08 Annan Athletic 3–2 Edinburgh City [1][5][6] 2008–09 Spartans [2] 2009–10 Spartans 3–1 Gretna 2008 [7][8] 2010–11 Spartans [2] 2011–12 Stirling University 4–2 Duns [9][10][11] 2012–13 Whitehill Welfare 3–1 Dalbeattie Star [12][13] 2013–14 East Kilbride 2–0 Dalbeattie Star [14][15] 2014–15 BSC Glasgow 2–0 Civil Service Strollers [16][17] 2015–16 Whitehill Welfare 2–2 Edinburgh City [18][19][20] Whitehill Welfare won 3–2 on penalties

References

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3. South Challenge Cup update Spartans FC. 19-01-2012. Retrieved 19-05-2014.
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5. "JOHNSTONE LATE SHOW SEALS VICTORY FOR ANNAN". Solway Press. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
6. "HISTORY OF ANNAN ATHLETIC by Jim Stewart". Scotland's Footballers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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8. "SPARTANS LIFT SFA CUP". Solway Press. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
9. "Gallant Duns lose to Stirling in cup final". Berwickshire News. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
10. "STIRLING LIFT SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP". Solway Press. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
11. "2011-2012 Results". University of Stirling. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
12. "Whitehill Welfare 3-1 Dalbeattie Star". The Scotsman. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.}
13. "Football: Whitehill Welfare win Challenge Cup". Midlothian Advertiser. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
14. "East Kilbride FC claim maiden trophy triumph". Daily Record. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
15. "East Kilbride FC set for South Region Challenge Cup defence". Daily Record. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
16. "South of Scotland Challenge Cup Final". BSC Glagow. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
17. "Civil Service Strollers 0-2 BSC Glasgow". Civil Service Strollers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
18. "Whitehill hail Caesar after winning South Challenge Cup". Edinburgh News. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
19. "Welfare lift the South Challenge Cup". Whitehill Welfare. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
20. "Results and Fixtures 2015-16". Edinburgh City. Retrieved 13 June 2016.