The 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Petrofac Training Cup final for sponsorship reasons, is a football match that took place on 10 April 2016 at Hampden Park, between Rangers and Peterhead. Rangers won the match by 4 goals to nil. It was the 25th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League and the third Challenge Cup final since the SPFL was formed. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final.
Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2015–16 was contested by 32 teams. Those participating were the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, while the winners of the Highland League (Brora Rangers) and the Lowland Football League (Edinburgh City) were also invited. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north and south. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.
Rangers Round Opposition Score First round Hibernian (a) 6–2 Second round Ayr United (a) 2–0 Quarter-final Livingston (h) 1–0 Semi-final St Mirren (h) 4–0
Peterhead Round Opposition Score First round Brechin City (a) 3–0 Second round Falkirk (a) 5–3 Quarter-final Stenhousemuir (h) 3–0 Semi-final Queen's Park (a) 2–1
Match details
RANGERS: GK25 Wes Foderingham RB2 James Tavernier CB27 Danny Wilson CB4 Rob Kiernan LB5 Lee Wallace (c) DM6 Dominic Ball CM23 Jason Holt CM16 Andy Halliday RW19 Barrie McKay CF9 Kenny MillerLW15 Harry Forrester Substitutes:GK1 Cammy Bell MF8 Gedion Zelalem MF17 Billy King MF22 Dean Shiels MF7 Nicky LawFW14 Nicky Clark FW29 Michael O'Halloran Manager: Mark WarburtonPETERHEAD: GK1 Graeme Smith RB6 Ryan Strachan CB4 Scott Ross CB5 Ally GilchristLB3 Steven Noble (c)RM8 Jamie Redman CM22 Simon Ferry CM14 Kevin Dzierzawski LM18 Jordon Brown CF9 Rory McAllister CF10 Shane Sutherland Substitutes:GK21 Paul JarvieDF2 Nathan BlockleyMF17 Scott Ferries MF7 Jamie Stevenson MF11 Nicky Riley FW20 Andy Rodgers FW15 Leighton McIntosh Manager: Jim McInally Match officialsRamsdens Cup final officials , spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014. Referee: George Salmond Assistant referees: Anthony Cooper Gordon Crawford Fourth official: Don RobertsonMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
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