The 2025 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the SPFL Trust Trophy final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match played on 30 March 2025 between Scottish Championship sides, Livingston and Queen's Park. It was the 32nd 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 tenth since the SPFL was formed. It was played at Falkirk Stadium. Livingston won decisively 5–0.
Route to the final
Livingston As a 2024–25 Championship club, Livingston received a bye to the third round. The 2025 final was their first Challenge Cup final since 2015, in which they beat Alloa Athletic, and their third overall. Livingston started the tournament away to League Two side, The Spartans, before playing 4-time champions, Inverness Caledonian Thistle from League One, in the Fourth round at home, where despite a shaky second half, held them out on penalties. In the Quarter finals, Livingston drew Greenock Morton who they comfortably beat 2–1 despite a last gasp goal from Austin Samuels for Morton. In the Semi-finals, Livingston were drawn away to Dunfermline Athletic, who they beat 2–0 to progress into the final. +RoundOppositionScoreThird roundThe Spartans (a)2–0Fourth roundInverness Caledonian Thistle (h)2–2 (aet) 5–4 (p)Quarter-finalGreenock Morton (h)2–1Semi-finalDunfermline Athletic (a)2–0
Queen's Park Like Livingston, Queen's Park received a bye to the third round. The 2025 final was their first Challenge Cup Final, and their first major cup final in 125 years, the 1899–1900 Scottish Cup final where they lost to Celtic. Queen's Park started their tournament against Edinburgh City from League Two, beating them 1–0, before being drawn away to the borders and League One Annan Athletic who they comfortably dispatched 4–1, before heading back to Lesser Hampden to beat a 10-man Rangers B side, 3–1, in the Quarter-final. In the semis, however, Queen's Park were dragged into extra time after Lowland League side, East Kilbride, held them to a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes, before Queen's Park slotted 4 goals past them without reply to win 6–2 and advance to the final. +RoundOppositionScoreThird roundEdinburgh City (h)1–0Fourth roundAnnan Athletic (a)4–1Quarter-finalRangers B (h)3–1Semi-finalEast Kilbride (h)6–2 (aet)
Match details
GK 1 Calum Ferrie (c)RB 2 Zach MauchinCB 12 Ben JacksonCB 15 Will Tizzard LB 33 Adam Montgomery CM 4 Sean Welsh CM 7 Louis Longridge RW 28 Seb Drozd CAM 14 Roddy MacGregor RW 11 Kyle Hurst FW 17 Zak RuddenSubstitutes:GK 21 Jack WillisDF 45 Darryl Carrick MF 20 Jack Turner MF 22 Jadan RaymondMF 23 Ryan Duncan FW 29 Reece Evans FW 37 Rocco Hickey-Fugaccia FW 39 Timam ScottFW 46 Aiden McGinlay Manager: Steven MacLean GK 28 Jérôme PriorRB 12 Jamie Brandon (c) CB 5 Ryan McGowanCB 27 Danny WilsonLB 26 Cristian Montaño CM 8 Scott Pittman CM 10 Stephen Kelly CM 25 Macaulay Tait RW 23 Robbie Muirhead ST 17 Stevie May LW 9 Tete Yengi Substitutes:GK 14 Jack HamiltonDF 3 Matthew Clarke DF 19 Daniel Finlayson DF 21 Michael NottinghamMF 6 Reece McAlear MF 7 Liam Sole MF 15 Lewis Smith MF 22 Andrew Shinnie FW 40 Samson LawalManager: David MartindaleMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
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