2016 Scottish Challenge Cup final

2016 Scottish Challenge Cup final

Event	2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
Rangers Peterhead 4 0
Date	10 April 2016
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	George Salmond
Attendance	48,133 [1]
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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. ^{[2] [3] [4]} 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

See also: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2015–16 was contested by 32 teams. ^[5] 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. ^[5] For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north and south. ^[5] 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

10 April 2016

15:00

Rangers	4 – 0	Peterhead
Gilchrist 17' (o.g.) Tavernier 40' Halliday 85' (pen.) Miller 89'	BBC Sport

Hampden Park , Glasgow

Attendance: 48,133

Referee: George Salmond

Rangers

Peterhead

RANGERS: GK 25 Wes Foderingham RB 2 James Tavernier CB 27 Danny Wilson  54' CB 4 Rob Kiernan LB 5 Lee Wallace (c)  67' DM 6 Dominic Ball CM 23 Jason Holt CM 16 Andy Halliday RW 19 Barrie McKay  78' CF 9 Kenny Miller LW 15 Harry Forrester  67' Substitutes: GK 1 Cammy Bell MF 8 Gedion Zelalem MF 17 Billy King  67' MF 22 Dean Shiels  78' MF 7 Nicky Law FW 14 Nicky Clark FW 29 Michael O'Halloran  67' Manager: Mark Warburton

PETERHEAD: GK 1 Graeme Smith RB 6 Ryan Strachan  26' CB 4 Scott Ross  49' CB 5 Ally Gilchrist LB 3 Steven Noble (c) RM 8 Jamie Redman  64' CM 22 Simon Ferry CM 14 Kevin Dzierzawski  68' LM 18 Jordon Brown CF 9 Rory McAllister CF 10 Shane Sutherland  58' Substitutes: GK 21 Paul Jarvie DF 2 Nathan Blockley MF 17 Scott Ferries MF 7 Jamie Stevenson  26' MF 11 Nicky Riley  90+1'  58' FW 20 Andy Rodgers FW 15 Leighton McIntosh  64' Manager: Jim McInally

Match officials [6] Referee: George Salmond Assistant referees : Anthony Cooper Gordon Crawford Fourth official : Don Robertson

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

References

1. "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
2. Halliday, Stephen (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead: Gers win Petrofac Training Cup final". The Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
3. "SPFL fixture amendments". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
4. "Challenge Cup final: Hampden to stage Rangers v Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
5. "Petrofac Training Cup format". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
6. Ramsdens Cup final officials, spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.