Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and was contested by 58 teams from Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in 2018–19. [4] Two teams from the English National League (fifth tier) were added to the competition in 2018–19, [5] following the addition of teams from Wales and Northern Ireland in 2016–17 [6] and the Republic of Ireland in 2017–18.
Connah's Quay Nomads
As one of the guest teams from Wales, Connah's Quay Nomads received a bye to the second round.
The choice of Inverness as the venue for the final [1] caused some controversy, with the Highland city being only 15 miles (24 km) from Ross County's home in Dingwall but a distance of 400 miles (640 km) for Connah's Quay Nomads; [7] previous finals had typically been held further south in Scotland's Central Belt.
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