SFA North and South Region Challenge Cups

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

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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]

North

SFA North Region Challenge Cup
Founded 2007
Abolished 2009
Most successful club(s) Huntly,
Inverurie Locos
(1 title each)

The North competition was scrapped in 2009.

Finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upRef
2007–08 Huntly 1–0 Deveronvale [1] [2]
2008–09 Inverurie Locos 3–1 Cove Rangers [1] [2]

South

SFA South Region Challenge Cup
Founded 2007
Number of teams163
Current champions East Kilbride
(4th title)
Most successful club(s) The Spartans and East Kilbride (4 titles)
Website southchallengecup.co.uk
Soccerball current event.svg 2024–25 South Challenge Cup

The South Challenge Cup features 163 senior non-league clubs from the Lowland Football League (16), East of Scotland Football League (57), South of Scotland Football League (11), and West of Scotland Football League (79).

The reserve teams of Stirling University and Stranraer, as well as Celtic B and Hearts B, do not take part. It is an unseeded straight knock-out tournament, without replays. It is currently an all-in draw from the start, having previously seen the opening rounds regionalised at times during the competition's history.

The competition is named the CarMatKings South Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons in 2024–25.

Finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueRef
2007–08 Annan Athletic 3–2 Edinburgh City Netherdale, Galashiels [1] [3] [4]
2008–09 The Spartans 6–0 Edinburgh University Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh [5]
2009–10 The Spartans (2)3–1 Gretna 2008 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh [6] [7]
2010–11 The Spartans (3)3–0 Edinburgh City [8]
2011–12 Stirling University 4–2 Duns Netherdale, Galashiels [9] [10] [11]
2012–13 Whitehill Welfare 3–1 Dalbeattie Star Galabank, Annan [12] [13]
2013–14 East Kilbride 2–0 Dalbeattie Star Palmerston Park, Dumfries [14] [15]
2014–15 BSC Glasgow 2–0 Civil Service Strollers Ferguson Park, Rosewell [16] [17]
2015–16 Whitehill Welfare (2)2–2
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3–2 pen. 		Edinburgh City East Peffermill, Edinburgh [18] [19] [20]
2016–17 East Kilbride (2)4–2 Cumbernauld Colts Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk [21]
2017–18 Civil Service Strollers 2–1
aet		 BSC Glasgow Olivebank Stadium, Musselburgh [22]
2018–19 East Kilbride (3)2–1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Meggetland Stadium, Edinburgh [23]
2019–20 Dunipace 3–1 Broomhill Prestonfield, Linlithgow [24]
2020–21 Competition postponed at the third round stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later cancelled.
2021–22 Auchinleck Talbot 3–1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
2022–23 The Spartans (4)2–1 Drumchapel United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
2023–24 East Kilbride (4)2–0 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [25]
2024–25

Performance by club

As of after 2023–24
ClubWinsLast winRunners-upLast final lost
The Spartans 4 2023 ——
East Kilbride 4 2024 ——
Whitehill Welfare 22016——
BSC Glasgow / Broomhill 1201522020
Civil Service Strollers 1201812015
Annan Athletic 12008——
Stirling University 12012——
Dunipace 12020——
Auchinleck Talbot 12022——
Edinburgh City ——32016
Dalbeattie Star ——22014
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic ——22022
Edinburgh University ——12009
Gretna 2008 ——12010
Duns ——12012
Cumbernauld Colts ——12017
Drumchapel United ——12023
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy ——12024

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