2016 Scottish Challenge Cup final

2016 Scottish Challenge Cup final
Event2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date10 April 2016
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeGeorge Salmond
Attendance48,133[1]

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

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.

Match details

Rangers4 – 0Peterhead
Gilchrist 17' (o.g.)
Tavernier 40'
Halliday 85' (pen.)
Miller 89'
BBC Sport
Attendance: 48,133
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]

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. ^ a b c "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.