The 2011–12

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, and for the first time the top two clubs of the

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. The defending champions were Ross County, who defeated Queen of the South in the 2010 final but were knocked out in the first round by

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side

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. The tournament winners were

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, who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final with

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scoring the only goal of the match in the 2nd minute.

Schedule

Fixtures and results

First round

The First round draw was conducted on 6 June 2011.

North and East region

Source
The Scottish Football League

South and West region

Source
The Scottish Football League

Second round

Last updated: 9 August 2011
Source
The Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted on 11 August 2011 at 2:00pm in a Ramsdens outlet in The Forge Shopping Centre, Glasgow. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals of the Challenge cup took place at 2:00 pm on 7 September 2011, at

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, Glasgow. ----

Final

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Top scorers

:''Last updated on 9 October 2011''

References

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