The North and South Region Challenge Cups are regional senior non-league competitions run by the

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. 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.

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.

North

The North competition was scrapped in 2009.

Finals

South

The South Challenge Cup features 163 senior non-league clubs from the Lowland Football League (16),

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(59), South of Scotland Football League (10), and West of Scotland Football League (79). The reserve teams of

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, and

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, as well as Celtic B, Hearts B and

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, do not take part. It is an unseeded straight knock-out tournament, without replays. The competition is named the Traderadiators.com South Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons.

Finals

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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in , having been promoted after winning the Lowland Football League in 2021–22. Their ...

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Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Talbot Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. They currently play in the . The club is also a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and have won the Scottish Junior Cup on a reco ...

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, Falkirk Stadium,

Performance by club

References

External links

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