Draft:2025 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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The 2025 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the SPFL Trust Trophy final for sponsorship reasons,..^[1] will be played on 30 March 2025 between the Scottish Championship sides Queen’s Park and Livingston.^[2] It will be the 32nd 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 tenth since the SPFL was formed. It will be played at Falkirk Stadium.^[3]

2025 Scottish Challenge Cup final

Event	2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup
Queen’s Park Livingston 0 5
Date	30 March 2025
Venue	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Referee	Calum Scott
Attendance	4,079
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Route to the final

See also: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup

The final will take place at the Falkirk Stadium (pictured in 2018)

Queen’s Park

Queen’s Park started in the Third Round, where they were drawn to play Edinburgh City at their home ground, Lesser Hampden. They won 1–0^{[4] [5]} In the Fourth Round, they played Annan Athletic. They beat Annan at away at Galabank 4–1^{[6] [7]}. In the quarter-finals, they beat Rangers B 3–1 at home ^{[8] [9]}. In the semi-finals, Queen’s Park played East Kilbride at home. After finishing 2–2 at the end of the 90 minutes, they scored 4 goals in extra time to win 6–2^{[10] [11]}, to progress to the final.

Round	Opposition	Score
Third round	Edinburgh City (h)	1–0
Fourth round	Annan Athletic (a)	4–1
Quarter-final	Rangers B (h)	3–1
Semi-final	East Kilbride (h)	6–2 (a.e.t.)

Livingston

Livingston started in the Third Round, where they were drawn to play Spartans away at Ainslie Park, where the won 2–0^[12][13]. In the Fourth Round, they played Inverness Caledonian Thistle at their home ground, The Home of the Set Fare Arena. The game finished 2–2 after extra time, and Livingston won 5–4 on penalties^{[14] [15]}. In the quarter-finals, they beat Morton at home 2–1^{[16] [17]} In the semi-finals, Livingston beat Dunfermline 2–0 away at KDM Group East End Park to progress to the final^{[18] [19]}

Round	Opposition	Score
Third round	Spartans (a)	2–0
Fourth round	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (h)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (p)
Quarter-final	Morton (h)	2–1
Semi-final	Dunfermline (a)	2–0

Match details

30 March 2025

16:10 GMT

Final

Queen’s Park	0-5	Livingston
	Report	Muirhead 26' May 45' Yengi 50' Shinnie 82' Brandon 90+1'

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

Attendance: 4,079

Referee: Calum Scott

Queen’s Park

Livingston

GK 1 Calum Ferrie LB 33 Adam Montgomery CB 12 Ben Jackson CB 15 Will Tizzard  31' RB 2 Zack Mauchin DM 4 Sean Welsh DM 7 Louis Longridge  56' LW 11 Kyle Hurst  56' AM 14 Roddy MacGregor RW 28 Seb Drozd  56' FW 17 Zak Rudden Substitutes: GK 21 Jack Wills DF 45 Darryl Carrick  31'  45+4' MF 20 Jack Turner MF 22 Jadan Raymond MF 23 Ryan Duncan  45+4' MF 37 Rocco Hickey-Fugaccia  56' FW 29 Reece Evans  56' FW 39 Timam Scott FW 46 Aiden McGinlay Manager: Steven MacLean

GK 28 Jérôme Prior LB 26 Cristian Montaño  62' CB 27 Danny Wilson CB 5 Ryan McGowan RB 12 Jamie Brandon CM 25 Macaulay Tait  62' CM 8 Scott Pittman CM 10 Stephen Kelly LW 9 Tete Yengi  83' FW 17 Stevie May  75' RW 23 Robbie Muirhead  76' Substitutes: GK 14 Jack Hamilton DF 3 Matthew Clarke  62' DF 19 Daniel Finlayson  83' DF 21 Michael Nottingham MF 6 Reece McAlear  62' MF 7 Liam Sole MF 15 Lewis Smith  76' MF 22 Andrew Shinnie  75' MF 40 Samson Lawal Manager: David Martindale

Man of the match: Robbie Muirhead (Livingston)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

1. "Challenge Cup to be rebranded SPFL Trust Trophy from season 2021/22". The Edinburgh Reporter. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
2. "SPFL TRUST TROPHY FINAL DETAILS". SPFL. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
3. Grey, Jake (2025-02-11). "Falkirk Stadium to host SPFL Trust Trophy Final". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
4. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Third Round". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
5. "Queen's Park vs Edinburgh City: Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
6. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Fourth Round". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
7. "Annan Athletic vs Queen's Park: Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
8. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
9. "Queen's Park vs Rangers II: Challenge Cup stats & head-to-head". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
10. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Semifinals". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
11. "Queen's Park avoid SPFL Trust Trophy shock as East Kilbride lose in extra time". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
12. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Third Round". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
13. "Spartans vs Livingston: Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
14. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Fourth Round". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
15. "Livingston vs Inverness CT: Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
16. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
17. "Livingston vs Greenock Morton: Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
18. "2024-25 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Semifinals". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
19. "Dunfermline 0-2 Livingston: Livi book place in SPFL Trust Trophy final". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.