2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 23 June at Hampden Park.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-cup--first-round-draw/ |title=IRN-BRU Cup - First Round Draw |publisher=SPFL |work=spfl.co.uk |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=22 June 2016}} The 28 teams entering at this stage were separated into 4 regional pools. This was to ensure that U20s teams were not drawn against each other and that teams from the Highland and Lowland Leagues were not drawn against each other.

Teams from Pool A will be drawn against teams from Pool B. Teams in Bold qualified for the Second round.

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:30

|team1=Ross County U20s

|score=2–3

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638633/ SPFL report]

|team2=Brora Rangers

|goals1=*G. Morrison {{goal|52}}

• Wallace {{goal|76}}

|goals2=*Pollock {{goal|33}}

• Mackay {{goal|80}}
• Campbell {{goal|103}}

|stadium=Victoria Park

|location=Dingwall

|attendance=350

|referee=Ben Dempster

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Inverness Caledonian Thistle U20s

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638629/ SPFL report]

|team2=Arbroath

|goals1=

|goals2=*Kader {{goal|17}}

• Hamilton {{goal|21}}
• Scott {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Caledonian Stadium

|location=Inverness

|attendance=296

|referee=Alex Shepherd

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=East Stirlingshire

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638627/ SPFL report]

|team2=Montrose

|goals1=

|goals2=*Masson {{goal|29}}

• Webster {{goal|61}}
• Ferguson {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Ochilview Park

|location=Stenhousemuir

|attendance=149

|referee=Craig Naiper

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Stirling Albion

|score=2–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638635/ SPFL report]

|team2=Heart of Midlothian U20s

|goals1=McKenzie {{goal|4||34}}

|goals2=*Jones {{goal|46}}

• Roy {{goal|50}}
• McLean {{goal|67}}

|stadium=Forthbank Stadium

|location=Stirling

|attendance=476

|referee=Steven Reid

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=St Johnstone U20s

|score=1–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638634/ SPFL report]

|team2=Turriff United

|goals1=G. Hurst {{goal|19}}

|goals2=*MacKenzie {{goal|51|o.g.}}

• Booth {{goal|86}}

|stadium=McDiarmid Park

|location=Perth

|attendance=320

|referee=Chris Fordyce

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Formartine United

|score=2–5

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638628/ SPFL report]

|team2=Aberdeen U20s

|goals1=*Gauld {{goal|81}}

• Rodger {{goal|83}}

|goals2=*Wright {{goal|27||53||65}}

• Norris {{goal|50}}
• Nuttall {{goal|66}}

|stadium=North Lodge Park

|location=Pitmedden

|attendance=305

|referee=Graham Beaton

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Cove Rangers

|score=2–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638625/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Dundee U20s

|goals1=*Buchan {{goal|78}}

• Scully {{goal|84}}

|goals2=Warwick {{goal|29}}

|stadium=Station Park, Forfar

|location=Forfar

|attendance=190

|referee=Mike Roncone

}}

Teams from Pool C will be drawn against teams from Pool D. Teams in Bold qualified for the Second round.

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:30

|team1=Clyde

|score=0–5

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638624/ SPFL report]

|team2=Partick Thistle U20s

|goals1=

|goals2=*Nisbet {{goal|52||67||76}}

• Penrice {{goal|64}}
• McLaughlin {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Broadwood Stadium

|location=Cumbernauld

|attendance=351

|referee=David Lowe

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Celtic U20s

|score=5–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638623/ SPFL report]

|team2=Annan Athletic

|goals1=*Nesbitt {{goal|21||71}}

• Hendry {{goal|25}}
• Aitchison {{goal|40}}
• Crossan {{goal|82}}

|goals2=Omar {{goal|1}}

|stadium=Cappielow

|location=Greenock

|attendance=216

|referee=David Dickinson

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Berwick Rangers

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638622/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Spartans

|goals1=

|goals2=*Maxwell {{goal|11}}

• Dishington {{goal|45+1}}
• Stevenson {{goal|50}}

|stadium=Shielfield Park

|location=Berwick-upon-Tweed

|attendance=302

|referee=Duncan Smith

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Motherwell U20s

|score=2–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638630/ SPFL report]

|team2=Edinburgh City

|goals1=*Mackin {{goal|37}}

• Fry {{goal|60}}

|goals2=Cummings {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Fir Park

|location=Motherwell

|attendance=402

|referee=Lloyd Wilson

}}

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|date=2 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Queen's Park

|score=5–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638631/ SPFL report]

|team2=Kilmarnock U20s

|goals1=*Brown {{goal|2}}

• Wharton {{goal|15}}
• McGeever {{goal|39}}
• Galt {{goal|60}}
• MacPherson {{goal|86|pen.}}

|goals2=*Hawkshaw {{goal|1}}

• Queen {{goal|45}}

|stadium=Hampden Park

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=299

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

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|date=3 August 2016

|time=20:00

|team1=Cumbernauld Colts

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638626/ SPFL report]

|team2=Hamilton Academical U20s

|goals1=

|goals2=*Cunningham {{goal|17}}

• Boyd {{goal|45}}
• Tierney {{goal|84}}

|stadium=Broadwood Stadium

|location=Cumbernauld

|attendance=119

|referee=Chris Graham

}}

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|date=10 August 2016

|time=19:30

|team1=Rangers U20s

|score=4–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3638632/ SPFL report]

|team2=Stirling University

|goals1=*Jeffries {{goal|6||26}}

• Hardie {{goal|18}}
• Burt {{goal|28}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Forthbank Stadium

|location=Stirling

|attendance=493

|referee=Stewart Luke

}}

The draw for the second round was made at 12:30pm on Thursday, 4 August at Hampden Park and streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-cup-rd-2-draw-on-thursday/ |title=IRN-BRU Cup Rd 2 draw on Thursday |publisher=SPFL |work=spfl.co.uk |date=3 August 2016 |access-date=3 August 2016}} The 14 teams advancing from the first round were joined by the top two teams from the 2015–16 Scottish League Two and the eight teams placed third to 10th from the 2015–16 Scottish League One.

The second round ties will take place on Tuesday 16 or Wednesday 17 August 2016.

Teams from Pot A will be drawn against teams from Pot B.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/irnbrufootball/status/761149677735702528 |title=IRN-BRU FOOTBALL on Twitter |publisher=Irn-Bru |work=twitter.com/irnbrufootball |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=4 August 2016}} Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Aberdeen U20s

|score=1–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639063/ SPFL report]

|team2=Forfar Athletic

|goals1=Omolokun {{goal|89}}

|goals2=*Peters {{goal|33||90+3}}

• Smith {{goal|54}}

|stadium=North Lodge Park

|location=Pitmedden

|attendance=221

|referee=Mike Roncone

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Brechin City

|score=4–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639066/ SPFL report]

|team2=Cove Rangers

|goals1=*Graham {{goal|16}}

• Jackson {{goal|36||90+1}}
• Caldwell {{goal|60}}

|goals2=Milne {{goal|2}}

|stadium=Glebe Park

|location=Brechin

|attendance=242

|referee=Gavin Ross

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Elgin City

|score=2–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639068/ SPFL report]

|team2=Heart of Midlothian U20s

|goals1=*Sutherland {{goal|34}}

• MacLeod {{goal|56}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Borough Briggs

|location=Elgin

|attendance=350

|referee=Graham Beaton

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Peterhead

|score=3–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639071/ SPFL report]

|team2=Brora Rangers

|goals1=*Brown {{goal|74}}

• McAllister {{goal|77}}
• McIntosh {{goal|80}}

|goals2=*Sutherland {{goal|18}}

• Brindle {{goal|48}}

|stadium=Balmoor Stadium

|location=Peterhead

|attendance=399

|referee=Mat Northcroft

}}

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|date=17 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Turriff United

|score=1–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639074/ SPFL report]

|team2=Montrose

|goals1=Kieczkowski {{goal|59}}

|goals2=

|stadium=The Haughs

|location=Turriff

|attendance=180

|referee=Liam Duncan

}}

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|date=17 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Arbroath

|score=2–3

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639065/ SPFL report]

|team2=East Fife

|goals1=*Little {{goal|34}}

• Hester {{goal|83}}

|goals2=*Page {{goal|62}}

• K Smith {{goal|87}}
• McManus {{goal|113}}

|stadium=Gayfield Park

|location=Arbroath

|attendance=335

|referee=Gavin Duncan

}}

Teams from Pot C will be drawn against teams from Pot D. Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:30

|team1=Partick Thistle U20s

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639070/ SPFL report]

|team2=Queen's Park

|goals1=McMullin {{goal|48}}

|goals2=Carter {{goal|88}}

|penaltyscore=5–6

|penalties1=

• McCarthy {{pengoal}}
• Higgins {{pengoal}}
• Penrice {{pengoal}}
• Docherty {{penmiss}}
• McMullin {{pengoal}}
• Wilson {{pengoal}}
• McCarthy {{penmiss}}

|penalties2=

• {{pengoal}} Miller
• {{pengoal}} Cummins
• {{pengoal}} Watt
• {{penmiss}} Wharton
• {{pengoal}} MacPherson
• {{pengoal}} Brown
• {{pengoal}} Fotheringham

|stadium=Firhill Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=436

|referee=David Munro

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Stranraer

|score=7–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639072/ SPFL report]

|team2=Spartans

|goals1=*Malcolm {{goal|27||40||43||54}}

• McGuigan {{goal|49|pen.}}
• Gibson {{goal|58}}
• Turner {{goal|84}}

|goals2=Malone {{goal|86}}

|stadium=Stair Park

|location=Stranraer

|attendance=326

|referee=Craig Napier

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Albion Rovers

|score=2–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639064/ SPFL report]

|team2=Hamilton Academical U20s

|goals1=*R. Dunlop {{goal|18}}

• Ferry {{goal|55}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Exsel Group Stadium

|location=Coatbridge

|attendance=114

|referee=Scott Millar

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Motherwell U20s

|score=1–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639069/ SPFL report]

|team2=Airdrieonians

|goals1=Mackin {{goal|54}}

|goals2=*Russell {{goal|45+1}}

• Ryan {{goal|49}}

|stadium=Fir Park

|location=Motherwell

|attendance=1,007

|referee=Mike Taylor

}}

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|date=16 August 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Cowdenbeath

|score=1–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639067/ SPFL report]

|team2=Celtic U20s

|goals1=Todorov {{goal|30}}

|goals2=*Aitchison {{goal|52}}

• Crossan {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Central Park

|location=Cowdenbeath

|attendance=449

|referee=Steven Kirkland

}}

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|date=17 August 2016

|time=19:30

|team1=Rangers U20s

|score=1–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639073/ SPFL report]

|team2=Stenhousemuir

|goals1=Hardie {{goal|62}}

|goals2=*McMenamin {{goal|7}}

• Cook {{goal|38}}
• R. McCrorie {{goal|58|o.g.}}

|stadium=Forthbank Stadium

|location=Stirling

|attendance=324

|referee=Grant Irvine

}}

The draw for the third round was made on Thursday 18 August at 1pm at The Kelpies{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-cup-r3-draw-tomorrow/ |title=IRN-BRU CUP R3 draw tomorrow |publisher=SPFL |work=spfl.co.uk |date=17 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016}} and was streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/irnbrufootball/status/765923624612167680 |title=IRN-BRU FOOTBALL on Twitter |publisher=Irn-Bru |work=twitter.com/irnbrufootball |date=17 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016}} The 12 teams advancing from the second round will be joined by the ten teams from the 2016–17 Scottish Championship and the bottom two teams from the 2015–16 Scottish Championship.

The third round ties took place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September 2016.

Teams from Pot A will be drawn against teams from Pot B.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-cup-r3-draw-live-today/ |title=IRN-BRU Cup R3 draw live today |publisher=SPFL |work=spfl.co.uk |date=18 August 2016 |access-date=18 August 2016}} Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Alloa Athletic

|score=3–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639080/ SPFL report]

|team2=East Fife

|goals1=*Kirkpatrick {{goal|12}}

• Waters {{goal|16}}
• Spence {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Recreation Park

|location=Alloa

|attendance=444

|referee=Kevin Graham

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Brechin City

|score=1–5

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639082/ SPFL report]

|team2=Dunfermline Athletic

|goals1=Love {{goal|27}}

|goals2=*Ashcroft {{goal|17||90+2}}

• Hill {{goal|25|o.g.}}
• McMullan {{goal|49}}
• Reilly {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Glebe Park

|location=Brechin

|attendance=577

|referee=Crawford Allan

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Dundee United

|score=3–2

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639083/ SPFL report]

|team2=Peterhead

|goals1=*Telfer {{goal|1}}

• Van der Velden {{goal|34}}
• Andreu {{goal|116}}

|goals2=McAllister {{goal|28||35}}

|stadium=Tannadice Park

|location=Dundee

|attendance=3,520

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Falkirk

|score=6–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639084/ SPFL report]

|team2=Elgin City

|goals1=*McHugh {{goal|5||55}}

• Hippolyte {{goal|32}}
• Baird {{goal|43||71}}
• McCracken {{goal|48}}

|goals2=Nicolson {{goal|38}}

|stadium=Falkirk Stadium

|location=Falkirk

|attendance=1,591

|referee=Mat Northcroft

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Forfar Athletic

|score=3–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639085/ SPFL report]

|team2=Raith Rovers

|goals1=*Milne {{goal|31}}

• Peters {{goal|37||57}}

|goals2=*Stewart {{goal|19}}

• McManus {{goal|67}}

|stadium=Station Park

|location=Forfar

|attendance=690

|referee=Alan Newlands

}}

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|date=4 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Turriff United

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639090/ SPFL report]

|team2=Hibernian

|goals1=

|goals2=*Murray {{goal|16}}

• Graham {{goal|21}}
• Boyle {{goal|76}}

|stadium=The Haughs

|location=Turriff

|attendance=1,791

|referee=Euan Anderson

}}

Teams from Pot C will be drawn against teams from Pot D. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Albion Rovers

|score=3–4

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639079/ SPFL report]

|team2=St Mirren

|goals1=*R. Dunlop {{goal|6||40}}

• M. Dunlop {{goal|13}}

|goals2=*Morgan {{goal|30}}

• Mallan {{goal|35}}
• Sutton {{goal|38}}
• Shankland {{goal|98}}

|stadium=Cliftonhill

|location=Coatbridge

|attendance=711

|referee=Mike Roncone

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Queen of the South

|score=7–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639087/ SPFL report]

|team2=Stenhousemuir

|goals1=*Hilson {{goal|6}}

• Anderson {{goal|10}}
• Dobbie {{goal|33||46}}
• Lyle {{goal|38|pen.}}
• Rigg {{goal|66||79}}

|goals2=Cook {{goal|81}}

|stadium=Palmerston Park

|location=Dumfries

|attendance=1,158

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Queen's Park

|score=2–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639088/ SPFL report]

|team2=Greenock Morton

|goals1=*Cummins {{goal|44}}

• Galt {{goal|46}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Hampden Park

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=1,085

|referee=Gavin Duncan

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Stranraer

|score=1–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639089/ SPFL report]

|team2=Dumbarton

|goals1=McGuigan {{goal|84}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stair Park

|location=Stranraer

|attendance=401

|referee=John McKendrick

}}

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|date=3 September 2016

|time=17:15

|team1=Livingston

|score=5–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639086/ SPFL report]

|team2=Celtic U20s

|goals1=*Buchanan {{goal|5||14|pen.|40}}

• Crighton {{goal|17}}
• Mullen {{goal|35}}

|goals2=Hendry {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Almondvale

|location=Livingston

|attendance=

|referee=Steven Kirkland

}}

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|date=4 September 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Ayr United

|score=3–2

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639081/ SPFL report]

|team2=Airdrieonians

|goals1=*McGuffie {{goal|35}}

• Forrest {{goal|45}}
• Balatoni {{goal|97}}

|goals2=*Conroy {{goal|14}}

• Balatoni {{goal|49|o.g.}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,135

|referee=Barry Cook

}}

The 12 teams advancing from the third round were to be joined by the four teams that finished first and second in the 2015–16 NIFL Premiership and the 2015–16 Welsh Premier League.

The draw for the fourth round was made at the Oriam National Performance Centre, Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh on Tuesday, 6 September at 12pm.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/irnbrufootball/status/773097831481667584 |title=IRN-BRU FOOTBALL on Twitter |publisher=Irn-Bru |work=twitter.com/irnbrufootball |date=6 September 2016 |access-date=6 September 2016}} The draw was made by John Hartson and IRN-BRU super fan Michael Douglas. There was no seeding for the draw however, teams for Northern Ireland and Wales could not be drawn against each other. As a result, they were placed into two separate pots (A and B) before being drawn against the remaining Scottish teams (Pot C). The Welsh teams were drawn first followed by the Northern Irish teams with one of each playing at home and one away.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/irnbrufootball/status/773113588500365313 |title=IRN-BRU FOOTBALL on Twitter |publisher=Irn-Bru |work=twitter.com/irnbrufootball |date=6 September 2016 |access-date=6 September 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/spfl/status/773103706606796800 |title=SPFL on Twitter |publisher=SPFL |work=twitter.com/spfl |date=6 September 2016 |access-date=6 September 2016}}

Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

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|date=7 October 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Crusaders

|score=Void{{Cref2|A}}

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639093/ SPFL]

|team2=Livingston

|goals1=Owens {{goal|87}}

|goals2=*Buchanan {{goal|74}}

• Pittman {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=Seaview

|location=Belfast, Northern Ireland

|attendance=

|referee=David Morgan

}}

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|date=7 October 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–0

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639091/ SPFL]

|team2=Falkirk

|goals1=Harkins {{goal|114}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,247

|referee=Alan Muir

}}

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|date=8 October 2016

|time=13:00

|team1=Bala Town

|score=2–4

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639092/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Alloa Athletic

|goals1=*Hunt {{goal|60|pen.}}

• S. Jones {{goal|73}}

|goals2=*Spence {{goal|10||45+2}}

• Robertson {{goal|43}}
• Cawley {{goal|65}}

|stadium=Maes Tegid

|location=Bala, Wales

|attendance=591

|referee=Steven Taylor

}}

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|date=8 October 2016

|time=14:00

|team1=Stranraer

|score=0–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639098/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Dundee United

|goals1=

|goals2=Andreu {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Stair Park

|location=Stranraer

|attendance=629

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

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|date=8 October 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Forfar Athletic

|score=1–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639095/ SPFL Report]

|team2=The New Saints

|goals1=Malcolm {{goal|68}}

|goals2=Draper {{goal|24||80||87}}

|stadium=Station Park

|location=Forfar

|attendance=691

|referee=Evan Boyce

}}

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|date=8 October 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Hibernian

|score=1–2

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639096/ SPFL Report]

|team2=St Mirren

|goals1=Harris {{goal|37}}

|goals2=*Mallan {{goal|41}}

• Clarkson {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Easter Road

|location=Edinburgh

|attendance=4,393

|referee=Willie Collum

}}

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|date=8 October 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Dunfermline Athletic

|score=2–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639094/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Queen's Park

|goals1=El Alagui {{goal|48||62}}

|goals2=El Alagui {{goal|70|o.g.}}

|stadium=East End Park

|location=Dunfermline

|attendance=1,930

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

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|date=9 October 2016

|time=13:00

|team1=Queen of the South

|score=2–0

|aet=yes

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639097/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Linfield

|goals1=*Dykes {{goal|102}}

• Dobbie {{goal|109}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Palmerston Park

|location=Dumfries

|attendance=2,358

|referee=Iwan Griffith

}}

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|date=1 November 2016

|time=19:45

|team1=Crusaders

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639106/ SPFL report]

|team2=Livingston

|goals1=

|goals2=*Cadden {{goal|66}}

• De Vita {{goal|74}}
• Buchanan {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Seaview

|location=Belfast, Northern Ireland

|attendance=

|referee=Nick Pratt

}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|A|A- Livingston's 2–1 win against Crusaders on Friday, 7 October was ordered to be replayed after Livingston pleaded guilty to a breach of SPFL rules in the original fixture. The club was fined £4,000 after they played Alan Lithgow for the full 90 minutes. Lithgow was ineligible for the match as he was still under an SFA suspension at the time.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/livingston-charged-by-spfl-at-disciplinary-hearing/ |title=Livingston charged by SPFL at disciplinary hearing |publisher=SPFL | work=spfl.co.uk |date=24 October 2016 |access-date=24 October 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

The draw for the quarter-finals was made at the Titan Crane on the River Clyde in Clydebank on Monday, 10 October at 2pm and was streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account. The draw was made by former Dundee United and Scotland striker Kevin Gallacher and Rio 2016 silver medallist Dan Wallace. There was no seeding for the draw however, as with the previous round, teams from Northern Ireland and Wales, should they qualify, would not be drawn against each other. The ties took place on the weekend of 12 and 13 November.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-cup-qf-draw-on-monday/ |title=IRN-BRU Cup QF draw on Monday |publisher=SPFL |work=spfl.co.uk |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=8 October 2016}}

Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

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|date=12 November 2016

|time=12:30

|team1=Dunfermline Athletic

|score=0–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639101/ SPFL report]

|team2=Dundee United

|goals1=

|goals2=Durnan {{goal|8}}

|stadium=East End Park

|location=Dunfermline

|attendance=2,576

|referee=Willie Collum

}}

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|date=12 November 2016

|time=15:00

|team1=Queen of the South

|score=2–0

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639103/ SPFL report]

|team2=Alloa Athletic

|goals1=Dobbie {{goal|41||76}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Palmerston Park

|location=Dumfries

|attendance=1,180

|referee=Euan Anderson

}}

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|date=13 November 2016

|time=12:30

|team1=St Mirren

|score=2–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639104/ SPFL report]

|team2=Ayr United

|goals1=Sutton {{goal|83||85}}

|goals2=O'Connell {{goal|68}}

|stadium=St Mirren Park

|location=Paisley

|attendance=2,199

|referee=Crawford Allan

}}

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|date=13 November 2016

|time=16:05

|team1=Livingston

|score=0–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639102/ SPFL report]

|team2=The New Saints

|goals1=

|goals2=*Parry {{goal|36}}

• Saunders {{goal|58}}
• Quigley {{goal|70}}

|stadium=Almondvale Stadium

|location=Livingston

|attendance=733

|referee=Raymond Crangle

}}

The draw for the semi-finals was made at the Toryglen Regional Football Centre in Glasgow on Monday, 14 November and streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account. The draw was made by former Manchester City and Scotland striker Paul Dickov and current Scotland and Hibernian striker Abi Harrison. There was no seeding for the draw and the ties are due to take place on the weekend of 18 and 19 February 2017.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-cup-semi-final-draw-today/ |title=IRN-BRU Cup semi-final draw |publisher=SPFL |work=spfl.co.uk |date=14 November 2016 |access-date=14 November 2016}}

Teams in Bold advanced to the final.

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|date=18 February 2017

|time=17:15

|team1=Queen of the South

|score=2–3

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639107/ SPFL Report]

|team2=Dundee United

|goals1=*Dobbie {{goal|51}}

• Lyle {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2=*Telfer {{goal|3}}

• Fraser {{goal|11}}
• Andreu {{goal|35}}

|stadium=Palmerston Park

|location=Dumfries

|attendance=1,526

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

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|date=19 February 2017

|time=16:10

|team1=St Mirren

|score=4–1

|report=[http://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/fixture/3639108/ SPFL Report]

|team2=The New Saints

|goals1=*McGinn {{goal|60}}

• Mallan {{goal|65}}
• Sutton {{goal|80}}
• Loy {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2=Brobbel {{goal|41}}

|stadium=St Mirren Park

|location=Paisley

|attendance=2,044

|referee=Keith Kennedy

}}

{{Main|2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final}}

{{Football box

|date=25 March 2017

|time=12:30

|team1=Dundee United

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39345283 BBC report]

|team2=St Mirren

|goals1=*Andreu {{goal|37}}

• Mikkelsen {{goal|75}}

|goals2=Loy {{goal|38}}

|stadium=Fir Park, Motherwell

|attendance=8,089

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

{{updated|matches played on 19 February 2017}}

The Golden Ball Award is a 'Player of the Round' award given to the player who is adjudged to have had the best performance of that round out of all the players in teams left competing in that round of the competition.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/malcolm-voted-player-of-the-round/ |title=Malcolm voted Player of the Round |publisher=SPFL |date=2 September 2016 |access-date=10 April 2017}} The winner is voted for by supporters from a chosen short-list of players on the [https://twitter.com/irnbrufootball?lang=en official Irn-Bru Football twitter page].

The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition are held jointly by BBC Alba, S4C (for matches involving Welsh teams) and subscription channel Premier Sports. Prior to the re-format in the 2016–17 season, BBC Alba had exclusive rights.{{cite web|title=Challenge Cup expansion announced|url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/spfl-announces-challenge-cup-expansion/|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=8 June 2016|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112345/https://spfl.co.uk/news/article/spfl-announces-challenge-cup-expansion/|url-status=dead}}

The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite web |year=2016 |title=Northern Irish and Welsh sides to join top flight U20s in Challenge Cup |website=stv.tv/sport |access-date=8 June 2016 |url=http://stv.tv/sport/football/1356801-northern-irish-and-welsh-sides-to-join-top-flight-u20s-in-challenge-cup/ }}

{{cite web|year=2016 |title=IRN-BRU adds fizz to Challenge Cup |website=spfl.co.uk |access-date=9 June 2016 |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/irn-bru-adds-fizz-to-challenge-cup/ }}

}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162300/https://spfl.co.uk/challenge-cup/ Scottish Challenge Cup at the Scottish Professional Football League]

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