The 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the SPFL Trust Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs was 52. The competition began on 30 July 2024 with the first round and the final took place on 30 March 2025.
Thirty teams from the Championship, League One and League Two competed, along with five teams from the Highland Football League and six from the Lowland Football League. In addition to this, Under-21 teams from 11 of the 12 clubs who competed in the Scottish Premiership were represented.
Format RoundDateFixturesClubsNew entriesFirst Round30–31 July 20241152 → 416 teams from 2023–24 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride, Bo'ness United, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers & East Stirlingshire)5 teams from 2023–24 Highland Football League (1st–5th)11 U21 teams from 2024–25 Scottish PremiershipSecond Round13–14 August 2024941 → 327 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League Two (4th–10th)Third Round7–8 September 20241632 → 161 team from 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (12th)9 teams from 2023–24 Scottish Championship (2nd–10th)10 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League One3 teams from 2023–24 Scottish League Two (1st–3rd)Fourth Round12–13 October 2024816 → 8Quarter-finals12–13 November 202448 → 4Semi-finals28–29 January 202524 → 2Final30 March 202512 → 1
First round The first round featured 5 clubs from the 2023–24 Scottish Highland Football League, 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Scottish Lowland Football League and 11 of the 12 under-21 teams of the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, with Ross County not entering an under-21 team.
The draw was made on 8 July 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel. The draw was regionalised and all non-Under 21 teams were seeded. The matches were played on 30 & 31 July 2024.
North Section
Draw Teams that entered the competition in the first round.
Seeded TeamsUnseeded TeamsBuckie Thistle Brechin City Fraserburgh Banks O'Dee Formartine UnitedAberdeen B Dundee B Dundee United B Heart of Midlothian B St Johnstone B
Matches
South Section
Draw Teams that entered the competition in the first round.
Seeded TeamsUnseeded TeamsEast Kilbride Bo'ness United Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath Berwick Rangers East StirlingshireCeltic B Hibernian B Kilmarnock B Motherwell B Rangers B St Mirren B
Matches
Note
Second round The second round featured the 11 winners from the previous round, along with 7 clubs from 2023–24 Scottish League Two.
The draw for the second round was made on 8 July 2024 along with the first round draw. The draw was regionalised, but not seeded. The matches were played on 13 and 14 August 2024.
North Section
Draw Teams that entered the competition in the second round. East Fife Forfar Athletic Elgin City
Matches
South Section
Draw Teams that entered the competition in the second round. Dumbarton Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde Stranraer
Matches
Third round The third round featured the nine winners from the previous round, along with all ten clubs from both the Championship and League One, and three clubs from League Two.
The draw was made on 19 August 2024 at 15:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.
Draw Teams that entered the competition in the third round. Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Cove Rangers Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh City Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts Livingston Montrose Partick Thistle Peterhead Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion The Spartans
Matches
Fourth round The draw was made on 10 September 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel.
Teams in italics were unknown at the time of the draw.
Teams in bold progressed to the quarter-finals.
ChampionshipLeague OneLeague TwoLowland LeaguePremiership U21 teamsAirdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen's ParkAlloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts StenhousemuirPeterheadEast KilbrideRangers B
Matches
Quarter-finals The draw was made on 16 October 2024 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel along with the semi-finals draw.
Teams in italics were unknown at the time of the draw.
Teams in bold progressed to the semi-finals.
ChampionshipLeague OneLowland LeaguePremiership U21 teamsAyr United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Livingston Queen's ParkAlloa AthleticEast KilbrideRangers B
Matches
Semi-finals The draw was made on 16 October 2024 at 13:00 along with the quarter-finals draw.
Matches
Final
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