The 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 8th season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...

. The defending champions were , who defeated 1–0 in the 1996 final

1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1996 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 3 November 1996, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 7th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stranraer emerged winners by defeating St....

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The final

1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 2 November 1997, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 8th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division...

 was played on 2 November 1997, between and at Fir Park

Fir Park

Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...

 in Motherwell

Motherwell

Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...

. Falkirk won 1–0, to win the tournament for the second time after winning the tournament in 1993

1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 12 December 1993, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 4th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated St. Mirren 3–0, with goals from...

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Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Tue/Wed 9/12/13 August 1997	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 26 August 1997	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Tue/Wed/Fri 2/3/5 September 1997	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Mon/Wed 15/17 September 1997	2	4 → 2
Final 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 2 November 1997, at Fir Park in Motherwell and was the 8th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division...	Sunday 2 November 1997	1	2 → 1

First round

and received random byes into the second round.

Second round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

External links

• Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
• ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
• BBC Sport - Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport