The 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 12th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members 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 2–1 in the 2001 final

2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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The final

2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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 was played on 20 October 2002, between and at Broadwood Stadium

Broadwood Stadium

Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C....

, Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...

. Queen of the South won 2–0, to win the competition for the first time.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Tuesday 6 August 2002	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tue/Wed 13/14 August 2002	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 20 August 2002	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 27 August 2002	2	4 → 2
Final 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final -Teams:- External links :...	Sunday 20 October 2002	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

• BBC Scottish Cups page
• Scottish Football League Challenge Cup page