2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup

2003–04 Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Defending champions	Queen of the South
Final positions
Champions	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Runner-up	Airdrie United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	99 (3.41 per match)
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The 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 13th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Queen of the South, who defeated Brechin City 2–0 in the 2002 final. Queen of the South were eliminated in the first round after defeat against Stranraer

The final was played on 26 October 2003, between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Airdrie United at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Inverness Caledonian Thistle won 2–0, to claim their first 'major' cup.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Saturday 2 August 2003	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 12 August 2003	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 26 August 2003	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tue/Wed 16/17 September 2003	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 26 October 2003	1	2 → 1

First round

Berwick Rangers and Dumbarton received random byes into the second round.

Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Second round

Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

External links

• ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup page Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine