Development Dons | The Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Cup Draw

The SPFL have announce Thomas Tunnock Limited as the new title sponsor of the Challenge Cup, and the competition will be known as The Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Cup for season 2019/20.

The draw for Rounds 1 and 2 took place today at Tunnock’s factory in Uddingston on Wednesday lunchtime.

FIRST ROUND DRAW Brora Rangers v Aberdeen

SECOND ROUND DRAW Brora Rangers OR Aberdeen v St Johnstone Colts OR Cove Rangers

First-round ties will be played during the midweek of August 6/7, with second-round matches scheduled for August 13/14.

FULL DRAW

The 10 Ladbrokes Championship clubs plus Solihull Moors & Wrexham, The New Saints & Connah’s Quay Nomads, Ballymena United & Glenavon, and Waterford & Bohemians enter in the third round on September 7/8.

First round – North section (August 6/7) Fraserburgh v Ross County Colts Hibernian Colts v Elgin City Brora Rangers v Aberdeen Colts Livingston Colts v Formartine United Albion Rovers v Heart of Midlothian Colts St Johnstone Colts v Cove Rangers

First round – South section (August 6/7) Kelty Hearts v Kilmarnock Colts Hamilton Academical Colts v BSC Glasgow Berwick Rangers v Rangers Colts St Mirren Colts v East Kilbride Queen’s Park v Celtic Colts Motherwell Colts v Spartans

Second round – North section (August 13/14) Albion Rovers or Heart of Midlothian Colts v Cowdenbeath Fraserburgh or Ross County Colts v Raith Rovers Brora Rangers or Aberdeen Colts v St Johnstone Colts or Cove Rangers Peterhead v Livingston Colts or Formartine United East Fife v Stirling Albion Brechin City v Hibernian Colts or Elgin City Montrose v Forfar Athletic

Second round – South section (August 13/14) Clyde v Motherwell Colts or Spartans Annan Athletic v Kelty Hearts or Kilmarnock Colts Hamilton Academical Colts or BSC Glasgow v Airdrieonians Dumbarton v St Mirren Colts or East Kilbride Stenhousemuir v Edinburgh City Falkirk v Queen’s Park or Celtic Colts Stranraer v Berwick Rangers or Rangers Colts

Ties will be decided on penalty kicks if scores are level after 90 minutes

FORMAT

FIRST ROUND 24 Clubs (12 ties) Tuesday 6 or Wednesday 7 August 2019 4 clubs from Scottish Highland Football League – Cove Rangers, Brora Rangers, Fraserburgh, Formartine United 4 clubs from Scottish Lowland Football League – East Kilbride, BSC Glasgow, Kelty Hearts, Spartans 4 clubs from Ladbrokes League 2 – Queen’s Park, Elgin City, Albion Rovers, Berwick Rangers 12 Colt teams from Ladbrokes Premiership (Draw – Regionalised and non Colt teams are seeded)

SECOND ROUND 28 Clubs (14 ties) Tuesday 13 or Wednesday 14 August 2019 6 clubs from Ladbrokes League 2 10 clubs from Ladbrokes League 1 12 First round winners Draw – Regionalised and unseeded

THIRD ROUND 32 Clubs (16 ties) Saturday 7 or Sunday 8 September 2019 2 clubs from Northern Ireland Football League (Ballymena United & Glenavon) 2 clubs from Welsh Premier League (The New Saints & Connah’s Quay Nomads) 2 clubs from League of Ireland Premier Division (Waterford & Bohemians) 2 clubs from English National League (Solihull Moors & Wrexham) 10 clubs from Ladbrokes Championship 14 winners from Second Round

FOURTH ROUND Saturday 12 or Sunday 13 October 2019

QUARTER-FINALS (dates subject to change depending on competing clubs) Saturday 16 or Sunday 17 November 2019

SEMI-FINALS (dates subject to change depending on competing clubs) Saturday 15 or Sunday 16 February 2020

FINAL Saturday 28 or Sunday 29 March 2020