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| Event | 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup | |||||
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| Date | 30 March 2025 | |||||
| Venue | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | |||||
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The 2025 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the SPFL Trust Trophy final for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a football match on 30 March 2025 between Scottish Championship sides, Livingston and Queen's Park.[2] It is the 32nd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, and the tenth since the SPFL was formed. It will be played at Falkirk Stadium.[3]
As a 2024–25 Championship club, Livingston received a bye to the third round. The 2025 final will be their first Challenge Cup final since 2015, in which they beat Alloa Athletic, and their third overall. Livingston started the tournament away to League Two side, The Spartans, before playing 4 time champions, Inverness Caledonian Thistle from League One, in the Fourth round at home, where despite a shaky second half, held them out on penalties. In the Quarter finals, Livingston drew fellow Championship side who they comfortably beat 2–1 despite a last gasp goal from Austin Samuels for Morton. In the Semi-finals, Livingston were drawn away to Dunfermline Athletic, who they beat 2–0 to progress into the final
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Third round | The Spartans (a) | 2–0 |
| Fourth round | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (h) | 2–2 (aet)
5–4 (p) |
| Quarter-final | Greenock Morton (h) | 2–1 |
| Semi-final | Dunfermline Athletic (a) | 2–0 |
Like Livingston, Queen's Park received a bye to the third round. The 2025 final will be their first Challenge Cup Final, and their first major cup final in 125 years, the 1899–1900 Scottish Cup final where they lost to Celtic. Queen's Park started their tournament against Edinburgh City from League Two, beating them 1–0, before being drawn away to the borders and League One Annan Athletic who they comfortably dispatched 4–1, before heading back to Lesser Hampden to beat a 10 man Rangers B side, 3–1, in the Quarter-final. In the semis, however, Queen's Park were dragged into extra time after Lowland League side, East Kilbride, held them to a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes, before Queen's Park slotted 4 goals past them without reply to win 6–2 and advance to the final.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Third round | Edinburgh City (h) | 1–0 |
| Fourth round | Annan Athletic (a) | 4–1 |
| Quarter-final | Rangers B (h) | 3–1 |
| Semi-final | East Kilbride (h) | 6–2 (aet) |
- ^ Hislop, John (2020-10-15). "Challenge Cup to be rebranded SPFL Trust Trophy from season 2021/22". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ "SPFL Trust Trophy final details | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ "Where and when is the SPFL Trust Trophy final? All you need to know". The Herald. 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-02-16.