🇬🇧 Scottish Challenge Cup: TV channel, kick-off times and live streaming in the UK

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What channel shows Scottish Challenge Cup?

No broadcaster is confirmed for Scottish Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom so far. The table above lists the countries where one is known.

When is the next Scottish Challenge Cup match?

The next match is Stranraer - Celtic II, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 19:45.

Which clubs play in Scottish Challenge Cup this season?

40 clubs are taking part: Aberdeen U21, Airdrie United, Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Banks O' Dee, Berwick Rangers, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, Celtic II, Clachnacuddin, Clyde, Clydebank, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Cumbernauld Colts, Dumbarton, Dundee II, Dundee United II, East Fife, East Kilbride, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Formartine United, Fraserburgh, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Hamilton Academical, Hearts U21, Hibernian U21, Kelty Hearts, Kilmarnock II, Montrose, Motherwell U21, Peterhead, Queen of the South, Rangers U21, Ross County, Spartans, St. Mirren U21, Stirling Albion, Stranraer.

The Scottish Challenge Cup is the cup of Scottish football that the two big clubs are absent from. Celtic and Rangers do not enter their first team: they appear only through their B sides and under-21s, like the rest of the top flight. In a country where those two have shared almost every title for decades, that changes everything at stake: it is the one national trophy they cannot win, and the one a second or third-tier club can aim at without having to knock them out. The bracket mixes the professional divisions, the regional leagues and reserve sides, which makes every draw hard to read. Matches are played in the evening, in midweek, British time.

🇬🇧 Scottish Challenge Cup: TV channel, kick-off times and live streaming in the UK

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