2025–26 Scottish Challenge Cup

2025–26 Scottish Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Dates12 August 2025 – 5 April 2026
Teams40
Defending championsLivingston
Tournament statistics
Matches played106
Goals scored403 (3.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nathan Austin
Alfie Bavidge
(9 goals)

All statistics correct as of 22 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the KDM Evolution Trophy due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 34th season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs is 40. The competition began on 12 August 2025 with the new league phase and the final will take place on either the weekend of 28/29 March or 4/5 April 2026.

Thirty teams from the Championship, League One and League Two compete, along with 10 B teams from the 12 clubs who compete in the Scottish Premiership.[1]

Format

Round Round Dates Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
League Phase
(30 teams) 		12/13 August 2025 (matchday 1)
26/27 August 2025 (matchday 2)
5/6 September 2025 (matchday 3)
23/24 September 2025 (matchday 4)
10/11 October 2025 (matchday 5)
11/17/19 November 2025 (matchday 6)
  • 10 Premiership B, 10 League 1 & 10 League 2 teams
Second round
(32 teams) 		9/10 December 2025
  • 10 Championship teams
  • Top 22 from the league phase
Third round
(16 teams) 		6/7 January 2026
  • 16 winners from second round
Quarter-Finals
(8 teams) 		27/28 January 2026
  • 8 winners from third round
Semi-Finals
(4 teams) 		24/25 February 2026
  • 4 winners from quarter-finals
Final
(2 teams) 		28/29 March or 4/5 April 2026
  • 2 winners from semi-finals

League phase

The draw was made on 17 July 2025 at 13:00 and broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube Channel. The draw was regionalised and divided into 3 pots. The matches were played from 12 August 2025 to 19 November 2025.[1]

North Section

Draw

Teams entering the competition in the league phase:

Pot A Pot B Pot C

South Section

Draw

Teams entering the competition in the league phase:

Pot A Pot B Pot C

League phase matches

12 August 2025 Clyde 1–3 Celtic B Hamilton
19:45
  • Leitch 52'
 [2]
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 252
Referee: Peter Stuart
12 August 2025 Cove Rangers 1–1 The Spartans Aberdeen
19:45
  • Darge 56'
 [3]
  • Stowe 81'
 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 256
Referee: Sean Murdoch
12 August 2025 Dumbarton 4–2 St Mirren B Dumbarton
19:45
[4]
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 317
Referee: Graham Grainger
12 August 2025 East Fife 4–1 Heart of Midlothian B Methil
19:45
[5]
  • North 6'
 Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 301
Referee: Daniel Graves
12 August 2025 East Kilbride 3–1 Queen of the South East Kilbride
19:45
[6]
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lewis Hogarth
12 August 2025 Elgin City 1–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Elgin
19:45
[7]
Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 852
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
12 August 2025 Forfar Athletic 1–0 Hibernian B Forfar
19:45
[8] Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 273
Referee: Greg Soutar
12 August 2025 Kelty Hearts 1–0 Annan Athletic Kelty
19:45
[9] Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 177
Referee: Gavin Duncan
12 August 2025 Montrose 5–2 Dundee B Montrose
19:45
  • Loudon 4', 20'
  • Clark 26'
  • Sandilands 35', 39'
 [10]
  • Rooney 80'
  • Howett 87'
 Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 321
Referee: Jordan Curran
12 August 2025 Peterhead 4–2 Aberdeen B Peterhead
19:45
[11]
  • Searle 49'
  • Stephen 62'
 Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 584
Referee: Joel Kennedy
12 August 2025 Stenhousemuir 2–1 Rangers B Stenhousemuir
19:45
[12]
  • Hutton 75'
 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 164
Referee: Cameron Stirling
12 August 2025 Stirling Albion 0–3 Dundee United B Stirling
19:45 [13]
  • Franczak 27'
  • Welsh 40'
  • Anderson 85'
 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 217
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
12 August 2025 Stranraer 2–1 Alloa Athletic Stranraer
19:45
  • Dolan 51'
  • Turay 84'
 [14]
  • Clarke 56'
 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 324
Referee: Stewart Luke
13 August 2025 Edinburgh City 1–0 Kilmarnock B Edinburgh
19:45
  • McArthur 56'
 [15] Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 86
Referee: Alastair Grieve
13 August 2025 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Motherwell B Cumbernauld
19:45 [16] Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 215
Referee: Connor Ashwood
26 August 2025 Stranraer 4–1 Rangers B Stranraer
19:30
  • Sharp 11'
  • Stuart 44'
  • O'Donnell 80' (pen.)
  • Rough 89'
 [17]
  • McCallion 61' (pen.)
 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 554
Referee: Sean Murdoch
26 August 2025 Alloa Athletic 2–3 St Mirren B Alloa
19:45
  • Bruin 90'
  • Rankin 90'
 [18]
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 191
Referee: Greg Soutar
26 August 2025 Annan Athletic 1–3 Stenhousemuir Annan
19:45
  • Trialist 52'
 [19]
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 153
Referee: Lewis Hogarth
26 August 2025 Cove Rangers 1–0 Dundee B Aberdeen
19:45
  • Eguaibor 70'
 [20] Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 220
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
26 August 2025 Dumbarton 1–0 Heart of Midlothian B Dumbarton
19:45
  • Honeyman 70'
 [21] Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 276
Referee: Alastair Grieve
26 August 2025 East Fife 3–2 Kilmarnock B Methil
19:45
[22]
  • Bowie 26'
  • Barlow 80'
 Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 314
Referee: Stewart Luke
26 August 2025 East Kilbride 3–1 Motherwell B East Kilbride
19:45
[23]
  • Lawson 84'
 Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 200
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
26 August 2025 Elgin City 3–1 Dundee United B Elgin
19:45
  • Walker 26'
  • Hester 45', 83'
 [24]
  • Forrest 51'
 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 288
Referee: Joel Kennedy
26 August 2025 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 Aberdeen B Inverness
19:45
[25]
  • Stephen 9'
 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 507
Referee: George Calder
26 August 2025 Kelty Hearts 0–1 Celtic B Kelty
19:45 [26]
  • Hale 28'
 Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 234
Referee: Connor Ashwood
26 August 2025 Montrose 1–0 Forfar Athletic Montrose
19:45
[27] Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 446
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
26 August 2025 Queen of the South 3–1 Clyde Dumfries
19:45
[28]
  • Leitch 46'
 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 496
Referee: Josh Hay
26 August 2025 Stirling Albion 3–1 Hibernian B Stirling
19:45
[29]
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Chris Graham
26 August 2025 The Spartans 1–1 Peterhead Edinburgh
19:45
  • Henderson 77'
 [30]
Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 133
Referee: Calum Scott
27 August 2025 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Edinburgh City Cumbernauld
19:45
[31]
  • Jarvis 29'
  • Lawson 73'
  • Duncan 75'
 Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 225
Referee: Cameron Stirling
5 September 2025 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Stirling Albion Inverness
20:00
[32]
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 543
Referee: Graham Grainger
6 September 2025 Alloa Athletic 5–4 Celtic B Alloa
15:00
  • Foster 40'
  • Orsi 51'
  • Buchanan 60'
  • Sammon 68'
  • Roberts 87'
 [33]
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 309
Referee: Peter Stuart
6 September 2025 Annan Athletic 2–2 St Mirren B Annan
15:00
[34]
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 252
Referee: Sean Murdoch
6 September 2025 Clyde 4–0 Motherwell B Hamilton
15:00
  • Hilton 15'
  • Connell 28', 80'
  • Nevans 42'
 [35] Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 248
Referee: Greg Soutar
6 September 2025 East Fife 1–1 Dumbarton Methil
15:00
[36]
  • Honeyman 90'
 Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 578
Referee: Duncan Williams
6 September 2025 East Kilbride 2–4 Hamilton Academical East Kilbride
15:00
[37]
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 602
Referee: Dan McFarlane
6 September 2025 Edinburgh City 4–2 Heart of Midlothian B Edinburgh
15:00
  • Mahon 13', 21'
  • Lawson 33'
  • Stokes 38'
 [38]
  • McLuckie 41'
  • Robb 90' (pen.)
 Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Ross Birrell
6 September 2025 Elgin City 1–0 Cove Rangers Elgin
15:00
  • Walker 30'
 [39] Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 475
Referee: Stewart Luke
6 September 2025 Forfar Athletic 4–1 Dundee B Forfar
15:00
[40]
  • Allan 18'
 Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 457
Referee: Lewis Hogarth
6 September 2025 Kelty Hearts 3–0 Stranraer Kelty
15:00
  • Johnston 47'
  • Murray 68'
  • Campbell 90'
 [41] Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 304
Referee: Josh Hay
6 September 2025 Montrose 3–1 Aberdeen B Montrose
15:00
[42]
Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 453
Referee: Alastair Grieve
6 September 2025 Peterhead 3–0 Dundee United B Peterhead
15:00
[43] Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 578
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
6 September 2025 Queen of the South 2–1 Rangers B Dumfries
15:00
[44]
  • Christie 65'
 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 946
Referee: Cameron Stirling
6 September 2025 Stenhousemuir 4–0 Kilmarnock B Stenhousemuir
15:00
  • Buchanan 20'
  • O'Reilly 38'
  • Aitken 48'
  • Taylor 54'
 [45] Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 203
Referee: Iain Snedden
6 September 2025 The Spartans 5–1 Hibernian B Edinburgh
15:00
  • Welsh 23'
  • Russell 32' (pen.), 68'
  • Stowe 55'
  • Whyte 64'
 [46]
  • Clelland 80' (pen.)
 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 383
Referee: George Calder
23 September 2025 Alloa Athletic 3–0 Kilmarnock B Alloa
19:45
[47] Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Connor Ashwood
23 September 2025 Annan Athletic 4–3 Rangers B Annan
19:45
  • P.Smith 6'
  • Craik 45'
  • A.Smith 52'
  • Gaffney 71'
 [48]
  • Adamson 9'
  • Burnside 19', 70'
 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 262
Referee: Duncan Williams
23 September 2025 Clyde 2–1 East Fife Hamilton
19:45
[49]
  • Jones 90'
 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 191
Referee: Joel Kennedy
23 September 2025 Cove Rangers 1–1 Hibernian B Aberdeen
19:45
  • Harrington 73'
 [50]
  • Clelland 53'
 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 164
Referee: Greg Soutar
23 September 2025 Dumbarton 3–3 Kelty Hearts Dumbarton
19:45
[51]
  • Arnott 25' (pen.), 37' (pen.)
  • Cole 26'
 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 312
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 September 2025 Forfar Athletic 3–0[A] Aberdeen B Forfar
19:45
[52]
  • Teasdale 49'
 Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 254
Referee: Cameron Stirling
23 September 2025 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6–0 Dundee B Inverness
19:45
[53] Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 430
Referee: Daniel Graves
23 September 2025 Peterhead 1–1 Elgin City Peterhead
19:45
  • Shanks 71'
 [54]
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 524
Referee: Sean Murdoch
23 September 2025 Queen of the South 2–3 Heart of Midlothian B Dumfries
19:45
[55]
  • North 73'
  • McLuckie 75'
  • Douglas 81' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 721
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
23 September 2025 Stenhousemuir 3–0 East Kilbride Stenhousemuir
19:45
  • Taylor 4'
  • Anderson 65'
  • Whyte 74'
 [56] Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 158
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 September 2025 Stirling Albion 1–2 Montrose Stirling
19:45
[57]
  • May 18'
  • Clark 26'
 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 253
Referee: Peter Stuart
23 September 2025 Stranraer 3–0 Motherwell B Stranraer
19:45
[58] Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 288
Referee: Lewis Hogarth
23 September 2025 The Spartans 1–0 Dundee United B Edinburgh
19:45
  • Wylie 57'
 [59] Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 132
Referee: Stewart Luke
24 September 2025 Edinburgh City 2–1 Celtic B Edinburgh
19:45
  • Duncan 54'
  • Lawson 66'
 [60]
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 132
Referee: Graham Grainger
24 September 2025 Hamilton Academical 3–1 St Mirren B Cumbernauld
19:45
[61]
  • Lavery 63'
 Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 325
Referee: Josh Hay
10 October 2025 Clyde 2–1 Kilmarnock B Hamilton
19:45
[62]
  • Bowie 74'
 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 252
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
10 October 2025 East Fife 5–3 Celtic B Methil
19:45
[63]
Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 616
Referee: George Calder
11 October 2025 Cove Rangers 5–1 Dundee United B Aberdeen
15:00
  • Mylchreest 22', 74'
  • Megginson 25'
  • Eguaibor 30', 48'
 [64]
  • Leiper 72'
 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 248
Referee: Daniel Graves
11 October 2025 Dumbarton 1–0 Rangers B Dumbarton
15:00
  • Webster 57'
 [65] Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 617
Referee: Joel Kennedy
11 October 2025 East Kilbride 3–2 Heart of Midlothian B East Kilbride
15:00
[66]
  • Dow 28'
  • Muirhead 78'
 Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 315
Referee: Greg Soutar
11 October 2025 Edinburgh City 1–2 Alloa Athletic Edinburgh
15:00
  • Mitchell 25'
 [67]
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 189
Referee: Colin Steven
11 October 2025 Elgin City 2–2 Aberdeen B Elgin
15:00
  • Sargent 10'
  • Hester 89'
 [68]
  • Teasdale 14', 21'
 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 678
Referee: Peter Stuart
11 October 2025 Forfar Athletic 1–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forfar
15:00
[69]
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 512
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 October 2025 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Annan Athletic Cumbernauld
15:00
  • Morgan 47'
 [70]
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Iain Snedden
11 October 2025 Kelty Hearts 2–1 St Mirren B Kelty
15:00
[71]
  • Douglas 15'
 Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 222
Referee: Stewart Luke
11 October 2025 Montrose 3–1 The Spartans Montrose
15:00
[72]
  • Tapping 30'
 Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 435
Referee: Dan McFarlane
11 October 2025 Peterhead 0–4 Hibernian B Peterhead
15:00 [73]
  • McMurdo 10'
  • Mitchell 19'
  • Davidson 39'
  • McDonald 77'
 Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 619
Referee: Gavin Duncan
11 October 2025 Stenhousemuir 4–0 Motherwell B Stenhousemuir
15:00
[74] Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 223
Referee: Ryan Lee
11 October 2025 Stirling Albion 2–0 Dundee B Stirling
15:00
[75] Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: Alastair Grieve
11 October 2025 Stranraer 1–1 Queen of the South Stranraer
15:00
  • Turay 61'
 [76]
  • Smith 89'
 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 565
Referee: Cameron Stirling
11 November 2025 Alloa Athletic 4–4 Clyde Alloa
19:45
[77]
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 216
Referee: Calum Scott
11 November 2025 Cove Rangers 1–2 Forfar Athletic Aberdeen
19:45
[78]
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 154
Referee: George Calder
11 November 2025 East Fife 3–0 Edinburgh City Methil
19:45
[79] Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 377
Referee: Ryan Lee
11 November 2025 East Kilbride 2–0 Celtic B East Kilbride
19:45
[80] Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 365
Referee: Josh Hay
11 November 2025 Elgin City 3–1 Dundee B Elgin
19:45
  • Obasoto 23'
  • Hester 67'
  • Sargent 72'
 [81]
  • Hughes 70'
 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 242
Referee: Sean Murdoch
11 November 2025 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Rangers B Cumbernauld
19:45
[82] Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 268
Referee: Gavin Duncan
11 November 2025 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6–0 Dundee United B Inverness
19:45
[83] Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 390
Referee: Alastair Grieve
11 November 2025 Kelty Hearts 0–1 Heart of Midlothian B Kelty
19:45 [84]
  • Dow 86'
 Stadium: New Central Park
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
11 November 2025 Stirling Albion 2–1 Peterhead Stirling
19:45
[85]
  • Shanks 90'
 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 203
Referee: Cameron Stirling
11 November 2025 Stranraer 2–0 St Mirren B Stranraer
19:45
  • Lang 5', 12'
 [86] Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Connor Ashwood
11 November 2025 The Spartans 5–2 Aberdeen B Edinburgh
19:45
  • Dall 34'
  • Ndlovu 44'
  • Russell 63', 67' (pen.)
  • Stowe 90'
 [87]
  • Searle 17'
  • Ross 27'
 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 264
Referee: Jordan Curran
11 November 2025 Queen of the South 3–1 Motherwell B Dumfries
20:00
  • Smith 60'
  • Lyon 67'
  • Ross 78'
 [88]
  • Watson 49'
 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 307
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
11 November 2025 Annan Athletic 6–0 Kilmarnock B Annan
20:45
  • Kalala 33'
  • Smith 36', 38', 56'
  • Dixon 63'
  • Gaffney 85'
 [89] Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 143
Referee: Duncan Williams
17 November 2025 Montrose 4–4 Hibernian B Montrose
19:45
[90]
  • Clelland 16' (pen.), 24'
  • Calder 36'
  • McMurdo 80'
 Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 175
Referee: Lewis Hogarth
19 November 2025 Dumbarton 0–2 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton
19:45 [91]
  • Taylor 45'
  • O'Reilly 86'
 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 253
Referee: Joel Kennedy
Notes
  1. ^
    A- Aberdeen B fielded an ineligible player in their match away to Forfar Athletic and the match was awarded 3-0 to Forfar Athletic. The match had originally finished 2–1 to Forfar Athletic.[92]

League phase table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 6 0 0 26 4 +22 18 Advance to Second round
2 Stenhousemuir 6 6 0 0 18 2 +16 18
3 Montrose 6 5 1 0 18 9 +9 16
4 East Fife 6 4 1 1 17 9 +8 13
5 Stranraer 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
6 Forfar Athletic 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12
7 East Kilbride 6 4 0 2 13 11 +2 12
8 Edinburgh City 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12
9 The Spartans 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11
10 Elgin City 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11
11 Dumbarton 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11
12 Annan Athletic 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10
13 Alloa Athletic 6 3 1 2 17 14 +3 10
14 Kelty Hearts 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
15 Clyde 6 3 1 2 14 12 +2 10
16 Queen of the South 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
17 Hamilton Academical 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 9[a]
18 Stirling Albion 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9
19 Cove Rangers 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 8
20 Peterhead 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
21 Celtic B 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6
22 Heart of Midlothian B 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 6
23 Hibernian B 6 1 2 3 11 14 −3 5
24 St Mirren B 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 4
25 Dundee United B 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3
26 Aberdeen B 6 0 1 5 8 21 −13 1
27 Motherwell B 6 0 1 5 2 17 −15 1
28 Rangers B 6 0 0 6 6 16 −10 0
29 Kilmarnock B 6 0 0 6 3 19 −16 0
30 Dundee B 6 0 0 6 4 21 −17 0
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding qualification).[93]
Notes:
  1. ^ Hamilton Academical were deducted 1 point for breaching SPFL rules regarding amateur players.

Second round

The draw for the second round was made on 21 November at 1pm live on the SPFL YouTube channel.[94]

Draw

Teams that enter the competition in the second round.

Matches

9 December 2025 Ross County 4–0Celtic BDingwall
19:45
[95] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 479
Referee: Joel Kennedy
9 December 2025 Ayr United 2–1PeterheadAyr
19:45
[96]
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 581
Referee: Peter Stuart
9 December 2025 Raith Rovers 5–2Hamilton AcademicalKirkcaldy
19:45
[97] Cameron 40', 79' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 596
Referee: Graham Grainger
9 December 2025 Stirling Albion 2–2
(5–4 p)		Greenock MortonStirling
19:45
  • McNab 33'
  • McLean 45'
 [98]
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 291
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
Penalties
9 December 2025 Arbroath 3–2Kelty HeartsArbroath
19:45
[99]
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 510
Referee: Daniel Graves
9 December 2025 Alloa Athletic2–3 Airdrieonians Alloa
19:45
[100]
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 319
Referee: Iain Snedden
9 December 2025 Stenhousemuir 2–0Annan AthleticStenhousemuir
19:45
  • Taylor 35', 53'
 [101] Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 84
Referee: George Calder
9 December 2025 Forfar Athletic 1–1
(4–2 p)		Edinburgh CityForfar
19:45
[102]
  • Mahon 43'
 Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 287
Referee: Connor Ashwood
Penalties
  • Jarvis
  • Lawson
  • Guthrie
  • Mitchell
9 December 2025 East Kilbride1–4 Stranraer East Kilbride
19:45
[103]
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 189
Referee: Stewart Luke
16 December 2025 Dumbarton0–9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton
19:45 [104]
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 326
Referee: Jordan Curran
16 December 2025 Elgin City2–3 East Fife Elgin
19:45
[105]
Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 328
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
16 December 2025 Queen of the South 4–3Dunfermline AthleticDumfries
19:45
[106]
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 484
Referee: Jamie Wilkie
16 December 2025 Cove Rangers1–2 Partick Thistle Aberdeen
19:45
  • Emslie 3'
 [107]
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 389
Referee: Gavin Duncan
16 December 2025 Heart of Midlothian B0–1 St Johnstone Edinburgh
19:45 [108]
Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: Josh Hay
16 December 2025 Queen's Park 2–1ClydeGlasgow
19:45
[109]
  • Williamson 45'
 Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 495
Referee: Alastair Grieve
22 December 2025 Montrose 2–1The SpartansAberdeen
19:45
  • Brown 10'
  • Lyons 75'
 [110]
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 162
Referee: Lewis Hogarth

Third round

The draw was made on 11 December at 1pm live on the SPFL YouTube channel.[111]

Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw.

Championship League One League Two

Matches

6 January 2026 Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic Glasgow
19:45 Stadium: Lesser Hampden
6 January 2026 Stirling Albion v Stenhousemuir Stirling
19:45 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
6 January 2026 Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
19:45 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
6 January 2026 Raith Rovers v Queen of the South Kirkcaldy
19:45 Stadium: Stark's Park
6 January 2026 Airdrieonians v Montrose Airdrie
19:45 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
6 January 2026 Ayr United v Stranraer Ayr
19:45 Stadium: Somerset Park
6 January 2026 Arbroath v East Fife Arbroath
19:45 Stadium: Gayfield Park
6 January 2026 St Johnstone v Ross County Perth
19:45 Stadium: McDiarmid Park


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