Country Scotland Champions Alloa Athletic Teams 30 Matches played 29 | Defending champions Falkirk Champion Alloa Athletic F.C. Goals scored 98 | |
Runners-up Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
The 1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup was the ninth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Falkirk, who defeated Queen of the South 1–0 in the 1997 final.
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The final was played on 21 November 1999, between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Alloa Athletic at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. Alloa Athletic won 5–4 on penalties after a 4–4 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the first time in the club's history.
First round
Forfar Athletic and Livingston received random byes into the second round.
Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Second round
Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.