2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

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Country Scotland Defending champions Queen of the South Runners-up Rangers		Teams 33 Champions Raith Rovers Matches played 33

The 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Ramsdens Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Ramsdens, was the 23rd season of the competition. It was contested by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2013–14 Scottish Championship-League Two, the top Highland League club with a valid SFA club licence (Formartine United) and the winner of a preliminary round tie between the highest placed top in the East of Scotland League with a valid SFA club licence (Spartans) and their counterparts in the South of Scotland League (Threave Rovers), the preliminary tie was a two-legged tie played on the Saturdays of 13 and 20 July with Spartans at home in the 1st leg. Spartans came out on top.

The defending champions were Queen of the South, who defeated Partick Thistle in the 2013 final.

Raith Rovers won the trophy with a late winner by John Baird against Rangers at Easter Road in Edinburgh.

Preliminary Round

First leg

Second leg

First round

The first round draw took place on Friday 28 June 2013 at 11am BST at Hampden Park.

North and East Region

Source: [2]
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

South and West Region

Source: [3]
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

The second round draw took place on Wednesday 31 July 2013 at 3pm BST at the Ramsdens store in Clydebank.