2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup known as the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs is 58. The competition began on 6 August 2019 with the First Round and was due to end on 28 March 2020 with the final at McDiarmid Park in Perth. However, the final had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was never subsequently played.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Dates | 6 August 2019 – 28 March 2020 |
| Teams | 58 |
| Defending champions | Ross County |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Raith Rovers (joint winners) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 177 (3.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 46,317 (827 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kane Hester (6 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 16 February 2020. | |
Thirty teams from the Championship, League One and League Two compete, along with four teams from the Highland Football League and four from the Lowland Football League. In addition to this, Under-21 teams of the clubs competing in the Premiership are represented. This season there will be again two clubs from Northern Ireland's NIFL Premiership, two clubs from the Welsh Premier League, two clubs from the Republic of Ireland's League of Ireland and for the second time two entrants from the English National League (fifth tier) entered into the competition.
Ross County were the cup holders after they beat Connah's Quay 3–1 in the 2019 final, but they were ineligible to defend their title following their promotion to the Premiership for the 2019–20 season.