Latest News - 20/05/2021
SPFL Trust Trophy
DETAILS CONFIRMED FOR THE 2021/22 COMPETITION
The Scottish Professional Football League today announced the format and dates of the SPFL Trust Trophy for Season 2021/22.
The competition next season will involve four clubs from each of the Scottish Highland and Scottish Lowland Leagues, as well as up to 12 Premiership B teams and each of the Championship, League 1 and League 2 clubs.
SPFL Trust Trophy 2021/22 – format and dates
The participants will be as follows:
• Scottish Premiership B teams (up to 12)
• Scottish Championship (10)
• Scottish League 1 (10)
• Scottish League 2 (10)
• Scottish Highland Football League (4)
• Scottish Lowland Football League (4)
As in previous seasons, entry to the Challenge Cup will be seeded. The round-by-round structure and entry will be as follows:
Round 1 (regionalised)
Premiership B teams + Scottish Lowland Football League + Scottish Highland Football League + Scottish League 2 + Scottish League 1 (bottom 6 clubs)
= 36 teams / 18 ties / 18 progress to Round 2
Round 2 (regionalised)
18 x Round 1 winners + Scottish League 1 (top 4 clubs) + Scottish Championship
= 32 teams / 16 ties / 16 progress to Round 3
Round 3
16 x Round 2 winners
= 16 teams / 8 ties / 8 progress to Quarter Final
Quarter-finals
8 x Round 3 winners
= 8 teams / 4 ties / 4 progress to Semi Final
Semi-finals
4 x Quarter-Final winners
= 4 teams / 2 ties / 2 progress to Final
Final
2 x Semi-Final winners
The full list of dates is:
• Round 1 – midweek of 10 & 11 August 2021
• Round 2 – weekend of 4 & 5 September 2021
• Round 3- weekend of 9 & 10 October 2021
• Quarter-Finals – midweek of 30 November & 1 December 2021
• Semi-Finals – midweek of 1 & 2 March 2022
• Final – weekend of 2/3 April 2022
