Country | Scotland | ||
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Teams | 30 | ||
Defending champions | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
Champions | Falkirk | ||
Runners-up | Ross County | ||
Matches played | 29 | ||
Goals scored | 86 (2.97 per match) | ||
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The 2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 14th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Airdrie United 2–0 in the 2003 final. Inverness Caledonian Thistle did not compete in the tournament after being promoted to the Scottish Premier League.
The final was played on 7 November 2004, between Falkirk and Ross County, at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Falkirk won 2–1.
Clyde and Stranraer received random byes into the second round.
Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.