Scottish League Challenge Cup
| Founded | 1990 |
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| Region |
 Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
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| Number of teams | 54 (2016–17) |
| Current champions | Dundee United (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Falkirk (4 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | BBC Alba, Premier Sports, S4C |
 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
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The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish League Challenge Cup or Scottish Challenge Cup, and currently known as the Irn Bru Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an association football knock-out cup competition run by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Traditionally contested by members of the SPFL and its predecessor, the Scottish Football League (SFL), below the top level of the Scottish football league system, the Challenge Cup was expanded to 54 entrants for the 2016–17 tournament with the inclusion of Under-20 teams of the twelve Scottish Premiership clubs, and four teams each from the Highland League and Lowland League. There were also two guest teams each from the NIFL Premiership and Welsh Premier League, the first time the competition featured teams from outside Scottish football.
The competition was first held during the 1990–91 season as the B&Q Centenary Cup to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the SFL. It was intended to be a one-off competition but was continued due to its popularity. The first winner of the tournament was Dundee, who defeated Ayr United.Falkirk are the most successful team in the tournament, with four wins, most recently in 2012. The most recent winner was Dundee United, who defeated St Mirren in the 2017 final.
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