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SPFL TRUST TROPHY DRAW TOMORROW

SPFL TRUST TROPHY DRAW TOMORROW

The draws for the first and second rounds of the SPFL Trust Trophy will be made tomorrow, Tuesday July 6, at 2.00pm.

Both draws will be broadcast live on the SPFL YouTube channel via the following link 

SPFL Trust Trophy 1st and 2nd Round Draw – YouTube

The first and second rounds will be regionalised and seeded, with details to be confirmed ahead of tomorrow’s draw.

For the first time in SPFL competitions, a bracketed draw from round three onwards will be published in due course, allowing clubs to plot their potential path to the final.

First-round ties are scheduled for the midweek of August 10/11, with second-round games due to be played on the weekend of September 4/5.

More details:

he 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 Chief Executive Neil Doncaster said: “With the competition having been cancelled last season due to Covid-19, we are delighted to announce the dates and format of the SPFL Trust Trophy for Season 2021/22.

“With the pandemic still impacting our everyday lives, and with the need to reduce unnecessary travel across the British Isles, the competition will be limited to Scottish teams only next season. I would like to thank our friends in the English National League, the League of Ireland, the Cymru Premier and the NIFL Premiership for their forbearance while we all work together to get through the pandemic.

“I would like, once again, to thank the SPFL Trust, James Anderson and the other donors who have all come together to support this unique competition for Season 2021/22.”

SPFL Trust Interim Chief Executive Warren Hawke commented: “We’re excited that the SPFL Trust Trophy is a big part of next season. 

“We’re committed to making this the most community engaged competition in the tournament’s history. Community trusts and associated SPFL clubs have risen spectacularly to the challenge of supporting those in need during the pandemic with practical support that has made a different to so many. 

“We’re going to use the rights available to us through this partnership to tell the story of the difference they’re making to people’s lives every day. And we’ll celebrate those supported by community trusts and clubs, too. It will be a time of recovery and renewal, and we cannot wait to play our part!”

James Anderson commented: “The work carried out by Scottish football’s community trusts is hugely important to the local communities that surround and sustain the 42 SPFL clubs. We are therefore delighted to be able to support this much-loved cup competition through the SPFL Trust.”

Iseabail Mactaggart, Director of Multiplatform Content for MG ALBA, which operates BBC ALBA in partnership with the BBC, said: “We are thrilled that BBC ALBA will once again be broadcasting live coverage of the SPFL Trust Trophy next season and would like to wish all participating teams the very best of luck.”

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

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