Scottish Challenge Cup
Association football competition in Scotland
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| January 4 2026 | Completed a takeover by Morley Sports Management Group, who acquired a 97.5% controlling stake in the club from Seref Zengin. |
| 2025 | Darian MacKinnon takes over as Caretaker Manager of Hamilton Academical F.C. in the current year. |
| 2025 | Relegated from Scottish Championship due to SPFL points deduction, issued transfer embargo, and youth academy cancelled amid financial and fraud investigations |
| 2025 | The club begins a new kit and sponsorship partnership with MandM and AIIR Environmental. |
| 2025 | Won the Championship play-off final against Cove Rangers. |
| 2025 | Due to a dispute with the ground owner, Hamilton Academical F.C. announced they would temporarily play fixtures at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. |
| 2025 | Hamilton Accies were deducted 15 points by the SPFL, which resulted in their relegation and allowed Airdrie to escape automatic relegation and enter the Championship relegation play-offs. |
| 2025 | The club experienced another league division placement benefit. |
| December 2025 | The club was deducted 9 points by the SPFL for failing to maintain a bronze-level club license, following previous financial issues and a transfer embargo. |
| December 2025 | Faced potential administration after a collapsed takeover, with a possible 15-point deduction and risk of being placed at the bottom of the Scottish league. |
| October 20 2025 | Danny Röhl was appointed as the new head coach of Rangers F.C., succeeding Russell Martin after his dismissal. |
| June 2025 | Russell Martin was appointed head coach of Rangers F.C. on a three-year deal. |
| June 2025 | Ross County were relegated from the Scottish Premiership after losing the play-offs in the 2024–25 season. |
| May 2025 | The club announced the East Stand would be permanently renamed the Ian McMillan Stand, honoring the former Airdrieonians player and manager. |
| May 14 2025 | St Johnstone were relegated from the Scottish Premiership after a 2-1 loss to Heart of Midlothian, ending their 16-year spell in the top flight of Scottish football. |
| May 2 2025 | Falkirk beats Hamilton Academical 3-1 to clinch back-to-back league titles and secure promotion to the top flight of Scottish football after 15 years. |
| April 26 2025 | Inverness overcame their 15-point deduction to secure safety, finishing 7th in the league after wins against Arbroath and Montrose. |
| April 10 2025 | Administrators announced Alan Savage as the preferred bidder, agreeing he would become 100% shareholder with long-term debts written off. |
| March 17 2025 | It was revealed that no offers to purchase the club were made before the 6 March deadline, with liquidation looking almost inevitable by the end of the season. |
| February 23 2025 | Philippe Clement was sacked as manager. |
| February 8 2025 | Scott Arfield scores a hat-trick on his second debut for Falkirk in a 5-2 home win over Partick Thistle. |
| 2024 | The club is set to compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup, continuing their tradition of participating in multiple competitions. |
| 2024 | United achieved a fourth-place finish in the Scottish Premiership on the final day of the season with a 2-1 comeback victory against Aberdeen, qualifying for the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. |
| 2024 | Simon Murray wins the Andrew De Vries Player of the Year award for the 2024-25 season. |
| 2024 | Oluwaseun Adewumi wins the Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year award for the 2024-25 season. |
| 2024 | Lost a Scottish league play-off quarter-final. |
| 2024 | Falkirk F.C. won the Scottish Second Division championship in the 2023–24 season. |
| 2024 | Stadium renamed to The Albert Bartlett Stadium. |
| 2024 | The club was relegated to Scottish League One after losing the relegation play-off final 5-3 on aggregate to Hamilton Academical, marking their first time in the third tier since 1999. |
| 2024 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. was relegated to League One, marking a significant downturn in the club's recent competitive status. |
| 2024 | Rangers won their 28th League Cup title, their first in twelve years. |
| 2024 | Aaron Donnelly became another Northern Irish international player for Dundee F.C. |
| 2024 | Bert Slater was inducted into Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame's Golden Era Award |
| 2024 | Gary Harkins inducted into Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame as part of the Modern Heroes Award |
| 2024 | Eric Ferguson was inducted into the Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame with a Special Recognition Award. |
| 2024 | Jock Gilmour inducted into Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame and Heritage Award |
| 2024 | Jim Thomson was inducted into the Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame with a Special Recognition Award. |
| 2024 | Bobby Ford is inducted into the Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame. |
| 2024 | DrainBlitz joins as shorts sponsor, continuing partnership with Macron and maintaining Crown Engineering as primary shirt sponsor |
| November 2024 | Dundee established a strategic partnership with Mexican club Monterrey. |
| October 2024 | Following administration, the club attempted to terminate their Puma kit deal, which was originally signed for £100,000 per season over 4 years by previous CEO Scot Gardiner. |
| October 22 2024 | The club officially entered administration, receiving an immediate 15-point deduction. Manager Duncan Ferguson, assistant manager Gary Bollan, and goalkeeping coach Stuart Garden left the club. |
| October 22 2024 | Club officially enters administration, incurring an immediate 15-point deduction. |
| October 1 2024 | Simo Valakari becomes manager of St Johnstone F.C. |
| September 28 2024 | Falkirk F.C.'s long unbeaten run was ended by a 1-0 defeat against Raith Rovers at Stark's Park, marking a significant moment in the club's recent competitive history. |
| July 27 2024 | Suffered another record defeat, losing 6-0 to Dundee. |
| July 16 2024 | Achieved an 8-0 victory against East Kilbride in the Scottish League Cup Group Stage. |
| June 2024 | Announced CalForth Construction as stadium naming rights partner, with the stadium to be known as the CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park until summer 2026. |
| May 18 2024 | The club announced the renaming of the Player of the Year award to the Ian McMillan Player of the Year award in honor of Ian McMillan's passing earlier that year. |
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