SPFL and KDM Group launch The KDM Evolution Trophy as new format and record prize money confirmed

The Scottish Professional Football League has signed, in a multi-year deal,  Scotland based construction firm KDM Group as the new title sponsor of the revamped Challenge Cup – which will be renamed the KDM Evolution Trophy. 

KDM Group also partners the Soccer Centre with the Scottish FA and sponsors Dunfermline Athletic’s KDM Group East End Park.

 An estimated £1.25 million in prize money will be shared with clubs for the 2025/26 KDM Evolution Trophy – an increase of more than 50% on this year’s competition.

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