2009–10 Scottish League Cup

2009–10 Co-operative Insurance Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 42
Defending champions Celtic
Champions Rangers
Runners-up St Mirren
Matches played 41
Goals scored 151 (3.68 per match)
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Scottish League Cup was the 64th season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Rangers won the cup beating St Mirren 1–0 thanks to a goal from Kenny Miller.[1]

The format of the competition was changed due to six Scottish clubs qualifying for European competition, two SPL clubs entered in the First Round.[2]

Calendar

Round First match date[3] Fixtures Clubs
First round Saturday 1 August 2009 16 32 → 16
Second round Tuesday/Wednesday 25/26 August 2009 10 20 → 10
Third round Tuesday/Wednesday 22/23 September 2009 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals Tuesday/Wednesday 27/28 October 2009 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Tuesday/Wednesday 3/4 February 2010 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 21 March 2010 1 2 → 1

Note: the 4 best placed SPL teams not competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 2nd round and the 6 teams who are competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 3rd round.

First round

All 30 SFL clubs entered here, along with St Johnstone (as the team promoted to the SPL), and St Mirren (as the eleventh placed SPL team). The draw was held on 4 June 2009.[3]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Brechin City 4–0 Elgin City
Queen's Park 1–4 Queen of the South
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Annan Athletic
Stenhousemuir 0–5 St Johnstone
Ross County 5–0 Montrose
East Stirlingshire 3–6 St Mirren
Partick Thistle 5–1 Berwick Rangers
East Fife 2–3 Raith Rovers
Dundee 5–0 Stranraer
Stirling Albion 1–1
1–2 (a.e.t.)		 Ayr United
Airdrie United 0–0
0–0 (a.e.t.)
3–4 (pen.)		 Alloa Athletic
Cowdenbeath 1–3 Morton
Peterhead 0–3 Arbroath
Albion Rovers 3–0 Livingston
Clyde 1–3 Forfar Athletic
Dumbarton 0–5 Dunfermline Athletic

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

The 16 winners of the first round entered here, along with the remaining 4 SPL clubs not to have qualified for Europe. These were Dundee United, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, and Hamilton Academical.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Albion Rovers
Forfar Athletic 2–4 Dundee
Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Raith Rovers
Arbroath 0–6 St Johnstone
Partick Thistle 1–2 Queen of the South
Alloa Athletic 0–2 Dundee United
Hibernian 3–0 Brechin City
Ross County 2–1 Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock 3–1 Greenock Morton
Ayr United 0–2 St Mirren

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Third round

The 10 winners of the second round entered here, along with the 6 Scottish clubs to have qualified for Europe. These were Rangers, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Dundee 2–2
3–2 (a.e.t.)		 Aberdeen
Falkirk 0–4 Celtic
Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic
Hibernian 1–3 St Johnstone
Kilmarnock 1–2 St Mirren
Motherwell 1–1
3–2 (a.e.t.)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Queen of the South 1–2 Rangers
Ross County 0–2 Dundee United

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 24 September 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 26 October.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Dundee 1–3 Rangers
St Johnstone 2–1 Dundee United
St Mirren 3–0 Motherwell
Celtic 0–1 Heart of Midlothian

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh on 9 November 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 1 February 2010.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Heart of Midlothian 0–1 St Mirren
Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Final

The Final took place on Sunday 21 March.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
St Mirren 0–1 Rangers

Source:
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Media coverage

The 2009/10 Scottish League Cup was shown live in the UK on BBC One Scotland and in Ireland on Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1. In Australia it was shown live on Setanta Sports Australia. In US, The Caribbean and Canada it was broadcast live on Setanta Premium.

References

  1. ↑ "St Mirren 0 – 1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "SPL trio face early start in cup". BBC Sport. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 (match dates, first round draw)". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 4 June 2009.

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