2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Teams | 30 |
Defending champions | Alloa Athletic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Airdrieonians |
Runner-up | Livingston |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 97 (3.34 per match) |
The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final.[1]
The final was played on 19 November 2000,[2] between Airdrieonians and Livingston at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after extra time,[2] to win the tournament for the second time after winning it in 1994.
Schedule
[edit]Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
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First round | Tuesday 15 August 2000 | 14 | 30 → 16 |
Second round | Tue 29 Aug/Sat 2 September 2000 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
Quarter-finals | Tuesday 12/19 September 2000 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
Semi-finals | Tuesday 26 September 2000 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
Final | Sunday 19 November 2000 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round
[edit]Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.
15 August 2000 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Queen of the South | New Broomfield, Airdrie |
Calderón ![]() Clark ![]() |
Atkinson ![]() Hodge ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Albion Rovers | 0–1 | Clydebank | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
Coyne ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Hamilton ![]() ![]() |
Stewart ![]() ![]() Bavidge ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Brechin City | 3–1 | Ayr United | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Duffy ![]() Sturrock ![]() Grant ![]() |
McGinlay ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Brown ![]() Juskowiak ![]() |
Hutchison ![]() |
15 August 2000 | East Stirlingshire | 3–0 | East Fife | Firs Park, Falkirk |
Hislop ![]() McKechnie ![]() Lynes ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Elgin City | 2–4 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
Green ![]() ![]() |
Flannery ![]() ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Peterhead | Station Park, Forfar |
McPhee ![]() |
Clark ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Partick Thistle | 0–2 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
Britton ![]() Wilson ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Montrose | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Gallagher ![]() ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Raith Rovers | 0–4 | Greenock Morton | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
Whalen ![]() ![]() Matheson ![]() Kerr ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Ross County | 2–1 | Clyde | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
Bone ![]() Henderson ![]() |
Cannie ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Stirling Albion | 2–3 | Arbroath | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
O'Neill ![]() McAulay ![]() Millar ![]() |
Rowe ![]() McGlashan ![]() ![]() King ![]() |
15 August 2000 | Stranraer | 4–2 | Berwick Rangers | Stair Park, Stranraer |
Wright ![]() Walker Geraghty ![]() Harty ![]() |
McMartin ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Source: Soccerbase
Second round
[edit]29 August 2000 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Queen's Park | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Sturrock ![]() |
Finlayson ![]() |
29 August 2000 | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
McDowell ![]() |
Gibson ![]() Menelows ![]() |
29 August 2000 | East Stirlingshire | 3–2 | Greenock Morton | Firs Park, Falkirk |
Gordon ![]() Lynes ![]() Todd ![]() |
Boukraa ![]() Matheson ![]() |
29 August 2000 | Ross County | 0–3 | Livingston | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
Bingham ![]() Britton ![]() ![]() |
2 September 2000 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Airdrieonians | |
Pacífico ![]() |
2 September 2000 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2 | Stranraer | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
Bavidge ![]() |
Rae ![]() Harty ![]() |
Source: Soccerbase
Quarter-finals
[edit]East Stirlingshire | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir |
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Ferguson ![]() Hislop ![]() Hislop ![]() Davidson (O.G) > ![]() |
Report |
Firs Park, Falkirk
Livingston | 3–1 | Brechin City |
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McCormick ![]() Britton ![]() Keith ![]() |
Report | Leask ![]() |
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Stranraer | 3–2 | Arbroath |
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Harty ![]() ![]() Geraghty ![]() |
Report | Mercer ![]() McGlashan ![]() |
Stair Park, Stranraer
Airdrieonians | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.) | Clydebank |
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Prest ![]() |
Report | Jacquin ![]() |
New Broomfield, Airdrie
Semi-finals
[edit]Livingston | 2–1 | East Stirlingshire |
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Bingham ![]() Anderson ![]() |
Report | McKechnie ![]() |
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Stranraer | 2 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Airdrieonians |
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Harty ![]() George ![]() |
Report | Prest ![]() Fernández ![]() Taylor ![]() McKeown ![]() |
Stair Park, Stranraer
Final
[edit]Airdrieonians | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 pen.) | Livingston |
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Prest ![]() McGuire ![]() |
Report | Crabbe ![]() Anderson ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Scottish Challenge Cup 1999–2000, statto.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ a b Scottish Challenge Cup 2000/01, Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
- ESPN Soccernet Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
- BBC Sport – Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport