2013–14 Scottish League Cup
 Aberdeen celebrate winning the cup final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Dates | 3 August 2013 – 16 March 2014 |
| Teams | 42 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aberdeen |
| Runner-up | Inverness CT |
The 2013–14 Scottish League Cup was the 68th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.
Format
The competition is a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn).
Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round in order to avoid congestion of fixtures.
- First round: All 30 sides from the previous season's Scottish Football League enter including Partick Thistle.[1]
- Second round: The 15 winners of the first round are joined by last season's seven lowest placed teams in the SPL not in European competition, including relegated Dundee.[1]
- Third round: The 11 winners of the second round are joined by the four SPL sides participating in European competition (Celtic, Motherwell, St Johnstone & Hibernian) and the highest placed SPL finisher not in European competition (Inverness Caledonian Thistle).[1]
- Quarter-finals: The 8 winners of the third round play.[1]
- Semi-finals: The 4 winners of the quarter-finals play.[1]
- Final: The 2 winners of the semi-finals play.[1]
Schedule
- First round: Saturday 3 & Tuesday 6 August 2013[2]
- Second round: Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 August 2013[2]
- Third round: Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 September 2013[2]
- Quarter-finals: Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30 October 2013[2]
- Semi-finals: Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 February 2014[2]
- Final: Sunday 16 March 2014[2]
Fixtures & Results
First round
The first round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Friday 12 July 2013 at 2:30pm.[2]
| 3 August 2013 | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Clyde | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Alston  73'Roberts 79'Grant 81' |
BBC Sport | Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 3 August 2013 | East Fife | 2 – 6 (a.e.t.) | Greenock Morton | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 85', 90+1' Johnstone  102' |
BBC Sport | McLaughlin 55' Habai 81'McNeil 93'Campbell 99', 119'Imrie 104' |
Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 3 August 2013 | Arbroath | 0 – 1 | Montrose | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Watson 58' McCord 76' |
Referee: Alan Muir |
| 3 August 2013 | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 5 | Cowdenbeath | Shielfield Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Hemmings 36', 38', 88' Miller 49'Stewart 73' |
Attendance: 465 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 3 August 2013 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Swankie 9', 115' |
BBC Sport | Aird 84' |
Attendance: 4,079 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 3 August 2013 | Stranraer | 4 – 3 | Brechin City | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Borris 10' Robertson 24'Aitken 33' (pen)McKenna 48' |
BBC Sport | Donnelly 55', 83' Barr 86' |
Attendance: 291 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 3 August 2013 | Stirling Albion | 0 – 3 | Hamilton Academical | Forthbank Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Keatings 32', 64' Smith 41' (og) |
Attendance: 556 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 3 August 2013 | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gilhaney 42' |
BBC Sport | Referee: Barry Cook |
| 3 August 2013 | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Turner  61' |
BBC Sport | Wallace 10' (pen) Dargo 88' |
Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 3 August 2013 | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Lyle 59', 67', 69' |
BBC Sport | Watson 58' |
Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Paul Robertson |
| 3 August 2013 | Peterhead | 0 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Balmoor Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | McCord 52' Andy Kirk 83' |
Attendance: 429 Referee: David Somers |
| 3 August 2013 | Raith Rovers | 6 – 0 | Queen's Park | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Smith 15' Cardle 34'Elliot 57', 67'Spence 70'Vaughan 86' |
BBC Sport | Capuano 62' |
Attendance: 1,219 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 3 August 2013 | Elgin City | 1 – 3 | Livingston | Borough Briggs |
| 15:00 | Crighton 45+2' |
BBC Sport | Scott 15' Fordyce 39'McNulty 62' |
Attendance: 563 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 3 August 2013 | Airdrieonians | 4 – 3 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sinclair 33' O'Neil 39'Blockley 44'O'Byrne 45+2'Coult 77' |
BBC Sport | Dickson 16' Smith 24'Malone 38'McMillan 88' |
Attendance: 647 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 6 August 2013 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | O'Donnell 13' Balatoni 83' |
BBC Sport | Shankland 89' |
Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Iain Brines |
Second round
The second round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Wednesday 7 August 2013 at 2:30pm.[3]
| 27 August 2013 | Greenock Morton | 4 – 0 | Montrose | Cappielow Park |
| 19:30 | Cham 50' Fitzpatrick 69'Hands 90'Fulton 90' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 918 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 27 August 2013 | Stranraer | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Stair Park |
| 19:30 | Winter 65' Aitken 71' (pen.)Grehan 82' |
BBC Sport | Brittain 45' (pen.) Mustafi 79' |
Attendance: 215 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 27 August 2013 | Dundee | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Forfar Athletic | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | McAlister 51' MacDonald 120' |
BBC Sport | Campbell 43' |
Attendance: 2027 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 27 August 2013 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Antoine-Curier 42' |
Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 27 August 2013 | Airdrieonians | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Barrowman 38' Wilkie 67' |
Attendance: 483 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 27 August 2013 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Cowdenbeath | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Elliott 92' Lawless 103'Muirhead 114' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Hemmings 93' |
Attendance: 1,544 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 27 August 2013 | Queen of the South | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | St Mirren | Palmerston Park |
| 19:45 | McKenna 103' Paton 115' |
BBC Sport | Thompson 95' |
Attendance: 2,073 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 27 August 2013 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p) | Alloa Athletic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,897 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly | ||
| Penalties | ||||
McGinn  Low Pawlett Jack Vernon Reynolds |
Holmes Ferns McCord Gordon Young Doyle  |
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| 27 August 2013 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p) | Heart of Midlothian | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Fox 50' |
BBC Sport | Hamill 62' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| Penalties | ||||
| Watson Vaughan Elliot Booth Fox Thomson Cardle Callachan |
Wilson Hamill McGowan Walker McHattie Holt Smith McKay |
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| 27 August 2013 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Morris 19' (o.g.) Fulton 33' |
BBC Sport | Moore 28' |
Attendance: 3,663 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 28 August 2013 | Dumbarton | 2 – 3 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Smith 34' Megginson 87' |
BBC Sport | Çiftçi 69', 89' Gauld 77' |
Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Alan Muir |
Third round
The third round draw was conducted at Easter Road Stadium on Thursday 29 August 2013 at 11:30am.[4]
| 24 September 2013 | Hibernian | 5 – 3 | Stranraer | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Craig 8', 47', 61' (pen.) Zoubir 34'Rumsby 36' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Longworth 3', 48' Nelson 52' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 24 September 2013 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | McKay 11' |
Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 24 September 2013 | Celtic | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Greenock Morton | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Imrie 97' (pen.) |
Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 24 September 2013 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 3 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | May 4', 90' Edwards 86' |
Attendance: 1,059 Referee: John Beaton |
| 25 September 2013 | Falkirk | 0 – 5 | Aberdeen | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:15 | BBC Sport | Shaughnessy 23' Smith 36'Vernon 54', 55', 75' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,838 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 September 2013 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Talbot 65' Denholm 90' |
BBC Sport | McHugh 16' McFadden 73' |
Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 25 September 2013 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Queen of the South | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | McHattie 14' Hamill 51' (pen.)Wilson 93' |
BBC Sport | McGuffie 20' Paton 62'Higgins 115' |
Attendance: 8,381 Referee: John McKendrick |
| Penalties | ||||
| McGhee Hamill McGowan B.King Carrick |
Lyle Mitchell Paton Dzierzawski |
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| 25 September 2013 | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Goodwillie 33', 45', 90' Dow 87' |
BBC Sport | Elliott 89' |
Attendance: 3,778 Referee: Calum Murray |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Thursday 26 September 2013 at 3:00pm.[5]
| 29 October 2013 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Warren 54' Draper 120' |
BBC Sport | Watson 5' Çiftçi 42' |
Attendance: 2,133 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 30 October 2013 | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| 19:00 | McPake 83' |
BBC Sport | Stevenson 34' |
Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 30 October 2013 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Cappielow |
| 19:30 | BBC Sport | McDonald 90' |
Attendance: 2,619 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 30 October 2013 | Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Shaughnessy 13' Considine 83'Hayes 90' |
Attendance: 6,995 Referee: John Beaton |
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Thursday 31 October 2013 at 3:00pm.[6]
| 1 February 2014 | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle |
| 15:00 | Hayes 3', 79' Pawlett 32'Rooney 63' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 16,761 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 2 February 2014 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Easter Road |
| 12:15 | Report | Attendance: 12,762 Referee: John Beaton |
Final
| 16 March 2014 | Aberdeen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Inverness CT | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 14:30 | Report | Attendance: 51,143 Referee: Steven McLean | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Robson Low Vernon Rooney |
McKay Tansey Ross Doran |
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Format". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Scottish League Cup First Round Draw
- ^ "Scottish League Cup Second Round Draw". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup Third Round Draw". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final Draw". Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup Semi-Final Draw". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2013.