2014–15 Scottish League Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Dates | 2 August 2014 – 15 March 2015 |
| Teams | 42 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Runner-up | Dundee United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 112 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | John Guidetti Adam Rooney (4 goals each)[1] |
The 2014–15 Scottish League Cup was the 69th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS for sponsorship reasons.[2]
Celtic won the cup after a 2–0 win against Dundee United in the final.[3]
Format
[edit]The competition was 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 to avoid congestion of fixtures. Celtic, Motherwell, Aberdeen and St Johnstone are the teams that will enter the third round.
Fixtures and results
[edit]First round
[edit]The first round draw took place on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 2pm BST at the Bet Butler Stadium.[4][5] The 30 clubs that participated in the Championship, League One and League Two in the 2013–14 season entered the competition at this stage. The 12 clubs that participated in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership received a bye.
| 2 August 2014 | Queen of the South | 5–0 | Elgin City | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Russell  6', 61', 86'Lyle 35', 90' |
Report | Attendance: 939 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 2 August 2014 | Brechin City | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 15:00 | Report | Graham 59' |
Attendance: 379 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 2 August 2014 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5–1 | Annan Athletic | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Whittle 24' Buchanan 36'Moffat 47'Wallace 71'Martin 89' |
Report | Hopkirk 57' |
Attendance: 1,544 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 2 August 2014 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Berwick Rangers | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | McKee 27', 64' |
Report | L.Currie 63' P.Currie  87' |
Attendance: 931 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 2 August 2014 | Montrose | 1–3 | Falkirk | Links Park, Montrose |
| 15:00 | Wood 24' |
Report | Alston 30' (pen.) Cooper 45'Shepherd 88' |
Attendance: 584 Referee: John Beaton |
| 2 August 2014 | Raith Rovers | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Forfar Athletic | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Conroy 34' Elliot 65' (pen.), 103'Young 118' (o.g.) |
Report | Denholm 25', 75' |
Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 2 August 2014 | Albion Rovers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Livingston | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 536 Referee: Des Roache |
| 2 August 2014 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Arbroath | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Imrie 3' Longridge 69' |
Report | Buchan 90' |
Attendance: 730 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 2 August 2014 | East Stirlingshire | 0–4 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | McKenna 61' |
Report | Donnelly 50', 77' McLaughlin 63' (pen.)Gilmour 90' |
Attendance: 295 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 2 August 2014 | Dundee | 4–0 | Peterhead | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Ferry 22' Stewart 45'MacDonald 78'Tankulić 82' |
Report | Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 2 August 2014 | Clyde | 1–2 | Cowdenbeath | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Gray 45' |
Report | Milne 51' Miller 90' |
Attendance: 503 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 2 August 2014 | Stranraer | 1–0 | East Fife | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Malcolm 90' |
Report | Smith 58' |
Attendance: 275 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 2 August 2014 | Airdrieonians | 1–3 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Kirwan 90' |
Report | Lithgow 8' Sludden 20'McMenamin 90' |
Attendance: 501 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 2 August 2014 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Stirling Albion | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Spence 27' |
Report | Lithgow 8' |
Attendance: 684 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 26 August 2014 | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Rangers | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 19:45 | Quinn 31' |
Report | Boyd 7', 53' |
Attendance: 3,674 Referee: Alan Muir |
Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup/
Second round
[edit]The second round draw took place on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 6:30pm BST at Murrayfield Stadium.[6] The 8 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season but didn't qualify for Europe entered the competition at this stage except Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.
| 26 August 2014 | Greenock Morton | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:30 | Report | Doolan 45' |
Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 26 August 2014 | Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:30 | Millar 38' |
Report | Oliver 6' McHattie 31' |
| 26 August 2014 | Hibernian | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | El Alagui 78', 84' Stanton 90' |
Report | Megginson 52' Gilhaney 59' |
Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 26 August 2014 | Falkirk | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Steve Aitken |
| 26 August 2014 | Hamilton Academical | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Andreu 17' Canning 66' Longridge 81' Brophy 87' |
Report | Spence 40' |
Attendance: 649 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 26 August 2014 | Stranraer | 1–2 | Ross County | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 19:45 | Sean Winter 3' |
Report | de Leeuw 15' Boyce 69' |
Attendance: 297 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 26 August 2014 | Dundee | 4–0 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Stewart 3' McGinn 43' MacDonald 59' Boyle 70' |
Report | Attendance: 2,645 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 26 August 2014 | Livingston | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte 119' |
Report | Attendance: 620 Referee: George Salmond |
| 26 August 2014 | Kilmarnock | 1–0 | Ayr United | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| 19:45 | McKenzie 69' |
Report | Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 26 August 2014 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| 19:45 | Caldwell 50', 80' |
Report | Spence 9' |
Attendance: 1,931 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 16 September 2014 | Rangers | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Macleod 78' |
Report | Attendance: 15,208 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup Archived 14 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Third round
[edit]The third round draw took place on Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 1pm BST at Pittodrie Stadium.[7] The 4 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.
| 23 September 2014 | Falkirk | 1–3 | Rangers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Loy 5' |
Report | Tudur-Jones 7' (o.g.) Shiels 65'Black 90' |
Attendance: 5,259 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 23 September 2014 | Ross County | 0–2 | Hibernian | Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Report | Malonga 22', 36' McGeouch 83' |
Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 23 September 2014 | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| 19:45 | Eremenko  71' |
Report | Graham 54' |
Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 23 September 2014 | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Taylor 8' Rooney 61', 74', 87' |
Report | Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 23 September 2014 | Partick Thistle | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | St Mirren | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Eccleston 100' |
Report | Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 24 September 2014 | Celtic | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 19:15 | Guidetti 24' Commons 57' (pen.)Eckersley 61' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 15,522 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 24 September 2014 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Dundee | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Fojut 90' |
Report | Boyle 27' |
Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 24 September 2014 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Motherwell | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Hendrie 66' |
Report | O'Brien 102' |
Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Craig Charleston |
Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup Archived 14 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Quarter-final
[edit]The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at Tannadice Park following the 3rd round matches.[8]
| 28 October 2014 | Rangers | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 19:15 | Macleod 86' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 13,023 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 29 October 2014 | Hibernian | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Dundee United | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Malonga 16' Cummings 57'Kennedy 78' |
BBC Report | Erskine 12' Connolly 19'Dow 61' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,689 Referee: John Beaton |
| 29 October 2014 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Rooney 24' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 29 October 2014 | Celtic | 6–0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Guidetti 31', 52', 56' (pen.) Izaguirre 48'Griffiths 62', 68' |
BBC Report | Bannigan 44' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,805 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Semi-final
[edit]The semi-final draw took place on Saturday 1 November at 5:05pm live on BBC One Scotland.[9]
| 31 January 2015 | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Daniels 49' |
BBC Report | Morris 60' Çiftçi 84' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 29,608 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 1 February 2015 | Celtic | 2–0 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 13:30 | Griffiths 10' Commons 31' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,925 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Final
[edit]| Dundee United | 0–2 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Dillon 56' |
BBC Report | Commons 28' Forrest 79' |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014–15 Scottish League Cup scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup finds sponsor for final stages". BBC Sport. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Ronny Deila targets trophy treble after Celtic lift Scottish League Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ League Cup 1st-round draw Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
- ^ League Cup draw on Thursday Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
- ^ League Cup 2nd round draw Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
- ^ League Cup 3rd round draw Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
- ^ League Cup quarter-final draw Archived 25 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
- ^ League Cup semi-final draw Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL