1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup

1999–2000 Bell's Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Defending champions Falkirk
Champions Alloa Athletic
Runners-up Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Matches played 29
Goals scored 98 (3.38 per match)

The 1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup was the ninth 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 Falkirk, who defeated Queen of the South 1–0 in the 1997 final.[1]

The final was played on 21 November 1999,[2] between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Alloa Athletic at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. Alloa Athletic won 5–4 on penalties after a 4–4 draw after extra time,[2] to win the tournament for the first time in the club's history.

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First roundTuesday 10 August 19991430 → 16
Second roundTuesday 24 August 1999816 → 8
Quarter-finalsTuesday 14 September 199948 → 4
Semi-finalsTuesday 28 September 199924 → 2
FinalSunday 21 November 199912 → 1

First round

Forfar Athletic and Livingston received random byes into the second round.

Source: Soccerbase

Second round

Source: Soccerbase

Quarter-finals

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Clydebank
Glancy  18'
Robson  64'		 Report
Attendance: 635
Livingston 3–1 Raith Rovers
McPhee  1'
Britton  30'
Millar  89'		 Report McManus  32' (o.g.)
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Ross County 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Alloa Athletic
Shaw  41' Report Donaghy  82'
Irvine  113'
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Stirling Albion 4–0 Queen's Park
Gardner  27'
Whelan  53' (o.g.)
Graham  68'
Wood  75'		 Report

Semi-finals

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Livingston
Sheerin  88' Report
Attendance: 1,025
Stirling Albion 1–2 Alloa Athletic
McQuade  37'
Wood Red card 71'		 Report Bannerman  76'
Irvine  80' (pen.)

Final

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)		 Alloa Athletic
Wilson  28'
Sheerin  46' (pen.),  56' (pen.),  112'		 Report G. Clark  19'
Wilson  33'
Cameron  47',  104'
Attendance: 4,043
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Notes

A. ^ The 1998–99 tournament was suspended due to lack of sponsorship

References

  1. ↑ Scottish Challenge Cup 1997–1998 Archived 27 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine., statto.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 Scottish Challenge Cup 1999/00, Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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