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)

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 roundSaturday 1 August 20091632 → 16
Second roundTuesday/Wednesday 25/26 August 20091020 → 10
Third roundTuesday/Wednesday 22/23 September 2009816 → 8
Quarter-finalsTuesday/Wednesday 27/28 October 200948 → 4
Semi-finalsTuesday/Wednesday 3/4 February 201024 → 2
FinalSunday 21 March 201012 → 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]

Source: BBC Sport

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.

Source: BBC Sport

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.

Source: BBC Sport

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.

Source: BBC Sport

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.

Source: BBC Sport

Final

The Final took place on Sunday 21 March.

Awards

A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round.

RoundTeamPlayerYoung playerRef
R1Chris Erskine (Partick Thistle)[4]
R2Ross CountyDavid Weatherston (Queen of the South)Paul Hanlon (Hibernian)[5][6]
R3DundeePaddy McCourt (Celtic)Leigh Griffiths (Dundee)[7]
QFHeart of MidlthianAndy Dorman (St Mirren)John Fleck (Rangers)[8][9]
SFSt MirrenBilly Mehmet (St Mirren)Danny Wilson (Rangers)[10][11]

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. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Co-operative Insurance Cup". Scotsman. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Second Round Awards". SPFL. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Weatherston ready for Rangers after cup award". STV. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Co-operative Insurance 2009/10 Third Round Awards". SPFL. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Fourth Round Awards". SPFL. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Fourth Round Awards (2)". SPFL. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Semi-Final Awards". SPFL. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Semi-Final Awards (2)". SPFL. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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