2013–14 Scottish League Cup

The 2013–14 Scottish League Cup was the 68th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.

2013–14 Scottish League Cup
Aberdeen celebrate winning the cup final
CountryScotland
Dates3 August 2013 – 16 March 2014
Teams42
ChampionsAberdeen
Runners-upInverness CT

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 Falkirk3 – 0ClydeRecreation Park
15:00 Alston  73'
Roberts  79'
Grant  81'		 BBC Sport Referee: Brian Colvin
3 August 2013 East Fife2 – 6 (a.e.t.)Greenock MortonBayview 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 Arbroath0 – 1MontroseGayfield Park
15:00 BBC Sport Watson  58'
McCord  76'		 Referee: Alan Muir
3 August 2013 Berwick Rangers0 – 5CowdenbeathShielfield Park
15:00 BBC Sport Hemmings  36', 38', 88'
Miller  49'
Stewart  73'		 Attendance: 465
Referee: Crawford Allan
3 August 2013 Forfar Athletic2 – 1 (a.e.t.)RangersStation Park
15:00 Swankie  9', 115' BBC Sport Aird  84' Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Calum Murray
3 August 2013 Stranraer4 – 3Brechin CityStair 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 Albion0 – 3Hamilton AcademicalForthbank Stadium
15:00 BBC Sport Keatings  32', 64'
Smith  41' (og)		 Attendance: 556
Referee: John McKendrick
3 August 2013 Dumbarton1 – 0Albion RoversDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Gilhaney  42' BBC Sport Referee: Barry Cook
3 August 2013 East Stirlingshire0 – 2Dunfermline AthleticOchilview Park
15:00 Turner  61'  BBC Sport Wallace  10' (pen)
Dargo  88'		 Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Mat Northcroft
3 August 2013 Queen of the South3 – 0Annan AthleticPalmerston Park
15:00 Lyle  59', 67', 69' BBC Sport Watson  58' Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Paul Robertson
3 August 2013 Peterhead0 – 2Alloa AthleticBalmoor Stadium
15:00 BBC Sport McCord  52'
Andy Kirk  83'		 Attendance: 429
Referee: David Somers
3 August 2013 Raith Rovers6 – 0Queen's ParkStark'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 City1 – 3LivingstonBorough Briggs
15:00 Crighton  45+2' BBC Sport Scott  15'
Fordyce  39'
McNulty  62'		 Attendance: 563
Referee: Don Robertson
3 August 2013 Airdrieonians4 – 3StenhousemuirExcelsior 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 Thistle2 – 1Ayr UnitedFirhill 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 Morton4 – 0MontroseCappielow Park
19:30 Cham  50'
Fitzpatrick  69'
Hands  90'
Fulton  90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 918
Referee: Andrew Dallas
27 August 2013 Stranraer3 – 2Ross CountyStair 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 Dundee2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Forfar AthleticDens Park
19:45 McAlister  51'
MacDonald  120'		 BBC Sport Campbell  43' Attendance: 2027
Referee: Barry Cook
27 August 2013 Kilmarnock0 – 1Hamilton AcademicalRugby Park
19:45 BBC Sport Antoine-Curier  42' Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Calum Murray
27 August 2013 Airdrieonians0 – 2LivingstonExcelsior Stadium
19:45 BBC Sport Barrowman  38'
Wilkie  67'		 Attendance: 483
Referee: Greg Aitken
27 August 2013 Partick Thistle3 – 1 (a.e.t.)CowdenbeathFirhill Stadium
19:45 Elliot  92'
Lawless  103'
Muirhead  114' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Hemmings  93' Attendance: 1,544
Referee: John McKendrick
27 August 2013 Queen of the South2 – 1 (a.e.t.)St MirrenPalmerston Park
19:45 McKenna  103'
Paton  115'		 BBC Sport Thompson  95' Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Craig Charleston
27 August 2013 Aberdeen0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 p)		Alloa AthleticPittodrie 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
27 August 2013 Raith Rovers1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)		Heart of MidlothianStark'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
27 August 2013 Falkirk2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticFalkirk Stadium
19:45 Morris  19' (o.g.)
Fulton  33'		 BBC Sport Moore  28' Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Steven McLean
28 August 2013 Dumbarton2 – 3Dundee UnitedDumbarton 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 Hibernian5 – 3StranraerEaster 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 Dundee0 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleDens Park
19:45 BBC Sport McKay  11' Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Stephen Finnie
24 September 2013 Celtic0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Greenock MortonCeltic Park
19:45 BBC Sport Imrie  97' (pen.) Referee: Bobby Madden
24 September 2013 Hamilton Academical0 – 3St JohnstoneNew Douglas Park
19:45 BBC Sport May  4', 90'
Edwards  86'		 Attendance: 1,059
Referee: John Beaton
25 September 2013 Falkirk0 – 5AberdeenFalkirk Stadium
19:15 BBC Sport Shaughnessy  23'
Smith  36'
Vernon  54', 55', 75' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2013 Livingston1 – 2MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Talbot  65'
Denholm  90'		 BBC Sport McHugh  16'
McFadden  73'		 Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Brian Colvin
25 September 2013 Heart of Midlothian3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		Queen of the SouthTynecastle 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
25 September 2013 Dundee United4 – 1Partick ThistleTannadice Park
19:45 Goodwillie  33', 45', 90'
Dow  87'		 BBC Sport Elliot  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 Thistle2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Dundee UnitedCaledonian Stadium
19:45 Warren  54'
Draper  120'		 BBC Sport Watson  5'
Çiftçi  42'		 Attendance: 2,133
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 October 2013 Hibernian0 – 1Heart of MidlothianEaster Road
19:00 McPake  83' BBC Sport Stevenson  34' Attendance: 16,797
Referee: Willie Collum
30 October 2013 Greenock Morton0 – 1St JohnstoneCappielow
19:30 BBC Sport McDonald  90' Attendance: 2,619
Referee: John McKendrick
30 October 2013 Motherwell0 – 2AberdeenFir 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 Aberdeen4 – 0St JohnstoneTynecastle
15:00 Hayes  3', 79'
Pawlett  32'
Rooney  63'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 16,761
Referee: Bobby Madden
2 February 2014 Heart of Midlothian2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		Inverness Caledonian ThistleEaster Road
12:15 Report Attendance: 12,762
Referee: John Beaton

Final
Main article: 2014 Scottish League Cup Final
16 March 2014 Aberdeen0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		Inverness CTCeltic Park, Glasgow
14:30 Report Attendance: 51,143
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties
Robson
Low
Vernon
Rooney 		McKay
Tansey
Ross
Doran

References
  1. "Format". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. Scottish League Cup First Round Draw
  3. Scottish League Cup Second Round Draw
  4. Scottish League Cup Third Round Draw
  5. Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final Draw
  6. Scottish League Cup Semi-Final Draw
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