1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup

1999–2000 Bell's Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Champions Alloa Athletic
Runners-up Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Matches played 29
Goals scored 98 (3.38 per match)
← 1997–98[A] 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 9th 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 round Tuesday 10 August 1999 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 24 August 1999 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals Tuesday 14 September 1999 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Tuesday 28 September 1999 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 21 November 1999 1 2 → 1

First round

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

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Airdrieonians 2–1 Dumbarton
Arbroath 3–2 East Fife
Ayr United 0–1 Raith Rovers
Berwick Rangers 4–1 Queen of the South
Brechin City 0–1 Queen's Park
Clyde 0–4 Ross County
Cowdenbeath 0–4 Alloa Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (pen.)		 Greenock Morton
East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Clydebank
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 St Mirren
Montrose 1–3 Hamilton Academical
Partick Thistle 0–2 Albion Rovers
Stirling Albion 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
6–5 (pen.)		 Stenhousemuir
Stranraer 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
5–4 (pen.)		 Falkirk

Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Airdrieonians 1–2 Alloa Athletic
Clydebank 4–3 Forfar Athletic
Hamilton Academical 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Livingston 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Berwick Rangers
Queen's Park 3–1 Albion Rovers
Ross County 3–0 Greenock Morton
Stirling Albion 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4–3 (pen.)		 Arbroath
Stranraer 1–2 Raith Rovers

Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

14 September 1999
Livingston 3–1 Raith Rovers
McPhee  1'
Britton  30'
Millar  89' 		Report McManus  32' (o.g.)
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

14 September 1999
Ross County 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Alloa Athletic
Shaw  41' Report Donaghy  82'
Irvine  113'
Victoria Park, Dingwall

14 September 1999
Stirling Albion 4–0 Queen's Park
Gardner  27'
Whelan  53' (o.g.)
Graham  68'
Wood  75' 		Report

Semi-finals

Final

21 November 1999
15:00
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'
Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
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, statto.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 Scottish Challenge Cup 1999/00, Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

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