2009–10 Co-operative Insurance CupCountry |
Scotland |
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Teams |
42 |
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Champions |
Rangers |
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Runners-up |
St Mirren |
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Matches played |
41 |
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Goals scored |
151 (3.68 per match) |
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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 round | Saturday 1 August 2009 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
Second round | Tuesday/Wednesday 25/26 August 2009 | 10 | 20 → 10 |
Third round | Tuesday/Wednesday 22/23 September 2009 | 8 | 16 → 80 |
Quarter-finals | Tuesday/Wednesday 27/28 October 2009 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
Semi-finals | Tuesday/Wednesday 3/4 February 2010 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
Final | Sunday 21 March 2010 | 1 | 2 → 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]
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Report |
Report link |
Date |
1 August 2009 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
Balmoor, Peterhead |
Attendance |
499 |
Referee |
Anthony Law |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
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.
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Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
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.
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Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
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.
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Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
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.
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Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Final
The Final took place on Sunday 21 March.
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Away team |
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Source:
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
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.
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