2000 Scottish Challenge Cup final

April 2022 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup Airdrieonians 2 Livingston 2 After extra timeAirdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties 19 November 2000 Broadwood Stadium Cumbernauld John Rowbotham 5,623Airdrie lift Challenge Cup, BBC Sport. 2000-11-19. Retrieved 2011-06-12. 1999 2001 The 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup final was played on 19 November 2000, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 10th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between Airdrieonians and Livingston both of the First Division. Airdrieonians emerged winners after defeating Livingston 3–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time. Route to the final 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup Airdrieonians Round Opposition Score First round Queen of the South (h) 2–1 Second round Hamilton Academical (a) 1–0 Quarter-final Clydebank (h) 1–1 (4–3 pens) Semi-final Stranraer (a) 4–2 The first round draw brought Queen of the South to face Airdrieonians at the Excelsior Stadium with the home team emerging 2–1 victors. The second round was an away game at Hamilton Academical with Airdrie producing a 1–0 win and only clean sheet of the tournament. A home game against Clydebank was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals with The Diamonds edging the opposition 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. The semi-final draw paired the club with Stranraer away from home and Airdrie produced a 4–2 win to progress to the final. Airdrieonians reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time in its history since winning the 1994 final against Dundee. Livingston Round Opposition Score First round Partick Thistle (a) 2–0 Second round Ross County (a) 3–0 Quarter-final Brechin City (h) 3–1 Semi-final East Stirlingshire (h) 2–1 Livingston were drawn against Partick Thistle away from home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over the club. The second round also saw the West Lothian club drawn away from home against Ross County but produced a 3–0 win and a second consecutive clean sheet. A first home game of the tournament for Livingston was drawn in the quarter-finals against Brechin City which saw the club produce a 3–1 win to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided was East Stirlingshire, again at Almondvale and a 2–1 victory saw Livingston reach the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time ever. Pre-match Analysis Airdrieonians and Livingston both played two games at their respective homes of Excelsior Stadium and Almondvale Stadium and two games on the road. In the process Airdrie scored a total of eight goals whilst conceding four, compared with Livingston's ten goals scored and two conceded. Livingston completed two clean sheets over Airdrieonians' one. Airdrie reached the final for the second time after winning the 1994 tournament whilst it was the first time in the final for Livingston. Match 19 November 2000 15:00 Airdrieonians 2–2 yes 3–2 Report Livingston Prest 28 McGuire 78 Crabbe 15 Anderson 50 Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld John Rowbotham 5,623 Teams AIRDRIEONIANS: GK 1ESP Javier Sanchez BrotoDF 2 IRL Paul Armstrong 105DF 3 SCO Austin McCann DF 4SCO Darren Brady DF 5SCO Eddie Forrest DF 6 SCO Craig Ireland FW 7 SCO John Elliot 69MF 8FRA Fabrice Moreau FW 9 ARG Martin Prest MF 10ESP Antonio Calderón 108MF 11 ESP David FernandezSubstitutes:MF 12SCO Scott Boyce FW 14SCO David McGuire 69MF 15ESP Jesús García Sanjuán 108DF 16ESP Salvador Capín 105GK 17 ENG Tom PhillipsManager:SCO Steve ArchibaldLIVINGSTON: GK 1SCO Neil AlexanderDF 2SCO Allan McManus MF 3SCO Derek Fleming DF 4SCO John Anderson DF 5IRL Graham Coughlan DF 6SCO Paul Deas MF 7SCO Barry Wilson 106MF 8SCO Mark McCulloch FW 9SCO Marino Keith 81FW 10SCO Scott Crabbe MF 11SCO David Bingham 73Substitutes:DF 12SCO Michael Hart 106FW 14SCO Brian McPhee 81MF 15SCO David Hagen 73FW 16SCO Mark McCormick GK 17SCO David McEwanManager:SCO Jim Leishman References 2000 Category:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) matches Category:Livingston F.C. matches Final Category:November 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Football in North Lanarkshire Category:Cumbernauld