2013–14 Scottish League Cup

January 2024 July 2013 Scottish League Cup 2013–14 File:Scottish League Cup 2014 - confetti.jpg Aberdeen celebrate winning the cup final Scotland 3 August 2013 – 16 March 2014 42 Aberdeen Inverness CT 2012–13 2014–15 The 2013–14 Scottish League Cup was the 68th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. 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.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/league-cup/format/ Format 11 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110921003024/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/league-cup/format/ 21 September 2011 dead 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. 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). Quarter-finals: The 8 winners of the third round play. Semi-finals: The 4 winners of the quarter-finals play. Final: The 2 winners of the semi-finals play. Schedule First round: Saturday 3 & Tuesday 6 August 2013Scottish League Cup First Round Draw Second round: Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 August 2013 Third round: Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 September 2013 Quarter-finals: Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30 October 2013 Semi-finals: Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 February 2014 Final: Sunday 16 March 2014 Fixtures & Results First round The first round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Friday 12 July 2013 at 2:30pm. eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 Falkirk 3–0 Clyde Alston 73Roberts 79Grant 81 BBC Sport Recreation Park Brian Colvin 3 August 2013 15:00 East Fife 2–6 yes Greenock Morton Buchanan 85 90+1Johnstone 0 102 McLaughlin 55Habai 81McNeil 93Campbell 99 119Imrie 104 BBC Sport Bayview Stadium Craig Charleston eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 Arbroath 0–1 Montrose Watson 0 58McCord 76 Gayfield Park BBC Sport Alan Muir 3 August 2013 15:00 Berwick Rangers 0–5 Cowdenbeath Hemmings 36 38 88Miller 49Stewart 73 Shielfield Park BBC Sport 465 Crawford Allan eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 Forfar Athletic 2–1 yes Rangers Swankie 9 115 Aird 84 Station Park BBC Sport 4,079 Calum Murray 3 August 2013 15:00 Stranraer 4–3 Brechin City Borris 10Robertson 24Aitken 33 penMcKenna 48 Donnelly 55 83Barr 86 Stair Park BBC Sport 291 Kevin Graham eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 Stirling Albion 0–3 Hamilton Academical Keatings 32 64Smith 41 og Forthbank Stadium BBC Sport 556 John McKendrick 3 August 2013 15:00 Dumbarton 1–0 Albion Rovers Gilhaney 42 Dumbarton Football Stadium BBC Sport Barry Cook eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 East Stirlingshire 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Turner 1 61 Wallace 10 penDargo 88 Ochilview Park BBC Sport 1,043 Mat Northcroft 3 August 2013 15:00 Queen of the South 3–0 Annan Athletic Lyle 59 67 69 Watson 0 58 Palmerston Park BBC Sport 1,588 Paul Robertson eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 Peterhead 0–2 Alloa Athletic McCord 52Andy Kirk 83 Balmoor Stadium BBC Sport 429 David Somers 3 August 2013 15:00 Raith Rovers 6–0 Queen's Park Smith 15Cardle 34Elliot 57 67Spence 70Vaughan 86 Capuano 1 62 Stark's Park BBC Sport 1,219 Stephen Finnie eeeeee 3 August 2013 15:00 Elgin City 1–3 Livingston Crighton 45+2 Scott 15Fordyce 39McNulty 62 Borough Briggs BBC Sport 563 Don Robertson 3 August 2013 15:00 Airdrieonians 4–3 Stenhousemuir Sinclair 33O'Neil 0 39Blockley 44O'Byrne 45+2Coult 77 Dickson 16Smith 24Malone 0 38McMillan 88 Excelsior Stadium BBC Sport 647 Andrew Dallas eeeeee 6 August 2013 19:45 Partick Thistle 2–1 Ayr United O'Donnell 13Balatoni 83 Shankland 89 Firhill Stadium BBC Sport 2,145 Iain Brines Second round The second round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Wednesday 7 August 2013 at 2:30pm.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/scottish-league-cup-second-round-draw/ Scottish League Cup Second Round Draw 7 August 2013 22 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022174424/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/scottish-league-cup-second-round-draw/ dead eeeeee 27 August 2013 19:30 Greenock Morton 4–0 Montrose Cham 50Fitzpatrick 69Hands 90Fulton 90 BBC Sport Cappielow Park 918 Andrew Dallas 27 August 2013 19:30 Stranraer 3–2 Ross County Winter 65Aitken 71 pen.Grehan 82 Brittain 45 pen.Mustafi 79 BBC Sport Stair Park 215 Stephen Finnie eeeeee 27 August 2013 19:45 Dundee 2–1 yes Forfar Athletic McAlister 51MacDonald 120 Campbell 43 BBC Sport Dens Park 2027 Barry Cook 27 August 2013 19:45 Kilmarnock 0–1 Hamilton Academical Antoine-Curier 42 BBC Sport Rugby Park 2,033 Calum Murray eeeeee 27 August 2013 19:45 Airdrieonians 0–2 Livingston Barrowman 38Wilkie 67 BBC Sport Excelsior Stadium 483 Greg Aitken 27 August 2013 19:45 Partick Thistle 3–1 yes Cowdenbeath Elliott 92Lawless 103Muirhead 114 pen. Hemmings 93 BBC Sport Firhill Stadium 1,544 John McKendrick eeeeee 27 August 2013 19:45 Queen of the South 2–1 yes St Mirren McKenna 103Paton 115 Thompson 95 BBC Sport Palmerston Park 2,073 Craig Charleston 27 August 2013 19:45 Aberdeen 0–0 yes McGinn Low Pawlett Jack Vernon Reynolds 6–5 Holmes Ferns McCord Gordon Young Doyle Alloa Athletic BBC Sport Pittodrie Stadium 4,897 Stevie O'Reilly eeeeee 27 August 2013 19:45 Raith Rovers 1–1 yes Watson Vaughan Elliot Booth Fox Thomson Cardle Callachan 4–5 Wilson Hamill McGowan Walker McHattie Holt Smith McKay Heart of Midlothian Fox 50 Hamill 62 pen. BBC Sport Stark's Park 3,668 Brian Colvin 27 August 2013 19:45 Falkirk 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Morris 19 o.g.Fulton 33 Moore 28 BBC Sport Falkirk Stadium 3,663 Steven McLean eeeeee 28 August 2013 19:45 Dumbarton 2–3 Dundee United Smith 34Megginson 87 Çiftçi 69 89Gauld 77 BBC Sport Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,045 Alan Muir Third round The third round draw was conducted at Easter Road Stadium on Thursday 29 August 2013 at 11:30am.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-third-round-draw/ Scottish League Cup Third Round Draw 29 August 2013 22 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022174415/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-third-round-draw/ dead eeeeee 24 September 2013 19:45 Hibernian 5–3 Stranraer Craig 8 47 61 pen.Zoubir 34Rumsby 36 o.g. Longworth 3 48Nelson 52 o.g. BBC Sport Easter Road 6,431 Crawford Allan 24 September 2013 19:45 Dundee 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McKay 11 BBC Sport Dens Park 1,682 Stephen Finnie eeeeee 24 September 2013 19:45 Celtic 0–1 yes Greenock Morton Imrie 97 pen. BBC Sport Celtic Park Bobby Madden 24 September 2013 19:45 Hamilton Academical 0–3 St Johnstone May 4 90Edwards 86 BBC Sport New Douglas Park 1,059 John Beaton eeeeee 25 September 2013 19:15 Falkirk 0–5 Aberdeen Shaughnessy 23Smith 36Vernon 54 55 75 pen. BBC Sport Falkirk Stadium 2,838 Steven McLean 25 September 2013 19:45 Livingston 1–2 Motherwell Talbot 0 65Denholm 90 McHugh 16McFadden 73 BBC Sport Almondvale Stadium 1,660 Brian Colvin eeeeee 25 September 2013 19:45 Heart of Midlothian 3–3 Queen of the South McHattie 14Hamill 51 pen.Wilson 93 McGuffie 20Paton 62Higgins 115 yes McGhee Hamill McGowan B.King Carrick 4–2 Lyle Mitchell Paton Dzierzawski BBC Sport Tynecastle Stadium 8,381 John McKendrick 25 September 2013 19:45 Dundee United 4–1 Partick Thistle Goodwillie 33 45 90Dow 87 Elliott 89 BBC Sport Tannadice Park 3,778 Calum Murray Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Thursday 26 September 2013 at 3:00pm.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-quarter-final-draw/ Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final Draw 26 September 2013 5 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140405145051/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-quarter-final-draw/ dead eeeeee 29 October 2013 19:45 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Dundee United Warren 54Draper 120 Watson 5Çiftçi 0 42 yes BBC Sport Caledonian Stadium 2,133 Kevin Clancy 30 October 2013 19:00 Hibernian 0–1 Heart of Midlothian McPake 0 83 Stevenson 34 BBC Sport Easter Road 16,797 Willie Collum eeeeee 30 October 2013 19:30 Greenock Morton 0–1 St Johnstone McDonald 90 BBC Sport Cappielow 2,619 John McKendrick 30 October 2013 19:45 Motherwell 0–2 Aberdeen Shaughnessy 0 13Considine 83Hayes 90 BBC Sport Fir Park 6,995 John Beaton Semi-finals The semi-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park on Thursday 31 October 2013 at 3:00pm.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-today-68/ Scottish League Cup Semi-Final Draw 31 October 2013 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407055120/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-today-68/ dead eeeeee 1 February 2014 15:00 Aberdeen 4–0 St Johnstone Hayes 3 79Pawlett 32Rooney 63 BBC Sport Tynecastle 16,761 Bobby Madden 2 February 2014 12:15 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamill 68 70 Tansey 54Ross 90+5 yes McCallum Carrick Hamill Robinson 2–4 Shinnie McKay Ross Tansey Draper Report Easter Road 12,762 John Beaton Final 2014 Scottish League Cup Final eeeeee 16 March 2014 14:30 Aberdeen 0–0 yes Report Inverness CT Celtic Park, Glasgow 51,143 Steven McLean Robson Low Vernon Rooney 4–2 McKay Tansey Ross Doran References External links Scottish Professional Football League – League Cup official website Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup