2010–11 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 August 2020 Co-operative Insurance Cup 2010–11 Scotland 31 July 2010 – 20 March 2011 42 Rangers Celtic 41 171 Anthony Stokes (5) 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 Scottish League Cup is the 65th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition, the Scottish League Cup, also known as the Co-operative Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition started in July 2010 with the First Round and ended in Spring 2011 with the Final. Rangers are the current title holder, having beaten Celtic in the 2011 final. Format The competition is a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw. Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of ties. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures. First round: The 30 teams from the previous season's Scottish Football League enter Second round: The 15 winners of the First Round are joined by the 7 of last season's SPL sides not in Europe (Heart of Midlothian, St Johnstone, Aberdeen, Hamilton Academical, St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Falkirk) who were relegated from the SPL Third round: The 11 winners of the Second Round are joined by the 5 SPL sides in Europe (Rangers, Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Motherwell) 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 Adjustments from previous editions Club Entry Points – The format of the first and second rounds was adjusted for this season. Previously the club promoted into the SPL entered in the Second Round alongside the other non-European SPL sides, with the side relegated to the First Division entering in the first round alongside the other SFL sides. However, this situation has been reversed, meaning Inverness Caledonian Thistle entered the tournament in the First Round – despite being promoted to SPL; and Falkirk entered in the second round – despite being relegated. The 2009–10 tournament had seen both such sides enter in the first round, plus 11th in the SPL – as there were 6 Scottish clubs in Europe. Unless a Scottish side wins the Europa League or unless the country secures one of the three "Fair Play" places, there will only be 4 clubs in Europe during 2011–12. As a result, both such sides plus 2nd in the First Division entered in the second round. Semi-Finals – Following discussions between the SPL and SFL, it was agreed that one or both semi-finals would take place on a weekend, and not on midweek as in previous years. This practice had been the source of criticism – as it forced fans to travel to a neutral venue for a prestigious Semi-Final on a weekday evening in January or February. The details will be confirmed after the quarter-finals. Schedule Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First round Saturday/Sunday 31 July/1 August 2010 15 42 → 27 Second round Tuesday/Wednesday 24/25 August 2010 11 27 → 16 Third round Tuesday/Wednesday 21/22 September 2010 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals Tuesday/Wednesday 26/27 October 2010 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Saturday/Sunday 29/30 January 2011 2 4 → 2 Final Sunday 20 March 2011 1 2 → 1 Fixtures and results First round The First round draw was conducted on 28 May 2010.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/first-round-draw-2010-05-28/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2010/11 First Round Draw 28 May 2010 Scottish Football League 28 May 2010 11 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100811144051/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/first-round-draw-2010-05-28/ dead Home team Score Away teamDundee3–0MontroseElgin City3–2 Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic5–2ArbroathAnnan Athletic0–1Partick ThistleStirling Albion1–2Forfar AthleticAlbion Rovers0–1Airdrie UnitedRoss County2–1LivingstonStenhousemuir1–3Brechin CityRaith Rovers4–1East FifeClyde2–1CowdenbeathPeterhead1–0Berwick RangersStranraer1–7Greenock MortonQueen of the South5–1DumbartonInverness Caledonian Thistle3–0Queen's ParkEast Stirlingshire1–2Alloa AthleticSource:Scottish Cups BBC Sport Second round The Second round draw was conducted on 6 August 2010.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup---2nd-round-draw/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup – 2nd Round Draw 6 August 2010 Scottish Football League 6 August 2010 29 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100829080835/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup---2nd-round-draw dead Home team Score Away teamKilmarnock6–2Airdrie UnitedBrechin City2–2 3–1 (pen.)DundeeHeart of Midlothian4–0Elgin CityAlloa Athletic0–3AberdeenSt Johnstone2–0Greenock MortonRoss County3–3 4–3 (pen.)St MirrenInverness Caledonian Thistle3–0PeterheadPartick Thistle0–1FalkirkQueen of the South4–1Forfar AthleticRaith Rovers1–0Hamilton AcademicalDunfermline Athletic3–2ClydeSource: Third round The Third round draw was conducted on 31 August 2010.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup-third-round-draw/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup Third Round Draw 31 August 2010 Scottish Football League 31 August 2010 3 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100903150743/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup-third-round-draw dead Home team Score Away teamRangers 7–2Dunfermline AthleticKilmarnock 3–1HibernianAberdeen 3–2Raith RoversFalkirk 4–3Heart of MidlothianCeltic 6–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleRoss County 1–2 Dundee UnitedSt Johnstone 3–0Queen of the SouthBrechin City 0–2MotherwellSource: Quarter-finals The Quarter-finals draw was conducted on 23 September 2010.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup Quarter-finals Draw 23 September 2010 Scottish Football League 23 September 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120616190347/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/ 16 June 2012 Ties were played on 26 and 27 October. 26 October 2010 19:45 Aberdeen 2–1 Falkirk Hartley 64 90+5 Khalis 33 Report Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Stevie O'Reilly 6,710 26 October 2010 19:45 Motherwell 1–0 Dundee United Gow 86 Report Fir Park, Motherwell William Collum 4,838 27 October 2010 19:30 St Johnstone 2–3 Celtic Parkin 31Davidson 54 Stokes 8 13McGinn 12 Report McDiarmid Park, Perth Craig Thomson 5,151 27 October 2010 19:45 Kilmarnock 0–2 Rangers Little 25Naismith 61 Report Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Mike Tumilty 7,561 Source: Semi-finals The Semi-finals draw was conducted on 29 October 2010. 29 January 2011 15:00 Aberdeen 1–4 Celtic Vernon 61 Commons 6Mulgrew 10Rogne 21Stokes 34 pen. Report Hampden Park, Glasgow Craig Thomson 38,085 30 January 2011 15:00 Rangers 2–1 Motherwell Edu 20Naismith 75 Lasley 66 Report Hampden Park, Glasgow William Collum 23,432 Final 2011 Scottish League Cup Final Final 20 March 2011 15:00 Rangers 2–1 yes Celtic Davis 24Jelavić 98 Ledley 31 Report Hampden Park, Glasgow Craig Thomson 51,181 Awards A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round. Round Team Player Young player Ref R1 Greenock Morton Stewart Kean (Greenock Morton) Marc McCusker (Clyde) http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup-first-round-awards/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup First Round Awards SPFL 24 August 2010 18 April 2017 18 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170418163011/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup-first-round-awards/ dead http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup-first-round-awards-2010-08-24/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup First Round Awards (2) SPFL 24 August 2010 18 April 2017 18 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170418163106/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/the-co-operative-insurance-cup-first-round-awards-2010-08-24/ dead https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2010/09/youth-award-for-marc/ Youth Award for Marc Clyde FC clydefc.co.uk 7 September 2010 18 April 2017 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/co-operative-insurance-cup-2nd-round-1068054 Co-operative Insurance Cup 2nd Round: St Johnstone v Morton Daily Record 24 August 2010 18 April 2017 R2 Brechin City Gregory Tade (Raith Rovers) Ryan Flynn (Falkirk) http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/award-for-brechin-city/ Award for Brechin City SPFL 16 September 2010 18 April 2017 18 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164413/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/award-for-brechin-city/ dead http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/tade-picks-up-honour/ Tade picks up honor SPFL 16 September 2010 18 April 2017 18 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164337/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/tade-picks-up-honour/ dead http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/ryan-flynn---young-player-of-round-two/ Ryan Flynn - Young Player of Round Two SPFL 16 September 2010 18 April 2017 18 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162658/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/ryan-flynn---young-player-of-round-two/ dead R3 Jonathan Page (Motherwell) http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2010/10/06/page-nets-co-operative-award/ Page nets Co-operative award Motherwell FC motherwellfc.co.uk 6 October 2010 18 April 2017 QF Paul Hartley (Aberdeen) http://www.scotsman.com/sport/award-winner-paul-hartley-wants-bigger-prize-for-aberdeen-1-1498778 Award winner Paul Hartley wants bigger prize for Aberdeen The Scotsman 27 January 2011 18 April 2017 SF References External links Official site Results Soccerway Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup