2014–15 Scottish League Cup

August 2020 September 2014 Scottish League Cup 2014–15 Scotland 2 August 2014 – 15 March 2015 42 Celtic Dundee United 41 112 John GuidettiAdam Rooney(4 goals each)http://www.espnfc.com/scottish-communities-league-cup/50/statistics/scorers?season=2014 2014–15 Scottish League Cup scorers ESPN 30 August 2015 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Scottish League Cup was the 69th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS for sponsorship reasons.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30546044 Scottish League Cup finds sponsor for final stages BBC Sport 19 December 2014 19 December 2014 Celtic won the cup after a 2–0 win against Dundee United in the final. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/11473791/Ronny-Deila-targets-trophy-treble-after-Celtic-lift-Scottish-League-Cup.html Ronny Deila targets trophy treble after Celtic lift Scottish League Cup 15 March 2015 The Daily Telegraph 16 March 2015 Format The competition was 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 to avoid congestion of fixtures. Celtic, Motherwell, Aberdeen and St Johnstone are the teams that will enter the third round. Fixtures and results First round The first round draw took place on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 2pm BST at the Bet Butler Stadium.League Cup 1st-round draw https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230558/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-1st-round-draw/ 14 July 2014 , SPFLLeague Cup draw on Thursday https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205752/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-on-thursday-78/ 14 July 2014 , SPFL The 30 clubs that participated in the Championship, League One and League Two in the 2013–14 season entered the competition at this stage. The 12 clubs that participated in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership received a bye. 2 August 2014 15:00 5–0 Queen of the South Russell 6 61 86Lyle 35 90 Elgin City https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604412 Palmerston Park, Dumfries 939 Crawford Allan 2 August 2014 15:00 0–1 Brechin City Dumbarton Graham 59 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604309 Glebe Park, Brechin 379 Kevin Clancy 2 August 2014 15:00 5–1 Dunfermline Athletic Whittle 24Buchanan 36Moffat 47Wallace 71Martin 89 Annan Athletic Hopkirk 57 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604350 East End Park, Dunfermline 1,544 John McKendrick 2 August 2014 15:00 2–1 Greenock Morton McKee 27 64 Berwick Rangers L.Currie 63P.Currie 0 87 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604405 Cappielow, Greenock 931 Calum Murray 2 August 2014 15:00 1–3 Montrose Wood 24 Falkirk Alston 30 pen.Cooper 45Shepherd 88 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604398 Links Park, Montrose 584 John Beaton 2 August 2014 15:00 4–2 y Raith Rovers Conroy 34Elliot 65 pen. 103Young 118 o.g. Forfar Athletic Denholm 25 75 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604439 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy 1,143 Brian Colvin 2 August 2014 15:00 0–0 y Albion Rovers Livingston 3–4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604295 Cliftonhill, Coatbridge 536 Des Roache 2 August 2014 15:00 2–1 Hamilton Academical Imrie 3Longridge 69 Arbroath Buchan 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604381 New Douglas Park, Hamilton 730 Craig Thomson 2 August 2014 15:00 0–4 East Stirlingshire McKenna 0 61 Ayr United Donnelly 50 77McLaughlin 63 pen.Gilmour 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604357 Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir 295 Greg Aitken 2 August 2014 15:00 4–0 Dundee Ferry 22Stewart 45MacDonald 78Tankulić 82 Peterhead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604343 Dens Park, Dundee 3,079 Willie Collum 2 August 2014 15:00 1–2 Clyde Gray 45 Cowdenbeath Milne 51Miller 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604336 Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 503 Mat Northcroft 2 August 2014 15:00 1–0 Stranraer Malcolm 90 East Fife Smith 0 58 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604364 Stair Park, Stranraer 275 Andrew Dallas 2 August 2014 15:00 1–3 Airdrieonians Kirwan 90 Stenhousemuir Lithgow 8Sludden 20McMenamin 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604288 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 501 Nick Walsh 2 August 2014 15:00 1–0 Alloa Athletic Spence 27 Stirling Albion Lithgow 8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604302 Recreation Park, Alloa 684 Colin Steven 26 August 2014 19:45 1–2 Queen's Park Quinn 31 Rangers Boyd 7 53 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846808 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 3,674 Alan Muir Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup/ Second round The second round draw took place on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 6:30pm BST at Murrayfield Stadium.League Cup 2nd round draw https://web.archive.org/web/20140809073750/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-this-evening/ 9 August 2014 , SPFL The 8 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season but didn't qualify for Europe entered the competition at this stage except Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side. 26 August 2014 19:30 0–1 Greenock Morton Partick Thistle Doolan 45 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846770 Cappielow, Greenock 2,005 Stephen Finnie 26 August 2014 19:30 1–2 Stenhousemuir Millar 38 Heart of Midlothian Oliver 6McHattie 31 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846859 Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir 26 August 2014 19:45 3–2 Hibernian El Alagui 78 84Stanton 90 Dumbarton Megginson 52Gilhaney 59 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846861 Easter Road, Edinburgh 5,066 Don Robertson 26 August 2014 19:45 0–0 y Falkirk Cowdenbeath 4–3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846858 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk 1,128 Steve Aitken 26 August 2014 19:45 4–1 Hamilton Academical Andreu 17Canning 66Longridge 81Brophy 87 Alloa Athletic Spence 40 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846807 New Douglas Park, Hamilton 649 John McKendrick 26 August 2014 19:45 1–2 Stranraer Sean Winter 3 Ross County de Leeuw 15Boyce 69 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847349 Stair Park, Stranraer 297 Craig Charleston 26 August 2014 19:45 4–0 Dundee Stewart 3McGinn 43MacDonald 59Boyle 70 Raith Rovers https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847745 Dens Park, Dundee 2,645 Kevin Clancy 26 August 2014 19:45 1–0 Livingston Hippolyte 119 Queen of the South https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847744 Almondvale Stadium, Livingston 620 George Salmond 26 August 2014 19:45 1–0 Kilmarnock McKenzie 69 Ayr United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847354 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 8,877 Craig Thomson 26 August 2014 19:45 2–1 St Mirren Caldwell 50 80 Dunfermline Athletic Spence 9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846862 St Mirren Park, Paisley 1,931 Steven McLean 16 September 2014 19:45 1–0 Rangers Macleod 78 Inverness Caledonian Thistle https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29121372 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 15,208 Crawford Allan Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup https://web.archive.org/web/20170614051948/http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup 14 June 2017 Third round The third round draw took place on Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 1pm BST at Pittodrie Stadium.League Cup 3rd round draw https://web.archive.org/web/20140904130618/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-today-81/ 4 September 2014 , SPFL The 4 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side. 23 September 2014 19:45 1–3 Falkirk Loy 5 Rangers Tudur-Jones 7 o.g.Shiels 65Black 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29232711 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk 5,259 Alan Muir 23 September 2014 19:45 0–2 Ross County Hibernian Malonga 22 36McGeouch 0 83 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216735 Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall 1,819 Stephen Finnie 23 September 2014 19:45 0–1 Kilmarnock Eremenko 1 71 St Johnstone Graham 54 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216734 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 2,550 Steven McLean 23 September 2014 19:45 4–0 Aberdeen Taylor 8Rooney 61 74 87 Livingston https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216737 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 6,454 Andrew Dallas 23 September 2014 19:45 1–0 y Partick Thistle Eccleston 100 St Mirren https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216736 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 1,879 Calum Murray 24 September 2014 19:15 3–0 Celtic Guidetti 24Commons 57 pen.Eckersley 61 o.g. Heart of Midlothian https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233038 Celtic Park, Glasgow 15,522 Willie Collum 24 September 2014 19:45 1–0 Dundee United Fojut 90 Dundee Boyle 0 27 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233017 Tannadice Park, Dundee 13,500 Craig Thomson 24 September 2014 19:45 0–0 y Hamilton Academical Hendrie 1 66 Motherwell O'Brien 1 102 6–5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233039 New Douglas Park, Hamilton 3,631 Craig Charleston Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup https://web.archive.org/web/20170614051948/http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup 14 June 2017 Quarter-final The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at Tannadice Park following the 3rd round matches.League Cup quarter-final draw https://web.archive.org/web/20140925192113/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-quarter-final-draw-38/ 25 September 2014 , SPFL 28 October 2014 19:15 Rangers 1–0 BBC Report St Johnstone Macleod 86 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 13,023 Steven McLean 29 October 2014 19:45 Hibernian 3–3 yes 6–7 BBC Report Dundee United Malonga 16Cummings 57Kennedy 78 Erskine 12Connolly 19Dow 61 Easter Road Edinburgh 8,689 John Beaton 29 October 2014 19:45 Aberdeen 1–0 BBC Report Hamilton Academical Rooney 24 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 9,311 Bobby Madden 29 October 2014 19:45 Celtic 6–0 BBC Report Partick Thistle Guidetti 31 52 56 pen.Izaguirre 48Griffiths 62 68 Bannigan 0 44 Celtic Park Glasgow 16,805 Kevin Clancy Semi-final The semi-final draw took place on Saturday 1 November at 5:05pm live on BBC One Scotland.League Cup semi-final draw https://web.archive.org/web/20141103232653/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-semi-final-draw-48 3 November 2014 , SPFL 31 January 2015 15:00 Aberdeen 1–2 BBC Report Dundee United Daniels 49 Morris 60Çiftçi 84 Hampden Park Glasgow 29,608 Steven McLean 1 February 2015 13:30 Celtic 2–0 BBC Report Rangers Griffiths 10Commons 31 Hampden Park Glasgow 50,925 Craig Thomson Final 2015 Scottish League Cup Final 15 March 2015 15:00 Dundee United 0–2 BBC Report Celtic Dillon 0 56 Commons 28Forrest 79 Hampden Park Glasgow 49,259 Bobby Madden References 30em External links Scottish Professional Football League – League Cup official website Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup