football tournament season
2008–09 Co-operative Insurance Cup Country Scotland Dates 5 August 2008 – 15 March 2009 Teams 42 Defending champions Rangers Champions Celtic Runners-up Rangers Matches played 41 Goals scored 135 (3.29 per match)
The 2008–09 Scottish League Cup was the 63rd season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup . Celtic won the cup beating Rangers 2–0 after extra time thanks to a goal from Darren O'Dea and an Aiden McGeady penalty.
Calendar [ ]
Round
First match date[1]
Fixtures
Clubs
First round
5 August 2008
14
42 → 28
Second round
26 August 2008
12
28 → 16
Third round
23 September 2008
8
16 → 80
Quarter-finals
28 October 2008
4
8 → 4
Semi-finals
27 January 2009
2
4 → 2
Final
15 March 2009
1
2 → 1
First round [ ]
The First round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on 2008-07-22.[2]
Montrose v Cowdenbeath
2008-08-05 Montrose 0–2 Cowdenbeath show Links Park , Montrose19:45
Report
McGregor 6' Fairbairn 81'
Attendance: 382 Referee: A Muir
Ross County v Airdrie United
2008-08-05 Ross County 2 – 3 (a.e.t. ) Airdrie United show Victoria Park , Dingwall19:45
Dall 43' Hart 76'
Report
di Giacomo 23' 112' Noble 86'
Attendance: 869 Referee: C Allan
Dumbarton v Annan Athletic
2008-08-05 Dumbarton 1 – 1 (a.e.t. ) (5–4 p ) Annan Athletic show Strathclyde Homes Stadium , Dumbarton19:30
Logan 115' Geggan 103' 104' Penalty Shootout Clark Logan Tiernan O'Byrne Murray
Report
Jack 103' (pen. ) Penalty Shootout Jardine Johnstone Parker Adamson Inglis
Attendance: 462 Referee: G Hilland
Peterhead v Dunfermline Athletic
2008-08-05 Peterhead 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic show Balmoor Stadium , Peterhead19:45
Report
Phinn 46' Kirk 50'
Attendance: 1,291 Referee: G Salmond
Stranraer v Greenock Morton
2008-08-05 Stranraer 3–6 Greenock Morton show Stair Park , Stranraer19:45
Frizzel 37' McColm 72' Gibson 84'
Report
McGuffie 5' Wake 12' 85' Russell 23' 32' Paartalu 40'
Attendance: 317 Referee: S Finnie
Partick Thistle v Forfar Athletic
2008-08-05 Partick Thistle 4 – 3 (a.e.t. ) Forfar Athletic show Firhill Stadium , Glasgow19:30
McKeown 39' Gray 70' 97' Chaplain 112'
Report
Fotheringham 13' Lilley 65' Smith 103'
Attendance: 1,192 Referee: E Smith
Stenhousemuir v St Johnstone
2008-08-05 Stenhousemuir 1–5 St Johnstone show Ochilview Park , Stenhousemuir19:30
Love 12'
Report
Sheerin 23' (pen. ) Milne 78' Holmes 79' 83' Hardie 88'
Attendance: 687 Referee: C Boyle
Ayr United v Berwick Rangers
Arbroath v Stirling Albion
East Stirlingshire v Livingston
2008-08-06 East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 (a.e.t. ) Livingston show Ochilview Park , Stenhousemuir19:30
B. Graham 90'
Report
Fox 80' G. Smith 113'
Attendance: 360 Referee: C.Charleston
Source: Scottish Football League
Second round [ ]
The second round draw was conducted at The Signet Library, Edinburgh on 2008-08-11.[3]
Livingston v St Johnstone
26 August 2008 Livingston 2–1 (a.e.t. ) St Johnstone show Almondvale Stadium , Livingston19:45
Griffiths 58' Cuenca 95'
Report
Craig 46'
Attendance: 979 Referee: Steven Nicholls
Dundee v Partick Thistle
26 August 2008 Dundee 1–2 Partick Thistle show Dens Park , Dundee19:45
McHale 80'
Report
Maxwell 78' Harkins 87' (pen)
Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Willie Collum
Hibernian v Greenock Morton
Hamilton Academical v Clyde
26 August 2008 Hamilton Academical 3–1 Clyde show New Douglas Park , Hamilton19:45
Grady 17' Thomas 81' Stevenson 90' (pen)
Report
Clarke 19' Ohnesorge 66'
Attendance: 1,146 Referee: David Somers
Cowdenbeath v Dundee United
26 August 2008 Cowdenbeath 1–5 Dundee United show Central Park , Cowdenbeath19:45
74'
Report
Daly 30' , 47' , 80' Goodwillie 41' , 60'
Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Euan Norris
Arbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
27 August 2008 Arbroath 2–2 (a.e.t. ) (2–4 p ) Inverness Caledonian Thistle show Gayfield Park , Arbroath19:45
Tosh 21' 87' (pen)
Report
Vigurs 18' Wood 64' Barrowman 120'
Attendance: 596 Referee: A Muir
Ayr United v Aberdeen
27 August 2008 Ayr United 0–1 Aberdeen show Somerset Park , Ayr19:45
Report
Maguire 40'
Attendance: 2,979 Referee: Brian Winter
Heart of Midlothian v Airdrie United
27 August 2008 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 (a.e.t. ) (3–4 p ) Airdrie United show Tynecastle Stadium , Edinburgh19:45
Report
McDonald 107'
Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Eddie Smith
Source: Scottish Football League
Third round [ ]
The Third round draw was conducted at Hampden Park , Glasgow on 2008-09-01.[4]
Celtic v Livingston
23 September Celtic 4–0 Livingston show Celtic Park , Glasgow19:45
Loovens 24' Samaras 64' 85' (pen. ) Scott Brown 81'
Report
Attendance: 23,569 Referee: W Collum
Dundee United v Airdrie United
23 September Dundee United 2–0 Airdrie United show Tannadice Park , Dundee19:45
Goodwillie 33' Robertson 42'
Report
Attendance: 3,444 Referee: M Tumilty
Dunfermline Athletic v St Mirren
23 September Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 St Mirren show East End Park , Dunfermline19:45
Bayne 69' Wiles 74'
Report
Attendance: 2,186 Referee: C Murray
Falkirk v Queen of the South
23 September Falkirk 2–1 Queen of the South show Falkirk Stadium , Falkirk19:45
McCann 29' Lovell 73'
Report
Kean 58'
Attendance: 2,058 Referee: E Smith
Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
23 September Greenock Morton 1 – 2 (a.e.t. ) Inverness Caledonian Thistle show Cappielow , Greenock19:45
McAlister 34'
Report
Hastings 79' Imrie 111'
Attendance: 2,023 Referee: M McCurry
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
Partick Thistle v Rangers
24 September Partick Thistle 1–2 (a.e.t. ) Rangers show Firhill Stadium , Glasgow19:45
McKeown 33'
Report
Boyd 25' Mendes 116'
Attendance: 6,497 Referee: S Conroy
Source: Scottish Football League
Quarter-finals [ ]
The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park , Glasgow on 25 September 2008.[5]
Semi-finals [ ]
The semi-final draw was conducted at the Scottish Parliament , Edinburgh on 12 November 2008 by First Minister Alex Salmond , a representative of sponsors Co-operative Insurance and the Presiding Officer of the Parliament, Alex Fergusson .[6]
Final [ ]
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
R2
Greenock Morton
Stephen Robertson (Airdrie United )
Leigh Griffiths (Livingston )
R3
Dunfermline Athletic
Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock )
David Goodwillie (Dundee United )
[7]
QF
Scott Robertson (Dundee United )
Scott Arfield (Falkirk )
[citation needed ]
Media coverage [ ]
In Australia the Scottish League Cup was available on SBS and Setanta Sports who also broadcast it in Ireland. In the UK the Scottish League Cup was broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC Red Button .
External links [ ]
References [ ]
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