Scottish League Challenge Cup 2000/01
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 30th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Airdrieonians FC (2nd title) |
| Record winner |
Airdrieonians FC FC Falkirk Hamilton Academical (2 wins each) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 10th time in 2000/01 . The Scottish football competition, officially held as Bell’s Challenge Cup , began on August 15, 2000 and ended with the final on November 19, 2000 at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld . The defending champions Alloa Athletic FC lost in the first round against last year's final opponent Inverness Caledonian Thistle . This year Airdrieonians FC won the competition against FC Livingston on penalties and won the Challenge Cup for the second time since 1994/95 . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition.
1 round
The matches took place on August 15, 2000.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Airdrieonians FC | - | Queen of the South | 2: 1 a.d. |
| Albion Rovers | - | Clydebank FC | 0: 1 |
| Alloa Athletic | - | Inverness CT | 2: 3 |
| Brechin City | - | Ayr United | 3: 1 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | - | FC Falkirk | 2: 1 a.d. |
| East Stirlingshire FC | - | East Fife FC | 3-0 |
| Elgin City | - | Dumbarton FC | 2: 4 |
| Forfar Athletic | - | Peterhead FC | 1: 1 1 |
| Partick Thistle | - | Livingston FC | 0: 2 |
| FC Queen's Park | - | Montrose FC | 2-0 |
| Raith Rovers | - | Greenock Morton | 0: 4 |
| Ross County | - | Clyde FC | 2: 1 |
| Stirling Albion | - | FC Arbroath | 2: 3 |
| FC Stranraer | - | Berwick Rangers | 4: 2 |
1 Peterhead FC won on penalties .
2nd round
The matches took place on August 29 and September 2, 2000.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Brechin City | - | FC Queen's Park | 1: 1 1 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 1: 2 |
| East Stirlingshire FC | - | Greenock Morton | 3: 2 |
| Ross County | - | Livingston FC | 0: 3 |
| FC Arbroath | - | Dumbarton FC | 2-0 |
| Clydebank FC | - | Peterhead FC | 1-0 |
| Hamilton Academical | - | Airdrieonians FC | 0: 1 a.d. |
| Inverness CT | - | FC Stranraer | 1: 2 |
1 Brechin City won on penalties .
Quarter finals
The matches were held on September 12 and 19, 2000.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| East Stirlingshire FC | - | FC Stenhousemuir | 4-0 |
| Livingston FC | - | Brechin City | 3: 1 |
| FC Stranraer | - | FC Arbroath | 3: 2 |
| Airdrieonians FC | - | Clydebank FC | 1: 1 1 |
1 Airdrieonians FC won on penalties .
Semifinals
The matches took place on September 26, 2000.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Livingston FC | - | East Stirlingshire FC | 2: 1 |
| FC Stranraer | - | Airdrieonians FC | 2: 4 a.d. |
final
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Sánchez Broto - Austin McCann , Craig Ireland , Eddie Forrest - Paul Armstrong (105th Salvador Capín ), Antonio Calderón (108th Jesús Sanjuán ), Darren Brady , Fabrice Moreau , David Fernández - John Elliot (69th David McGuire ), Martín Perst Coach: Steve Archibald ( Scotland ) |
Neil Alexander - Paul Deas , John Anderson , Graham Coughlan , Mark McCulloch - Derek Fleming , Allan McManus , Barry Wilson (106th Michael Hart ) - Scott Crabbe , Marino Keith (81st Brian McPhee ), David Bingham (73rd David Hagen ) Coach: Jim Leishman ( Scotland ) |
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 1: 1 Martín Perst (28th) 2: 2 David McGuire (78th)
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0: 1 Scott Crabbe (17th) 1: 2 John Anderson (50th)
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 Martín Perst
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John Anderson, Scott Crabbe, Mark McCulloch, Allan McManus
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