Scottish League Challenge Cup 2008/09
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1990/91 |
| Teams | 30th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Airdrie United (1st title) |
| Record winner |
FC Falkirk Airdrieonians FC (3 wins each) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 18th time in 2008/09 . The Scottish football competition, officially known as ALBA Challenge Cup was held, began on 26 July 2008 and ended with the final on 16 November 2008 at McDiarmid Park of Perth . The defending champion was St. Johnstone FC , who beat Dunfermline Athletic in the final last year . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition. In this year's final, Airdrie United was able to prevail against Ross County and win the Challenge Cup for the first time in club history. Previously, they had lost the final in the 2003/04 edition against Inverness Caledonian Thistle .
1 round
The matches took place on July 26, 2008.
North-east region
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Alloa Athletic | - | Dundee FC | 2: 1 |
| FC Arbroath | - | Forfar Athletic | 1: 2 |
| Brechin City | - | East Fife FC | 0: 1 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | - | Stirling Albion | 3-0 |
| Elgin City | - | Cowdenbeath FC | 0: 2 |
| Peterhead FC | - | Montrose FC | 6-0 |
| Ross County | - | St Johnstone FC | 2: 1 |
South-west region
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Airdrie United | - | Dumbarton FC | 3: 2 |
| Berwick Rangers | - | Queen of the South | 1: 5 |
| Clyde FC | - | Annan Athletic | 2-0 |
| Livingston FC | - | FC Stranraer | 4-0 |
| Partick Thistle | - | FC Queen's Park | 2: 1 |
| FC Stenhousemuir | - | Albion Rovers | 0: 1 |
| East Stirlingshire FC | - | Ayr United | 2: 1 |
2nd round
The matches were held on August 12th and 13th, 2008.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Alloa Athletic | - | Clyde FC | 0: 2 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | - | Albion Rovers | 3: 2 |
| Livingston FC | - | Forfar Athletic | 1-0 |
| Partick Thistle | - | Peterhead FC | 4: 2 a.d. |
| Raith Rovers | - | Ross County | 1: 2 |
| East Fife FC | - | Airdrie United | 0: 2 |
| East Stirlingshire FC | - | Greenock Morton | 0: 3 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | - | Queen of the South | 0: 2 |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on September 7, 2008.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Clyde FC | - | Ross County | 0: 1 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | - | Airdrie United | 1: 2 |
| Livingston FC | - | Partick Thistle | 0: 2 |
| Queen of the South | - | Greenock Morton | 0: 2 |
Semifinals
The matches were held on October 12, 2008.
| Home team | Visiting team | Result | |
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| Partick Thistle | - | Airdrie United | 0: 1 |
| Ross County | - | Greenock Morton | 4: 1 |
final
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Stephen Robertson - Marc Smyth , Paul Lovering (47th Matthew Hazley ), Bobby Donnelly , David Nixon (69th Darren Smith ) - Kevin McDonald , Stephen McKenna , Steven McDougall (67th Simon Lynch ), Scott McLaughlin , Joe Cardle - Paul di Giacomo Trainer: Kenny Black ( Scotland ) |
Tony Bullock - Mark McCulloch , Alex Keddie , Andy Dowie , Scott Boyd - Michael Gardyne (104th David Winters ), Richie Hart , Richard Brittain (104th Martin Scott ), Adam Strachan (114th Scott Morrison ) - Dyron Daal , Sean Higgins Coach: Derek Adams ( Scotland ) |
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 1-1 Stephen McKenna (80th) 2-1 Andy Dowie (103rd own goal)
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0-1 David Nixon (59th own goal) 2-2 Sean Higgins (113th)
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 Joe Cardle, Kevin McDonald, Marc Smyth
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Scott Boyd, Sean Higgins, Alex Keddie
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