Scottish League Cup 2000/01
| Scottish League Cup | |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1946/47 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Celtic Glasgow (12th title) |
| Record winner | Glasgow Rangers (21 wins) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 55th time in 2000/01 . The Scottish League Cup, which was officially played as the CIS Insurance League Cup , began on August 8, 2000 and ended with the final on March 18, 2001. The clubs of the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League took part in the competition. If a duel was not decided after 90 minutes plus extra time, there was a penalty shoot-out. Celtic Glasgow won the title in the final against FC Kilmarnock .
1 round
The matches took place on August 8th and 9th, 2000.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Arbroath | 2-0 | Brechin City |
| Clyde FC | 5: 1 | Greenock Morton |
| Clydebank FC | 0: 2 | Alloa Athletic |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 3-0 | Elgin City |
| East Fife FC | 1: 2 | Raith Rovers |
| East Stirlingshire FC | 2: 1 | Hamilton Academical |
| Montrose FC | 1-0 | Berwick Rangers |
| Partick Thistle | 1: 2 a.d. | Airdrieonians FC |
| Peterhead FC | 2: 3 | Inverness CT |
| Queen of the South | 2: 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| FC Queen's Park | 2-0 | FC Stranraer |
| Ross County | 1-0 | Albion Rovers |
| Stirling Albion | 0: 1 | FC Stenhousemuir |
| Dumbarton FC | ?:? (5: 4 i.E. ) |
Ayr United |
2nd round
The matches were held on August 22nd and 23rd, 2000.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Johnstone FC | 3: 1 | Cowdenbeath FC |
| Clyde FC | 1: 2 a.d. | FC Kilmarnock |
| Ross County | 1: 3 a.d. | FC St. Mirren |
| Raith Rovers | 2: 1 | FC Arbroath |
| FC Queen's Park | 0: 3 | Motherwell FC |
| Inverness CT | 0: 2 | Airdrieonians FC |
| Alloa Athletic | 0: 3 | Dundee United |
| FC Falkirk | 3: 1 | Queen of the South |
| FC Stenhousemuir | 1: 2 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1-0 | East Stirlingshire FC |
| Dumbarton FC | 0: 4 | Livingston FC |
| Dundee FC | 3-0 | Montrose FC |
3rd round
The matches were held on September 5th and 6th, 2000.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dundee United | ?:? (4: 3 i.E. ) |
Airdrieonians FC |
| FC St. Mirren | 3-0 | Dundee FC |
| Celtic Glasgow | 4-0 | Raith Rovers |
| St. Johnstone FC | 0: 1 | FC Kilmarnock |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2-0 | Motherwell FC |
| Livingston FC | 0: 2 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Glasgow Rangers | 4: 2 | Aberdeen FC |
| FC Falkirk | 1: 2 a.d. | Hibernian Edinburgh |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on October 31, 2000/1. November 2000.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Kilmarnock | 2: 1 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Glasgow Rangers | 2-0 | Dundee United |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2: 5 a.d. | Celtic Glasgow |
Semifinals
The matches took place on February 6th and 7th, 2001.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC Kilmarnock | 3-0 | FC St. Mirren |
| Glasgow Rangers | 1: 3 | Celtic Glasgow |
final
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Jonathan Gould - Johan Mjällby , Ramon Vega , Joos Valgaeren - Colin Healy , Neil Lennon , Paul Lambert , Ľubomír Moravčík (82nd Jamie Smith ), Bobby Petta (12th Stephen Crainey ), Stephen Crainey (88th Tommy Boyd ), - Henrik Larsson , Chris Sutton Trainer: Martin O'Neill ( Northern Ireland )
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Gordon Marshall - Chris Innes , Kevin McGowne , Frédéric Dindeleux (72nd Peter Canero ) - Gus MacPherson , Alan Mahood , Gary Holt , Ian Durrant (38th Mark Reilly ), Garry Hay - Christophe Cocard (52nd Andy McLaren ), Craig Dargo Trainer: Bobby Williamson |
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 1-0 Henrik Larsson (47th) 2-0 Henrik Larsson (74th) 3-0 Henrik Larsson (81st)
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 Chris Sutton (60th)
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