Scottish League Cup 2014/15
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1946/47 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Celtic Glasgow (15th title) |
| Record winner | Glasgow Rangers (27 wins) |
| Website | spfl.co.uk |
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 69th time in 2014/15 . The Scottish League Cup, which was played among participants in the Premiership , Championship , League One and League Two , began on August 2, 2014 and ended with the final on March 15, 2015 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. If no winner was found in a duel after 90 minutes plus extra time, the game was decided on penalties . As the defending champion, FC Aberdeen started the competition, which last year won the final against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on penalties. In the semifinals there was not only the Old Firm derby between Celtic Glasgow and the Rangers , but also the New Firm between the defending champion from Aberdeen and Dundee United . Celtic and United prevailed in their respective derbies . The two clubs faced each other on March 15, 2015, only for the second time since 1998 in a final game for the Scottish League Cup. For Celtic it was also the 30th league cup final overall, for United the seventh. Celtic celebrated their 15th League Cup title since their last win in 2009 by beating United 2-0 in the final with goals from Kris Commons and James Forrest . For the club from Dundee it was the fifth consecutive defeat in a final of the League Cup. The winner's trophy was presented to Captain Scott Brown by Edelfan Rod Stewart .
Events
The game rounds are played on the following dates:
- 1st round: August 2nd, 2014 (Sat.)
- 2nd round: 26./27. August 2014 (Tue / Wed)
- 3rd round: 23/24 September 2014 (Tue / Wed)
- Quarter-finals: 28./29. October 2014 (Tuesday / Wednesday)
- Semi-finals: January 31 / January 1 February 2015 (Sat./Sun.)
- Final: March 15, 2015 (Sun.)
Participating teams
The following 42 teams took part in the competition:
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Premiership 12 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
Championship 10 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
League One 10 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
League Two 10 clubs of the 2014/15 season |
1 round
The matches took place on August 2nd and 26th, 2014.
| Result | ||
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| Queen of the South | 5-0 | Elgin City |
| Brechin City | 0: 1 | Dumbarton FC |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 5: 1 | Annan Athletic |
| FC Queen's Park | 1: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
| Greenock Morton | 2: 1 | Berwick Rangers |
| Montrose FC | 1: 3 | FC Falkirk |
| Raith Rovers | 4: 2 a.d. | Forfar Athletic |
| Albion Rovers | 0: 0 n.v. (3: 4 p.e.) |
Livingston FC |
| Hamilton Academical | 2: 1 | FC Arbroath |
| East Stirlingshire FC | 0: 4 | Ayr United |
| Dundee FC | 4-0 | Peterhead FC |
| Clyde FC | 1: 2 | Cowdenbeath FC |
| FC Stranraer | 1-0 | East Fife FC |
| Airdrieonians FC | 1: 3 | FC Stenhousemuir |
| Alloa Athletic | 1-0 | Stirling Albion |
2nd round
The matches were held on August 26th and September 16th, 2014.
| Result | ||
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| Hibernian Edinburgh | 3: 2 | Dumbarton FC |
| Greenock Morton | 0: 1 | Partick Thistle |
| FC Falkirk | 0: 0 n.v. (4: 3 in good condition) |
Cowdenbeath FC |
| Glasgow Rangers | 1-0 | Inverness CT |
| Hamilton Academical | 4: 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| FC Stranraer | 1: 2 | Ross County |
| Dundee FC | 4-0 | Raith Rovers |
| Livingston FC | 1: 0 a.d. | Queen of the South |
| FC Kilmarnock | 1-0 | Ayr United |
| FC Stenhousemuir | 1: 2 | Heart of Midlothian |
| FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
3rd round
The matches took place on September 23 and 24, 2014.
| Result | ||
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| Dundee United | 1-0 | Dundee FC |
| FC Falkirk | 1: 3 | Glasgow Rangers |
| Ross County | 0: 2 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| FC Kilmarnock | 0: 1 | St. Johnstone FC |
| Aberdeen FC | 4-0 | Livingston FC |
| Partick Thistle | 1: 0 a.d. | FC St. Mirren |
| Celtic Glasgow | 3-0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Hamilton Academical | 0: 0 a.d. (6: 5 in good condition) |
Motherwell FC |
Quarter finals
The matches took place on October 28 and 29, 2014.
| Result | ||
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| Glasgow Rangers | 1-0 | St. Johnstone FC |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 3: 3 n.V. (6: 7 p.e.) |
Dundee United |
| Aberdeen FC | 1-0 | Hamilton Academical |
| Celtic Glasgow | 6-0 | Partick Thistle |
Semifinals
The matches were played on January 31st and February 1st, 2015 in Hampden Park in Glasgow.
| Result | ||
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| Dundee United | 2: 1 | Aberdeen FC |
| Celtic Glasgow | 2-0 | Glasgow Rangers |
final
| Dundee United | Celtic Glasgow | |||||||
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Radosław Cierzniak - Sean Dillon , Callum Morris , Jarosław Fojut , Paul Dixon - Ryan McGowan , Calum Butcher , Paul Paton (62nd Chris Erskine ), John Rankin - Ryan Dow , Mario Bilate (59th Henri Anier ) Trainer: Jackie McNamara |
Craig Gordon - Efe Ambrose , Jason Denayer , Virgil van Dijk , Emilio Izaguirre - Scott Brown , Nir Biton (82nd Liam Henderson ), Kris Commons (69th James Forrest ), Stefan Johansen - Anthony Stokes , Leigh Griffiths (69th John Guidetti ) Trainer: Ronny Deila ( Norway )
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 0-1 Kris Commons (28th) 0-2 James Forrest (79th)
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 Ryan McGowan (34th)
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 Paul Dixon (56th)
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 James Forrest misses a penalty (85.)
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| Player of the Match: Stefan Johansen | ||||||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Season 2014/15 start dates. spfl.co.uk, April 17, 2014, accessed May 9, 2014 .
- ↑ Aberdeen 4: 2 (on penalties) Inverness CT. BBC Sport, March 16, 2014, accessed May 9, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d e Cup dates confirmed. spfl.co.uk, June 22, 2014, accessed June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ League Cup semi-final details. spfl.co.uk, November 28, 2014, accessed December 5, 2014 .