Scottish League Cup 2015/16
| Scottish League Cup | |
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| Full name | The Scottish League Cup presented by Utilita |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1946/47 |
| Teams | 42 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Ross County (1st title) |
| Record winner | Glasgow Rangers (27 wins) |
| Website | spfl.co.uk |
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 70th time in 2015/16 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which is played among participants in the Premiership , Championship , League One and League Two , began on August 1, 2015 and ends with the final on March 13, 2016 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. If no winner is found in a duel after 90 minutes plus extra time, the game will be decided by a penalty shoot-out . As the defending champion, Celtic Glasgow started the competition, which won against Dundee United in the previous year's final . In the semifinals, last year's winner Celtic Glasgow faced Ross County , and the last remaining second division Hibernian Edinburgh faced FC St. Johnstone . The two teams from Celtic and St. Johnstone , who were favorites in their respective games , were surprisingly beaten. The Hibs from Edinburgh reached the final of the Scottish League Cup for the tenth time since 1951 . Only in 1973 , 1992 and 2007 was the title won. Ross County reached the League Cup final for the first time in the club's history. Ross County won the Scottish League Cup for the first time with a 2-1 final win over the second division side.
Events
The game rounds are played on the following dates:
- 1st round: August 1st, 2015 (Sat.)
- 2nd round: 25/26 August 2015 (Tuesday / Wednesday)
- 3rd round: 22/23 September 2015 (Tue / Wed)
- Quarter-finals: 27./28. October 2015 (Tue / Wed)
- Semi-finals: 30./31. January 2016 (Sat./Sun.)
- Final: March 13, 2016 (Sun.)
Participating teams
The following 42 teams take part in the competition:
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Premiership 12 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
Championship 10 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
League One 10 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
League Two 10 clubs of the 2015/16 season |
1 round
The first round was drawn on July 6, 2015. The matches were held on July 30, July 31, August 1 and August 2, 2015.
| Result | ||
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| Heart of Midlothian (I) | 4: 2 | Arbroath FC (IV) |
| FC Falkirk (II) | 5-0 | East Stirlingshire FC (IV) |
| Annan Athletic (IV) | 3: 4 a.d. | Queen of the South (II) |
| Ayr United (III) | 2-0 | Brechin City (III) |
| Berwick Rangers (IV) | 3: 2 a.d. | Alloa Athletic (II) |
| Dunfermline Athletic (III) | 5: 1 | Cowdenbeath FC (III) |
| East Fife FC (IV) | 1: 1 a.d. (4: 3 in good condition) |
Dumbarton FC (II) |
| Greenock Morton (II) | 5-0 | Elgin City (IV) |
| Hibernian Edinburgh (II) | 3-0 | FC Montrose (IV) |
| Livingston FC (II) | 1: 0 a.d. | Clyde FC (IV) |
| Raith Rovers (II) | 3-0 | Albion Rovers (III) |
| FC Stranraer (III) | 2-0 | Stenhousemuir (III) |
| Stirling Albion (IV) | 0: 1 | Airdrieonians FC (III) |
| FC Queen's Park (IV) | 0: 2 | Forfar Athletic (III) |
| Glasgow Rangers (II) | 3-0 | Peterhead FC (III) |
2nd round
The 2nd round was drawn on August 3, 2015. The matches were played on August 25th and 26th, 2015. From the second round, the clubs ranked 6th to 12th from the previous Scottish Premiership 2014/15 took part in the competition.
| Result | ||
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| Dunfermline Athletic (III) | 3: 1 | Dundee FC (I) |
| East Fife FC (IV) | 1: 3 a.d. | Motherwell FC (I) |
| Forfar Athletic (III) | 1: 2 a.d. | Heart of Midlothian (I) |
| FC Kilmarnock (I) | 4: 1 | Berwick Rangers (IV) |
| Partick Thistle (I) | 0: 1 | FC Falkirk (II) |
| Queen of the South (II) | 0: 1 | Greenock Morton (II) |
| Raith Rovers (II) | 2: 1 | Hamilton Academical (I) |
| Ross County (I) | 2-0 | Ayr United (III) |
| FC St. Mirren (II) | 2: 3 | Livingston FC (II) |
| Airdrieonians FC (III) | 0: 5 | Glasgow Rangers (II) |
| Hibernian Edinburgh (II) | 1-0 | FC Stranraer (III) |
3rd round
The 3rd round was drawn on August 27, 2015. The matches were held on September 22nd and 23rd, 2015. From the third round, the remaining clubs in places 1 to 5 from the 2014/15 Scottish Premiership took part in the competition.
| Result | ||
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| Dundee United (I) | 3: 1 a.d. | Dunfermline Athletic (III) |
| Greenock Morton (II) | 3: 2 a.d. | Motherwell FC (I) |
| Livingston FC (II) | 0: 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (I) |
| Ross County (I) | 7-0 | FC Falkirk (II) |
| Glasgow Rangers (II) | 1: 3 | FC St. Johnstone (I) |
| Celtic Glasgow (I) | 2-0 | Raith Rovers (II) |
| Hibernian Edinburgh (II) | 2-0 | Aberdeen FC (I) |
| FC Kilmarnock (I) | 2: 3 | Heart of Midlothian (I) |
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were drawn on September 28, 2015. The matches were held on October 27th and 28th, 2015 and November 4th, 2015.
| Result | ||
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| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (I) | 1: 2 | Ross County (I) |
| Greenock Morton (II) | 1: 3 | FC St. Johnstone (I) |
| Heart of Midlothian (I) | 1: 2 | Celtic Glasgow (I) |
| Hibernian Edinburgh (II) | 3-0 | Dundee United (I) |
Semifinals
The semi-finals were drawn on November 9, 2015. The matches were held on January 30th and 31st, 2016.
| Result | ||
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| Hibernian Edinburgh (II) | 2: 1 1 | FC St. Johnstone (I) |
| Ross County (I) | 3: 1 2 | Celtic Glasgow (I) |
final
| Hibernian Edinburgh | Ross County | |||||||
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Mark Oxley - David Gray , Darren McGregor , Liam Fontaine , Lewis Stevenson - Liam Henderson , Marvin Bartley (90th + 4th Martin Boyle ), Kevin Thomson , (76th James Keatings ), John McGinn - Jason Cummings , Anthony Stokes Trainers: Alan Stubbs ( England )
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Gary Woods - Marcus Fraser , Paul Quinn , Andrew Davies , Richard Foster (85th Jonathan Franks ) - Michael Gardyne , Jackson Irvine , Martin Woods , Ian McShane (79th Stewart Murdoch ) - Liam Boyce (59th Brian Graham ), Alex Schalk Trainer: Jim McIntyre |
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 1: 1 Liam Fontaine (45th)
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0: 1 Michael Gardyne (25th) 1: 2 Alex Schalk (90.)
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 Marvin Bartley (63rd), John McGinn (86th)
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g League Cup dates confirmed. spfl.co.uk, June 16, 2015, accessed June 16, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c League Cup draw details. spfl.co.uk, June 19, 2015, accessed June 20, 2015 .
- ↑ League Cup quarter-final draw details. spfl.co.uk, September 22, 2015, accessed September 24, 2015 .
- ↑ League Cup semi-final draw details. spfl.co.uk, November 5, 2015, accessed November 5, 2015 .