2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup

2000–01 Bell's Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Defending champions

Alloa Athletic

Champions

Airdrieonians

Runners-up

Livingston

Matches played

Goals scored

97 (3.34 per match)

← 1999–2000

2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final.^[1]

The final was played on 19 November 2000,^[2] between Airdrieonians and Livingston at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after extra time,^[2] to win the tournament for the second time after winning it in 1994.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Tuesday 15 August 2000	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tue 29 Aug/Sat 2 September 2000	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 12/19 September 2000	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 26 September 2000	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 19 November 2000	1	2 → 1

First round

Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

2 – 1 (a.e.t.)

0–1

2–3

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

3–1

2 – 1 (a.e.t.)

3–0

2–4

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (pen.)

0–2

2–0

0–4

2–1

2–3

4–2

Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

Brechin City

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (pen.)

1–2

3–2

0–3

2–0

1–0

0 – 1 (a.e.t.)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

1–2

Stranraer

Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

12 September 2000

East Stirlingshire	4–0	Stenhousemuir
Ferguson 1' Hislop 2' Hislop 3' Davidson (O.G) > 4'	Report

Firs Park, Falkirk

Livingston v Brechin City

12 September 2000

Livingston	3–1	Brechin City
McCormick 47' Britton 66' Keith 85'	Report	Leask 23'

Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

Stranraer v Arbroath

12 September 2000

Stranraer	3–2	Arbroath
Harty 10', 36' Geraghty 16'	Report	Mercer 45' McGlashan 48'

Stair Park, Stranraer

Airdrieonians v Clydebank

19 September 2000

Airdrieonians	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.)	Clydebank
Prest 55'	Report	Jacquin 65'

New Broomfield, Airdrie

Semi-finals

Livingston v East Stirlingshire

26 September 2000

Livingston	2–1	East Stirlingshire
Bingham 21' (pen.) Anderson 44'	Report	McKechnie 4'

Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

Stranraer v Airdrieonians

26 September 2000

Stranraer	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Airdrieonians
Harty 8' George 20'	Report	Prest 3' Fernández 10' Taylor 101' McKeown 113'

Stair Park, Stranraer

Final

Main article: 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Airdrieonians v Livingston

19 November 2000
15:00

Airdrieonians	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 pen.)	Livingston
Prest 28' McGuire 78'	Report	Crabbe 15' Anderson 50'

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: J Rowbotham

References

↑ Scottish Challenge Cup 1999–2000, statto.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
1 2 Scottish Challenge Cup 2000/01, Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

External links

Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
BBC Sport – Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport

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