2011–12 Scottish League Cup

The 2011–12 Scottish League Cup was the 66th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition, the Scottish League Cup, also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was won by Kilmarnock

2011–12 Scottish Communities League Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Dates30 July 2011 – 18 March 2012
Teams42
Defending championsRangers
Final positions
ChampionsKilmarnock
Runner-upCeltic

Format

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The competition is a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the First Round to Third Round seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn).

Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of ties. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures.

  • First round: The 30 sides from the previous season's Scottish Football League enter (including Dunfermline, promoted to the SPL).
  • Second round: The 15 winners of the First Round are joined by 7 of the 8 of last season's SPL sides not in Europe (including Hamilton, relegated to the First Division).
  • Third round: The 11 winners of the Second Round are joined by Kilmarnock plus the 4 SPL sides in Europe.
  • Quarter-finals: The 8 winners of the third round play.
  • Semi-finals: The 4 winners of the quarter-finals play.
  • Final: The 2 winners of the semi-finals play.

Adjustments from the previous editions

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The Cup is now sponsored by the Scottish Government.[1]

Schedule

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  • Round 1: Saturday 30 July
  • Round 2: Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 August
  • Round 3: Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 September
  • Quarter-finals: Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 October
  • Semi-finals: Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January 2012, Hampden Park, Glasgow
  • Final: Sunday 18 March, Hampden Park, Glasgow

Fixtures and results

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First round

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The First round draw was conducted on Thursday 2 June 2011 at 2:15pm at Ravenscraig Sports Centre in Motherwell.[2] All matches were played on Saturday 30 July 2011 at 15:00.

Saturday, 30 July Airdrie United 5–0Stirling AlbionNew Broomfield
15:00 Owens (pens) 32,78, Donelly 35, 81, Bains 88 Attendance: 705
Referee: Hilland
Saturday, 30 July Albion Rovers2–4 Falkirk Cliftonhill
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Brechin City2–4 (a.e.t.) Clyde Glebe Park
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Cowdenbeath2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Stenhousemuir Central Park
15:00 Attendance: 293
Referee: McKendrick
Saturday, 30 July Livingston 6–0ArbroathAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Boulding   2'
Russell   7', 22'
Jacobs   33'
Talbot   66'
McNulty   72'
Attendance: 804
Referee: Allan
Saturday, 30 July Montrose1–4 Raith Rovers Links Park
15:00 Winter   20' Williamson   31'
Walker   52'
Baird   54'
Thomson   77'
Attendance: 614
Referee: Colvin
Saturday, 30 July Partick Thistle1–3 Berwick Rangers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Cairney   28' Gray   33'
Noble   73'
Currie   pen' (79)
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: McLean
Saturday, 30 July Queen of the South 2–1StranraerPalmerston Park
15:00 Carmichael   19'
Brighton   78'
Gallacher   15' Attendance: 1,511
Referee: O'Reilly
Saturday, 30 July Ross County 2–1Queen's ParkVictoria Park
15:00 McMenamin   58'
Flynn   75'
Daly   5' Attendance: 949
Referee: McDermott

Second round

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The Second round draw took place at 1:00pm on Tuesday 2 August at the Highland Football Academy, Dingwall.[3] The ties are due to be played on Tuesday 23/ Wednesday 24 August 2011.

23 August Hibernian 5–0Berwick RangersEaster Road, Edinburgh
19:45 Scott   11', 58'
Sodje   38'
O'Connor   51'
Sproule   87'
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Stephen Finnie
23 August East Fife 2–1Dunfermline AthleticBayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Linn   4'
Dalziel   54'
Buchanan   12' Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Craig Charleston
24 August St Johnstone 3–0LivingstonMcDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Wright   13'
Sandaza   18', 25'
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: Steve Conroy
23 August Airdrie United 2–0Raith RoversNew Broomfield, Airdrie
19:45 Holmes   27'
Donnelly   41'
Attendance: 683
Referee: George Salmond
24 August Falkirk 3–1StenhousemuirFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:30 Ferguson   47' (o.g.)
Sibbald   49'
El Alagui   90+1'
Paton   25' Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Alan Muir
24 August Ayr United 1–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
19:30 Malone   60' Attendance: 987
Referee: Brian Winter
23 August Queen of the South 3–0Forfar AthleticPalmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 Brighton   29'
Johnston   58'
Clark   61'
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Collum
23 August Greenock Morton3–4 St Mirren Cappielow, Greenock
19:30 Tidser   17'
MacDonald   27'
Jackson   79'
Teale   8'
Thompson   55', 66'
Hasselbaink   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,959
Referee: Murray
23 August Hamilton Academical1–2 Ross County New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Chambers   2' (pen.) Gardyne   65'
Craig   82'
Attendance: 828
Referee: Tumilty
24 August Clyde0–4 Motherwell Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
19:45 Higdon   17'
Law   41'
Hateley   51'
Lawless   85'
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Richmond
23 August Aberdeen 1–0DundeePittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45 Mackie   16' Attendance: 5,722
Referee: McKendrick

Third round

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The Third round draw was conducted on Monday 29 August. The top 5 teams of last years Scottish Premier League will join the 11 winners from the second round. The 8 ties will be played on 20/21 September.

Seeded Teams: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Rangers and St Johnstone.

Unseeded Teams: Airdrie United, Ayr United, East Fife, Falkirk, Hibernian, Queen of the South, Ross County and St Mirren

20 September 2011 St Johnstone0–2 St Mirren McDiarmid Park
19:45 Adams   og' (39)
Goodwin   45'
Attendance: 2,296
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 September 2011 Ross County0–2 Celtic Victoria Park
19:15 Hooper   13'
Boyd   og' (51)
Attendance: 5,367
Referee: Calum Murray
20 September 2011 Kilmarnock 5–0Queen of the SouthRugby Park
19:45 Harkins   2'
Heffernan   41', 59', 70'
Hutchinson   74'
Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Steven O'Reilly
21 September 2011 Falkirk 3–2RangersFalkirk Stadium
19:45 El Alagui   58', 73'
Millar   90+3'
Goian   83'
Jelavić   87'
Attendance: 6,493
Referee: Brian Winter
20 September 2011 Motherwell2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Hibernian Fir Park
19:45 Lasley   30'
Higdon   40'
O'Connor   19', 87' Attendance: 3,909
Referee: Willie Collum
21 September 2011 Ayr United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Heart of MidlothianSomerset Park
19:45 Wardlaw   63' Robinson   49'
20 September 2011 Aberdeen3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
East Fife Pittodrie
19:45 McArdle   40'
Mackie   47'
Fallon   90+2'
Wallace   31'
Park   54'
Floan   57'
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: Steven Mclean
20 September 2011 Airdrie United0–2 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Dow   11'
Daly   76'
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Madden

Quarter-finals

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The Quarter-finals draw was conducted on Thursday 22 September. The 4 ties will be played on 25/26 October.

25 October 2011 Dundee United2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Falkirk Tannadice Park
19:45 Russell   73'
Daly   96'
Report El Alagui   70'
Graham   118'
Attendance: 4,188
Referee: Calum Murray
Penalties
Russell  
Daly  
Flood  
Douglas  
Gunning  
Fulton  
El Alagui  
Weatherston  
Higginbotham  
Murdoch  
25 October 2011 Kilmarnock 2–0East FifeRugby Park
19:45 Sissoko   73'
Harkins   81'
Report Ogleby   45'   Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Mike Tumilty
25 October 2011 St Mirren0–1 Ayr United St Mirren Park
19:45 Report Smith   81' Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
26 October 2011 Hibernian1–4 Celtic Easter Road
19:15 Majstorović   og' (4)
Sproule   72'  
Report Forrest   46'   58'
Stokes   64'
Hooper   69'
Referee: William Collum

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals took place at Hampden Park on 1 November 2011 at 2pm. Celtic beat Falkirk 3–1, while Ayr United took on Kilmarnock in an historic Ayrshire derby. Kilmarnock won 1–0. The Ayrshire derby was the first such game to take place in such a late stage of a major tournament.[4][5]

28 January 2012 Ayr United0–1 (a.e.t.) Kilmarnock Hampden Park
13:00 BBC Sport Shiels   109' Attendance: 25,057
Referee: Steven McLean
29 January 2012 Falkirk1–3 Celtic Hampden Park
15:00 Fulton   40' BBC Sport Brown   27' (pen.)
Stokes   56', 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Euan Norris

Final

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18 March 2012 Celtic 0–1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park
15:00 Report Van Tornhout   84' Attendance: 49,572
Referee: William Collum

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Communities League Cup". Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. ^ "First Minister launches Communities Cup". Scottish Football League. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Scottish Communities League Cup Second Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ^ "SCLC Semi-Final Draw date announced - The Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  5. ^ "BBC to show Falkirk v Celtic tie". BBC News.
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