2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup

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]

2000–01 Bell's Challenge Cup
CountryScotland
Teams30
Defending championsAlloa Athletic
ChampionsAirdrieonians
Runners-upLivingston
Matches played29
Goals scored97 (3.34 per match)

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 roundTuesday 15 August 20001430 → 16
Second roundTue 29 Aug/Sat 2 September 2000816 → 80
Quarter-finalsTuesday 12/19 September 200048 → 4
Semi-finalsTuesday 26 September 200024 → 2
FinalSunday 19 November 200012 → 1

First round

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

15 August 2000 Airdrieonians 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South New Broomfield, Airdrie
Calderón  66'
Clark  92'		 Atkinson  47'
Hodge  85'
15 August 2000 Albion Rovers 0–1 Clydebank Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Coyne  34'
15 August 2000 Alloa Athletic 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Recreation Park, Alloa
Hamilton  1',  7' Stewart  53',  82'
Bavidge  85'
15 August 2000 Brechin City 3–1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
Duffy  23' (o.g.)
Sturrock  45'
Grant  79'		 McGinlay  50'
15 August 2000 Cowdenbeath 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Brown  18'
Juskowiak  113'		 Hutchison  5'
15 August 2000 East Stirlingshire 3–0 East Fife Firs Park, Falkirk
Hislop  24'
McKechnie  71'
Lynes  83'
15 August 2000 Elgin City 2–4 Dumbarton Borough Briggs, Elgin
Green  62',  63' Flannery  44',  51',  65'
Brown  78'
15 August 2000 Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Peterhead Station Park, Forfar
McPhee  49' Clark  14'
15 August 2000 Partick Thistle 0–2 Livingston Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Britton  82'
Wilson  90'
15 August 2000 Queen's Park 2–0 Montrose Hampden Park, Glasgow
Gallagher  8',  40' (pen.)
15 August 2000 Raith Rovers 0–4 Greenock Morton Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Whalen  25',  61'
Matheson  56'
Kerr  81'
15 August 2000 Ross County 2–1 Clyde Victoria Park, Dingwall
Bone  16'
Henderson  61'		 Cannie  71' (pen.)
15 August 2000 Stirling Albion 2–3 Arbroath Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
O'Neill  28'
McAulay  77'
Millar  55'		 Rowe  18'
McGlashan  46',  56' (pen.)
King  76'
15 August 2000 Stranraer 4–2 Berwick Rangers Stair Park, Stranraer
Wright  2'
Walker
Geraghty  49'
Harty  56'		 McMartin  68'
Oliver  70'

Source: Soccerbase

Second round
29 August 2000 Brechin City 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Queen's Park Glebe Park, Brechin
Sturrock  27' Finlayson  20'
29 August 2000 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Stenhousemuir Central Park, Cowdenbeath
McDowell  68' Gibson  69'
Menelows  72'
29 August 2000 East Stirlingshire 3–2 Greenock Morton Firs Park, Falkirk
Gordon  48'
Lynes  62'
Todd  80'		 Boukraa  13'
Matheson  81'
29 August 2000 Ross County 0–3 Livingston Victoria Park, Dingwall
Bingham  50'
Britton  54',  80'
2 September 2000 Arbroath 2–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Mallan  88'
Brownlie  90' (pen.)
2 September 2000 Clydebank 1–0 Peterhead
McCormick  15' Cooper  31'
2 September 2000 Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Airdrieonians
Pacífico  97'
2 September 2000 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Stranraer Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Bavidge  57' Rae  35'
Harty  48' (pen.)

Source: Soccerbase

Quarter-finals
East Stirlingshire4–0Stenhousemuir
Ferguson  1'
Hislop  2'
Hislop  3'
Davidson (O.G) > 4'		 Report
Firs Park, Falkirk
Livingston3–1Brechin City
McCormick  47'
Britton  66'
Keith  85'		 Report Leask  23'
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Stranraer3–2Arbroath
Harty  10',  36'
Geraghty  16'		 Report Mercer  45'
McGlashan  48'
Stair Park, Stranraer
Airdrieonians1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 pen.)		Clydebank
Prest  55' Report Jacquin  65'

Semi-finals
Livingston2–1East Stirlingshire
Bingham  21' (pen.)
Anderson  44'		 Report McKechnie  4'
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Stranraer2 – 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
Airdrieonians2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 pen.)		Livingston
Prest  28'
McGuire  78'		 Report Crabbe  15'
Anderson  50'
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: J Rowbotham

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