2012–13 Scottish League Cup
The 2012–13 Scottish League Cup was the 67th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] after the Scottish Government continued their 1.7 million sponsorship for a second season.[2]
Country | ![]() |
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Dates | 4 August 2012 – 17 March 2013 |
Teams | 42 |
Champions | St Mirren |
Runners-up | Heart of Midlothian |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
Format
The competition is a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds 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 draws. 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 in order to avoid congestion of fixtures.
- First round: 28 of the 30 sides from the previous season's Scottish Football League enter, except Ross County and Dunfermline. After Rangers were placed in the Third Division, they entered at this round.[3]
- Second round: The 15 winners of the first round are joined by 6 of the 7 of last season's SPL sides not in Europe, plus newly promoted Ross County.[3]
- Third round: The 11 winners of the second round are joined by the five SPL sides participating in European competition.[3]
- 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.
Schedule
Fixtures and results
First round
The first round draw was conducted on 20 July 2012[5] at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir by the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.[6] Rangers were entered into the draw pending an application for membership of the Scottish Football Association, which is needed to participate.[6]
31 July 2012[5] | Peterhead | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 4 p) | Dundee | Balmoor Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 844 Referee: Brines | ||
Penalties | ||||
McAllister ![]() MacDonald ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
McBride ![]() Baird ![]() Irvine ![]() Conroy ![]() |
4 August 2012 | Queen of the South | 5 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Mitchell ![]() Higgins ![]() Clark ![]() Lyle ![]() |
BBC Sport | Gordon ![]() Grehan ![]() |
Attendance: 967 Referee: Colvin |
4 August 2012 | Stranraer | 0 – 8 | Livingston | Stair Park |
15:00 | BBC Sport | Morton ![]() McNulty ![]() Russell ![]() McCann ![]() |
Attendance: 284 Referee: Hilland |
4 August 2012 | Raith Rovers | 4 – 3 | Berwick Rangers | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Graham ![]() Hill ![]() Clarke ![]() |
BBC Sport | Currie ![]() Addison ![]() |
Attendance: 1,071 Referee: Norris |
4 August 2012 | Stenhousemuir | 4 – 0 | Brechin City | Ochilview Park |
15:00 | Gemmell ![]() Smith ![]() Kean ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 282 Referee: Somers |
4 August 2012 | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
15:00 | Boyle ![]() Watson ![]() |
BBC Sport | McKenzie ![]() |
Attendance: 312 Referee: Roache |
4 August 2012 | Ayr United | 6 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park |
15:00 | Winters ![]() Moffat ![]() Tiffoney ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
BBC Sport | Neill ![]() |
Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Anderson |
4 August 2012 | Queen's Park | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Brough ![]() Shankland ![]() |
BBC Sport | Blockley ![]() Cook ![]() |
Attendance: 622 Referee: Finnie |
4 August 2012 | Dumbarton | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | Prunty ![]() Lister ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 479 Referee: Salmond |
4 August 2012 | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Station Park |
15:00 | BBC Sport | Erskine ![]() Lawless ![]() |
Attendance: 693 Referee: Northcroft |
4 August 2012 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Elgin City | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Kingsley ![]() Taylor ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,594 Referee: Allan |
4 August 2012 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Routledge ![]() MacKinnon ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 620 Referee: Collum |
4 August 2012 | Arbroath | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) | Stirling Albion | Gayfield Park |
15:00 | Currie ![]() |
BBC Sport | Ferry ![]() |
Attendance: 579 Referee: Robertson |
Penalties | ||||
Doris ![]() Holmes ![]() Sheerin ![]() Currie ![]() |
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5 August 2012 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 5 | Greenock Morton | Ochilview Park |
15:00 | Herd ![]() |
BBC Sport | McLaughlin ![]() Weatherson ![]() Stirling ![]() Wallace ![]() Tidser ![]() |
Attendance: 581 Referee: Beaton |
7 August 2012 | Rangers | 4 – 0 | East Fife | Ibrox Stadium |
19:45 | McCulloch ![]() Shiels ![]() Wallace ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 38,160 Referee: McKendrick |
Second round
The Second round draw was conducted on 9 August 2012.[7]
22 August 2012 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Aberdeen | Cappielow |
19:30 | BBC Sport | Rae ![]() Vernon ![]() |
Attendance: 2,817 Referee: Brines |
28 August 2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 0 | Montrose | East End Park |
19:45 | Barrowman ![]() Wallace ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 903 Referee: Salmond |
28 August 2012 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | Crawford ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,268 Referee: O'Reilly |
28 August 2012 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Nelson ![]() |
BBC Sport | Ferguson ![]() Gemmell ![]() |
Attendance: 2,538 Referee: Collum |
28 August 2012 | Livingston | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
19:45 | Russell ![]() Barr ![]() Easton ![]() |
BBC Sport | Lister ![]() Gilhaney ![]() |
Attendance: 493 Referee: Crawford |
28 August 2012 | Ross County | 1 – 4 | Raith Rovers | Global Energy Stadium |
19:45 | Duncan ![]() |
BBC Sport | Spence ![]() Graham ![]() Hill ![]() |
Attendance: 1,147 Referee: McKendrick |
28 August 2012 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Palmerston Park |
19:45 | Clark ![]() Reilly ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,658 Referee: Madden |
29 August 2012 | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Inverness CT | Gayfield Park |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Shinnie ![]() |
Attendance: 672 Referee: Finnie |
29 August 2012 | St Mirren | 5 – 1 | Ayr United | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | Guy ![]() Thompson ![]() McGowan ![]() McLean ![]() Teale ![]() |
BBC Sport | Moffat ![]() |
Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Tumilty |
29 August 2012 | Queen's Park | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Hampden Park |
19:45 | Longworth ![]() Burns ![]() |
BBC Sport | Milne ![]() |
Attendance: 707 Referee: Colvin |
Third round
The third round draw took place on 3 September 2012. The matches were played on Tuesday 25 or Wednesday 26 September 2012.[8]
25 September 2012 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Celtic Park |
19:45 | Hooper ![]() |
BBC Sport | Walker ![]() |
Attendance: 14,737 Referee: Muir |
25 September 2012 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
19:45 | Grainger ![]() Žaliūkas ![]() |
BBC Sport | McNulty ![]() |
Attendance: 6,322 Referee: McLean |
25 September 2012 | Queen of the South | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 2,374 Referee: Norris |
25 September 2012 | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 | Queen's Park | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | MacLean ![]() Davidson ![]() Craig ![]() |
BBC Sport | Keenan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Clancy |
25 September 2012 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | Mair ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,914 Referee: Allan |
25 September 2012 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6 p) | Inverness CT | Ochilview Park |
19:45 | Ferguson ![]() |
BBC Sport | McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 705 Referee: Madden |
Penalties | ||||
Ferguson ![]() Rodgers ![]() Hodge ![]() Gemmell ![]() McMillan ![]() Kean ![]() Smith ![]() |
Foran ![]() Shinnie ![]() Morrison ![]() Doran ![]() Shinnie ![]() Draper ![]() Roberts ![]() |
26 September 2012 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Ibrox Stadium |
19:15 | McCulloch ![]() Shiels ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 29,413 Referee: Murray |
26 September 2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | East End Park |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Vernon ![]() |
Attendance: 3,057 Referee: Beaton |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw took place on 4 October 2012. The matches were played on Tuesday 30 or Wednesday 31 October 2012.[9]
30 October 2012 | Aberdeen | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2−4 p) | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
19:45 | Vernon ![]() Magennis ![]() |
BBC Sport | Parkin ![]() McLean ![]() |
Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Allan Crawford |
Penalties | ||||
Hughes ![]() McGinn ![]() Hayes ![]() Smith ![]() |
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30 October 2012 | Celtic | 5 – 0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
19:45 | Commons ![]() Hooper ![]() Mulgrew ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 14,399 Referee: Bobby Madden |
31 October 2012 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4−5 p) | Heart of Midlothian | Tannadice Park |
19:15 | Russell ![]() |
BBC Sport | Paterson ![]() |
Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Calum Murray |
Penalties | ||||
Russell ![]() Mackay-Steven ![]() Rankin ![]() Gunning ![]() McLean ![]() Armstrong ![]() Dillon ![]() |
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31 October 2012 | Rangers | 0 – 3 | Inverness CT | Ibrox Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Sport | A Shinnie ![]() Warren ![]() G Shinnie ![]() |
Attendance: 28,033 Referee: Steven McLean |
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw took place on 8 November 2012. The first match was played on Saturday 26 and the second was played on Sunday 27 January 2013.[10]
26 January 2013 | Inverness CT | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
15:00 | Andrew Shinnie ![]() |
BBC Sport | Michael Ngoo ![]() |
Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Euan Norris |
Penalties | ||||
Graeme Shinnie ![]() Andrew Shinnie ![]() Billy McKay ![]() Owain Tudur Jones ![]() Philip Roberts ![]() |
Marius Zaliukas ![]() Michael Ngoo ![]() Andy Webster ![]() Arvydas Novikovas ![]() Mehdi Taouil ![]() |
References
- "Scottish Communities League Cup". Scottish Football League. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- "Scottish Government to continue Cup sponsorship". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- "Scottish League Cup draw includes Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- "Key dates". Scottish Premier League. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- "SCLC First Round Dates announced". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- "Rangers draw East Fife in first round of Scottish Communities League Cup". STV. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- "League Cup second round draw pits Falkirk against Division Three Rangers". STV. STV Group. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- "Motherwell drawn to face Rangers in League Cup". BBC. BBC Sport. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- "Rangers to host Inverness in Scottish League Cup last eight". BBC. BBC Sport. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- "Scottish Communities League Cup: St Mirren face Celtic in semi". BBC. BBC Sport. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
External links
- Official site
- Results Soccerway