2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup

2008–09 ALBA Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Champions Airdrie United
Runner-up Ross County
Matches played 29
Goals scored 87 (3 per match)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with MG Alba, was the 18th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were St. Johnstone, who defeated Dunfermline Athletic by 3–2 in the 2007 final.[1]

The competition was won by Airdrie United who defeated Ross County 3–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time, the winning penalty was scored by Marc Smyth.[2]

Contents

Schedule

Round First match date[3] Fixtures Clubs
First Round 26 July 2008 14 30 → 16
Second Round 12 August 2008 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals 7 September 2008 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 12 October 2008 2 4 → 2
Final 16 November 2008 1 2 → 1

First round

The First round draw was conducted on 29 May 2008.[4] Holders St. Johnstone were drawn against Ross County away from home.

North & East Region

Raith Rovers received a random bye to the second round.[4]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Dundee
Arbroath 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic
Brechin City 0 – 1 East Fife
Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Stirling Albion
Elgin City 0 – 2 Cowdenbeath
Peterhead 6 – 0 Montrose
Ross County 2 – 1 St. Johnstone

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

South & West Region

Greenock Morton received a random bye to the second round.[4]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Airdrie United 3 – 2 Dumbarton
Berwick Rangers 1 – 5 Queen of the South
Clyde 2 – 0 Annan Athletic
Livingston 4 – 0 Stranraer
Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir 0 – 1 Albion Rovers
East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Ayr United

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

Second round

The Second round draw was conducted on 30 July 2008.[5]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Alloa Athletic 0 – 2 Clyde
Cowdenbeath 3 – 2 Albion Rovers
Livingston 1 – 0 Forfar Athletic
Partick Thistle 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Peterhead
Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Ross County
East Fife 0 – 2 Airdrie United
East Stirlingshire 0 – 3 Greenock Morton
Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 2 Queen of the South

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

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw was conducted on 14 August 2008.[6]

7 September 2008
15:00
 Clyde 0 – 1 Ross County Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 756
Referee: Steve Conroy
McGregor  45' Report Craig  25'
7 September 2008
15:00
 Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 Airdrie United Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 643
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Fairbairn  79'
Baxter  84'		 Report di Giacomo  53'  75'
7 September 2008
15:00
 Livingston 0 – 2 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Referee: David Somers
Report Turner  75'
Twaddle  78'
7 September 2008
15:00
 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 2,991
Referee: William Collum
Report Wake  48'
McGuffie  77'

Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw was conducted on 11 September 2008.[7]

12 October 2008
14:00
 Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Airdrie United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: David Somers
Report di Giacomo  4'
12 October 2008
15:00
 Ross County 4 – 1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Mike Tumilty
Craig  6'
Daal  42'  62'
Dowie  84'		 Report McManus  55'
Weatherson  77'

Final

Main article: 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
16 November 2008
15:00
 Airdrie United 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
( 3 – 2 pen.)		 Ross County McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Calum Murray
McKenna  80'
Dowie  103' (o.g.)		 Report Nixon  59' (o.g.)
Higgins  113'
  Penalties  
Lynch
McLaughlin
Hazley
McDonald
Smyth		 3 – 2 Winters
Higgins
Hart
Morrison
Scott

Media coverage

The Partick Thistle v Airdrie United semi-final was shown live and the final was shown live on BBC Alba.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dunfermline 2-3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7110899.stm. Retrieved 29 May 2008. 
  2. ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. 16 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/7730751.stm. Retrieved 4 June 2009. 
  3. ^ "Dates for ties in Season 2008-2009.". Scottish Football League. 16 June 2008. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2421. Retrieved 16 June 2008. 
  4. ^ a b c "Challenge Cup - first round draw". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7425254.stm. Retrieved 16 June 2008. 
  5. ^ "Alba Challenge Cup 2008-09". Scottish Football League. 30 July 2008. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2431. Retrieved 30 July 2008. 
  6. ^ "Alba Challenge Cup". Scottish Football League. 14 August 2008. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2450. Retrieved 14 August 2008. 
  7. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup - Semi-Finals". Scottish Football League. 11 September 2008. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2470. Retrieved 11 September 2008. 
  8. ^ "BBC Alba to cover Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 19 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7625048.stm. Retrieved 20 September 2008. 

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