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
Country Scotland
Dates30 July 2011 - 18 March 2012
Teams42
Defending championsRangers
ChampionsKilmarnock
Runners-upCeltic

Format

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

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

Schedule
  • 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

First round

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 United5–0Stirling AlbionNew Broomfield
15:00 Owens (pens) 32,78, Donelly 35, 81, Bains 88 Attendance: 705
Referee: Hilland
Saturday, 30 July Albion Rovers2–4FalkirkCliftonhill
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Alloa Athletic0–3MortonRecreation Park
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Annan Athletic1–2Dunfermline AthleticGalabank
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Brechin City2–4 (a.e.t.)ClydeGlebe Park
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Cowdenbeath2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		StenhousemuirCentral Park
15:00 Attendance: 293
Referee: McKendrick
Saturday, 30 July Dumbarton0–4DundeeStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00
Saturday, 30 July East Fife2–1Elgin CityBayview Stadium
15:00
Saturday, 30 July East Stirlingshire0–3Ayr UnitedOchilview Park
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Forfar Athletic2–0PeterheadStation Park
15:00
Saturday, 30 July Livingston6–0ArbroathAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Boulding  2'
Russell  7', 22'
Jacobs  33'
Talbot  66'
McNulty  72'		 Attendance: 804
Referee: Allan
Saturday, 30 July Montrose1–4Raith RoversLinks Park
15:00 Winter  20' Williamson  31'
Walker  52'
Baird  54'
Thomson  77'		 Attendance: 614
Referee: Colvin
Saturday, 30 July Partick Thistle1–3Berwick RangersFirhill Stadium
15:00 Cairney  28' Gray  33'
Noble  73'
Currie  pen' (79)		 Attendance: 1,255
Referee: McLean
Saturday, 30 July Queen of the South2–1StranraerPalmerston Park
15:00 Carmichael  19'
Brighton  78'		 Gallacher  15' Attendance: 1,511
Referee: O'Reilly
Saturday, 30 July Ross County2–1Queen's ParkVictoria Park
15:00 McMenamin  58'
Flynn  75'		 Daly  5' Attendance: 949
Referee: McDermott

Second round

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 Hibernian5–0Berwick RangersEaster Road, Edinburgh
19:45 Scott  11', 58'
Sodje  38'
O'Connor  51'
Sproule  87'		 Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Stephen Finnie
23 August East Fife2–1Dunfermline AthleticBayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Linn  4'
Dalziel  54'		 Buchanan  12' Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Craig Charleston
24 August St Johnstone3–0LivingstonMcDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Wright  13'
Sandaza  18', 25'		 Attendance: 2,439
Referee: Steve Conroy
23 August Airdrie United2–0Raith RoversNew Broomfield, Airdrie
19:45 Holmes  27'
Donnelly  41'		 Attendance: 683
Referee: George Salmond
24 August Falkirk3–1StenhousemuirFalkirk 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 United1–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleSomerset Park, Ayr
19:30 Malone  60' Attendance: 987
Referee: Brian Winter
23 August Queen of the South3–0Forfar AthleticPalmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 Brighton  29'
Johnston  58'
Clark  61'		 Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Collum
23 August Greenock Morton3–4St MirrenCappielow, 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 Academical1–2Ross CountyNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Chambers  2' (pen.) Gardyne  65'
Craig  82'		 Attendance: 828
Referee: Tumilty
24 August Clyde0–4MotherwellBroadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
19:45 Higdon  17'
Law  41'
Hateley  51'
Lawless  85'		 Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Richmond
23 August Aberdeen1–0DundeePittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45 Mackie  16' Attendance: 5,722
Referee: McKendrick

Third round

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 Johnstone0–2St MirrenMcDiarmid Park
19:45 Adams  og' (39)
Goodwin  45'		 Attendance: 2,296
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 September 2011 Ross County0–2CelticVictoria Park
19:15 Hooper  13'
Boyd  og' (51)		 Attendance: 5,367
Referee: Calum Murray
20 September 2011 Kilmarnock5–0Queen of the SouthRugby Park
19:45 Harkins  2'
Heffernan  41', 59', 70'
Hutchinson  74'		 Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Steven O'Reilly
21 September 2011 Falkirk3–2RangersFalkirk 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)		HibernianFir Park
19:45 Lasley  30'
Higdon  40'		 O'Connor  19', 87' Attendance: 3,909
Referee: Willie Collum
21 September 2011 Ayr United1–1 (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 FifePittodrie
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 United0–2Dundee UnitedExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Dow  11'
Daly  76'		 Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Madden

Quarter-finals

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)		FalkirkTannadice 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 Kilmarnock2–0East FifeRugby Park
19:45 Sissoko  73'
Harkins  81'		 Report Ogleby  45'  Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Mike Tumilty
25 October 2011 St Mirren0–1Ayr UnitedSt Mirren Park
19:45 Report Smith  81' Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
26 October 2011 Hibernian1–4CelticEaster Road
19:15 Majstorović  og' (4)
Sproule  72' 		 Report Forrest  46'  58'
Stokes  64'
Hooper  69'		 Referee: William Collum

Semi-finals

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.)KilmarnockHampden Park
13:00 BBC Sport Shiels  109' Attendance: 25,057
Referee: Steven McLean
29 January 2012 Falkirk1–3CelticHampden Park
15:00 Fulton  40' BBC Sport Brown  27' (pen.)
Stokes  56', 86'		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Euan Norris

Final
Main article: 2012 Scottish League Cup Final
18 March 2012 Celtic0–1KilmarnockHampden Park
15:00 Report Van Tornhout  84' Attendance: 49,572
Referee: William Collum

References
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "BBC to show Falkirk v Celtic tie". BBC News.
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