2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup

2008–09 ALBA Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Defending champions

St Johnstone

Champions

Airdrie United

Runners-up

Ross County

Matches played

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]

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 and East Region

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

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

2–1

1–2

0–1

3–0

0–2

6–0

2–1

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

South and West Region

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

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

3–2

1–5

2–0

4–0

2–1

0–1

2–1

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

0–2

3–2

1–0

4 – 2 (a.e.t.)

1–2

0–2

0–3

0–2

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]

Clyde v Ross County

7 September 2008
15:00

Clyde	0–1	Ross County
McGregor 45'	Report	Craig 25'

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 756
Referee: Steve Conroy

Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United

7 September 2008
15:00

Cowdenbeath	1–2	Airdrie United
Fairbairn 79' Baxter 84'	Report	di Giacomo 53' 75'

Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 643
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Livingston v Partick Thistle

7 September 2008
15:00

Livingston	0–2	Partick Thistle
	Report	Turner 75' Twaddle 78'

Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Referee: David Somers

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

7 September 2008
15:00

Queen of the South	0–2	Greenock Morton
	Report	Wake 48' McGuffie 77'

Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 2,991
Referee: William Collum

Semi-finals

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

Partick Thistle v Airdrie United

12 October 2008
14:00

Partick Thistle	0–1	Airdrie United
	Report	Di Giacomo 4'

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: David Somers

Ross County v Greenock Morton

12 October 2008
15:00

Ross County	4–1	Greenock Morton
Craig 6' Daal 42' 62' Dowie 84'	Report	McManus 55' Weatherson 77'

Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Mike Tumilty

Final

Main article: 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Airdrie United v Ross County

16 November 2008
15:00

Airdrie United	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) ( 3 – 2 pen.)	Ross County
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

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Calum Murray

Media coverage

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

References

↑ "Dunfermline 2–3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
↑ "Airdrie Utd 2–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
↑ "Dates for ties in Season 2008–2009.". Scottish Football League. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
1 2 3 "Challenge Cup – first round draw". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
↑ "Alba Challenge Cup 2008–09". Scottish Football League. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
↑ "Alba Challenge Cup". Scottish Football League. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
↑ "The ALBA Challenge Cup – Semi-finals". Scottish Football League. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
↑ "BBC Alba to cover Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.

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