| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Dates | 4 August 2012 – 17 March 2013 |
| Teams | 42 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | St Mirren |
| Runners-up | Heart of Midlothian |
The2012–13Scottish League Cup was the 67th season of Scotland's second-most prestigiousfootball knockout competition. It is also known as theScottish Communities League Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] after theScottish Government continued their 1.7 million sponsorship for a second season.[2]
The competition is asingle 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, withextra time and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in theScottish Premier League andScottish Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round in order to avoid congestion of fixtures.
The first round draw was conducted on 20 July 2012[5] atOchilview Park,Stenhousemuir by theFirst Minister of Scotland,Alex Salmond.[6]Rangers were entered into the draw pending an application for membership of theScottish Football Association, which is needed to participate.[6]
| 31 July 2012[5] | Peterhead | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 4p) | 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 9'Higgins 67'Clark 83',85'Lyle 89' | BBC Sport | Gordon 64' Grehan 78' | Attendance: 967 Referee: Colvin |
| 4 August 2012 | Stranraer | 0 – 8 | Livingston | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Morton 17',87' McNulty 23',66',83'Russell 39',80'McCann 62' | Attendance: 284 Referee: Hilland |
| 4 August 2012 | Raith Rovers | 4 – 3 | Berwick Rangers | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Graham 25',73' Hill 58'Clarke 85' | BBC Sport | Currie 9',65' Addison 50' | Attendance: 1,071 Referee:Norris |
| 4 August 2012 | Stenhousemuir | 4 – 0 | Brechin City | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Gemmell 1' Smith 76',90'Kean 88' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Attendance: 282 Referee: Somers |
| 4 August 2012 | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
| 15:00 | Boyle 31' Watson 43' | BBC Sport | McKenzie 90' | Attendance: 312 Referee: Roache |
| 4 August 2012 | Ayr United | 6 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Winters 48' Moffat 59',90' (pen.)Tiffoney 63'Sinclair 68',90' | BBC Sport | Neill 82' | Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Anderson |
| 4 August 2012 | Queen's Park | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Brough 60',104' Shankland 88' | BBC Sport | Blockley 47' Cook 66' | Attendance: 622 Referee:Finnie |
| 4 August 2012 | Dumbarton | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 45' Lister 84' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 479 Referee:Salmond |
| 4 August 2012 | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Station Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Erskine 18' Lawless 37' | Attendance: 693 Referee: Northcroft |
| 4 August 2012 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Elgin City | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kingsley 67' Taylor 89' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,594 Referee:Allan |
| 4 August 2012 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Routledge 66' MacKinnon 80' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 620 Referee:Collum |
| 4 August 2012 | Arbroath | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2p) | Stirling Albion | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | Currie 83' | BBC Sport | Ferry 42' (pen.) | Attendance: 579 Referee:Robertson |
| Penalties | ||||
| Doris Holmes Sheerin Currie | Weir Davidson McSorleyFerry Ashe | |||
| 5 August 2012 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 5 | Greenock Morton | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Herd 34' | BBC Sport | McLaughlin 1' Weatherson 11'Stirling 37'Wallace 67'Tidser 86' | Attendance: 581 Referee:Beaton |
| 7 August 2012 | Rangers | 4 – 0 | East Fife | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | McCulloch 15',62' Shiels 34'Wallace 47' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 38,160 Referee:McKendrick |
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 109' Vernon 115' | Attendance: 2,817 Referee:Brines |
| 28 August 2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 0 | Montrose | East End Park |
| 19:45 | Barrowman 4',64' Wallace 41' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 903 Referee:Salmond |
| 28 August 2012 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park |
| 19:45 | Crawford 107' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,268 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 28 August 2012 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | Nelson 90' | BBC Sport | Ferguson 20' (pen.) Gemmell 43' | Attendance: 2,538 Referee:Collum |
| 28 August 2012 | Livingston | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Russell 39' Barr 96'Easton 102' | BBC Sport | Lister 36' Gilhaney 110' | Attendance: 493 Referee: Crawford |
| 28 August 2012 | Ross County | 1 – 4 | Raith Rovers | Global Energy Stadium |
| 19:45 | Duncan 84' | BBC Sport | Spence 25' Graham 41',63'Hill 51' | Attendance: 1,147 Referee:McKendrick |
| 28 August 2012 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Palmerston Park |
| 19:45 | Clark 13' Reilly 42' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,658 Referee:Madden |
| 29 August 2012 | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Inverness CT | Gayfield Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Shinnie 7',71' | Attendance: 672 Referee:Finnie |
| 29 August 2012 | St Mirren | 5 – 1 | Ayr United | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Guy 16' Thompson 24'McGowan 30'McLean 38' (pen.)Teale 58' | BBC Sport | Moffat 39' | Attendance: 2,306 Referee:Tumilty |
| 29 August 2012 | Queen's Park | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Hampden Park |
| 19:45 | Longworth 24' (pen.) Burns 76' | BBC Sport | Milne 5' | Attendance: 707 Referee: Colvin |
| 30 August 2012 | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | McCulloch 18',52' Little 32' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 26,450 Referee:Muir |
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 12',37',58',60' | BBC Sport | Walker 28' | Attendance: 14,737 Referee:Muir |
| 25 September 2012 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | Grainger 45' Žaliūkas 70',74' | BBC Sport | McNulty 56' | Attendance: 6,322 Referee:McLean |
| 25 September 2012 | Queen of the South | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Russell 28' | Attendance: 2,374 Referee:Norris |
| 25 September 2012 | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 | Queen's Park | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | MacLean 18',40' Davidson 76'Craig 85' | BBC Sport | Keenan 30' | Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Clancy |
| 25 September 2012 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Mair 90' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,914 Referee:Allan |
| 25 September 2012 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6p) | Inverness CT | Ochilview Park |
| 19:45 | Ferguson 40' (pen.) | BBC Sport | McKay 23' | 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 50' Shiels 56' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 29,413 Referee:Murray |
| 26 September 2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | East End Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Vernon 90' | Attendance: 3,057 Referee:Beaton |
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.) (2−4p) | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Vernon 22' Magennis 90' | BBC Sport | Parkin 6' McLean 69' | Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Allan Crawford |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hughes McGinn Hayes Smith | McLeanTealeGoodwinMcAusland | |||
| 30 October 2012 | Celtic | 5 – 0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Commons 28',32',57' (pen.) Hooper 38'Mulgrew 61' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 14,399 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 31 October 2012 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4−5p) | Heart of Midlothian | Tannadice Park |
| 19:15 | Russell 35' | BBC Sport | Paterson 21' | Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Calum Murray |
| Penalties | ||||
| Russell Mackay-Steven Rankin Gunning McLean Armstrong Dillon | GraingerSuttonWebsterDriverR. McGowanRobinsonŽaliūkas | |||
| 31 October 2012 | Rangers | 0 – 3 | Inverness CT | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | A Shinnie 27' Warren 59'G Shinnie 79' (pen.) | Attendance: 28,033 Referee: Steven McLean |
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.) (4–5p) | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Andrew Shinnie 49' | BBC Sport | Michael Ngoo 66' | 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 | |||
| 27 January 2013 | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 14:30 | Gonçalves 8' McGowan 63' (pen.)Thompson 69' | BBC Sport | Hooper 45' Mulgrew 90+3' | Attendance: 24,417 Referee:William Collum |