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]

2012–13 Scottish Communities League Cup
Country Scotland
Dates4 August 2012 – 17 March 2013
Teams42
ChampionsSt Mirren
Runners-upHeart of Midlothian

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
  • Round 1: Saturday 4 August[3]
  • Round 2: Tuesday 28/Wednesday 29 August[4]
  • Round 3: Tuesday 25/Wednesday 26 September[4]
  • Quarter-Finals: Tuesday 30/Wednesday 31 October[4]
  • Semi-Finals: Saturday 26/Sunday 27 January 2013[4]
  • Final: Sunday 17 March 2013[4]

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] Peterhead0 – 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 – 2Alloa AthleticPalmerston 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 Stranraer0 – 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 – 3Berwick RangersStark'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 – 0Brechin CityOchilview Park
15:00 Gemmell  1'
Smith  76', 90'
Kean  88' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 282
Referee: Somers
4 August 2012 Montrose 2 – 1CowdenbeathLinks Park
15:00 Boyle  31'
Watson  43'		 BBC Sport McKenzie  90' Attendance: 312
Referee: Roache
4 August 2012 Ayr United 6 – 1ClydeSomerset 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 UnitedFirhill Stadium
15:00 Brough  60', 104'
Shankland  88'		 BBC Sport Blockley  47'
Cook  66'		 Attendance: 622
Referee: Finnie
4 August 2012 Dumbarton 2 – 0Albion RoversDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Prunty  45'
Lister  84'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 479
Referee: Salmond
4 August 2012 Forfar Athletic0 – 2 Partick Thistle Station Park
15:00 BBC Sport Erskine  18'
Lawless  37'		 Attendance: 693
Referee: Northcroft
4 August 2012 Falkirk 2 – 0Elgin CityFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Kingsley  67'
Taylor  89'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,594
Referee: Allan
4 August 2012 Hamilton Academical 2 – 0Annan AthleticNew Douglas Park
15:00 Routledge  66'
MacKinnon  80'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 620
Referee: Collum
4 August 2012 Arbroath 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 p)		Stirling AlbionGayfield Park
15:00 Currie  83' BBC Sport Ferry  42' (pen.) Attendance: 579
Referee: Robertson
Penalties
Doris
Holmes
Sheerin
Currie 		Weir
Davidson
McSorley
Ferry
Ashe
5 August 2012 East Stirlingshire1 – 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 – 0East FifeIbrox Stadium
19:45 McCulloch  15', 62'
Shiels  34'
Wallace  47'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 38,160
Referee: McKendrick

Second round

The Second round draw was conducted on 9 August 2012.[7]

22 August 2012 Greenock Morton0 – 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 – 0MontroseEast 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 ThistleNew Douglas Park
19:45 Crawford  107' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,268
Referee: O'Reilly
28 August 2012 Kilmarnock1 – 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.)DumbartonBraidwood 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 County1 – 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 – 0HibernianPalmerston Park
19:45 Clark  13'
Reilly  42'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,658
Referee: Madden
29 August 2012 Arbroath0 – 2 Inverness CT Gayfield Park
19:45 BBC Sport Shinnie  7', 71' Attendance: 672
Referee: Finnie
29 August 2012 St Mirren 5 – 1Ayr UnitedSt 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 – 1DundeeHampden Park
19:45 Longworth  24' (pen.)
Burns  76'		 BBC Sport Milne  5' Attendance: 707
Referee: Colvin
30 August 2012 Rangers 3 – 0FalkirkIbrox Stadium
19:45 McCulloch  18', 52'
Little  32'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 26,450
Referee: Muir

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 – 1Raith RoversCeltic Park
19:45 Hooper  12', 37', 58', 60' BBC Sport Walker  28' Attendance: 14,737
Referee: Muir
25 September 2012 Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1LivingstonTynecastle Stadium
19:45 Grainger  45'
Žaliūkas  70', 74'		 BBC Sport McNulty  56' Attendance: 6,322
Referee: McLean
25 September 2012 Queen of the South0 – 1 Dundee United Palmerston Park
19:45 BBC Sport Russell  28' Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Norris
25 September 2012 St Johnstone 4 – 1Queen's ParkMcDiarmid 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 – 0Hamilton AcademicalSt Mirren Park
19:45 Mair  90' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Allan
25 September 2012 Stenhousemuir1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 6 p)		 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 – 0MotherwellIbrox Stadium
19:15 McCulloch  50'
Shiels  56'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 29,413
Referee: Murray
26 September 2012 Dunfermline Athletic0 – 1 Aberdeen East End Park
19:45 BBC Sport Vernon  90' 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 Aberdeen2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2−4 p)		 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 		McLean
Teale
Goodwin
McAusland
30 October 2012 Celtic 5 – 0St JohnstoneCeltic Park
19:45 Commons  28', 32', 57' (pen.)
Hooper  38'
Mulgrew  61'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 14,399
Referee: Bobby Madden
31 October 2012 Dundee United1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4−5 p)		 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 		Grainger
Sutton
Webster
Driver
R. McGowan
Robinson
Žaliūkas
31 October 2012 Rangers0 – 3 Inverness CT Ibrox Stadium
19:45 BBC Sport A Shinnie  27'
Warren  59'
G Shinnie  79' (pen.)		 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 CT1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 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 – 2CelticHampden Park
14:30 Gonçalves  8'
McGowan  63' (pen.)
Thompson  69'		 BBC Sport Hooper  45'
Mulgrew  90+3'		 Attendance: 24,417
Referee: William Collum

Final
Main article: 2013 Scottish League Cup Final
St Mirren3 – 2Heart of Midlothian
Gonçalves  37'
Thompson  46'
Newton  66'		 BBC Sport Stevenson  10', 85'
Attendance: 44,036
Referee: Craig Thomson

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