The 2008–09 Scottish League Cup was the 63rd season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Celtic won the cup beating Rangers 2–0 after extra time thanks to a goal from Darren O'Dea and an Aiden McGeady penalty.
Calendar Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First round 5 August 2008 14 42 → 28 Second round 26 August 2008 12 28 → 16 Third round 23 September 2008 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 28 October 2008 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 27 January 2009 2 4 → 2 Final 15 March 2009 1 2 → 1
First round The First round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on 2008-07-22.
Source: Scottish Football League
Second round The second round draw was conducted at The Signet Library, Edinburgh on 2008-08-11.
Source: Scottish Football League
Third round The Third round draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 2008-09-01.
Source: Scottish Football League
Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 September 2008.
Semi-finals The semi-final draw was conducted at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 12 November 2008 by First Minister Alex Salmond, a representative of sponsors Co-operative Insurance and the Presiding Officer of the Parliament, Alex Fergusson.
Final
Awards A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round.
Round Team Player Young player Ref R1 Greenock Morton R2 Greenock Morton Stephen Robertson (Airdrie United) Leigh Griffiths (Livingston) R3 Dunfermline Athletic Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock) David Goodwillie (Dundee United) QF Scott Robertson (Dundee United) Scott Arfield (Falkirk)
Media coverage In Australia the Scottish League Cup was available on SBS and Setanta Sports who also broadcast it in Ireland. In the UK the Scottish League Cup was broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC Red Button.
External links BBC Scottish Cups page SFL page
References