The 2009–10

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was the 64th season of the Scotland's second most prestigious

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knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Rangers won the cup beating St Mirren 1–0 thanks to a goal from

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. The format of the competition was changed due to six Scottish clubs qualifying for European competition, two

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clubs entered in the First Round.

Calendar

Note: the 4 best placed SPL teams not competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 2nd round and the 6 teams who are competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 3rd round.

First round

All 30 SFL clubs entered here, along with

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(as the team promoted to the SPL), and St Mirren (as the eleventh placed SPL team). The draw was held on 4 June 2009. Source
BBC Sport

Second round

The 16 winners of the first round entered here, along with the remaining 4 SPL clubs not to have qualified for Europe. These were

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, Hibernian,

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, and

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. Source
BBC Sport

Third round

The 10 winners of the second round entered here, along with the 6 Scottish clubs to have qualified for Europe. These were Rangers,

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, Heart of Midlothian,

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and

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. Source
BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted at

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, Glasgow on 24 September 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 26 October. Source
BBC Sport

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted at

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, Edinburgh on 9 November 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 1 February 2010. Source
BBC Sport

Final

The Final took place on Sunday 21 March.

Awards

A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round.

Media coverage

The 2009/10 Scottish League Cup was shown live in the UK on

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and in Ireland on

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and

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. In US,

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and Canada it was broadcast live on Setanta Premium.

References

External links

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