The 2014–15

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was the 69th season of

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's second-most prestigious

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knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS for sponsorship reasons.

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won the cup after a 2–0 win against

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in the

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Format

The competition was a

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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

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and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in the

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. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures. Celtic, Motherwell, Aberdeen and St Johnstone are the teams that will enter the third round.

Fixtures and results

First round

The first round draw took place on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 2pm BST at the Bet Butler Stadium.League Cup 1st-round draw
, SPFLLeague Cup draw on Thursday
, SPFL The 30 clubs that participated in the

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and

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in the 2013–14 season entered the competition at this stage. The 12 clubs that participated in the

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received a bye. Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup/

Second round

The second round draw took place on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 6:30pm BST at

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.League Cup 2nd round draw
, SPFL The 8 clubs that participated in the

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in the 2013–14 season but didn't qualify for Europe entered the competition at this stage except

the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side. Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup

Third round

The third round draw took place on Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 1pm BST at

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.League Cup 3rd round draw
, SPFL The 4 clubs that participated in the

in the 2013–14 season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with

the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side. Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup

Quarter-Final

The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at

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following the 3rd round matches.League Cup quarter-final draw
, SPFL

Semi-Final

The semi-final draw took place on Saturday 1 November at 5:05pm live on

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.League Cup semi-final draw
, SPFL

Final

References

External links

Scottish Professional Football League – League Cup official website
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