The 2008–09

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was the 63rd 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.

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won the cup beating

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2–0 after

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thanks to a goal from

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and an

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penalty.

Calendar

First round

The First round draw was conducted at

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on 2008-07-22. Source
Scottish Football League

Second round

The second round draw was conducted at The Signet Library,

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on 2008-08-11. Source
Scottish Football League

Third round

The Third round draw was conducted at

, Glasgow on 2008-09-01. Source
Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted at

, Glasgow on 25 September 2008. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted at the

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, Edinburgh on 12 November 2008 by First Minister

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, 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.

Media coverage

In Australia the

was available on SBS and

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who also broadcast it in Ireland. In the UK the

was broadcast on

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and

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External links

BBC Scottish Cups page

SFL page

References

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