Country Scotland | Teams 30 Champions Airdrieonians Matches played 29 | |
The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final.
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The final was played on 19 November 2000, between Airdrieonians and Livingston at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the second time after winning it in 1994.
First round
Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.
Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Second round
Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.