2009 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Explained

Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Year:2009
Country:Scotland
Defending Champions:Glasgow City
Champions:Glasgow City
Runner-Up:Hibernian
Matches:11
Goals:59
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup was the 8th edition of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup which began in 2002. It was contested by all 12 teams of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), with matches played between August and November 2009.

Although linked to the 2009 Scottish Women's Premier League which had only one round of fixtures as the schedule was transitioned from autumn-spring to summer, the SWPL Cup was played in its normal format and in the same dates as in previous seasons, finishing a year after the 2008–09 final; instead it was the next edition which differed significantly, as it remained an early-season competition but was completed in the first half of a calendar year; the 2010 final was played only 6 months after the 2009 final.

First Round

FC Kilmarnock, Forfar Farmington, Dundee United SC and Rangers received byes.[1]

Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals.[2] [1]

Home teamScoreAway team
16 August 2009
Spartans2–3Celtic
Hamilton Academical4–4Aberdeen
Boroughmuir Thistle0–5Glasgow City
Inverness0–3Hibernian

Quarter-finals

Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.[2] [1]

Home teamScoreAway team
13 September 2009
Glasgow City8–0Dundee United SC
Aberdeen0–2Hibernian
Celtic8–0Boroughmuir Thistle
FC Kilmarnock0–4Rangers

Semi-finals

Teams in bold advanced to the final.[2] [1]

Final

Holders Glasgow City retained the trophy; it was their second SWPL Cup overall. They also won the 2009 Scottish Women's Premier League.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.spartansfcwomen.com/Spartans%20Archive/match%20results%202009.html 2009 Season
  2. http://sfha.org.uk/scottishwomensleague.htm Women's League Competitions 2009 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup