The 2001–02 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 11th 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

Scottish Football League

The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...

. The defending champions were , who defeated 3–2 on penalties in the 2000 final

2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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The final

2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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 was played on 14 October 2001, between and at Broadwood Stadium

Broadwood Stadium

Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C....

 in Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...

. Airdrieonians won 2–1, to win the tournament for a third time after winning the 1994

1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 6 November 1994, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 5th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated Dundee 3–2, after extra time...

 and 2000

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 finals.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Tuesday 7 August 2001	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 14 August 2001	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 21 August 2001	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 28 August 2001	2	4 → 2
Final 2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final - Teams :- References :...	Sunday 14 October 2001	1	2 → 1

First round

and received random byes into the second round.

Second round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

External links

• Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
• Soccerbase Scottish League Challenge Cup on Soccerbase.com
• ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
• statto.com Scottish Challenge Cup fixtures and results on statto.com
• BBC Sport - Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport