Scottish League Cup

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association football competition football cup competition knockout tournament

The Scottish League Cup is a major knockout football competition in Scotland, contested primarily by professional clubs from the Scottish league system.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football competition → football cup competition → knockout tournament →
alsoKnownAs	Betfred Cup → Premier Sports Cup → Viaplay Cup →
broadcastIn	United Kingdom →
competitionFormat	group stage and knockout phase → knockout →
competitionType	men's professional football →
confederation	UEFA →
continent	Europe →
country	Scotland →
domesticCupHierarchyPosition	second major cup competition in Scotland →
eligibleTeams	Scottish Professional Football League clubs → clubs from the Scottish league system →
firstEditionSeason	1946–47 →
formerlyOrganisedBy	Scottish Football League →
governingBody	Scottish Professional Football League →
governingRules	Laws of the Game of association football →
hasFinalVenue	Hampden Park →
hasGroupStage	yes →
hasKnockoutStage	yes →
hasPenaltyShootouts	yes →
inception	1946 →
mostSuccessfulClub	Celtic F.C. → Rangers F.C. →
numberOfTeams	varies by season →
officialLanguage	English →
organisedBy	Scottish Professional Football League →
region	Scotland →
relatedCompetition	Scottish Cup → Scottish Premiership →
sponsor	Betfred → CIS Insurance → Premier Sports → Ramsdens → Skol → Viaplay →
sport	association football →
televisionBroadcaster	BBC Scotland → BT Sport → Premier Sports → Viaplay Sports →
tierInNationalFootball	major domestic cup →
typicalSeasonPeriod	played during first half of Scottish football season →
usesExtraTime	yes →
winnerQualification	qualifies for UEFA competitions in some seasons →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cowdenbeath F.C. → East Fife F.C. → Forfar Athletic F.C. → Partick Thistle F.C. → St Mirren F.C. →	participatesIn
Ayr United F.C. → Dunfermline Athletic F.C. → Hibernian F.C. →	competition
Scottish Challenge Cup → Scottish Cup →	relatedCompetition
Aberdeen F.C. → St Johnstone F.C. →	wonCompetition
Scottish Premier Division →	associatedCompetition
Scottish Football League →	associatedCupCompetition
Hamilton Academical F.C. →	competesIn
Celtic F.C. →	domesticCompetition
Scottish Professional Football League →	domesticLeagueCupQualifierFor
St Johnstone F.C. →	hasDomesticCup
East Fife F.C. →	hasWon
Scottish Premier League →	leagueCup
Rangers F.C. →	majorTrophy
East Stirlingshire F.C. →	notableCompetition
Ramsdens Cup →	relatedTo
Scottish Challenge Cup →	separateFrom
Partick Thistle F.C. →	won
Kenny Dalglish →	wonCompetitionAsManager
Hibernian F.C. →	wonCup