The 2016 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup was the 15th edition of the SWPL Cup competition, which began in 2002. The competition was to be contested by all 16 teams of the two divisions of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL 1 and SWPL 2).
Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Glasgow City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hibernian |
Runner-up | Glasgow City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 74 (4.93 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 16 October 2022. |
First round
edit28 February 2016 | Glasgow Women | 3–1 | Hutchison Vale | Glasgow |
11:45 | McManus Evans |
[1] | Hanson 54' | Stadium: Greenfield Football Centre |
28 February 2016 | Spartans | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | Stirling University | Edinburgh |
13:00 | McLaughlin Marshall Gavin |
[1] | Gallon | Stadium: Spartans Community Football Academy |
28 February 2016 | Aberdeen | 5–0 | Jeanfield Swifts | Aberdeen |
13:00 | Smith 37' McGregor 85' Campbell |
[1][2] | Stadium: Heathryfold Park |
28 February 2016 | Celtic | 0–1 | Hibernian | East Kilbride |
15:00 | [1][3][4] | Arnot 19' | Stadium: K Park Training Academy |
28 February 2016 | Glasgow City | 14–0 | Inverness City | Airdrie |
14:00 | Littlejohn 17' Love 18' Shine Cuthbert Lauder Hay Crilly Brown Boyce |
[1][5][6] | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
28 February 2016 | Rangers | 5–1 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
16:00 | K. McLaughlin 1' C. Adams 18' L. Swanson 70' C. Brown 73' K. Turner 83' |
[7] | McGuiness | Stadium: New Tinto Park |
6 March 2016 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | Forfar Farmington | Dalkeith |
14:00 | [8] | Gollan McCarthy Sousa |
Stadium: King’s Park |
6 March 2016 | Buchan | 7–1 | Queen's Park | Maud |
14:00 | |
Stadium: Maud Leisure Park |
Quarter-finals
edit27 March 2016 | Forfar Farmington | 0–6 | Hibernian | Forfar |
13:00 | |
[9] | Stadium: Station Park |
27 March 2016 | Glasgow City | 10–0 | Glasgow Women | Airdrie |
14.30 | Ross |
[9] | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
27 March 2016 | Rangers | 5–0 | Buchan | Glasgow |
15:00 | Sinclair Gemmell Brown Adams } Foley |
[10] | Stadium: New Tinto Park |
Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals took place on 6 April 2016, at Hampden Park.[11]
8 May 2016 | Rangers | 1–4 | Hibernian | Edinburgh |
12:00 | Brown 75' | [12] | >Harrison 15' 50' Arnot 66' Ewens 87' |
Stadium: Ainslie Par |
8 May 2016 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Glasgow City | Edinburgh |
15:00 | [13] | Shine 45+2' | Stadium: Ainslie Par |
Final
editThe final was played on Sunday, 15 June 2016 at Ainslie Park, Edinburgh. Hibernian won the final 2–1 against Glasgow City. It was their fourth SWPL Cup win.[14][15][16][17]
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Oliver, Tim (29 February 2016). "SWPL League Cup 1st round – results and summary". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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- ^ Grossi, Steve (February 28, 2016). "Swifts emerge with credit as Dons progress". jeanfield swiftsfootball club. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
Swifts headed north to play their League Cup 1st round tie against an experienced and strong Aberdeen side.
- ^ "celtic women lose out in league cup clash against hibernian". celtic football club. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
CELTIC, fielding six of their eight close-season signings, went toe-to-toe with Edinburgh rivals Hibernian for the entire 90 minutes but despite their commendable efforts went down 1-0 to an early Lizzie Arnot goal
- ^ Payne, Richard (February 29, 2016). "hibernian ladies progress in the scottish premier league cup". hibernian football club. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
Scotland midfielder Lizzie Arnot grabbed the only goal of the game at K-Park in East Kilbride as her side came out on top during the battle of the greens
- ^ "Swifts emerge with credit as Dons progress". glasgow city football club. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
SWPL League Cup holders Glasgow City opened their domestic season in style with a football masterclass and a 14-0 thumping of Inverness to reach the quarter-finals
- ^ "glasgow city begin with 14-0 victory in swpl cup". bbc.co.uk. bbc. February 28, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
Glasgow City opened the new season in ominous style, demolishing Inverness 14-0 in the first round of the SWPL League Cup.
- ^ Gamba, Andrew (February 29, 2016). "Murphy's Delight With Start". rangers football club. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
Rangers won the game 5-1 at New Tinto Park with goals from Kirsty McLaughlin, Claire Adams, Lisa Swanson, Chantelle Brown and Katey Turner.
- ^ Gamba, Andrew (March 6, 2016). "hearts vs forfar farmington". forfar farmington football club. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
orfar Farmington opened their competitive season with a 3-0 victory over Hearts
- ^ a b c "Glasgow City ease into SWPL League Cup semi-finals". bbc.co.uk. BBC. March 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
Leanne Ross scored a hat-trick as League Cup holders Glasgow City strolled into the semi-finals with the 10-0 demolition of Glasgow Girls
- ^ Gamba, Andrew (March 28, 2016). "Buchan 0-5 Rangers Ladies". rangers football club. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
RANGERS booked their place in the League Cup semi-final after a 5-0 win over Buchan at New Tinto Park
- ^ @SWPL (6 April 2016). "Repost: SWPL League Cup Semi-final Draw:" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gamba, Andrew (May 9, 2016). "Ladies Semi-final Disappointment". rangers football club. Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
There was disappointment for Rangers as they missed out on a place in the League Cup Final after losing 4-1 to Hibernian to Ainslie Park
- ^ Payne, Richard (May 8, 2016). "hibernian ladies and glasgow city progress to swpl league Cup final". bbc.co.uk. bbc. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
Glasgow City and Hibernian Ladies will contest the Scottish Women's Premier League cup final.
- ^ Oliver, Tim (15 June 2016). "2016 SWPL Cup Final - Hibernian 1-2 Glasgow City: Lizzie Arnot's late goal shocks the holders". vavel.com. Vavel. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
A second half stoppage time strike saw Hibernian end Glasgow City's stranglehold on Scottish Women's Football
- ^ "SWPL Cup final: Hibernian Ladies beat Glasgow City". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
Hibernian Ladies netted in added time to defeat holders Glasgow City and win the SWPL Cup.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (15 June 2016). "SWPL Cup Final. Hibernian 2 Glasgow City 1: Lizzie Arnott leaves it late to secure victory". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Glasgow City's domination of Scottish women's football ended in dramatic fashion at Ainslie Park
- ^ Highlights | Hibernian v Glasgow City - SWPL Cup Final, Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 1:21 / 1:46)