2018 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

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2018 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams16
Defending champions Hibernian
Final positions
Champions Hibernian
Runner-up Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored58 (3.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Kirsty Howat /
Lizzie Arnot (5 goals)
  2017
2019  

The 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup was the 17th edition of the Scottish Women's Premier League's league cup competition, which began in 2002. It was sponsored by the Scottish Building Society and officially known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. [1] The competition was contested by all 16 teams of the two divisions of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL 1 and SWPL 2).

Contents

Results

All results listed are published by Scottish Women's Football (SWF)

First round

The draw for the First round took place on Saturday, 27 January 2018 at Hampden Park. [2]

25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) Forfar Farmington 3–0 Aberdeen Forfar
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SWF Report Stadium: Station Park
25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone East Kilbride
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Celtic Report Stadium: K Park Training Academy
25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) Rangers 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
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25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) Heart of Midlothian 0–4 Hibernian Dalkeith
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Stadium: Kings Park
25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) Glasgow City 7–0 Spartans Glasgow
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SWF Report Stadium: Petershill Park, Springburn
25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) Hutchison Vale 1–3 Spartans Edinburgh
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Stadium: Peffermill Playing Fields
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15) Glasgow Women 1–2 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
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Stadium: Cathkin Park

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Wednesday, 26 February 2018 at Hampden Park. [3]

25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) Forfar Farmington 2–0 Stirling University Forfar
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[4] Stadium: Station Park
25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) Spartans 0–3 Glasgow City Edinburgh
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Stadium: Ainslie Park
25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) Hamilton Academical 0–3 Celtic Hamilton
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Stadium: New Douglas Park
25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) Hibernian 1–0 Rangers Edinburgh
13:00 Graham Soccerball shade.svg [4] Stadium: Ainslie Park

Semi-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Wednesday, 26 March 2018 at Hampden Park.

29 April 2018 (2018-04-29) Hibernian 3–1 Glasgow City Falkirk
2:00 Harrison Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg [6] Kerr Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Falkirk Stadium
29 April 2018 (2018-04-29) Celtic 4–1 Forfar Farmington Falkirk
15:30N. Pullar Soccerball shade.svg4'
R. Donaldson Soccerball shade.svg65'
McCulloch Soccerball shade.svg76'
Giard Soccerball shade.svg85'
[7] N.Davidson Soccerball shade.svg42'Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Final

Hibernian 9–0 Celtic
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Arnot Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen)Soccerball shade.svg27'Soccerball shade.svg59'Soccerball shade.svg80'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg30' (og)
McGregor Soccerball shade.svg48'
Reilly Soccerball shade.svg78'
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Hibernian
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Celtic
Flag of Scotland.svg Hannah Reid
Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel McLauchlan
Flag of Scotland.svg Shannon McGregor
Flag of Scotland.svg Lisa Robertson (c)
Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Brownlie
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Smith
Flag of Scotland.svg Ellis Notley
Flag of Scotland.svg Chelsea Cornet
Flag of Scotland.svg Amy Gallacher
Flag of Scotland.svg Abi Harrison
Flag of Scotland.svg Lizzie Arnot
Substitutes:
Flag of Scotland.svg Jenna Fife
Flag of Scotland.svg Cailin Michie
Flag of Scotland.svg Clare Williamson
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie-Lee Napier
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsten Reilly
Flag of Scotland.svg Lia Tweedie
Flag of Scotland.svg Siobhan Hunter
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Grant Scott
Flag of Scotland.svg Kiera Gibson
Flag of Ireland.svg Keeva Keenan
Flag of Scotland.svg Cheryl McCulloch
Flag of Scotland.svg Georgie Rafferty
Flag of Scotland.svg Colette Cavanagh
Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Donaldson
Flag of Scotland.svg Natalie Ross
Flag of Scotland.svg Kelly Clark (c)
Flag of Scotland.svg Sarah Ewens
Flag of Germany.svg Josephine Giard
Flag of Scotland.svg Nicole Pullar
Substitutes:
Flag of Scotland.svg Megan Cunningham
Flag of Scotland.svg Rachael O'Neil
Flag of Scotland.svg Claire Adams
Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Connor
Flag of Scotland.svg Chloe Craig
Flag of Ireland.svg Ruesha Littlejohn
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg David Haley

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Lizzie Arnot Hibernian 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Howat-Thomson Glasgow City
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Abi Harrison Hibernian 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Nicole Pullar Celtic
Flag of Germany.svg Josephine Giard Celtic
Flag of Scotland.svg Rebecca Galbraith Stirling University

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