2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
| Event | 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 14 October 2001 | ||||||
| Venue | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Mark Roberts | ||||||
| Referee | Mike McCurry | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,548 | ||||||
The 2001 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 14 October 2001, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 11th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic of the First and Second Divisions respectively. Airdrieonians emerged winners after defeating Alloa Athletic 2–1 to win the tournament for the second consecutive year, also being Airdrieonians last honour before going into liquidation in 2002.
The first round draw brought Queen of the South to face Airdrieonians at the Excelsior Stadium for the second consecutive season with the home team emerging 2–0 victors. The second round was an away game at rivals Albion Rovers with Airdrie producing a 4–1 win to progress to the quarter-finals. Just like the previous season Airdrie were drawn against Clydebank in the quarter-finals and again emerged winners with a 2–1 victory. The semi-final draw paired the club with Brechin City at home and it took penalties to separate the sides with The Diamonds winning 4–3 after a 1–1 draw after extra time to progress to the final. Airdrieonians reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the third time, and second consecutive season since winning the 1994 final against Dundee and defeating Livingston the previous season to win the 2000 final.
Alloa Athletic were drawn against East Stirlingshire away from home in the first round at Firs Park and produced a 1–0 victory over the club. The second round draw saw The Wasps drawn against Inverness Caledonian Thistle whom they defeated on penalties in the 1999 final, with the game being decided in extra time again with Alloa Athletic emerging 3–2 winners after a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes. Another home game was drawn in the quarter-finals with Stranraer providing the opposition which saw Alloa Athletic win in extra time for a second consecutive game by winning 4–3 to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided was Clyde away from home with Alloa Athletic winning 1–0 to reach the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time after their 1999 triumph.
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