2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
# 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 22 November 2009 at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 19th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Dundee and Inverness CT. Dundee won the match 3–2.

## Route to the final

### Dundee

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Second round | Cowdenbeath (a) | 3–0 |
| Quarter-final | Stirling Albion (a) | 2–1 |
| Semi-final | Annan Athletic (h) | 3–0 |

### Inverness Caledonian Thistle

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| First round | Montrose (h) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pens.) |
| Second round | Stranraer (h) | 3–0 |
| Quarter-final | Partick Thistle (a) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pens.) |
| Semi-final | Ross County (h) | 1–0 |

## Match details

| Dundee | Inverness CT |
| - | - |

Dundee: :

| GK | 1 | Robert Douglas |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Eric Paton | | 73' |
| CB | 6 | Jim Lauchlan | 88' |
| CB | 5 | Gary MacKenzie |
| LB | 3 | Eddie Malone |
| RM | 8 | Richie Hart |
| CM | 4 | Brian Kerr | 88' |
| CM | 11 | Gary Harkins |
| LM | 7 | Craig Forsyth |
| CF | 10 | Sean Higgins | | 65' |
| CF | 9 | Leigh Griffiths | | 90' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | 12 | Kyle Benedictus | | 73' |
| FW | 14 | Pat Clarke | | 90' |
| MF | 15 | Colin Cameron |
| GK | 16 | Derek Soutar |
| FW | 18 | Colin McMenamin | | 65' |
| Manager: ||||
| Jocky Scott ||||

Inverness CT: :

| GK | 1 | Ryan Esson |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Ross Tokely |
| CB | 5 | Stuart Golabek |
| CB | 6 | David Proctor |
| LB | 3 | Nauris Bulvītis | 88' |
| RM | 7 | Dani Sánchez | | 57' |
| CM | 4 | Grant Munro |
| CM | 8 | Russell Duncan | | 89' |
| LM | 11 | Jonathan Hayes | 88' |
| CF | 9 | Richie Foran |
| CF | 10 | Adam Rooney | | 89' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 12 | Kyle Allison |
| MF | 14 | Lee Cox | | 57' |
| FW | 15 | Dougie Imrie | 90' | 89' |
| FW | 16 | Eric Odhiambo | | 89' |
| FW | 17 | Dan Stratford |
| Manager: ||||
| Terry Butcher ||||

* MATCH RULES
* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* Five named substitutes
* Maximum of 3 substitutions
