1996–97 Scottish League Cup

1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Heart of Midlothian

The 1996–97 Scottish League Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Coca-Cola Cup.

The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Heart of Midlothian 4–3 in the final, played at Celtic Park.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 4–0 Arbroath
Ayr United 5–2 Livingston
Brechin City 3–0 Montrose
Clyde 1–0 Inverness CT [aet]
Cowdenbeath 1–2 Forfar Athletic
East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic
Queen's Park 3–1 Ross County [aet]
Stranraer 2–0 Queen of the South

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 1–3 Celtic
Clydebank 0–3 Rangers
Heart of Midlothian (p)1–1 Stenhousemuir
Stranraer 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic
Airdrieonians 3–2 Raith Rovers
Brechin City 0–2 Hibernian
Dundee 2–1 Dumbarton
East Fife 1–5 St Johnstone
Falkirk 2–3 Albion Rovers
Kilmarnock 0–1 Ayr United
Morton (p)1–1 Hamilton Academical
Motherwell 0–0(p) Alloa Athletic
Partick Thistle 3–0 Forfar Athletic
Queen's Park 0–2 Aberdeen
St Mirren 4–0 Berwick Rangers
Stirling Albion 1–2 Dundee United

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 1–5 Celtic
Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 St Mirren
Rangers 3–1 Ayr United
Albion Rovers 0–2 Hibernian
Dundee United 2–2(p) Dundee
Morton 3–7 Aberdeen
Partick Thistle 1–0 Airdrieonians
St Johnstone 1–3(a.e.t) Heart of Midlothian

Quarter-finals

17 September 1996
Hearts 1–0 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Robertson  110' Report
Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14,442

17 September 1996
Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Partick Thistle
Bingham  60'
Britton  79'
Report
East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 5,322

17 September 1996
Dundee 2–1 Aberdeen
Paul Tosh  35'
Jim Hamilton  89'
Report Billy Dodds  72' (pen)
Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 8,650

18 September 1996
Rangers 4–0 Hibernian
Durie  29'
van Vossen  47',  80'
Albertz  89'
Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,104
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Semi-finals

22 October 1996
Dunfermline Athletic 1–6 Rangers
Moore  61' Report Laudrup  41'  69'
McInnes  56'
Andersen  63'  64'
Albertz  82'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 16,791

23 October 1996
Hearts 3–1 Dundee
Beckford  20'
Cameron  30' (pen)
Paille  60'
Jim Hamilton  73'
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 15,653

Final

24 November 1996
Rangers 4–3 Hearts
McCoist  11'  27'
Gascoigne  64'  66'
Report Fulton  44'
Robertson  59'
Weir  88'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,559

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