2006–07 Scottish League Cup

2006–07 Co-operative Insurance Cup

Country	Scotland
Champions	Hibernian
Runners-up	Kilmarnock
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Scottish League Cup was the 61st staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.

The competition began on 9 August 2006, and was won by Hibernian, who defeated Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final.

Schedule

First round Tuesday, 8 – Wednesday, 9 August 2006.

Second round Tuesday, 22 – Wednesday, 23 August 2006.

Third round Tuesday, 19 – Wednesday, 20 September 2006.

Fourth round Tuesday, 7 – Wednesday, 8 November 2006.

Semi-finals Tuesday, 30 January – Wednesday, 31 January 2007 – SF1 at Fir Park, SF2 at Tynecastle

Final Sunday, 18 March 2007 – at Hampden Park

First round

Albion Rovers v Stenhousemuir

8 August 2006

Albion Rovers	1–2	Stenhousemuir
Scott Chaplain  10'	Report	Kevin Nichol  74' (o.g.) John Baird  77'

19:30 – Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Attendance: 228 Referee: Anthony Law

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Brechin City v Greenock Morton

8 August 2006

Brechin City	2–1	Greenock Morton
Chris Geddes  55' Stuart Callaghan  74' (pen.)	Report	Paul McGowan  6'

19:30 – Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance: 501 Referee: Calum Murray

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Cowdenbeath v East Stirlingshire

8 August 2006

Cowdenbeath	4–1	East Stirlingshire
Liam Buchanan  27' Chris Hughes  31', 45' Pat Clarke  34'	Report	Carl Thywissen  63'

19:30 – Central Park, Cowdenbeath Attendance: 271 Referee: Craig Charleston

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Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

8 August 2006

Dumbarton	3–0	Stirling Albion
David Bagan  74' Chris Boyle  88' John Gemmell  90'	Report

19:30 – Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Attendance: 544 Referee: Brian Winter

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Dundee v Partick Thistle

8 August 2006

Dundee	1–3	Partick Thistle
Gavin Swankie  10'	Report	Darren Brady  40' Billy Gibson  64' Scott Boyd  75'

19:30 – Dens Park, Dundee Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Craig MacKay

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Forfar Athletic v Alloa Athletic

8 August 2006

Forfar Athletic	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Alloa Athletic
Darren Gribben  90'	Report	Graeme Brown  4' John Grant  93'

19:30 – Station Park, Forfar Attendance: 308 Referee: David Somers

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Queen of the South v Clyde

8 August 2006

Queen of the South	4–2	Clyde
John O'Neill  8', 45' Murray Henderson  17' Graham Weir  32'	Report	Dougie Imrie  43' Stephen O'Donnell  52' (pen.)

19:45 – Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance: 1,435 Referee: William Collum

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Queen's Park v Hamilton Academical

8 August 2006

Queen's Park	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hamilton Academical
Steven Canning  6' Rob Bowers  107'	Report	Richard Offiong  72'

19:30 – Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 611 Referee: Eddie Smith

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Raith Rovers v Airdrie United

8 August 2006

Raith Rovers	1–2	Airdrie United
Armand One  40'	Report	Willie McLaren  47' Bryan Prunty  73'

19:45 – Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Craig Thomson

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Ross County v Stranraer

8 August 2006

Ross County	4–2	Stranraer
Don Cowie  27', 58' Sean Higgins  61' Craig Gunn  78'	Report	Alex Burns  70' Michael Moore  90'

19:45 – Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance: 750 Referee: Mike Ritchie

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St Johnstone v East Fife

8 August 2006

St Johnstone	3–1	East Fife
Jason Scotland  60', 70' Martin Hardie  62'	Report	Craig O'Reilly  76'

19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 1,222 Referee: John Underhill

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Arbroath v Elgin City

9 August 2006

Arbroath	0–1	Elgin City
	Report	Steven Mackay  49'

19:45 – Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance: 613 Referee: Steven Nicholls

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Ayr United v Berwick Rangers

9 August 2006

Ayr United	2–0	Berwick Rangers
Mark Casey  18' Ryan Caddis  39' (pen.)	Report

19:45 – Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance: 902 Referee: Charlie Richmond

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Montrose v Peterhead

9 August 2006

Montrose	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Peterhead
Andy Rodgers  25' (pen.)	Report	Bobby Linn  60' Martin Wood  108' Martin Bavidge  115'

19:30 – Links Park, Montrose Attendance: 421 Referee: Colin Brown

Second round

Alloa Athletic v Ross County

22 August 2006

Alloa Athletic	2–1	Ross County
Brown  34' Forrest  47'	Report	McKinlay  57'

19:30 – Recreation Park, Alloa Attendance: 424 Referee: Brian Winter

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Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

22 August 2006

Ayr United	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 pen.)	Dunfermline Athletic
	Report

19:45 – Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Craig Thomson

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Brechin City v Livingston

22 August 2006

Brechin City	0–3	Livingston
	Report	Craig  37' Dorrans  40' Hislop  87'

19:45 – Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance: 466 Referee: Douglas McDonald

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Cowdenbeath v Falkirk

22 August 2006

Cowdenbeath	0–5	Falkirk
	Report	Craig  35' Moutinho  50', 81' Twaddle  74' Stewart  84'

19:45 – Central Park, Cowdenbeath Attendance: 1,530 Referee: Eddie Smith

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Dundee United v Airdrie United

22 August 2006

Dundee United	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Airdrie United
Robertson  118'	Report

19:45 – Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Steve Conroy

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Hibernian v Peterhead

22 August 2006

Hibernian	4–0	Peterhead
Iain Good  7' (o.g.) Benjelloun  32' Brown  52' McCluskey  66' (pen.)	Report

19:45 – Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 7,834 Referee: Chris Boyle

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Motherwell v Partick Thistle

22 August 2006

Motherwell	3–2	Partick Thistle
Foran  6', 16' McGarry  88'	Report	Gibson  25' Roberts  66'

19:45 – Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Kenny Clark

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Queen of the South v Kilmarnock

22 August 2006

Queen of the South	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Kilmarnock
O'Connor  49'	Report	Murray  75' Naismith  113'

19:45 – Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Michael McCurry

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Queen's Park v Aberdeen

22 August 2006

Queen's Park	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pen.)	Aberdeen
	Report

19:45 – Firhill Stadium, Partick Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Stephen Finnie

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St Johnstone v Elgin City

22 August 2006

St Johnstone	4 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Elgin City
Sheerin  98' (pen.) Stevenson  105' Milne  108' Mackay  114' (o.g.)	Report

19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 1,198 Referee: Mike Tumilty

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St Mirren v Stenhousemuir

22 August 2006

St Mirren	3–1	Stenhousemuir
Mehmet  6', 30' Sutton  14'	Report	Sinclair  78'

19:45 – Love Street, Paisley Attendance: 1,707 Referee: Charlie Richmond

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Inverness CT v Dumbarton

23 August 2006

Inverness CT	3–1	Dumbarton
Wyness  6' Bayne  54' McAllister  72'	Report	Dobbie  30'

19:45 – Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Calum Murray

Third round

Celtic v St Mirren

19 September 2006

Celtic	2–0	St Mirren
Beattie  76' Żurawski  87'	Report

19:45 – Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 32,587 Referee: Kenny Clark

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Inverness CT v Falkirk

19 September 2006

Inverness CT	0–1	Falkirk
	Report	Stokes  60'

19:45 – Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Attendance: 1,198 Referee: Douglas McDonald

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St Johnstone v Dundee United

19 September 2006

St Johnstone	3–0	Dundee United
Scotland  40' Milne  53' Mensing  80'	Report

19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 4,653 Referee: John Underhill

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Kilmarnock v Livingston

19 September 2006

Kilmarnock	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Livingston
Wales  57' Wright  115'	Report	Craig  72' (pen.)

19:45 – Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 3,573 Referee: Eddie Smith

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Alloa Athletic v Hearts

20 September 2006

Alloa Athletic	0–4	Hearts
	Report	Mäkelä  34', 46', 82' Aguiar  88'

19:45 – Recreation Park, Alloa Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Charlie Richmond

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Dunfermline Athletic v Rangers

20 September 2006

Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Rangers
	Report	Bamba  65' (o.g.) Boyd  73'

19:45 – East End Park, Dunfermline Attendance: 5,702 Referee: Michael McCurry

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Hibernian v Gretna

20 September 2006

Hibernian	6–0	Gretna
Fletcher  11' Brown  18' Jones  20' Shiels  24', 63' Benjelloun  72'	Report

19:45 – Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 11,075 Referee: Craig Thomson

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Queen's Park v Motherwell

20 September 2006

Queen's Park	0–3	Motherwell
	Report	Foran  24', 47', 54' (pen.)

19:45 – Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Mike Tumilty

Quarter-finals

Celtic v Falkirk

7 November 2006

Celtic	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 pen.)	Falkirk
Żurawski  98'	Report	Stokes  99'

Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 18,684 Referee: Charlie Richmond

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Kilmarnock v Motherwell

7 November 2006

Kilmarnock	3–2	Motherwell
Wright  7', 45' Invincibile  71'	Report	Foran  25' (pen.) Clarkson  59'

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Kenny Clark

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Hibernian v Hearts

8 November 2006

Hibernian	1–0	Hearts
Jones  31'	Report

Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 15,825 Referee: Callum Murray

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Rangers v St Johnstone

8 November 2006

Rangers	0–2	St Johnstone
	Report	Milne  50', 67'

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 31,074 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Semi-finals

Kilmarnock v Falkirk

30 January 2007

Kilmarnock	3–0	Falkirk
Naismith  30', 71', 78' (pen.)	Report

Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 10,722 Referee: Kenny Clark

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St Johnstone v Hibernian

31 January 2007

St Johnstone	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Hibernian
Scotland  76'	Report	Fletcher  3' Murphy  92' Benjelloun  120'

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 16,112 Referee: Craig Thomson

Final

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

18 March 2007 15:00

Kilmarnock	1–5	Hibernian
Greer  77'	Report	Jones  28' Benjelloun  59', 85' Fletcher  66', 87'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Dougie McDonald

Player stats

Top goalscorers

Goals	Player	Club
6	Richie Foran	Motherwell
5	Abdessalam Benjelloun	Hibernian
4	Steven Fletcher	Hibernian
	Steven Milne	St Johnstone
	Steven Naismith	Kilmarnock
	Jason Scotland	St Johnstone
3	Juho Mäkelä	Hearts
	Frazer Wright	Kilmarnock

Player of the round

Round	Player	Club	Young player	Club
1st	John O'Neill	Queen of the South	–	–
2nd	Mark Cairns	Queen's Park	Steven Naismith	Kilmarnock
3rd	Kris Boyd	Rangers	–	–