1996–97 Scottish League Cup

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1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Final positions
Champions Rangers
Runner-up Heart of Midlothian
  1995–96
1997–98  

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.

Contents

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

First round

Home teamScoreAway 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 teamScoreAway 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 teamScoreAway 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

Hearts 1–0 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg110' Report
Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14,442

Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Partick Thistle
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg60'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 5,322

Dundee 2–1 Aberdeen
Paul Tosh Soccerball shade.svg35'
Jim Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Billy Dodds Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 8,650

Rangers 4–0 Hibernian
Durie Soccerball shade.svg29'
van Vossen Soccerball shade.svg47', 80'
Albertz Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,104
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Semi-finals

Dunfermline Athletic 1–6 Rangers
Moore Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg41', 69'
McInnes Soccerball shade.svg56'
Andersen Soccerball shade.svg63', 64'
Albertz Soccerball shade.svg82'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 16,791

Hearts 3–1 Dundee
Beckford Soccerball shade.svg20'
Cameron Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
Paille Soccerball shade.svg60'
Jim Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg73'
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 15,653

Final

Rangers 4–3 Hearts
McCoist Soccerball shade.svg11', 27'
Gascoigne Soccerball shade.svg64', 66'
Report Fulton Soccerball shade.svg44'
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg59'
Weir Soccerball shade.svg88'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,559

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