2005 Scottish League Cup final

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2005 Scottish League Cup final
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Davie Cooper (who played for both clubs) featured on the tickets for the final.
Event 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
Date20 March 2005
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match Sotirios Kyrgiakos
Referee Mike McCurry
Attendance50,182
2004
2006

The 2005 Scottish League Cup final was played on 20 March 2005 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 58th Scottish League Cup.

The final was contested by Rangers and Motherwell. Rangers won the match 5–1, with goals from Maurice Ross, Fernando Ricksen, Nacho Novo and a double from Sotirios Kyrgiakos.

The match was popularly known as "The Cooper Final", [1] in honour of Davie Cooper, who was a prominent player for both clubs. Cooper had died almost 10 years to the day before the 2005 League Cup final was played.

Match details

Rangers 5–1 Motherwell
Ross Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kyrgiakos Soccerball shade.svg9', 86'
Ricksen Soccerball shade.svg33'
Novo Soccerball shade.svg48'
Report Partridge Soccerball shade.svg13'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,182
Referee: Mike McCurry
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Rangers
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RANGERS :
GK25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald Waterreus
RB21 Flag of Scotland.svg Maurice Ross
CB16 Flag of Greece.svg Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB12 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Malcolm
LB18 Flag of England.svg Michael Ball
RM2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fernando Ricksen (c)
CM6 Flag of Scotland.svg Barry Ferguson
CM4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Buffel
LM24 Flag of France.svg Grégory Vignal Sub off.svg 79'
CF9 Flag of Croatia.svg Dado Pršo
CF10 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Novo Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Smith
DF15 Flag of Georgia.svg Zurab Khizanishvili
MF8 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Rae Sub on.svg 79'
MF26 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Løvenkrands
FW19 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Thompson Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex McLeish
MOTHERWELL:
GK1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Marshall
RB2 Flag of Scotland.svg Martyn Corrigan
CB5 Ulster Banner.svg Stephen Craigan
CB14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Partridge
LB3 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Hammell
RM17 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin McBride Sub off.svg 83'
CM8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Leitch (c)
CM10 Flag of Scotland.svg Phil O'Donnell
LM18 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Paterson Sub off.svg 65'
CF7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott McDonald
CF9 Flag of Ireland.svg Richie Foran Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutes:
GK15 Flag of Scotland.svg Barry John Corr
DF19 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Quinn Sub on.svg 83'
DF24 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Fitzpatrick Sub on.svg 65'
MF21 Flag of Scotland.svg Shaun Fagan
FW12 Flag of Scotland.svg David Clarkson Sub on.svg 65'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Terry Butcher

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