Scottish League Cup 1996-97

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The 1996–97 Scottish League Cup was the 50th staging of the 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 Hearts 4–3 in the final at Celtic Park.

1 Quarter-finals
2 Semi-finals
3 Final
4 References

[edit] Quarter-finals

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

17 September 1996	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Partick Thistle	East End Park, Dunfermline
	David Bingham			East End Park, Dunfermline

17 September 1996	Dundee	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Dens Park, Dundee
	Paul Tosh Jim Hamilton		Billy Dodds	Dens Park, Dundee

18 September 1996	Rangers	4 – 0	Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 45,104
	Durie van Vossen Albertz			Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 45,104

[edit] Semi-finals

22 October 1996	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 6	Rangers	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 16,791
	?		Brian Laudrup McIness Anderson Jörg Albertz	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 16,791

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

[edit] Final

Main article: 1997 Scottish League Cup Final

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


RANGERS :
1	Andy Goram
2	Alec Cleland		46'
3	Craig Moore	?'
4	Richard Gough
5	Gordan Petrić	?'
6	Joachim Björklund	?'
7	Charlie Miller	?'
8	Paul Gascoigne
9	Ally McCoist
10	Jörg Albertz
11	Brian Laudrup	?'
Substitutes:
13	David Robertson		46'
31	Peter van Vossen
32	Theo Snelders
Manager:
Walter Smith


HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
1	Gilles Rousset
2	Weir
3	Neil Pointon
4	Gary Mackay
5	Paul Ritchie
6	Pasquale Bruno	?'
7	Stéphane Paille		?'
8	Steve Fulton
9	John Robertson
10	Colin Cameron
11	Neil McCann
Substitutes:
12	Jeremy Goss
13	Darren Beckford		?'
14	Allan McManus
Manager:
Jim Jeffries

[edit] References

London Hearts
RSSSF – Scotland 1996–97
Graham Hunter. in Martin Corteel: The Official Rangers Supporters' Book. Charlton Books. ISBN 1 85616 460 1.

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