Scottish League Cup 2006-07

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The 2006-07 Scottish League Cup was the 60th 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 August 9, 2006, and was won by Hibernian, who defeated Kilmarnock 5-1 in the final.

1 Schedule
2 First round
3 Second round
4 Third round
5 Quarter-finals
6 Semi-finals
7 Final
8 Player stats
- 8.1 Top goalscorers
- 8.2 Player of the round

[edit] Schedule

First round Tuesday, 8th - Wednesday, 9 August, 2006.

Second round Tuesday, 22nd - Wednesday, 23 August, 2006.

Third round Tuesday, 19th - Wednesday, 20 September, 2006.

Fourth round Tuesday, 7th - 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

[edit] First round

August 8, 2006	Albion Rovers	1-2	Stenhousemuir	19:30 - Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Ref: Anthony Law Attendance: 228
	Scott Chaplain 10'	Report	Kevin Nichol (og) 74' John Baird 77'

August 8, 2006	Brechin City	2-1	Greenock Morton	19:30 - Glebe Park, Brechin Ref: Calum Murray Attendance: 501
	Chris Geddes 55' Stuart Callaghan (pen) 74'	Report	Paul McGowen 6'

August 8, 2006	Cowdenbeath	4-1	East Stirlingshire	19:30 - Central Park, Cowdenbeath Ref: Craig Charleston Attendance: 271
	Liam Buchanan 27' Chris Hughes 31' 45' Pat Clarke 34'	Report	Carl Thywissen 63'

August 8, 2006	Dumbarton	3-0	Stirling Albion	19:30 - Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Ref: Brian Winter Attendance: 544
	David Bagan 74' Chris Boyle 88' John Gemmell 90'	Report

August 8, 2006	Dundee	1-3	Partick Thistle	19:30 - Dens Park, Dundee Ref: Craig MacKay Attendance: 2,180
	Gavin Swankie 10'	Report	Darren Brady 40' Billy Gibson 64' Scott Boyd 75'

August 8, 2006	Forfar Athletic	1-2 (AET)	Alloa Athletic	19:30 - Station Park, Forfar Ref: David Somers Attendance: 308
	Darren Gribben 90'	Report	Graeme Brown 4' John Grant 93'

August 8, 2006	Queen of the South	4-2	Clyde	19:45 - Palmerston Park, Dumfries Ref: William Collum Attendance: 1,435
	Jon O'Neil 8' 45' Murray Henderson 17' Graham Weir 32'	Report	Dougie Imrie 43' Stephen O'Donnell (pen) 52'

August 8, 2006	Queen's Park	2-1 (AET)	Hamilton Academical	19:30 - Hampden Park, Glasgow Ref: Eddie Smith Attendance: 611
	Steven Canning 6' Rob Bowers 107'	Report	Richard Offiong 72'

August 8, 2006	Raith Rovers	1-2	Airdrie United	19:45 - Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Ref: Craig Thomson Attendance: 1,260
	Armand One 40'	Report	Willie McLaren 47' Bryan Prunty 73'

August 8, 2006	Ross County	4-2	Stranraer	19:45 - Victoria Park, Dingwall Ref: Mike Ritchie Attendance: 750
	Don Cowie 27' 58' Sean Higgins 61' Craig Gunn 78'	Report	Alex Burns 70' Michael Moore 90'

August 8, 2006	St Johnstone	3-1	East Fife	19:45 - McDiarmid Park, Perth Ref: John Underhill Attendance: 1,222
	Jason Scotland 60' 70' Martin Hardie 62'	Report	Craig O'Reilly 76'

August 9, 2006	Arbroath	0-1	Elgin City	19:45 - Gayfield Park, Arbroath Ref: Steven Nicholls Attendance: 613
		Report	Steven Mackay 49'

August 9, 2006	Ayr United	2-0	Berwick Rangers	19:45 - Somerset Park , Ayr Ref: Charlie Richmond Attendance: 902
	Mark Casey 18' Ryan Caddis (pen) 39'	Report

August 9, 2006	Montrose	1-3 (AET)	Peterhead	19:30 - Links Park, Montrose Ref: Colin Brown Attendance: 421
	Andy Rogers (pen) 25'	Report	Robert Linn 60' Martin Wood 108' Martin Bavidge 115'

[edit] Second round

August 22, 2006	Alloa Athletic	2-1	Ross County	19:30 - Recreation Park, Alloa Ref: Brian Winter Attendance: 424
	Brown 34' Forrest 47'	Report	McKinlay 57'

August 22, 2006	Ayr United	0-0 (a.e.t.) (6-7 pen.)	Dunfermline Athletic	19:45 - Somerset Park, Ayr Ref: Craig Thomson Attendance: 1,507
		Report

August 22, 2006	Brechin City	0-3	Livingston	19:45 - Glebe Park, Brechin Ref: Douglas McDonald Attendance: 466
		Report	Craig 37' Dorrans 40' Hislop 87'

August 22, 2006	Cowdenbeath	0-5	Falkirk	19:45 - Central Park, Cowdenbeath Ref: Eddie Smith Attendance: 1,530
		Report	Craig 35' Moutinho 50' 81' Twaddle 74' Stewart 84'

August 22, 2006	Dundee United	1-0 (a.e.t.)	Airdrie United	19:45 - Tannadice Park, Dundee Ref: Steve Conroy Attendance: 2,851
	Robertson 118'	Report

August 22, 2006	Hibernian	4-0	Peterhead	19:45 - Easter Road, Edinburgh Ref: Chris Boyle Attendance: 7,834
	Iain Good 7' (o.g.) Benjelloun 32' Brown 52' McCluskey 66' (pen.)	Report

August 22, 2006	Motherwell	3-2	Partick Thistle	19:45 - Fir Park, Motherwell Ref: Kenny Clark Attendance: 3,752
	Foran 6' 16' McGarry 88'	Report	Gibson 25' Roberts 66'

August 22, 2006	Queen of the South	1-2 (a.e.t.)	Kilmarnock	19:45 - Palmerston Park, Dumfries Ref: Michael McCurry Attendance: 2,452
	O'Connor 49'	Report	Murray 75' Naismith 113'

August 22, 2006	Queen's Park	0-0 (a.e.t.) (5-3 pen.)	Aberdeen	19:45 - Firhill Stadium, Partick Ref: Stephen Finnie Attendance: 1,588
		Report

August 22, 2006	St Johnstone	4-0 (a.e.t.)	Elgin City	19:45 - McDiarmid Park, Perth Ref: Mike Tumilty Attendance: 1,198
	Sheerin 98' (pen.) Stevenson 105' Milne 108' Mackay 114' (o.g.)	Report

August 22, 2006	St. Mirren	3-1	Stenhousemuir	19:45 - St. Mirren Park, Paisley Ref: Charlie Richmond Attendance: 1,707
	Mehmet 6' 30' Sutton 14'	Report	Sinclair 78'

August 23, 2006	Inverness CT	3-1	Dumbarton	19:45 - Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Ref: Calum Murray Attendance: 1,085
	Wyness 6' Bayne 54' McAllister 72'	Report	Dobbie 30'

[edit] Third round

September 19, 2006	Celtic	2 – 0	St. Mirren	19:45 - Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 32,587 Referee: Kenny Clark
	Beattie 76' Żurawski 87'	Report

September 19, 2006	Inverness CT	0 – 1	Falkirk	19:45 - Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Attendance: 1,198 Referee: Douglas McDonald
		Report	Stokes 60'

September 19, 2006	St Johnstone	3 – 0	Dundee United	19:45 - McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 4,653 Referee: John Underhill
	Scotland 40' Milne 53' Mensing 80'	Report

September 19, 2006	Kilmarnock	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	19:45 - Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 3,573 Referee: Eddie Smith
	Wales 57' Wright 115'	Report	Craig 72' (pen.)

September 20, 2006	Alloa Athletic	0 – 4	Hearts	19:45 - Recreation Park, Alloa Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Charlie Richmond
		Report	Mäkelä 34' 46' 82' Aguiar 88'

September 20, 2006	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Rangers	19:45 - East End Park, Dunfermline Attendance: 5,702 Referee: Michael McCurry
		Report	Bamba 65' (o.g.) Boyd 73'

September 20, 2006	Hibernian	6 – 0	Gretna	19:45 - Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 11,075 Referee: Craig Thomson
	Fletcher 11' Brown 18' Jones 20' Shiels 24' 63' Benjelloun 72'	Report

September 20, 2006	Queen's Park	0 – 3	Motherwell	19:45 - Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Mike Tumilty
		Report	Foran 24' 47' 54' (pen.)

[edit] Quarter-finals

November 7, 2006	Celtic	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 pen.)	Falkirk	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 18,684 Referee: Charlie Richmond
	Żurawski 98'	Report	Stokes 99'

November 7, 2006	Kilmarnock	3 – 2	Motherwell	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Kenny Clark
	Wright 7' 45' Invincibile 71'	Report	Foran 25' (pen.) Clarkson 59'

November 8, 2006	Hibernian	1 – 0	Hearts	Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 15,825 Referee: Callum Murray
	Jones 31'	Report

November 8, 2006	Rangers	0 – 2	St Johnstone	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 31,074 Referee: Stuart Dougal
		Report	Milne 50' 67'

[edit] Semi-finals

January 30, 2007	Kilmarnock	3 – 0	Falkirk	Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 10,722 Referee: Kenny Clark
	Naismith 30' 71' 78' (pen.)	Report

January 31, 2007	St Johnstone	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Hibernian	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 16,112 Referee: Craig Thompson
	Scotland 76'	Report	Fletcher 3' Murphy 92' Benjelloun 120'

[edit] Final

Main article: 2007 Scottish League Cup Final

March 18, 2007 15:00	Kilmarnock	1 – 5	Hibernian	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Dougie McDonald
	Greer 77'	Report	Jones 28' Benjelloun 59' 85' Fletcher 66' 87'

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Top goalscorers

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

[edit] 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	-	-

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