Scottish League Cup
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Full name
Betfred Scottish League Cup
Association
Scottish FA
First edition
1946/47
Teams
44
Game mode
Knockout system , round-robin tournament
Title holder
Celtic Glasgow (17th title)
Record winner
Glasgow Rangers (27 wins)
Website
spfl.co.uk
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 72nd time in 2017/18 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Premiership , Championship , League One and League Two and the two champions of the Highland and Lowland Football League , began on July 15, 2017 and ended with the final on November 26 2017 in Hampden Park, Glasgow. The competition is officially held as the Betfred Scottish League Cup . The league cup began with 8 groups of five teams each. The eight group winners and the four second best teams in each group reached the second round. The teams that took part in the European Cup only started in the 2nd round. If no winner was found in a duel after 90 minutes, the game was decided on penalties . The winner got two points the loser one. As the defending champion, Celtic Glasgow started the competition that had won against FC Aberdeen in the previous year's final . Defending champions Celtic Glasgow and FC Motherwell met in this year's final . Celtic reached the final in the League Cup for the 32nd time since 1957 , of which 16 were won. For Well it was the fourth final in the League Cup after 1951 , 1955 and 2005 . Celtic won the final 2-0 with goals from James Forrest and Moussa Dembélé . It was the 17th title in the League Cup since their first win in 1957 . In the same season, Celtic won the Scottish Championship and the Cup, making them the second national triple in a row and the fifth overall.
Events
The game rounds are played on the following dates:
Group stage: July 15, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26 and 29, 2017
2nd round: 8th and 9th August 2017
Quarter-finals: September 19, 20 and 21, 2017
Semi-finals: October 21 and 22, 2017
Final: November 26, 2017 (Sun.)
Participating teams
The following 44 teams take part in the competition:
Group stage
The group stage was drawn on June 2, 2017. The eight group winners and the four second best teams in each group reached the second round. The European Cup participants Celtic Glasgow , FC Aberdeen , Glasgow Rangers and FC St. Johnstone started in the 2nd round. The games were played between July 15 and 29, 2017.
Group A
15th July 2017
FC Falkirk
4: 1
Stirling Albion
Inverness CT
3-0
Brechin City
18th July 2017
Brechin City
1: 1 (4: 3 i.E.)
Forfar Athletic
Stirling Albion
0: 0 (0: 2 in good condition)
Inverness CT
July 22, 2017
Forfar Athletic
1: 3
Stirling Albion
Inverness CT
0: 2
FC Falkirk
July 25, 2017
FC Falkirk
4-0
Forfar Athletic
Stirling Athletic
2-0
Brechin City
29th July 2017
Brechin City
0: 3
FC Falkirk
Forfar Athletic
1: 2
Inverness CT
Group B
15th July 2017
Dunfermline Athletic
6-0
Elgin City
Peterhead FC
1-0
East Fife
18th July 2017
East Fife
0: 0 (8: 9 on behalf)
Dunfermline Athletic
Elgin City
0: 1
Heart of Midlothian
July 22, 2017
Dunfermline Athletic
5: 1
Peterhead FC
Heart of Midlothian
3-0
East Fife
July 25, 2017
East Fife
3: 2
Elgin City
Peterhead FC
2: 1
Heart of Midlothian
29th July 2017
Elgin City
0: 3
Peterhead FC
Heart of Midlothian
2: 2 (1: 3 i.E.)
Dunfermline Athletic
Group C
15th July 2017
Cowdenbeath FC
4: 2
Buckie Thistle
Dundee United
2-0
Raith Rovers
18th July 2017
Raith Rovers
1: 2
Dundee FC
19th July 2017
Buckie Thistle
0: 3
Dundee United
July 22, 2017
Dundee FC
2-0
Buckie Thistle
23rd July 2017
Dundee United
4: 1
Cowdenbeath FC
July 25, 2017
Buckie Thistle
1: 6
Raith Rovers
July 26, 2017
Cowdenbeath FC
0: 3
Dundee FC
29th July 2017
Raith Rovers
2-0
Cowdenbeath FC
July 30, 2017
Dundee FC
1: 1 (3: 4 on account)
Dundee United
Group D
15th July 2017
Hibernian Edinburgh
4-0
Montrose FC
Ross County
2-0
Alloa Athletic
18th July 2017
Alloa Athletic
1: 1 (5: 6 i.E.)
FC Arbroath
Montrose FC
0: 6
Ross County
July 21, 2017
Ross County
0: 0 (4: 3 on perk)
Hibernian Edinburgh
July 22, 2017
FC Arbroath
4-0
Montrose FC
July 25, 2017
Hibernian Edinburgh
6: 1
FC Arbroath
Montrose FC
2: 1
Alloa Athletic
29th July 2017
Alloa Athletic
0: 3
Hibernian Edinburgh
FC Arbroath
0: 0 (4: 5 on behalf)
Ross County
Group E
July 14, 2017
Ayr United
1-0
FC Kilmarnock
15th July 2017
Clyde FC
2: 1
Annan Athletic
18th July 2017
Dumbarton FC
1: 3
Ayr United
FC Kilmarnock
4: 2
Clyde FC
July 22, 2017
Annan Athletic
0: 2
FC Kilmarnock
Clyde FC
2: 1
Dumbarton FC
July 25, 2017
Ayr United
5: 1
Clyde FC
Dumbarton FC
0: 0 (3: 4 on perk)
Annan Athletic
29th July 2017
Annan Athletic
1: 6
Ayr United
FC Kilmarnock
3-0
Dumbarton FC
Group F.
15th July 2017
Berwick Rangers
0: 1
Greenock Morton
FC Queen's Park
1: 5
Motherwell FC
18th July 2017
Edinburgh City
2: 2 (4: 2 i.E.)
Berwick Rangers
Greenock Morton
2: 2 (4: 2 i.E.)
FC Queen's Park
July 22, 2017
Motherwell FC
4-0
Greenock Morton
FC Queen's Park
3-0
Edinburgh City
July 25, 2017
Berwick Rangers
2: 3
FC Queen's Park
Edinburgh City
1: 2
Motherwell FC
29th July 2017
Greenock Morton
5-0
Edinburgh City
Motherwell FC
1-0
Berwick Rangers
Group G
15th July 2017
East Kilbride FC
1: 3
Hamilton Academical
FC Stenhousemuir
1: 3
Queen of the South
18th July 2017
Albion Rovers
1: 1 (2: 3 i.E.)
FC Stenhousemuir
Queen of the South
0: 0 (1: 4 p. E.)
East Kilbride FC
July 22, 2017
East Kilbride FC
2: 5
Albion Rovers
Hamilton Academical
1: 1 (6: 5 i.E.)
Queen of the South
July 25, 2017
FC Stenhousemuir
1: 2
East Kilbride FC
Albion Rovers
4: 4 (4: 2 i. E.)
Hamilton Academical
29th July 2017
Hamilton Academical
3-0
FC Stenhousemuir
Queen of the South
2: 2 (4: 3 on account)
Albion Rovers
Group H.
15th July 2017
Livingston FC
1: 1 (3: 1 i.E.)
Partick Thistle
FC Stranraer
1: 4
FC St. Mirren
18th July 2017
Airdrieonians FC
3: 1
FC Stranraer
FC St. Mirren
0: 1
Livingston FC
July 22, 2017
Livingston FC
2-0
Airdrieonians FC
Partick Thistle
5-0
FC St. Mirren
July 25, 2017
Airdrieonians FC
1: 2
Partick Thistle
FC Stranraer
2: 4
Livingston FC
29th July 2017
Partick Thistle
1-0
FC Stranraer
FC St. Mirren
5-0
Airdrieonians FC
Ranking of the runners-up
The best four runners-up reached the 2nd round.
Participation in the 2nd round
2nd round
The 2nd round was drawn on July 30, 2017. Participation from the 1st round were the eight group winners and the four second best teams in each group. In addition, the European Cup participants Celtic Glasgow , FC Aberdeen , Glasgow Rangers and FC St. Johnstone entered the competition. The games were played on August 8 and 9, 2017.
date
Result
August 8, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
Celtic Glasgow (I)
5-0
FC Kilmarnock (I)
August 8, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
FC Falkirk (II)
1: 2 a.d.
Livingston FC (II)
August 8, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
Hibernian Edinburgh (I)
5-0
Ayr United (III)
August 8, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
FC St. Johnstone (I)
0: 3
Partick Thistle (I)
August 9, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
Dundee FC (I)
2: 1
Dundee United (II)
August 9, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
Hamilton Academical (I)
0: 1
Aberdeen FC (I)
August 9, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
Glasgow Rangers (I)
6-0
Dunfermline Athletic (II)
August 9, 2017, 7:45 pm WEST
Ross County (I)
2: 3 a.d.
Motherwell FC (I)
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were drawn on August 9, 2017. The games were played between September 19 and 21, 2017.
Semifinals
The semi-finals were drawn on September 21, 2017. The games were played on October 21 and 22, 2017 in Hampden Park in Glasgow .
final
Celtic Glasgow
Motherwell FC
Craig Gordon - Mikael Lustig , Jozo Šimunović , Dedryck Boyata , Kieran Tierney - Scott Brown , Stuart Armstrong , James Forrest (78th Patrick Roberts ), Callum McGregor (89th Tom Rogic ), Scott Sinclair - Moussa Dembélé (64th Leigh Griffiths ) Coach: Brendan Rodgers ( Northern Ireland )
(C) Northern Ireland
Trevor Carson - Richard Tait , Peter Hartley , Cédric Kipré , Charles Dunne - Liam Grimshaw (51st Craig Tanner ), Carl McHugh , Andy Rose (70th Elliott Frear ), Chris Cadden - Louis Moult , Ryan Bowman (64th Allan Campbell ) Coach: Steve Robinson ( Northern Ireland )
(C) Northern Ireland
1-0 James Forrest (49th) 2-0 Moussa Dembélé (60th, penalty kick)
Moussa Dembélé (16th), Scott Brown (90th + 2)
Carl McHugh (54th), Allan Campbell (74th)
Cédric Kipré (58th)
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Betfred Cup 2017/18 dates. spfl.co.uk, accessed June 3, 2017 .
↑ Betfred backs Scottish League Cup. spfl.co.uk, May 10, 2016, accessed June 3, 2017 .
↑ Betfred Cup group stage draw. spfl.co.uk, June 2, 2017, accessed June 3, 2017 .
↑ Betfred Cup last-16 draw. spfl.co.uk, July 30, 2017, accessed July 30, 2017 .
^ Betfred Cup second-round draw. spfl.co.uk, July 25, 2017, accessed July 30, 2017 .
↑ Betfred Cup last-16 ties confirmed. spfl.co.uk, July 31, 2017, accessed July 31, 2017 .
↑ Betfred Cup quarter-final draw. spfl.co.uk, August 9, 2017, accessed August 10, 2017 .
↑ Betfred Cup QF dates & TV selections. spfl.co.uk, August 10, 2017, accessed August 13, 2017 .
^ Betfred Cup semi-final draw. spfl.co.uk, September 21, 2017, accessed September 21, 2017 .
↑ Dates set for Betfred Cup semi-finals. spfl.co.uk, September 22, 2017, accessed September 23, 2017 .
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