Scottish League Cup 2007-08

The 2007–08 Scottish League Cup was the 61st staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.

The current holders are Rangers who defeated Dundee United in the 2008 final, winning 3–2 on penalties after the match was drawn 2–2 after extra-time.

First round

econd round

Third round

footballbox
date = 25 September 2007
team1 = Falkirk
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010061.stm Report]
team2 = Dundee United
goals1 =
goals2 = Wilkie goal|60
stadium = Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
referee = C Thomson
attendance = 2,804----footballbox
date = 25 September 2007
team1 = Hamilton
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010063.stm Report]
team2 = Kilmarnock
goals1 = McCarthy goal|16
McArthur goal|37
goals2 =
stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton
referee = K Clarke
attendance = 2,627----footballbox
date = 25 September 2007
team1 = Hearts
score = 4 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010066.stm Report]
team2 = Dunfermline Athletic
goals1 = Nadé goal|34|pen.
Berra goal|97
Elliot goal|100 goal|102
goals2 = Simmons goal|84
stadium = Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
referee = B Winter
attendance = 10,500----footballbox
date = 25 September 2007
team1 = Inverness CT
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010067.stm Report]
team2 = Gretna
goals1 = Bayne goal|21
Wilson goal|67
Wyness goal|80
goals2 =
stadium = Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
referee = A Freeland
attendance = 1,717----footballbox
date = 26 September 2007
team1 = Dundee
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010948.stm Report]
team2 = Celtic
goals1 = McDonald goal|71
goals2 = McDonald goal|27
Vennegoor of Hesselink goal|60
stadium = Dens Park, Dundee
referee = I Brines
attendance = 8,203----footballbox
date = 26 September 2007
team1 = East Fife
score = 0 – 4
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010992.stm Report]
team2 = Rangers
goals1 =
goals2 = Novo goal|14
Boyd goal|35 goal|66|pen.
Cuéllar goal|54
stadium = East End Park, Dunfermline
referee = W Collum
attendance = 7,413----footballbox
date = 26 September 2007
team1 = Hibernian
score = 2 – 4
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7011022.stm Report]
team2 = Motherwell
goals1 = Donaldson goal|11
Antoine-Curier goal|85
goals2 = Clarkson goal|17
Lasley goal|20
McCormack goal|24
Porter goal|83
stadium = Easter Road, Edinburgh
referee = M Tumilty
attendance = 7,000----footballbox
date = 26 September 2007
19:45
team1 = Partick Thistle
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7011032.stm Report]
team2 = Aberdeen
goals1 =
goals2 = Young goal|42
Considine goal|64
stadium = Firhill, Glasgow
referee = S Dougal
attendance = 3,337

Quarter-finals

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date = 31 October 2007
time = 19:45
team1 = Aberdeen
score =4 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7068949.stm Report]
team2 = Inverness CT
goals1 = Nicholson goal|10|pen. goal|22 goal|78|pen.
Miller goal|45
goals2 = Bayne goal|68
stadium = Pittodrie, Aberdeen
referee = J Underhill
attendance = 7,270----footballbox
date = 31 October 2007
team1 = Celtic
score =0 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7069180.stm Report]
team2 = Hearts
goals1 =
goals2 = Velicka goal|77, goal|86
stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow
referee = K Clark
attendance = 21,492----footballbox
date = 31 October 2007
team1 = Dundee United
score =3 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7068976.stm Report]
team2 = Hamilton Academical
goals1 = Hunt goal|10, goal|77, goal|85
goals2 = Offiong goal|79|pen.
stadium = Tannadice Park, Dundee
referee = M McCurry
attendance = 4,567----footballbox
date = 31 October 2007
team1 = Motherwell
score =1 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7068987.stm Report]
team2 = Rangers
goals1 = Quinn goal|90
goals2 = Novo goal|22
Boyd goal|53
stadium = Fir Park, Motherwell
referee = I Brines
attendance = 9,283

emi-finals

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date = January 30 2008
team1 = Rangers
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7215941.stm Report]
team2 = Hearts
goals1 = Ferguson goal|50
Darcheville goal|69
goals2 =
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
referee = M McCurry
attendance = 31,989----footballbox
date = February 5 2008
team1 = Aberdeen
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7226724.stm Report]
team2 = Dundee United
goals1 = Considine goal|18
Miller sent off|2|35|68
goals2 = Dods goal|22
Kalvenes goal|59
Conway goal|65
Gomis goal|77
stadium = Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
referee = S Dougal
attendance = 12,046

Final

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date = March 16, 2008
time = 15:00
team1 = Dundee United
score = 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7296157.stm Report]
team2 = Rangers
goals1 = Hunt goal|34
de Vries goal|95
goals2 = Boyd goal|86 goal|113
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
referee = K Clark
attendance = 50,019penshootoutbox
penalties1=Willo Flood pengoal
Craig Conway penmiss
Mark de Vries pengoal
David Robertson penmiss
Lee Wilkie penmiss
penaltyscore=2 – 3
penalties2=penmiss Jean-Claude Darcheville
pengoal Steven Whittaker
pengoal Steven Davis
penmiss Lee McCulloch
pengoal Kris Boyd

Top scorers

Media coverage

In Australia the Scottish League Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports who also broadcast it in Ireland. In the UK the Scottish League Cup is currently broadcast on BBC Scotland.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm BBC Scottish Cups page]