1997–98 Scottish League Cup Explained

1997–98 Scottish League Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Celtic
Second:Dundee United
Scoring Leader:Gary McSwegan (5)
Prev Season:1996–97
Next Season:1998–99

The 1997–98 Scottish League Cup was the 52nd staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Dundee United 3–0 in the Final. The Final was played at Ibrox Stadium because Hampden Park was being redeveloped, work which was completed in time for the 1999 Scottish Cup Final.

First round

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Arbroath0–4Queen of the South
Berwick Rangers2–0Brechin City
Cowdenbeath0–2Alloa Athletic
Dumbarton(p)1 – 1Queen's Park
East Stirlingshire3–1Stranraer
Forfar Athletic1–0Albion Rovers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle5–1Stenhousemuir
Ross County2–1Montrose

Second round

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Berwick Rangers0–7Celtic
Dumbarton1–5Aberdeen
Dundee1–0East Stirlingshire
Dunfermline Athletic5-1Ayr United
East Fife0–2Kilmarnock
Hibernian3–1Alloa Athletic
Livingston0–2Heart of Midlothian
Morton4–1Airdrieonians
Motherwell(p)2 – 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Partick Thistle2–3Stirling Albion
Queen of the South2–4Dundee United
Raith Rovers5–0Forfar Athletic
Ross County0–3Falkirk
St Johnstone3–0Clyde
St Mirren2–0Clydebank
Hamilton Academical0–1Rangers

Third round

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Dundee United2–1Hibernian
Dunfermline Athletic2–0St Mirren
Motherwell3–0Morton
Stirling Albion6–2Kilmarnock
Dundee0–3Aberdeen
Raith Rovers1–2Heart of Midlothian
Rangers4–1Falkirk
St Johnstone0–1Celtic

Quarter-finals

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Celtic1–0Motherwell
Stirling Albion0–2Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic1–0(AET)Heart of Midlothian
Rangers0–1Dundee United

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 1997 Scottish League Cup Final.

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