2023 Scottish League Cup final (February)
| Hampden Park was the venue for the match | |||||
| Event | 2022–23 Scottish League Cup | ||||
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| Date | 26 February 2023 (2023年02月26日) | ||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||
| Referee | Nick Walsh | ||||
| Attendance | 49,529 | ||||
The 2022–23 Scottish League Cup Final was an association football match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 26 February 2023.[1] It was the final match of the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup, the 77th season of the Scottish League Cup (known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons), a competition for the 42 teams in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). The Old Firm clubs, Rangers and Celtic, contested the final between each other for a 16th time, with Celtic having won the most recent meeting in 2019. Celtic were the cup holders, having defeated Hibernian 2–1 in the December 2021 final.[2] Rangers last won the competition in 2011.[3]
Route to the final
[edit ]As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup group stage.
Rangers
[edit ]| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Second round | Queen of the South | 3–1 (h) |
| Quarter-final | Dundee | 1–0 (h) |
| Semi-final | Aberdeen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (n) |
Celtic
[edit ]| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Second round | Ross County | 4–1 (a) |
| Quarter-final | Motherwell | 4–0 (a) |
| Semi-final | Kilmarnock | 2–0 (n) |
Match
[edit ]Details
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Man of the Match:
Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic)
Assistant referees:
Frank Connor
David Roome
Fourth official:
Kevin Clancy
Video assistant referee:
John Beaton
Graeme Stewart (assistant)
- Match rules
- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
- Nine named substitutes
- Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]
See also
[edit ]- Scottish League Cup Finals played between same clubs: 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984 (March), 1986, 1990, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2019
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Premier Sports Cup 2022/23". SPFL. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Duncan, Thomas (19 December 2021). "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Andy (20 March 2011). "Celtic 1–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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