The 1996–97 Scottish League Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Coca-Cola Cup.
The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Heart of Midlothian 4–3 in the final, played at Celtic Park.
First round Home teamScoreAway team Albion Rovers 4–0 Arbroath Ayr United 5–2 Livingston Brechin City 3–0 Montrose Clyde 1–0 Inverness CT [aet] Cowdenbeath 1–2 Forfar Athletic East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic Queen's Park 3–1 Ross County [aet] Stranraer 2–0 Queen of the South
Second round Home teamScoreAway teamClyde1–3CelticClydebank0–3RangersHeart of Midlothian(p)1–1StenhousemuirStranraer1–2Dunfermline AthleticAirdrieonians3–2Raith RoversBrechin City0–2HibernianDundee2–1DumbartonEast Fife1–5St JohnstoneFalkirk2–3Albion RoversKilmarnock0–1Ayr UnitedMorton(p)1–1Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell0–0(p)Alloa AthleticPartick Thistle3–0Forfar AthleticQueen's Park0–2AberdeenSt Mirren4–0Berwick RangersStirling Albion1–2Dundee United
Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic1–5CelticDunfermline Athletic3–1St MirrenRangers3–1Ayr UnitedAlbion Rovers0–2HibernianDundee United2–2(p)DundeeMorton3–7AberdeenPartick Thistle1–0AirdrieoniansSt Johnstone1–3 Heart of Midlothian
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links Scottish League Cup 1996/1997 RSSSF–Scotland 1996–97