Jump to content

2023 Scottish League Cup final (February)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2023 Scottish League Cup Final (February)
Hampden Park was the venue for the match
Event2022–23 Scottish League Cup
Rangers Celtic
1 2
Date26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeNick Walsh
Attendance49,529

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]
Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

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
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

[edit]
Rangers1–2Celtic
Morelos 64' Report Furuhashi 44', 56'
Attendance: 49,529
Referee: Nick Walsh
Rangers
Celtic
GK 1 Scotland Allan McGregor
RB 2 England James Tavernier (c)
CB 6 England Connor Goldson
CB 26 England Ben Davies
LB 31 Croatia Borna Barišić Yellow card 90'
CM 71 United States Malik Tillman downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 4 England John Lundstram Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 18 Finland Glen Kamara Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 30 Zambia Fashion Sakala downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 20 Colombia Alfredo Morelos downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 14 England Ryan Kent Yellow card 90'
Substitutes:
GK 33 Scotland Jon McLaughlin
MF 7 Romania Ianis Hagi
MF 8 Scotland Ryan Jack upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Croatia Antonio Čolak Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 13 England Todd Cantwell Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 23 Scotland Scott Wright upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 37 Canada Scott Arfield
MF 43 Belgium Nicolas Raskin upward-facing green arrow 65'
DF 44 Scotland Adam Devine
Manager:
England Michael Beale
GK 1 England Joe Hart
RB 2 Canada Alistair Johnston Yellow card 90+1'
CB 20 United States Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB 4 Sweden Carl Starfelt
LB 3 Scotland Greg Taylor Yellow card 70'
CM 13 Australia Aaron Mooy downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 42 Scotland Callum McGregor (c)
CM 41 Japan Reo Hatate downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 17 Portugal Jota downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 8 Japan Kyogo Furuhashi downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 38 Japan Daizen Maeda downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Scotland Scott Bain
FW 9 Montenegro Sead Hakšabanović upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 11 Israel Liel Abada Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 14 Scotland David Turnbull
DF 18 Japan Yuki Kobayashi
FW 19 South Korea Oh Hyeon-gyu Yellow card 79' upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 24 Japan Tomoki Iwata upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 33 Denmark Matt O'Riley upward-facing green arrow 65'
DF 56 Scotland Anthony Ralston
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou

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]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ 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]
  1. ^ "Premier Sports Cup 2022/23". SPFL. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ Duncan, Thomas (19 December 2021). "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ Campbell, Andy (20 March 2011). "Celtic 1–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


Flag of ScotlandSoccer icon

This article about a Scottish association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023_Scottish_League_Cup_final_(February)&oldid=1255401267"