Scottish League Cup

The **Scottish League Cup**, currentky known as the **Premier Sports Cup** for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition that is open to all members Scottish Professional Football League (**SPFL**). The first League Cup was held in 1946–47 and is the oldest national League cup. The competition used to have a straight knockout format but became a group and knockout competition from 2016–17 season.

### Key

|(R)|Replay||
| --- | --- | --- |
|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|*|Match went to extra time|
|bgcolor=#cedff2|†|Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time|
|_Italics_|Team from outside the top level of Scottish football||

### Results

|scope=col|Season|scope=col|Winner|scope=col|Score|scope=col|Runner-up|scope=col|Venue|scope=col|Attendance|scope=col|Notes|
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|1946–47|Rangers (1)|4–0|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|82,700|||||||||
|rowspan="2"|1947–48|rowspan="2"|_East Fife_ (1)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|0–0 *|rowspan="2"|Falkirk|Hampden Park|53,785|||||
|4–1 (R)|Hampden Park|31,000||||||||||||
|1948–49|Rangers (2)|2–0|_Raith Rovers_|Hampden Park|57,450|||||||||
|1949–50|East Fife (2)|3–0|_Dunfermline Athletic_|Hampden Park|39,744|||||||||
|1950–51|Motherwell (1)|3–0|Hibernian|Hampden Park|64,074|||||||||
|1951–52|Dundee (1)|3–2|Rangers|Hampden Park|92,325|||||||||
|1952–53|Dundee (2)|2–0|_Kilmarnock_|Hampden Park|51,830|||||||||
|1953–54|East Fife (3)|3–2|Partick Thistle|Hampden Park|38,529|||||||||
|1954–55|Heart of Midlothian (1)|4–2|Motherwell|Hampden Park|55,640|||||||||
|1955–56|Aberdeen (1)|2–1|St Mirren|Hampden Park|44,106|||||||||
|rowspan="2"|1956–57|rowspan="2"|Celtic (1)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|0–0 *|rowspan="2"|Partick Thistle|Hampden Park|59,000|||||
|3–0 (R)|Hampden Park|31,000||||||||||||
|1957–58|Celtic (2)|7–1|Rangers|Hampden Park|82,293|||||||||
|1958–59|Heart of Midlothian (2)|5–1|Partick Thistle|Hampden Park|59,690|||||||||
|1959–60|Heart of Midlothian (3)|2–1|Third Lanark|Hampden Park|57,994|||||||||
|1960–61|Rangers (3)|2–0|Kilmarnock|Hampden Park|82,063|||||||||
|rowspan="2"|1961–62|rowspan="2"|Rangers (4)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|1–1 *|rowspan="2"|Heart of Midlothian|Hampden Park|88,000|||||
|3–1 (R)|Hampden Park|47,500||||||||||||
|1962–63|Heart of Midlothian (4)|1–0|Kilmarnock|Hampden Park|51,000|||||||||
|1963–64|Rangers (5)|5–0|_Morton_|Hampden Park|105,907|||||||||
|1964–65|Rangers (6)|2–1|Celtic|Hampden Park|91,423|||||||||
|1965–66|Celtic (3)|2–1|Rangers|Hampden Park|107,609|||||||||
|1966–67|Celtic (4)|1–0|Rangers|Hampden Park|94,532|||||||||
|1967–68|Celtic (5)|5–3|Dundee|Hampden Park|70,000|||||||||
|1968–69|Celtic (6)|6–2|Hibernian|Hampden Park|74,240|||||||||
|1969–70|Celtic (7)|1–0|St Johnstone|Hampden Park|73,067|||||||||
|1970–71|Rangers (7)|1–0|Celtic|Hampden Park|106,263|||||||||
|1971–72|Partick Thistle (1)|4–1|Celtic|Hampden Park|62,740|||||||||
|1972–73|Hibernian (1)|2–1|Celtic|Hampden Park|71,696|||||||||
|1973–74|Dundee (3)|1–0|Celtic|Hampden Park|27,924|||||||||
|1974–75|Celtic (8)|6–3|Hibernian|Hampden Park|53,848|||||||||
|1975–76|Rangers (8)|1–0|Celtic|Hampden Park|58,806|||||||||
|1976–77|Aberdeen (2)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|2–1 *|Celtic|Hampden Park|69,707||||||||
|1977–78|Rangers (9)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|2–1 *|Celtic|Hampden Park|60,168||||||||
|1978–79|Rangers (10)|2–1|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|54,000|||||||||
|rowspan="2"|1979–80|rowspan="2"|Dundee United (1)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|0–0 *|rowspan="2"|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|27,173|||||
|3–0 (R)|Dens Park|28,933||||||||||||
|1980–81|Dundee United (2)|3–0|_Dundee_|Dens Park|24,466|||||||||
|1981–82|Rangers (11)|2–1|Dundee United|Hampden Park|53,777|||||||||
|1982–83|Celtic (9)|2–1|Rangers|Hampden Park|55,572|||||||||
|1983–84|Rangers (12)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|3–2 *|Celtic|Hampden Park|66,369||||||||
|1984–85|Rangers (13)|1–0|Dundee United|Hampden Park|44,698|||||||||
|1985–86|Aberdeen (3)|3–0|Hibernian|Hampden Park|40,061|||||||||
|1986–87|Rangers (14)|2–1|Celtic|Hampden Park|74,219|||||||||
|1987–88|Rangers (15)|bgcolor=#cedff2|3–3 †|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|71,961||||||||
|1988–89|Rangers (16)|3–2|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|72,122|||||||||
|1989–90|Aberdeen (4)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|2–1 *|Rangers|Hampden Park|61,190||||||||
|1990–91|Rangers (17)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|2–1 *|Celtic|Hampden Park|62,817||||||||
|1991–92|Hibernian (2)|2–0|Dunfermline Athletic|Hampden Park|40,377|||||||||
|1992–93|Rangers (18)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|2–1 *|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|54,298||||||||
|1993–94|Rangers (19)|2–1|Hibernian|Celtic Park|47,632|||||||||
|1994–95|_Raith Rovers_ (1)|bgcolor=#cedff2|2–2 †|Celtic|Ibrox Stadium|45,384||||||||
|1995–96|Aberdeen (5)|2–0|_Dundee_|Hampden Park|33,096|||||||||
|1996–97|Rangers (20)|4–3|Heart of Midlothian|Celtic Park|48,559|||||||||
|1997–98|Celtic (10)|3–0|Dundee United|Ibrox Stadium|49,305|||||||||
|1998–99|Rangers (21)|2–1|St Johnstone|Celtic Park|45,533|||||||||
|1999–2000|Celtic (11)|2–0|Aberdeen|Hampden Park|50,073|||||||||
|2000–01|Celtic (12)|3–0|Kilmarnock|Hampden Park|48,830|||||||||
|2001–02|Rangers (22)|4–0|_Ayr United_|Hampden Park|50,076|||||||||
|2002–03|Rangers (23)|2–1|Celtic|Hampden Park|52,000|||||||||
|2003–04|Livingston (1)|2–0|Hibernian|Hampden Park|45,500|||||||||
|2004–05|Rangers (24)|5–1|Motherwell|Hampden Park|50,182|||||||||
|2005–06|Celtic (13)|3–0|Dunfermline Athletic|Hampden Park|50,090|||||||||
|2006–07|Hibernian (3)|5–1|Kilmarnock|Hampden Park|52,000|||||||||
|2007–08|Rangers (25)|bgcolor=#cedff2|2–2 †|Dundee United|Hampden Park|50,019||||||||
|2008–09|Celtic (14)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|2–0 *|Rangers|Hampden Park|51,193||||||||
||Rangers (26)||St Mirren|Hampden Park|44,538|||||||||
||Rangers (27)|bgcolor=#CEF2E0|*|Celtic|Hampden Park|51,181||||||||
||Kilmarnock (1)||Celtic|Hampden Park|49,572|||||||||
||St Mirren (1)||Heart of Midlothian|Hampden Park|44,036|||||||||
||Aberdeen (6)|bgcolor=#cedff2|†|Inverness CT|Celtic Park|51,143||||||||
||Celtic (15)||Dundee United|Hampden Park|49,259|||||||||
||Ross County (1)||_Hibernian_|Hampden Park|38,796|||||||||
||Celtic (16)||Aberdeen|Hampden Park|49,629|||||||||
||Celtic (17)||Motherwell|Hampden Park|49,483|||||||||
||Celtic (18)||Aberdeen|Hampden Park|50,936|||||||||
||Celtic (19)||Rangers|Hampden Park|51,117|||||||||
||St Johnstone (1)||Livingston|Hampden Park|0|||||||||
||Celtic (20)||Hibernian|Hampden Park|48,540|||||||||
||Celtic (21)||Rangers|Hampden Park|49,529|||||||||
||Rangers (28)||Aberdeen|Hampden Park|49,296|||||||||
||Celtic (22)|bgcolor=cedff2|†|Rangers|Hampden Park|49,420||||||||
||St. Mirren (2)||Celtic|Hampden Park|49,914|||||||||

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## Sponsorship

|Period|Sponsor|Name|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1946–1978|No sponsor|Scottish League Cup|
|1979–1981|Bell's whisky|Bell's League Cup|
|1981–1984|No sponsor|Scottish League Cup|
|1984–1992|Skol Lager|Skol Cup|
|1992–1994|No sponsor|Scottish League Cup|
|1994–1998|Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola Cup|
|1998–1999|No sponsor|Scottish League Cup|
|1999–2008|CIS Insurance|CIS Insurance Cup|
|2008–2011|The Co-operative Insurance|Co-operative Insurance Cup|
|2011–2013|Scottish Government|Scottish Communities League Cup|
|2013–2015|No sponsor|Scottish League Cup|
|2015|QTS Group|The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS (semi-finals and final only)|
|2015–2016|Utilita Energy|The Scottish League Cup presented by Utilita|
|2016–2021|Betfred|Betfred Cup|
|2021–2022|Premier Sports|Premier Sports Cup|
|2022–2024|Viaplay|Viaplay Cup|
|2024–present|Premier Sports|Premier Sports Cup|

## Media coverage

|Period|Channel|
| --- | --- |
|2002–04|Five|
|2004–16|BBC One Scotland|
|2016–20|BT Sport|
|2020–22|Premier Sports|
|2022–24|Viaplay|
|2024–present|Premier Sports|

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (football tournament)

- **logo**:
- **founded**: 1946
- **region**: Scotland
- **current champions**: St. Mirren F.C., St. Mirren
(2nd title)
- **most successful team**: Rangers F.C., Rangers
(28 titles)
- **broadcasters**: Premier Sports
- **website**: [https://spfl.co.uk/league/league-cup spfl.co.uk]