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.

Finals
Key
 (R) Replay * Match went to extra time † Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time Italics Team from outside the top level of Scottish football

Results
 Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance Notes 1946–47 Rangers (1) 4–0 Aberdeen Hampden Park 82,700  1947–48 East Fife (1)  0–0 * 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  1956–57 Celtic (1)  0–0 * 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  1961–62 Rangers (4)  1–1 * 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)  2–1 * Celtic Hampden Park 69,707  1977–78 Rangers (9)  2–1 * Celtic Hampden Park 60,168  1978–79 Rangers (10) 2–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 54,000  1979–80 Dundee United (1)  0–0 * 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)  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)  3–3 † Aberdeen Hampden Park 71,961  1988–89 Rangers (16) 3–2 Aberdeen Hampden Park 72,122  1989–90 Aberdeen (4)  2–1 * Rangers Hampden Park 61,190  1990–91 Rangers (17)  2–1 * Celtic Hampden Park 62,817  1991–92 Hibernian (2) 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park 40,377  1992–93 Rangers (18)  2–1 * Aberdeen Hampden Park 54,298  1993–94 Rangers (19) 2–1 Hibernian Celtic Park 47,632  1994–95 Raith Rovers (1)  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)  2–2 † Dundee United Hampden Park 50,019  2008–09 Celtic (14)  2–0 * Rangers Hampden Park 51,193   Rangers (26)  St Mirren Hampden Park 44,538   Rangers (27)   * Celtic Hampden Park 51,181   Kilmarnock (1)  Celtic Hampden Park 49,572   St Mirren (1)  Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 44,036   Aberdeen (6)   † 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)  † Rangers Hampden Park 49,420   St. Mirren (2)  Celtic Hampden Park 49,914 

Performance by club
 Team Winners Last win Rangers 28  Celtic 22  Aberdeen 6  Hearts 4  Hibernian 3  Dundee 3  East Fife 3  Dundee United 2  St Mirren 2  Kilmarnock 1  Motherwell 1  Partick Thistle 1  St Johnstone 1  Livingston 1  Raith Rovers 1  Ross County 1 

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

Notes

References

Other websites
 Official website

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