2023 Scottish League Cup final (February)

2023 Scottish League Cup Final (February)
Event	2022–23 Scottish League Cup
Date	26 February 2023
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Nick Walsh
Attendance	49,529
	← December 2021 December 2023 →

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
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]

26 February 2023

15:00 GMT

Rangers	1–2	Celtic
Morelos 64'	Report	Furuhashi 44', 56'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 49,529

Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers

Celtic


GK	1	Allan McGregor
RB	2	James Tavernier (c)
CB	6	Connor Goldson
CB	26	Ben Davies
LB	31	Borna Barišić	90'
CM	71	Malik Tillman		65'
CM	4	John Lundstram	50'	65'
CM	18	Glen Kamara	58'	65'
RW	30	Fashion Sakala		84'
CF	20	Alfredo Morelos		76'
LW	14	Ryan Kent	90'
Substitutes:
GK	33	Jon McLaughlin
MF	7	Ianis Hagi
MF	8	Ryan Jack		65'
FW	9	Antonio Čolak	90+1'	76'
MF	13	Todd Cantwell	90+4'	65'
FW	23	Scott Wright		84'
MF	37	Scott Arfield
MF	43	Nicolas Raskin		65'
DF	44	Adam Devine
Manager:
Michael Beale


GK	1	Joe Hart
RB	2	Alistair Johnston	90+1'
CB	20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB	4	Carl Starfelt
LB	3	Greg Taylor	70'
CM	13	Aaron Mooy		65'
CM	42	Callum McGregor (c)
CM	41	Reo Hatate		76'
RW	17	Jota		64'
CF	8	Kyogo Furuhashi		76'
LW	38	Daizen Maeda		84'
Substitutes:
GK	29	Scott Bain
FW	9	Sead Hakšabanović		84'
FW	11	Liel Abada	83'	64'
MF	14	David Turnbull
DF	18	Yuki Kobayashi
FW	19	Oh Hyeon-gyu	79'	76'
MF	24	Tomoki Iwata		76'
MF	33	Matt O'Riley		65'
DF	56	Anthony Ralston
Manager:
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]}

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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[4] 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.

[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.

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