2023 Scottish League Cup Final (February)
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

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

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

Round Opposition Score
Second round Ross County 4–1 (a)
Quarter-final Motherwell 4–0 (a)
Semi-final Kilmarnock 2–0 (n)

Match

Details

Rangers1–2Celtic
Morelos 64' Report Furuhashi 44', 56'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
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

Notes

  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

  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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