2023 Scottish League Cup final (December)

2023 Scottish League Cup Final (December)

Rangers Aberdeen 1 0
Event	2022–23 Scottish League Cup
Date	17 December 2023 (2023-12-17)
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Player of the Match	Dujon Sterling
Referee	Don Robertson
Attendance	49,296
← February 2023 2024 →

The 2023–24 Scottish League Cup final was an association football match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 17 December 2023. It was the culmination of the 2023–24 Scottish League Cup, the 78th 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). It was played between Rangers and Aberdeen, meeting at this stage in the competition for the seventh time.

Rangers won 1–0 through a goal by captain James Tavernier to claim the League Cup for the first time since 2011 and a record 28th time overall; Aberdeen's trophy drought since their 2014 win in the same competition continued.

Route to the final

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2023–24 Scottish League Cup group stage.

Rangers

Round	Opposition	Score
Second round	Greenock Morton	2–1 (h)
Quarter-final	Livingston	4–0 (h)
Semi-final	Heart of Midlothian	3–1 (n)

Aberdeen

Round	Opposition	Score
Second round	Stirling Albion	2–1 (a)
Quarter-final	Ross County	2–1 (a)
Semi-final	Hibernian	1–0 (n)

Details

17 December 2023 15:00 GMT	Rangers	1–0	Aberdeen	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 49,296 Referee: Don Robertson
	Tavernier  76'	Report

Rangers

Aberdeen

GK 1 Jack Butland RB 2 James Tavernier (c) CB 6 Connor Goldson CB 26 Leon Balogun 90+7' LB 31 Borna Barišić 90+7' CM 4 John Lundstram 40' CM 21 Dujon Sterling RW 45 Ross McCausland 74' AM 13 Todd Cantwell 82' LW 19 Abdallah Sima FW 9 Cyriel Dessers 82' Substitutes: GK 28 Robby McCrorie LB 3 Ridvan Yilmaz CB 5 John Souttar FW 14 Sam Lammers 82' LW 17 Rabbi Matondo MF 20 Kieran Dowell RW 23 Scott Wright 90+2' 74' FW 25 Kemar Roofe 82' DF 38 Leon King Manager: Philippe Clement

GK 1 Kelle Roos CB 6 Stefan Gartenmann CB 33 Slobodan Rubežić 90+7' CB 5 Richard Jensen 80' RM 2 Nicky Devlin CM 10 Leighton Clarkson 63' CM 4 Graeme Shinnie (c) 88' LM 17 Jonny Hayes 66' AM 7 Jamie McGrath 52' 70' FW 9 Bojan Miovski 90+7' FW 19 Ester Sokler 40' 65' Substitutes: GK 31 Ross Doohan MF 8 Connor Barron FW 11 Duk 65' DF 15 James McGarry 66' FW 20 Shayden Morris 80' MF 21 Dante Polvara 70' MF 23 Ryan Duncan DF 27 Angus MacDonald DF 28 Jack Milne Manager: Barry Robson

Man of the Match: Dujon Sterling (Rangers) Assistant referees: Daniel McFarlane Ross Macleod Fourth official: David Munro Video assistant referee: Andrew Dallas Andrew McWilliam (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