1997–98 Scottish League Cup

The 1997–98 Scottish League Cup was the 52nd staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Dundee United 3–0 in the Final. The Final was played at Ibrox Stadium because Hampden Park was being redeveloped, work which was completed in time for the 1999 Scottish Cup Final.

1997–98 Scottish League Cup
CountryScotland
ChampionsCeltic
Runners-upDundee United
Top goal scorer(s)Gary McSwegan (5)

First round

Home team Score Away team
Arbroath 0–4 Queen of the South
Berwick Rangers 2–0 Brechin City
Cowdenbeath 0–2 Alloa Athletic
Dumbarton (p)1 – 1 Queen's Park
East Stirlingshire 3–1 Stranraer
Forfar Athletic 1–0 Albion Rovers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–1 Stenhousemuir
Ross County 2–1 Montrose

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 0–7 Celtic
Dumbarton 1–5 Aberdeen
Dundee 1–0 East Stirlingshire
Dunfermline Athletic 5-1 Ayr United
East Fife 0–2 Kilmarnock
Hibernian 3–1 Alloa Athletic
Livingston 0–2 Heart of Midlothian
Morton 4–1 Airdrieonians
Motherwell (p)2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Partick Thistle 2–3 Stirling Albion
Queen of the South 2–4 Dundee United
Raith Rovers 5–0 Forfar Athletic
Ross County 0–3 Falkirk
St Johnstone 3–0 Clyde
St Mirren 2–0 Clydebank
Hamilton Academical 0–1 Rangers

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 2–1 Hibernian
Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 St Mirren
Motherwell 3–0 Morton
Stirling Albion 6–2 Kilmarnock
Dundee 0–3 Aberdeen
Raith Rovers 1–2 Heart of Midlothian
Rangers 4–1 Falkirk
St Johnstone 0–1 Celtic

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Celtic 1–0 Motherwell
Stirling Albion 0–2 Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic 1–0(AET) Heart of Midlothian
Rangers 0–1 Dundee United

Semi-finals

Dunfermline Athletic0–1Celtic
Report Burley  70'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 27,796

Aberdeen1–3Dundee United
Windass  49' Report Winters  35'
Easton  53'
Winters  75'
Attendance: 10,459

Final

Celtic3–0Dundee United
Rieper  21'
Larsson  24'
Burley  59'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,305
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