2006–07 Scottish League Cup

Football tournament season
2006–07 Co-operative Insurance Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Dates7 August 2006 – 18 March 2007
Final positions
ChampionsHibernian
Runner-upKilmarnock

The 2006–07 Scottish League Cup was the 61st staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.

The competition began on 9 August 2006, and was won by Hibernian, who defeated Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final.

Schedule

First round Tuesday, 8 – Wednesday, 9 August 2006.

Second round Tuesday, 22 – Wednesday, 23 August 2006.

Third round Tuesday, 19 – Wednesday, 20 September 2006.

Fourth round Tuesday, 7 – Wednesday, 8 November 2006.

Semi-finals Tuesday, 30 January – Wednesday, 31 January 2007 – SF1 at Fir Park, SF2 at Tynecastle

Final Sunday, 18 March 2007 – at Hampden Park

First round

Albion Rovers1–2Stenhousemuir
Scott Chaplain 10' Report Kevin Nichol 74' (o.g.)
John Baird 77'
19:30 – Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Attendance: 228
Referee: Anthony Law
Brechin City2–1Greenock Morton
Chris Geddes 55'
Stuart Callaghan 74' (pen.)		 Report Paul McGowan 6'
19:30 – Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 501
Referee: Calum Murray
Cowdenbeath4–1East Stirlingshire
Liam Buchanan 27'
Chris Hughes 31', 45'
Pat Clarke 34'		 Report Carl Thywissen 63'
19:30 – Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 271
Referee: Craig Charleston
Dumbarton3–0Stirling Albion
David Bagan 74'
Chris Boyle 88'
John Gemmell 90'		 Report
19:30 – Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Attendance: 544
Referee: Brian Winter
Dundee1–3Partick Thistle
Gavin Swankie 10' Report Darren Brady 40'
Billy Gibson 64'
Scott Boyd 75'
19:30 – Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Craig MacKay
Forfar Athletic1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Alloa Athletic
Darren Gribben 90' Report Graeme Brown 4'
John Grant 93'
19:30 – Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 308
Referee: David Somers
Queen of the South4–2Clyde
John O'Neill 8', 45'
Murray Henderson 17'
Graham Weir 32'		 Report Dougie Imrie 43'
Stephen O'Donnell 52' (pen.)
19:45 – Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,435
Referee: William Collum
Queen's Park2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Hamilton Academical
Steven Canning 6'
Rob Bowers 107'		 Report Richard Offiong 72'
19:30 – Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 611
Referee: Eddie Smith
Raith Rovers1–2Airdrie United
Armand One 40' Report Willie McLaren 47'
Bryan Prunty 73'
19:45 – Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Craig Thomson
Ross County4–2Stranraer
Don Cowie 27', 58'
Sean Higgins 61'
Craig Gunn 78'		 Report Alex Burns 70'
Michael Moore 90'
19:45 – Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 750
Referee: Mike Ritchie
St Johnstone3–1East Fife
Jason Scotland 60', 70'
Martin Hardie 62'		 Report Craig O'Reilly 76'
19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: John Underhill
Arbroath0–1Elgin City
Report Steven Mackay 49'
19:45 – Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Attendance: 613
Referee: Steven Nicholls
Ayr United2–0Berwick Rangers
Mark Casey 18'
Ryan Caddis 39' (pen.)		 Report
19:45 – Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 902
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Montrose1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Peterhead
Andy Rodgers 25' (pen.) Report Bobby Linn 60'
Martin Wood 108'
Martin Bavidge 115'
19:30 – Links Park, Montrose
Attendance: 421
Referee: Colin Brown

Second round

Alloa Athletic2–1Ross County
Brown 34'
Forrest 47'		 Report McKinlay 57'
19:30 – Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 424
Referee: Brian Winter
Ayr United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 pen.)		Dunfermline Athletic
Report
19:45 – Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Craig Thomson
Brechin City0–3Livingston
Report Craig 37'
Dorrans 40'
Hislop 87'
19:45 – Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 466
Referee: Douglas McDonald
Cowdenbeath0–5Falkirk
Report Craig 35'
Moutinho 50', 81'
Twaddle 74'
Stewart 84'
19:45 – Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Eddie Smith
Dundee United1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Airdrie United
Robertson 118' Report
19:45 – Tannadice Park, Dundee
Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Steve Conroy
Hibernian4–0Peterhead
Iain Good 7' (o.g.)
Benjelloun 32'
Brown 52'
McCluskey 66' (pen.)		 Report
19:45 – Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Chris Boyle
Motherwell3–2Partick Thistle
Foran 6', 16'
McGarry 88'		 Report Gibson 25'
Roberts 66'
19:45 – Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Kenny Clark
Queen of the South1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Kilmarnock
O'Connor 49' Report Murray 75'
Naismith 113'
19:45 – Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Michael McCurry
Queen's Park0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.)		Aberdeen
Report
19:45 – Firhill Stadium, Partick
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Stephen Finnie
St Johnstone4 – 0 (a.e.t.)Elgin City
Sheerin 98' (pen.)
Stevenson 105'
Milne 108'
Mackay 114' (o.g.)		 Report
19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,198
Referee: Mike Tumilty
St Mirren3–1Stenhousemuir
Mehmet 6', 30'
Sutton 14'		 Report Sinclair 78'
19:45 – Love Street, Paisley
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Inverness CT3–1Dumbarton
Wyness 6'
Bayne 54'
McAllister 72'		 Report Dobbie 30'
19:45 – Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Calum Murray

Third round

Celtic2–0St Mirren
Beattie 76'
Żurawski 87'		 Report
19:45 – Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 32,587
Referee: Kenny Clark
Inverness CT0–1Falkirk
Report Stokes 60'
19:45 – Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 1,198
Referee: Douglas McDonald
St Johnstone3–0Dundee United
Scotland 40'
Milne 53'
Mensing 80'		 Report
19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: John Underhill
Kilmarnock2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Livingston
Wales 57'
Wright 115'		 Report Craig 72' (pen.)
19:45 – Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Eddie Smith
Alloa Athletic0–4Hearts
Report Mäkelä 34', 46', 82'
Aguiar 88'
19:45 – Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Dunfermline Athletic0–2Rangers
Report Bamba 65' (o.g.)
Boyd 73'
19:45 – East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Michael McCurry
Hibernian6–0Gretna
Fletcher 11'
Brown 18'
Jones 20'
Shiels 24', 63'
Benjelloun 72'		 Report
19:45 – Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 11,075
Referee: Craig Thomson
Queen's Park0–3Motherwell
Report Foran 24', 47', 54' (pen.)
19:45 – Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Mike Tumilty

Quarter-finals

Celtic1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)		Falkirk
Żurawski 98' Report Stokes 99'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 18,684
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Kilmarnock3–2Motherwell
Wright 7', 45'
Invincibile 71'		 Report Foran 25' (pen.)
Clarkson 59'
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 5,601
Referee: Kenny Clark
Hibernian1–0Hearts
Jones 31' Report
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 15,825
Referee: Callum Murray
Rangers0–2St Johnstone
Report Milne 50', 67'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 31,074
Referee: Stuart Dougal

Semi-finals

Kilmarnock3–0Falkirk
Naismith 30', 71', 78' (pen.) Report
Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 10,722
Referee: Kenny Clark
St Johnstone1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Hibernian
Scotland 76' Report Fletcher 3'
Murphy 92'
Benjelloun 120'
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Craig Thomson

Final

Kilmarnock1–5Hibernian
Greer 77' Report Jones 28'
Benjelloun 59', 85'
Fletcher 66', 87'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 52,000

Player stats

Top goalscorers

Goals Player Club
6 Richie Foran Motherwell
5 Abdessalam Benjelloun Hibernian
4 Steven Fletcher Hibernian
Steven Milne St Johnstone
Steven Naismith Kilmarnock
Jason Scotland St Johnstone
3 Juho Mäkelä Hearts
Frazer Wright Kilmarnock

Player of the round

Round Player Club Young player Club
1st John O'Neill Queen of the South – –
2nd Mark Cairns Queen's Park Steven Naismith Kilmarnock
3rd Kris Boyd Rangers – –
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