| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rangers |
| Runners-up | Heart of Midlothian |
The1996–97Scottish League Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's second most prestigiousfootball knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as theCoca-Cola Cup.
The competition was won byRangers, who defeatedHeart of Midlothian 4–3 inthe final, played atCeltic Park.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 4–0 | Arbroath |
| Ayr United | 5–2 | Livingston |
| Brechin City | 3–0 | Montrose |
| Clyde | 1–0 | Inverness CT [aet] |
| Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Forfar Athletic |
| East Stirlingshire | 1–3 | Alloa Athletic |
| Queen's Park | 3–1 | Ross County [aet] |
| Stranraer | 2–0 | Queen of the South |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | 1–5 | Celtic |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | St Mirren |
| Rangers | 3–1 | Ayr United |
| Albion Rovers | 0–2 | Hibernian |
| Dundee United | 2–2(p) | Dundee |
| Morton | 3–7 | Aberdeen |
| Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Airdrieonians |
| St Johnstone | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Heart of Midlothian |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Partick Thistle |
|---|---|---|
Bingham 60'Britton 79' | Report |
| Dundee | 2–1 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tosh 35' Jim Hamilton 89' | Report | Billy Dodds 72' (pen.) |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–6 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Moore 61' | Report | Laudrup 41',69' McInnes 56'Andersen 63',64'Albertz 82' |
| Hearts | 3–1 | Dundee |
|---|---|---|
| Beckford 20' Cameron 30' (pen.)Paille 60' | Jim Hamilton 73' |
| Rangers | 4–3 | Hearts |
|---|---|---|
| McCoist 11',27' Gascoigne 64',66' | Report | Fulton 44' Robertson 59'Weir 88' |