The 2011 Scottish League Cup Final was the final match of the

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, the 65th season of the

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. It was played by

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rivals

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and Rangers. Rangers won the trophy after

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2–1.

Route to the Final

Celtic

had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. They began their campaign against

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and they beat ''Caley'' 6–0, thanks to goals from

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(3),

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and

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(2). Celtic then traveled to

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, where they played

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. Two goals by Stokes and one from

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gave ''The Bhoys'' a comfortable 3–0 lead, but the ''Saints'' later came back into the game after goals from

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and

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. Celtic finally won 3–2. In the semi final, Celtic played

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, who had been beaten earlier in the season by Celtic 9–0 and 1–0. Celtic scored four goals in 34 minutes (

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and Anthony Stokes) and eventually won 4–1. This League Cup final was the 28th in Celtic's history. They have won 14 of them, the last in

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, which means Celtic are the second-most successful team in the history of the tournament.

Rangers

As Rangers also had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. They began their campaign at home against First Division side

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and beat ''The Pars'' 7–2, thanks to goals from

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(2)

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(3),

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and

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. In the next round Rangers travelled to

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, where they played

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in an all-SPL cup tie. ''The Gers'' won 2–0 thanks to goals from Andrew Little and Naismith. In the semi final, Rangers played

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, who had been beaten earlier by Rangers twice in the league 4–1. Rangers scored first, but

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's strike was cancelled out by a

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second half goal. Rangers then scored again, thanks to Naismith's third goal in this season's competition and

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's men triumphed 2–1. This League Cup final was the 34th in Rangers' history. They have won 27 of them, which means Rangers are the most successful team in the history of the tournament.

Match details

Statistics

Media coverage

In the UK, the final was broadcast live on

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on their

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programme with build-up starting at 14:30 UTC. Commentary of the match on radio was from

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and

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. In

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the 2011 Scottish League Cup Final was broadcast live on

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