2016 Scottish League Cup Final (March)
# 2016 Scottish League Cup Final (March)

The 2015–16 Scottish League Cup Final was the 70th final of the Scottish League Cup. The final took place on 13 March 2016 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Hibernian and Ross County, with Ross County winning 2–1 with a last minute goal. The win was Ross County's first major trophy in senior football.

This final was the last to be played in March, as from the 2016–17 season the Scottish League Cup has been played during a single calendar year with the final taking place in November.

## Route to the final

Hibernian entered the League Cup in the first round, whilst Ross County entered in the second round.

### Hibernian

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| First round | Montrose | 3–0 (h) |
| Second round | Stranraer | 1–0 (h) |
| Third round | Aberdeen | 2–0 (h) |
| Quarter-final | Dundee United | 3–0 (h) |
| Semi-final | St Johnstone | 2–1 (n) |

In the first round Hibernian faced a home tie against Scottish League Two side Montrose. Hibs progressed with goals from Scott Martin, Scott Allan and Jason Cummings.

Hibernian drew Scottish League One opposition in the second round in the shape of Stranraer. An own goal from Scott Rumsby saw Hibernian take their place in the third round.

In the third round Hibernian faced Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. Late goals from Jason Cummings and Dominique Malonga sealed their passage into the quarter-finals.

Hibernian faced Dundee United in the quarter-finals. Goals from David Gray, Jason Cummings and Lewis Stevenson saw the Edinburgh side claim their place in the semi-finals.

Hibernian beat St Johnstone in the semi-final with goals from Jason Cummings and John McGinn. This sent Alan Stubbs' side to their first League Cup Final since 2007.

### Ross County

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Second round | Ayr United | 2–0 (h) |
| Third round | Falkirk | 7–0 (h) |
| Quarter-final | Inverness CT | 2–1 (a) |
| Semi-final | Celtic | 3–1 (n) |

Ross County drew Scottish League One side Ayr United in the second round of the League Cup. Goals from Liam Boyce in the first half and Michael Gardyne in the second were enough to send the Staggies through to the next round.

In the third round Ross County faced Scottish Championship side Falkirk in Dingwall. An emphatic 7–0 victory, which included goals from Raffaele De Vita, Jonathan Franks, Brian Graham, Darren Holden and a Liam Boyce hat-trick, saw Ross County ease into the quarter-finals.

Ross County were the victors against their Highland neighbours Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Goals from Irvine and Gardyne were enough to see County into their first ever League Cup semi-final.

Ross County beat favourites Celtic 3–1, in a match which saw the Bhoys miss a penalty and reduced to 10 players. Goals from Martin Woods, Paul Quinn and Alex Schalk were enough to cancel out Gary Mackay-Steven's first-minute opener and see Ross County into their first ever League Cup final.

## Match

### Details

| Hibernian | Ross County |
| - | - |

HIBERNIAN: :

| GK | 1 | Mark Oxley |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | David Gray (c) |
| CB | 24 | Darren McGregor |
| CB | 5 | Liam Fontaine |
| LB | 16 | Lewis Stevenson |
| RM | 3 | Liam Henderson |
| CM | 30 | Kevin Thomson | 76' |
| CM | 6 | Marvin Bartley | 90+4' |
| LM | 18 | John McGinn |
| CF | 28 | Anthony Stokes |
| CF | 35 | Jason Cummings |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 32 | Otso Virtanen |
| FW | 9 | Farid El Alagui |
| MF | 14 | Danny Handling |
| MF | 17 | Martin Boyle | 90+4' |
| FW | 19 | James Keatings | 76' |
| DF | 27 | Niklas Gunnarsson |
| FW | 29 | Chris Dagnall |
| Manager: ||||
| Alan Stubbs ||||

ROSS COUNTY: :

| GK | 21 | Gary Woods |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Marcus Fraser |
| CB | 43 | Paul Quinn |
| CB | 15 | Andrew Davies (c) |
| LB | 12 | Richard Foster | 85' |
| RM | 7 | Michael Gardyne |
| CM | 36 | Jackson Irvine |
| CM | 26 | Martin Woods |
| LM | 8 | Ian McShane | 79' |
| CF | 10 | Liam Boyce | 59' |
| CF | 23 | Alex Schalk |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 13 | Chris Konopka |
| DF | 5 | Scott Boyd |
| DF | 6 | Chris Robertson |
| MF | 17 | Jonathan Franks | 85' |
| MF | 18 | Stewart Murdoch | 79' |
| MF | 24 | Raffaele De Vita |
| FW | 9 | Brian Graham | 59' |
| Manager: ||||
| Jim McIntyre ||||
| MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Kevin Clancy | MATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions |
