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{{ infobox football match
| title                   = 2005 Scottish League Cup final
| image                   = File:CooperFinalTicket.jpg
| caption                 = [[Davie Cooper]] (who played for both clubs) featured on the tickets for the final.
| event                   = [[2004–05 Scottish League Cup]]
| team1                   = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| team1score              = 5
| team2                   = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| team2score              = 1
| details                 = 
| date                    = 20 March 2005
| stadium                 = [[Hampden Park]]
| city                    = [[Glasgow]]
| man_of_the_match1a      = [[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]] 
| man_of_the_match1atitle = 
| man_of_the_match1b      = 
| man_of_the_match1btitle = 
| referee                 = [[Mike McCurry (referee)|Mike McCurry]]
| attendance              = 50,182
| weather                 = 
| previous                = [[2004 Scottish League Cup final|2004]]
| next                    = [[2006 Scottish League Cup final|2006]]
}}
The '''2005 [[Scottish League Cup]] final''' was played on 20 March 2005 at [[Hampden Park]] in [[Glasgow]] and was the final of the 58th Scottish League Cup. 

The final was contested by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. Rangers won the match 5–1, with goals from [[Maurice Ross]], [[Fernando Ricksen]], [[Nacho Novo]] and a double from [[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]].

The match was popularly known as "'''The Cooper Final'''",<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/rangers/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/03/15/SOCCER_Scotland_Smith.html&TEAMHD=rangers SMITH WELCOMES FITTING COOPER TRIBUTE]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605020858/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/rangers/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F05%2F03%2F15%2FSOCCER_Scotland_Smith.html&TEAMHD=rangers |date=5 June 2011 }}, [[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]].</ref> in honour of [[Davie Cooper]], who was a prominent player for both clubs. Cooper had died almost 10 years to the day before the 2005 League Cup final was played.

==Match details==
{{football box |
 |date = 20 March 2005
 |team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
 |score = 5–1
 |report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4359199.stm Report]
 |team2 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
 |goals1 = [[Maurice Ross|Ross]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Sotirios Kyrgiakos|Kyrgiakos]] {{goal|9||86}}<br />[[Fernando Ricksen|Ricksen]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Nacho Novo|Novo]] {{goal|48}}
 |goals2 = [[David Partridge|Partridge]] {{goal|13}}
 |stadium = [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]]
 |referee = [[Mike McCurry (referee)|Mike McCurry]]
 |attendance = 50,182 }}

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|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''RANGERS :'''
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ronald Waterreus]]
|-
|RB ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Maurice Ross]] 
|-
|CB ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]]
|-
|CB ||'''12''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Malcolm]] 
|-
|LB ||'''18''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Ball (footballer)|Michael Ball]]
|-
|RM ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Fernando Ricksen]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CM ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Barry Ferguson]]  
|-
|CM ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Thomas Buffel]] 
|-
|LM ||'''24''' ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Vignal]] || || {{suboff|79}}
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dado Pršo]]
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nacho Novo]] || || {{suboff|84}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''30''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Smith (footballer, born 1983)|Graeme Smith]]
|-
|DF ||'''15''' ||{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Zurab Khizanishvili]]
|-
|MF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]]|| || {{subon|79}}
|-
|MF ||'''26'''||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Løvenkrands]] 
|-
|FW ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Thompson (footballer, born 1978)|Steven Thompson]] || || {{subon|84}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex McLeish]]
|}
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''MOTHERWELL:'''
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Marshall (footballer, born 1964)|Gordon Marshall]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Martyn Corrigan]] 
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Stephen Craigan]]
|-
|CB ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[David Partridge]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Hammell]]
|-
|RM ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kevin McBride (footballer)|Kevin McBride]] || || {{suboff|83}}
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Leitch]]  ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Phil O'Donnell (footballer)|Phil O'Donnell]]
|-
|LM ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Paterson (footballer)|Jim Paterson]] || || {{suboff|65}}
|-
|CF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott McDonald]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Richie Foran]]  || || {{suboff|65}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Barry John Corr]]
|-
|DF ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Quinn (footballer, born 1985)|Paul Quinn]]|| || {{subon|83}}
|-
|DF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Marc Fitzpatrick]] || ||{{subon|65}}
|-
|MF ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Shaun Fagan]]
|-
|FW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Clarkson (Scottish footballer)|David Clarkson]] || || {{subon|65}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Butcher]]
|}
|}

== Notes ==
{{reflist}}

{{Scottish League Cup Finals}}
{{2004-05 in Scottish football}}
{{Motherwell F.C. matches}}
{{Rangers F.C. matches}}

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