The final was contested by Celtic, who beat St Johnstone 2–1 in the semi-final,[2] and Dunfermline Athletic, who beat Hibernian 1–0[3] in a replay, after the first match had ended 0–0.
In total they had met each other 4 times in cup finals (Celtic winning 3), the most recent being when Celtic won 3–0 in the 2006 League Cup Final.
The cup holders were Hearts, who had beaten Gretna 4–2 in a Penalty shootout in the 2006 Final.
[5] Hearts were knocked out in the Fourth Round by Dunfermline Athletic, who beat them 1–0.
Celtic won the final 1–0 thanks to a late Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé goal.