2024 Scottish Cup final explained

2024 Scottish Cup final
Event:2023–24 Scottish Cup
Team1:Celtic
Team1score:1
Team2:Rangers
Team2score:0
Stadium:Hampden Park
City:Glasgow
Referee:Nick Walsh
Attendance:48,556
Previous:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 Scottish Cup final was the final match of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, the 139th edition of Scotland's most prestigious knockout football competition. It was contested by Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 25 May 2024.[1]

Background

The 2024 final was Celtic's 61st appearance in a Scottish Cup final (a national record), while it was the 54th final appearance by Rangers.[2] It was the 441st meeting between the Old Firm rivals and the first in a Scottish Cup final since 2002.[2] [3]

Road to the final

See main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup.

CelticRoundRangers
OppositionScoreOppositionScore
Buckie Thistle (H)5–0scope=row style="text-align:center"4thDumbarton (A)4–1
St Mirren (A)2–0scope=row style="text-align:center"5thAyr United (H)2–0
Livingston (H)4–2scope=row style="text-align:center"QFHibernian (A)2–0
Aberdeen (N)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 pen.)
scope=row style="text-align:center"SFHeart of Midlothian (N)2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Match

Details

GK1 Joe Hart
RB2 Alistair Johnston
CB20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB5 Liam Scales
LB3 Greg Taylor
CM33 Matt O'Riley
CM42 Callum McGregor (c)
CM41 Reo Hatate
RW49 James Forrest
CF8 Kyogo Furuhashi
LW38 Daizen Maeda
Substitutes:
GK29 Scott Bain
FW7 Luis Palma
FW9 Adam Idah
FW10 Nicolas Kühn
DF17 Maik Nawrocki
MF24 Tomoki Iwata
MF28 Paulo Bernardo
DF56 Anthony Ralston
DF57 Stephen Welsh
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers
GK1 Jack Butland
RB2 James Tavernier (c)
CB27 Leon Balogun
CB26 Ben Davies
LB3 Rıdvan Yılmaz
CM42 Mohamed Diomande
CM43 Nicolas Raskin
RW21 Dujon Sterling
AM13 Todd Cantwell
LW7 Fábio Silva
CF9 Cyriel Dessers
Substitutes:
GK28 Robby McCrorie
MF4 John Lundstram
MF8 Ryan Jack
FW17 Rabbi Matondo
FW19 Abdallah Sima
MF20 Kieran Dowell
FW23 Scott Wright
FW45 Ross McCausland
MF93 Cole McKinnon
Manager:
Philippe Clement

Match rules[4]

Media coverage

BBC Scotland and Premier Sports will broadcast the final, in what is the final season of a six-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast Scottish Cup matches.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Gas Scottish Cup dates and format confirmed for 150th anniversary edition . Scottish Football Association . ScottishFA.co.uk . 24 July 2023 . 22 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Scotland - List of Cup Finals . RSSSF.org . 25 July 2023 . James M. . Ross . Karel . Stokkermans . 22 April 2024.
  3. Web site: How Rangers beat Celtic in last Old Firm Scottish Cup final . BBC Sport . 22 May 2024 . 22 May 2024 . Clive . Lindsay.
  4. Web site: Format & Rules . The Scottish FA . 24 March 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216142725/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/format-rules/ . live .
  5. Web site: Scottish FA Announce Scottish Cup Broadcasting Deals. Scottish Football Association. 12 November 2018. 24 March 2022. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426063653/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scottish-fa-announce-scottish-cup-broadcasting-deals/. live.