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2024 Scottish Cup final

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2024 Scottish Cup final
The match took place at Hampden Park
Event2023–24 Scottish Cup
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeNick Walsh
Attendance48,556
2023
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

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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

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Celtic Round Rangers
Opposition Score Opposition Score
Buckie Thistle (H) 5–0 4th Dumbarton (A) 4–1
St Mirren (A) 2–0 5th Ayr United (H) 2–0
Livingston (H) 4–2 QF Hibernian (A) 2–0
Aberdeen (N) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 pen.)
SF Heart of Midlothian (N) 2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Match

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Summary

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The only goal of the game came in the 90th minute, substitute Adam Idah scored from six yards out after Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland had parried a shot from Paulo Bernardo back into his path.[4][5]

Details

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Celtic1–0Rangers
Idah 90' [7][8]
Attendance: 48,556[6]
Referee: Nick Walsh
Celtic
Rangers
GK 1 England Joe Hart Yellow card 61'
RB 2 Canada Alistair Johnston
CB 20 United States Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB 5 Republic of Ireland Liam Scales
LB 3 Scotland Greg Taylor Yellow card 73'
CM 33 Denmark Matt O'Riley
CM 42 Scotland Callum McGregor (c) Yellow card 41'
CM 41 Japan Reo Hatate downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 49 Scotland James Forrest Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 8 Japan Kyogo Furuhashi downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 38 Japan Daizen Maeda Yellow card 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Scotland Scott Bain
FW 7 Honduras Luis Palma
FW 9 Republic of Ireland Adam Idah Yellow card 63' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 10 Germany Nicolas Kühn Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 17 Poland Maik Nawrocki
MF 24 Japan Tomoki Iwata
MF 28 Portugal Paulo Bernardo upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 56 Scotland Anthony Ralston
DF 57 Scotland Stephen Welsh
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
GK 1 England Jack Butland
RB 2 England James Tavernier (c)
CB 27 Nigeria Leon Balogun
CB 26 England Ben Davies
LB 3 Turkey Rıdvan Yılmaz Yellow card 84'
CM 42 Ivory Coast Mohamed Diomande
CM 43 Belgium Nicolas Raskin Yellow card 90+2' downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
RW 21 England Dujon Sterling Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 13 England Todd Cantwell Yellow card 74' downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 7 Portugal Fábio Silva downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 9 Nigeria Cyriel Dessers downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 28 Scotland Robby McCrorie
MF 4 England John Lundstram upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF 8 Scotland Ryan Jack
FW 17 Wales Rabbi Matondo upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 19 Senegal Abdallah Sima Yellow card 54' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 England Kieran Dowell
FW 23 Scotland Scott Wright upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 45 Northern Ireland Ross McCausland upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 93 Scotland Cole McKinnon
Manager:
Belgium Philippe Clement

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions in normal time (a sixth substitute is permitted in extra time)

Media coverage

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BBC Scotland and Premier Sports broadcast the final, in what is the final season of a six-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast Scottish Cup matches.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Gas Scottish Cup dates and format confirmed for 150th anniversary edition". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Ross, James M.; Stokkermans, Karel (25 July 2023). "Scotland - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2024). "How Rangers beat Celtic in last Old Firm Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Celtic 1 Rangers 0: As it happened". Guardian. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Celtic 1-0 Rangers: Adam Idah's late strike sees Hoops retain Scottish Cup and complete double". Sky Sports. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Celtic 1 Rangers 0". ESPN. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ Celtic 1-0 Rangers, Thomas Duncan, BBC Sport, 25 May 2024
  8. ^ Celtic win Scottish Cup after Idah sinks Rangers with late strike to clinch double, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 25 May 2024
  9. ^ "Format & Rules". The Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Scottish FA Announce Scottish Cup Broadcasting Deals". Scottish Football Association. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022.