2026 Scottish Cup final
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Football match
Football match
| The match took place at Hampden Park | |||||
| Event | 2025–26 Scottish Cup | ||||
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| Date | 23 May 2026 (2026年05月23日) | ||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||
| Referee | Steven McLean | ||||
| Attendance | 49,613 | ||||
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The 2026 Scottish Cup final was the final match of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup, the 141st edition of Scotland's most prestigious knockout football competition. It was contested by 42-time winners Celtic and two-time winners Dunfermline Athletic at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 23 May 2026.[1]
Cetic won the game 3-1 to complete the domestic double for the 14th time.[2] [3]
Background
[edit ]The match was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth appearance in a Scottish Cup final, their fifth against Celtic (the sides having met in 1961, 1965, 2004 and 2007) and first since the latter.[4] Celtic made their 63rd Scottish Cup final appearance and returned after losing on penalties to Aberdeen in the 2025 iteration.[5]
Road to the final
[edit ]Main article: 2025-26 Scottish Cup
| Celtic | Round | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
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| Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | |
| — | — | 3rd | Queen of the South (H) | 2–1 |
| Auchinleck Talbot (A) | 0–2 | 4th | Hibernian (H) | 1–0 |
| Dundee (H) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 5th | Kelty Hearts (H) | 2–0 |
| Rangers (A) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | QF | Aberdeen (H) | 3–0 |
| St Mirren (N) | 6–2 (a.e.t.) | SF | Falkirk (N) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||||
Details
[edit ]| Celtic | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
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Match rules[6]
- 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
[edit ]BBC Scotland and Premier Sports broadcast the final, in what is the second season of a new five-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast Scottish Cup matches.[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Celtic stun St Mirren with four extra-time goals to seal place in Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup". Scottish Football Association. Glasgow, Scotland. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ "Celtic sweep past Dunfermline to win Scottish Cup and clinch double glory". RTE Sport. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ^ "Celtic 3-1 Dunfermline: Martin O'Neill leads Hoops to Scottish Cup title to complete domestic double". Sky Sports. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ^ Akram, Fayez (18 April 2026). "Dunfermline Athletic into Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Final after dramatic penalty shoot-out win over rivals Falkirk". Scottish Football Association. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ "Scottish Cup final: Aberdeen deny Celtic treble as Dimitar Mitov the hero in penalty shoot-out win". Sky Sports. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Format & Rules". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Broadcaster boost for Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.