2026 Scottish Cup final
 The match took place at Hampden Park | |||||||
| Event | 2025–26 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 23 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Steven McLean | ||||||
| Attendance | 49,613 | ||||||
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]| Celtic | Round | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
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| — | — | 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 | ||||
Match
[edit]Summary
[edit]In the 19th minute, Celtic took the lead when Daizen Maeda got in on goal before lobbing the ball over the advancing Dunfermline goalkeeper Aston Oxborough from just outside the penalty area. Arne Engels made it 2-0 in the 36th minute when he scored with a right foot shot from outside the penalty area low to the right corner of the net. In the 73rd minute, Kelechi Iheanacho got a third goal for Celtic when he received a pass from Benjamin Nygren before turning in on his left foot, past the goalkeeper before scoring low to the left corner from six yards out. Dunfermline pulled a goal back in the 80th minute when Josh Cooper scored from six yards out with a side foot finish low to the left of the net.[6]
Details
[edit]| Celtic | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
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Match rules[7]
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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.[8]
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. Archived from the original on 24 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. Archived from the original on 25 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. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. 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.
- ↑ "Iheanacho ensures Celtic ease past Dunfermline to win Scottish Cup and Double". Guardian. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "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.