2025 Scottish Cup final
 The match will take place at Hampden Park | |||||||
| Event | 2024–25 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
The 2025 Scottish Cup final is the final match of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, the 140th edition of Scotland's most prestigious knockout football competition. It will be contested by Aberdeen and Celtic at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 24 May 2025.[1]
Background
[edit]The 2025 final will be Aberdeen's 17th appearance in a Scottish Cup final, while it will be a record 62nd final appearance for Celtic.
Road to the final
[edit]| Aberdeen | Round | Celtic | ||
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| Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | |
| Elgin City (A) | 3–0 | 4th | Kilmarnock (H) | 2–1 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (H) | 3–0 | 5th | Raith Rovers (H) | 5–0 |
| Queen's Park (H) | 4–1 | QF | Hibernian (H) | 2–0 |
| Heart of Midlothian (N) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | SF | St Johnstone (N) | 5–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||||
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]Match rules[2]
- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
- Eight 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 will broadcast the final, in what is the first season of a new five-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast Scottish Cup matches.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Gas Scottish Cup dates and format finalised for 2024/2025 season". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Format & Rules". The Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Broadcaster boost for Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup". Scottish Football Association. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.