2020 Scottish Cup Final

2020 Scottish Cup Final

Celtic Heart of Midlothian 3 3
Report Celtic won 4–3 on penalties
Event	2019–20 Scottish Cup
Date	20 December 2020 (2020-12-20)
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	John Beaton
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The 2020 Scottish Cup Final was the 135th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was originally scheduled to take place at Hampden Park on 9 May 2020, but was postponed prior to the semi-finals being played with no alternative date proposed at that point, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. On 21 July, the final was rescheduled for 20 December. It was a repeat of the 2018-19 Scottish Cup final.

European place

On 1 May 2020, UEFA confirmed that the final would have to be played before the end of the 2019–20 season in early July in order to activate the usual place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League for the winners, with the qualification spot instead going to the team finishing fourth in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership (either with fixtures completed or placings declared). That would adversely impact Heart of Midlothian or Hibernian who were due to meet in one semi-final and had no other route to European football, whereas in the other semi-final Celtic were certain to qualify for Europe from their position at the top of the league table, and fourth-placed Aberdeen had possibilities to do so either if the league continued and they climbed to third, or if Celtic won the Cup and its entry passed to the league. On 22 May, the Scottish Football Association indicated their preference to complete the competition but to wait until such a time as spectators would be allowed to attend, primarily for financial reasons with three large attendances expected at the remaining matches. The Premiership standings at the time of postponement were declared final and three Europa League places, including one for Aberdeen, were duly allocated from the league.

Match

Details

20 December 2020 (2020-12-20) 14:15	Celtic	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park Referee: John Beaton
	Christie  19' Édouard  29' (pen.) Griffiths  105'	Report	Boyce  48' Kingsley  67' Ginnelly  111'
		Penalties
	Griffiths McGregor Christie Johnston Ajer	4–3	*Naismith Smith Lee Kingsley Wighton

Match rules

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

Media Coverage

BBC Scotland and Premier Sports have the rights to host the final in what will be the second year of a six-year deal in the United Kingdom in hosting Scottish Cup matches from the fourth round onward.