2020 Scottish Cup Final

The 2020 Scottish Cup Final will be 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,[1] 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.[2]

2020 Scottish Cup Final
Event2019–20 Scottish Cup
Date ()
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow

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 4th 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 Aberdeen and Celtic in the other semi-final would almost certainly both qualify from their league position.[3]

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.[4]

Match

Summary

Details

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.[5]

References

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