2025 Scottish Cup final

2025 Scottish Cup final
Event	2024–25 Scottish Cup
	After extra time; Aberdeen won 4–3 on penalties
Date	24 May 2025
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Mats Knoester
Referee	Don Robertson
Attendance	49,545
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The 2025 Scottish Cup final was the final match of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, the 140th edition of Scotland's most prestigious knockout football competition. It was contested by seven-time winners Aberdeen and 42-time winners and holders Celtic at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 24 May 2025.^[1]

Aberdeen defeated Celtic 4–3 on penalties, after both teams scored an own goal, winning the former its first major trophy since the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup, and their first Scottish Cup title since 1989–90. Aberdeen's goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov saved the first and last penalty kicks from Celtic, while Aberdeen scored on all four attempts.

Background

The 2025 final was Aberdeen's 17th appearance in a Scottish Cup final, while it was a record 62nd final appearance for Celtic.

Road to the final

Aberdeen		Round	Celtic
Opposition	Score	Round	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

Summary

In the 39th minute Celtic took the lead when a corner from Arne Engels from the left was headed on by Cameron Carter-Vickers before flicking off Alfie Dorrington and going into the right corner of the net off the post for an own goal. It was 1-1 in the 83rd minute when Shayden Morris hit a low cross from the right which Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel attemped to flick away but only diverted it into his own net for another own goal.^[2] The match ended 1-1 and went to a penalty shoot-out after a goaless period of extra-time. In the penalty shoot-out Aberdeen goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov saved down low to his right from Callum McGregor and Alistair Johnston as Aberdeen went on to win 4-3 on penalties for a first Scottish Cup victory in 35 years.^[3]^[4]

Details

24 May 2025

15:00 BST

Aberdeen	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Celtic
Schmeichel 83' (o.g.)	Report	Dorrington 39' (o.g.)
Penalties
Shinnie Polvara Dabbagh Palaversa	4–3	McGregor Kenny McCowan Maeda Johnston

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 49,545

Referee: Don Robertson

Aberdeen

Celtic


GK	1	Dimitar Mitov
RB	28	Alexander Jensen
CB	5	Mats Knoester	90+6'
CB	22	Jack Milne		94'
CB	26	Alfie Dorrington		80'
LB	2	Nicky Devlin		91'
CM	10	Leighton Clarkson		79'
CM	4	Graeme Shinnie (c)	45'
CM	18	Ante Palaversa	93'
CF	9	Kevin Nisbet		79'
CF	81	Topi Keskinen		58'
Substitutes:
GK	31	Ross Doohan
DF	3	Jack MacKenzie		91'
DF	24	Kristers Tobers		94'
MF	8	Dante Polvara		79'
MF	20	Shayden Morris		80'
MF	30	Fletcher Boyd
FW	11	Oday Dabbagh		79'
FW	14	Pape Habib Gueye		58'
Manager:
Jimmy Thelin


GK	1	Kasper Schmeichel
RB	2	Alistair Johnston
CB	20	Cameron Carter-Vickers	45'
CB	5	Liam Scales
LB	3	Greg Taylor
CM	28	Paulo Bernardo		99'
CM	42	Callum McGregor (c)
CM	27	Arne Engels		65'
RW	10	Nicolas Kühn		65'
CF	9	Adam Idah		66'
LW	38	Daizen Maeda
Substitutes:
GK	12	Viljami Sinisalo
DF	6	Auston Trusty
DF	15	Jeffrey Schlupp		99'
DF	56	Anthony Ralston
MF	14	Luke McCowan		65'
MF	49	James Forrest		65'	96'
FW	13	Yang Hyun-jun	90+3'	66'
FW	24	Johnny Kenny		96'
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers

Assistant referees:
Ross MacLeod
David Dunne
Fourth official:
Colin Steven
Video assistant referee:
Greg Aitken
Assistant video assistant referee:
Sean Carr

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Nine named substitutes
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Match rules^[5]

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

BBC Scotland and Premier Sports broadcast the final, in what was the first season of a new five-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast Scottish Cup matches.^[6]

Victory Parade

The Aberdeen squad took part in a victory parade around Aberdeen city centre, on Sunday 25 May 2025, culminating in Aberdeen City Council hosting the squad on the balcony of the Townhouse. ^[7]

References

^ "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.
^ "Aberdeen end 35-year wait for Scottish Cup glory with shootout win over Celtic". Guardian. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^ "'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played'". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^ "Scottish Cup final: Aberdeen deny Celtic treble as Dimitar Mitov the hero in penalty shoot-out win". Sky Sports. 24 May 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. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ "Aberdeen Football Club Cup Winners Parade". aberdeencity.gov.uk. Aberdeen City Council. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

[1] "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.

[2] "Aberdeen end 35-year wait for Scottish Cup glory with shootout win over Celtic". Guardian. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[3] "'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played'". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[4] "Scottish Cup final: Aberdeen deny Celtic treble as Dimitar Mitov the hero in penalty shoot-out win". Sky Sports. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[5] "Format & Rules". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[6] "Broadcaster boost for Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[7] "Aberdeen Football Club Cup Winners Parade". aberdeencity.gov.uk. Aberdeen City Council. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

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