2022 Scottish Women's Cup final
Football match
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The 2022 Scottish Women's Cup Final was the 49th official final (51st overall) of the Scottish Women's Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played on 29 May 2022 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh.[1][2] Celtic and holders Glasgow City were the finalists, on the first occasion they had faced each other in the final. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on the free-to-air channel BBC Alba and radio coverage was provided by BBC Sport Scotland.[3]
| Event | 2021–22 Scottish Women's Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh | ||||||
| Referee | Daniel Graves | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,345 | ||||||
Celtic won the trophy, with Fran Alonso becoming the first Spanish manager to win the Scottish Cup (either men's or women's version).[4]
Route to the final
Glasgow City
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Queen's Park (H) | 9–0 |
| 4th | Hamilton Academical (H) | 6–0 |
| QF | Stirling University (A) | 0–8 |
| SF | Partick Thistle (N) | 1–3 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
Being members of the Premier League, Glasgow City (who were the cup holders, although the most recent tournament was in 2019, with cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a restructuring of the women's schedule from a summer season to autumn-spring) entered the tournament in the third round and had the home advantage when they defeated Queen's Park at Petershill Park.[5] |In the fourth round, they again had a home advantage when they faced Hamilton Academical.[6] In the quarter-final, they travelled to face Stirling University. Falkirk Stadium was the neutral venue for the semi-Final where they faced Partick Thistle, defeating them 2–0.[7]
Celtic
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Edinburgh City (A) | 12–0 |
| 4th | Rangers (H) | 2–1 |
| QF | Aberdeen (A) | 0–2 |
| SF | Heart of Midlothian (A) | 0–2 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
Being from the Scottish Women's Premier League, Celtic entered the tournament in the third round where they defeated Edinburgh City[8] away from home at Forester's Park, Tranent. In the fourth round, they were the home team that defeated Rangers.[9] In the Quarter Final, they were the visitors at Balmoral Stadium facing Aberdeen.[10] In the Semi-Final, the game was played at neutral venue Falkirk Stadium where they were pitted against Heart of Midlothian.[11]
Pre-match
Going into the 2022 final, Glasgow City were the defending champions (they had held the title since 2019, with no competition in the interim due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and had won the Scottish Cup 9 times from 13 appearances. 2022 was Celtic's second appearance in the final and the first since 2008 which they lost to Hibernian.
The same teams had taken part in the 2021 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final six months earlier, won 1–0 by Celtic.
Match
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Match rules[13]
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