2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final
2024 Scottish football match
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The 2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final, marketed with the sponsored title, 2024 Sky Sports Cup Final, was the 21st final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. The match was played on 24 March 2024 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Rangers and Partick Thistle were the finalists; the match was televised live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Mix channels. Rangers won the trophy for the second time.
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| Event | 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 March 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh | ||||||
| Referee | Duncan Nicolson | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,786 | ||||||
The competition had previously been held in the first half of the season (usually the final was in May under a summer calendar in the 2010s, and then in December under a winter-spring calendar in 2021–22 and 2022–23) but from this edition was scheduled over a longer period ending in March, with no final played in 2023.
Route to the final
Rangers
Rangers entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away from home in Edinburgh against Heart of Midlothian where they ran out 1–4 winners.[1] In the Quarter-final at home Rangers dominated Boroughmuir Thistle with a 7–0 victory.[2] In the Semi-final they defeated Celtic 2–3 at the Excelsior Stadium [3][4]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 2R | Heart of Midlothian (A) | 1–4 |
| QF | Boroughmuir Thistle (H) | 7–0 |
| SF | Celtic (A) | 2–3 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle reached the final after three successive home wins. In the 2nd round they defeated Spartans 2–0,[5] In the Quarter Finals they faced Montrose winning 2-1[6] and in the Semi Final they defeated Hibernian 2-0[7]
Pre-match
Rangers were the reigning champions of the competition, with their 2022 victory the first time they had lifted the trophy (in their first appearance at that stage). Conversely, it marked a historic moment for Partick Thistle as they made their inaugural appearance in a major final.
Match
Details
| Rangers | 4–1 | Partick Thistle |
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Match rules[13]
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