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 edit
Glasgow City edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
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Match rules[13]
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References edit
- ^ "tynecastle to host biffa scottish women's cup final". heartsfc.co.uk. heart of midlothian football club. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
Tynecastle Park will play host to the Biffa Scottish Women's Cup Final on Sunday.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (22 April 2022). "Biffa Scottish Women's Cup Final to be held at Tynecastle". shekicks.net. she kicks. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
SWF have announced Tynecastle as the Biffa Scottish Women's Cup final venue on 29 May 2022, with the game live on BBC ALBA
- ^ "bbc expands scottish women's premier league coverage". sport-onthebox.com. sport onthebox. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
bbc scotland has announced that it will broadcast a new weekly highlights programme dedicated to the scottish women's premier league swpl
- ^ Depleted Celtic beat Glasgow City 3-2 to win Women's Scottish Cup, Andrew Southwick, BBC Sport, 29 May 2022
- ^ "glasgow city 9 queen's park 0". queensparkfc.co.uk. queens parkfootball club. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Queen's put up a brave fight against the Scottish Cup holders, but clinical finishing by the SWPL1 side, early in the game, meant a comfortable win for City.
- ^ "beattie brace helps secures scottish cup passage". glasgowcityfc. glasgow city football club. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Glasgow City strolled into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with a comprehensive 6-0 win over Hamilton Academical at Petershill Park.
- ^ "partick thistle wfc v glasgow city – 1st may 2022". ptfc.co.uk. partick thistle football club. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
histle's Biffa Scottish Women's Cup run may have ended at the semi-final stage but their run to the last four, as indeed was their performance in the semi-final, was something to take real pride in.
- ^ "Wellings nets five in 12-goal cup cracker". celticfc.com. celtic football club. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Fran Alonso's Celtic side produced a clinical and professional 12-0 win away to SWF Championship South outfit, Edinburgh City
- ^ "match report celtic 2-1 rangers". rangers.co.uk. rangersfootball club. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Rangers were knocked out of the Scottish Women's Cup this afternoon after an Old Firm defeat in Airdrie
- ^ "report afc women 0-2 celtic women". afc.co.uk. aberdeen football club. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Dons bow out of Biffa Scottish Women's Cup at quarter-final stage.
- ^ Fowler, Craig (1 May 2022). "hearts boss focuses on the positives after scottish cup semi-final heartache against celtic". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. the scotsman. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
It means Hearts have missed out on the chance to compete for the Biffa Scottish Women's Cup trophy at their own stadium as Tynecastle
- ^ Highlights | Celtic v Glasgow City - Biffa Scottish Women's Cup Final, Glasgow City FC on YouTube
- ^ "Format & Rules". The Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.