The Women's Scottish Cup is the national knockout cup competition for women's football in Scotland.Women's Scottish Cup: From Prima Donnas and Hooverettes to Hampden, Clive Lindsay, BBC Sport, 26 May 2023
First held in 1970–71 and known as the Scottish Women's FA Cup, the competition was owned and managed by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), an affiliated body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). The competition was rebranded in 2022 by the SFA. It is open to all senior teams affiliated with Scottish Women's Football and the SWPL. Rangers are the current holders, having won the 2025 final. The competition is currently sponsored by Scottish Gas.
Format The competition consists of a preliminary round and then several progressively reducing rounds of which the last one is the final. The twenty teams from the Scottish Women's Premier League enter at the third round. 33 teams from the Football League and Highland League are drawn in the preliminary round. The 17 winners from these ties are joined by 11 teams from League One for the first round. For round two, the 14 winners are joined by 10 teams from the Championship. The 12 winners are then joined by 20 teams from the Scottish Women's Premier League for round three. The 16 winners then play the Fourth round, then Quarter-finals and Semi-finals. All rounds are played over a single leg (the rules for the composition of the rounds were updated for the 2023–24 season).
A new trophy was introduced for the 2018 season,Supporting Scottish Women's Football, Hamilton & Inches, 21 January 2021 but it was only played for three times before being replaced again for the 2022–23 season when the Scottish Football Association took direct control of the competition, which had previously been organised through Scottish Women's Football.Forging a Legacy: The New Women's Scottish Cup Trophy, Thomas Lyte, 20 April 2023 The 2018 trophy is now displayed at the Scottish Football Museum.Former Scottish Women’s Cup to go on display at Scottish Football Museum, Scottish Women's Football, 21 May 2025
The current Women’s Scottish Cup trophy was designed and made by Thomas Lyte. The trophy features a logo inspired by Mackintosh Rose – first depicted in a painting by the Scottish artist, Margaret Mackintosh – as well as the thistle, a symbol synonymous with the country.
List of winners The finals of the cup have been (total wins in parentheses):
Season Winner Score Runner Up VenueRef 1970–71 Stewarton Thistle (1) 4–2 Aberdeen Prima Donnas DundeeWomen's SFA Chief Hails Good Times Edinburgh News, 18 October 2013 1971–72 Stewarton Thistle (2) 8–1 Aberdeen Prima Donnas East Kilbride 1972 Edinburgh Dynamos (1) 5–3 Cambuslang Hooverettes Linwood 1973 Westthorn United (1) 7–3 Edinburgh Dynamos Townhead Park 1974 Motherwell AEI (1) 1–0 Westthorn United Warout Stadium 1974–75 Edinburgh Dynamos (2) 3–0 Motherwell AEI Townhead Park 1975–76 Edinburgh Dynamos (3) 6–3 Dundee Strikers Memorial Park 1976–77 Westthorn United (2) 4–0 Dundee Strikers Warout Stadium 1977–78 Dundee Strikers (1) 9–3 Whitehill 1978–79 Edinburgh Dynamos (4) 2–0 Whitehill 1979–80 Motherwell AEI (2) 3–2 Dundee Striker 1980–81 Motherwell AEI (3) 2–0 Edinburgh Dynamos 1981–82 Whitehill Ladies (1) – Inveralmond Thistle 1982–83 Wishaw Ladies (1) 3–2 Whitehill Ladies 1983–84 Allanton Miners Ladies (1) – Whitehill Ladies 1984–85 Wishaw Ladies (2) 4–3 Edinburgh Dynamos West Calder Cup Ladies, Wishaw Press, 17 May 1985, via British Newspaper Archive 1985–86 Inveralmond Thistle (1) – Whitehill Ladies 1986–87 Inveralmond Thistle (2) – Cumbernauld Ladies 1987–88 Whitehill Ladies (2) 2–1 Inveralmond Thistle 1988–89 Whitehill Ladies (3) 4–1 Livingston Thistle 1989–90 Whitehill Ladies (4) 3–0 Cumbernauld Ladies Newtongrange 1990–91 Cumbernauld Ladies (1) 4–1 Inveralmond Thistle 1991–92 Cumbernauld Ladies (2) 7–3 Inveralmond Thistle 1992–93 Hutchison Vale (1) 5–2 Cumbernauld Ladies 1993–94 Hutchison Vale (2) 3–0 Tynecastle Links Park 1994–95 Cove Rangers (1) 5–1 Cumbernauld Ladies McDiarmid Park Cove women's cup glory, Press and Journal, 15 May 1995, via British Newspaper Archive 1999–96 Cove Rangers (2) 5–1 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park 1996–97 Cove Rangers (3) 5–4 Ayr United Broadwood StadiumCove Rangers celebrate super Scottish Cup treble, Press and Journal, 5 May 1997, via British Newspaper Archive 1997–98 Cumbernauld United (3) 3–1 Giulianos Forthbank Stadium 1998–99 Cumbernauld United (4) 1–0 Ayr United Cumbernauld secure glory, The Scotsman, 17 May 1999, via British Newspaper Archive Cumbernauld lift trophy but fail to shine on dull day, Scotland on Sunday, 16 May 1995, via British Newspaper Archive 1999–2000 Stenhousemuir (1) 9–0 Clyde Forthbank Stadium 2000–01 FC Kilmarnock (3) 3–3 3–2 Ayr United Almondvale StadiumWomen's Scottish Cup Final Fleeting success not enough to deny Killie moment of cup glory, Scotland on Sunday, 13 May 2001, via British Newspaper Archive 2001–02 FC Kilmarnock (4) 5–0 Glasgow City Almondvale Stadium Killie take treble chance, Moira Gordon, Scotland on Sunday, 12 May 2002, via British Newspaper Archive 2002–03 Hibernian (1) 2–2 5–4 FC Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium Hibs win women's cup final, BBC Sport, 1 June 2003 2003–04 Glasgow City (1) 3–0 Queen's Park Almondvale Stadium Scottish Women's Cup, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 6 November 2022 2004–05 Hibernian (2) 8–0 Cove Rangers McDiarmid ParkHibernian 8-0 Cove Rangers, BBC Sport, 14 May 2005 2005–06 Glasgow City (2) 5–1 Aberdeen McDiarmid ParkGlasgow City 5-1 Aberdeen, BBC Sport, 20 May 2006 2006–07 Hibernian (3) 5–1 Glasgow City McDiarmid ParkMatch Reports :- Glasgow City v Hibernian Scottish Cup Final, Spartans W.F.C. web archive, 20 May 2007Glasgow City 1-5 Hibernian Ladies, BBC Sport, 20 May 2007 2007–08 Hibernian (4) 3–1 Celtic McDiarmid Park Match Reports :- Celtic LFC v Hibernian Ladies - Scottish Cup Final , Spartans W.F.C. web archive, 17 May 2008Hibernian Ladies v Celtic Ladies Unite Scottish Cup Final 2008, Hibernian WFC via YouTube If you know your history, Celtic Women's first Scottish Cup Final, Jessica Elliott, The Celtic Star, 24 March 2024 2008–09 Glasgow City (3) 5–0 Rangers Forthbank StadiumMatch Reports :- Glasgow City v Rangers - Scottish Cup Final, Spartans W.F.C. web archive, 17 May 2009Unite Scottish Women's Cup final: Glasgow City 5 Rangers 0, Daily Record, 19 May 2009 2010 Hibernian (5) 2–1 Rangers Recreation ParkWomen's Scottish Cup glory for Hibernian, BBC Sport, 14 November 2010Hibernian Ladies v Rangers Ladies 2010 Scottish Cup Final, Hibernian WFC via YouTube 2011 Glasgow City (4) 3–0 Hibernian Toryglen Regional Football CentreGlasgow City 13/11/2011, Hibernian WFC via YouTube 2012 Glasgow City (5) 1–0 Forfar Farmington Excelsior Stadium Glasgow City FC raise a treble with Scottish Cup triumph, Daily Record, 22 November 2012 2013 Glasgow City (6) 1–0 Hibernian Broadwood Stadium Scottish Cup final: Glasgow City 1-0 Hibernian, BBC Sport, 17 November 2013Hibernian 0 Glasgow City 1: Scottish Cup victory seals another new record for history girls City, Daily Record, 18 November 2013Hibernian 0-1 Glasgow City, Scottish Cup Final 17th November 2013, Scottish Women's Football on YouTube (teams at 0:10 / 0:12) 2014 Glasgow City (7) 5–0 Spartans Broadwood Stadium Scottish Cup Final: Spartans fall at Final hurdle against City, Spartans FC Women, 16 November 2014Glasgow City Vs Spartans Scottish Cup Final 2014, Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 3:51 / 4:07) 2015 Glasgow City (8) 3–0 Hibernian Ainslie Park 2016 Hibernian (6) 1–1 6–5 Glasgow City New Douglas Park 2017 Hibernian (7) 3–0 Glasgow City Almondvale Stadium 2018 Hibernian (8) 8–0 Motherwell Firhill Stadium 2019 Glasgow City (9) 4–3 Hibernian Tynecastle Park 2020Not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21Not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Celtic (1) 3–2 Glasgow City Tynecastle Park 2022–23 Celtic (2) 2–0 Rangers Hampden Park 2023–24 Rangers (1) 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 2024–25 Rangers (2) 3–0 Glasgow City Hampden Park Glasgow City 0-3 Rangers, Martin Dowden, BBC Sport, 25 May 2025 2025–26 Celtic (3) 1–0 Rangers Hampden Park Rangers v Celtic: Women's Scottish Cup final, "BBC Sport", 31 May 2025
References
External links "Scottish Women's Cup - Past Winners (1996–2017)", SFA (Web Archive) Cup at women.soccerway.com Scottish Cup section at Scottish Women's Football Competition results 1993-date at SFHA