The 2017 Scottish Cup Final was the 132nd final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 27 May 2017 and was contested by Celtic and Aberdeen.
The fixture was a repeat of the finals in 1937, 1954 and 1967 won by Celtic, and in 1970, 1984 and 1990 won by Aberdeen. It was also a repeat of the final of the Scottish League Cup played six months earlier, which Celtic won 3–0.
Celtic won the game 2–1 to complete an undefeated domestic treble.
Route to the final Aberdeen eliminated holders Hibernian in one semi-final to reach their first Scottish Cup final since 2000. In the other semi-final, Celtic eliminated Rangers in an Old Firm encounter,Celtic 2-0 Rangers , Tom English, BBC Sport, 23 April 2017 the first time they had beaten their Glasgow rivals at this stage of the competition since 1925, at the seventh attempt.Rangers record against Celtic in Scottish Cup semi-finals is unbelievable but could be about to end, Anthony Haggerty, Daily Record, 21 March 2017
RoundOppositionLocationScoreCeltic Fourth round Albion Rovers Excelsior Stadium 3–0 Fifth round Inverness CT Celtic Park 6–0 Quarter-final St Mirren Celtic Park 4–1 Semi-final Rangers Hampden Park 2–0 Aberdeen Fourth round Stranraer Pittodrie 4–0 Fifth round Ross County Victoria Park 1–0 Quarter-final Partick Thistle Pittodrie 1–0 Semi-final Hibernian Hampden Park 3–2
Match Summary Jonny Hayes opened the scoring for Aberdeen in the 9th minute with a low left-footed volley from seven yards out after a corner from the right by Niall McGinn. Two minutes later, Stuart Armstrong made it 1-1 with a left-footed shot to the right corner from just outside the penalty area. In the 92nd minute, Tom Rogic scored the winning goal when he received the ball 40 yards out and made his way into the right side of the penalty area before clipping the ball with his right foot over goalkeeper Joe Lewis from three yards out from a tight angle.
Details
GK 1 Craig Gordon RB 23 Mikael Lustig CB 20 Dedryck Boyata CB 5 Jozo Šimunović LB 63 Kieran Tierney CM 42 Callum McGregor CM 8 Scott Brown (c) CM 14 Stuart Armstrong RF 27 Patrick Roberts CF 9 Leigh Griffiths LF 11 Scott SinclairSubstitutes:GK 24 Dorus de Vries MF 6 Nir Bitton FW 10 Moussa Dembélé DF 12 Cristian Gamboa MF 18 Tom Rogic DF 28 Erik Sviatchenko MF 49 James ForrestManager: Brendan Rodgers GK 1 Joe Lewis RB 2 Shay Logan CB 6 Mark Reynolds CB 5 Ash Taylor LB 3 Andrew Considine RM 22 Ryan Jack CM 3 Graeme Shinnie (c)LM 7 Kenny McLean RW 10 Niall McGinn CF 17 Jayden Stockley LW 11 Jonny Hayes Substitutes:GK 25 Neil Alexander FW 9 Adam Rooney DF 15 Anthony O'Connor MF 16 Peter Pawlett MF 26 Scott Wright MF 27 Frank Ross FW 39 Miles StoreyManager: Derek McInnes
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions in normal time (a fourth substitution may be made in extra time)
References
External links 2017 final