The 2022 Scottish Cup Final was the 137th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2021–22 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played on 21 May 2022 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. St Johnstone, the defending champions were defeated in Round Four. Rangers beat Heart of Midlothian 2–0 in extra time.
Route to the final
European place The winner earns the right to play in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, entering in the Playoff round. The position of the clubs in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership rendered this point moot, however, as Rangers had guaranteed a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, meaning Hearts would secure Europa League qualification by either winning the cup, or by finishing in third place in the league if the place defaulted to the league by Rangers winning the cup.
Pre-match Going into the 2022 final, Rangers had won the Scottish Cup 33 times from 52 appearances in Scottish Cup finals. The 2022 final is their first appearance in the final since 2016, and were seeking to win the cup for the first time since 2009. Heart of Midlothian had won the Scottish Cup 8 times from 16 appearances in the final. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2020, and their most recent victory was in 2012. The clubs had previously met in the finals of 1903 (Rangers winning 2–0 in a second replay), 1976 (3–1 for Rangers), 1996 (5–1 for Rangers) and 1998 (2–1 for Hearts).
Match Details
GK 33 Jon McLaughlin RB 2 James Tavernier (c) CB 6 Connor Goldson CB 26 Leon Balogun LB 3 Calvin Bassey CM 10 Steven Davis CM 4 John Lundstram CM 37 Scott Arfield RW 9 Amad CF 17 Joe Aribo LW 14 Ryan KentSubstitutes: GK 1 Allan McGregor DF 43 Leon King MF 8 Ryan Jack MF 16 Aaron Ramsey MF 18 Glen Kamara MF 51 Alex Lowry MF 19 James Sands FW 11 Cedric Itten FW 23 Scott Wright FW 25 Kemar Roofe FW 30 Fashion Sakala Manager: Giovanni van Bronckhorst GK 1 Craig Gordon (c) CB 4 John Souttar CB 19 Craig Halkett CB 3 Stephen Kingsley RM 12 Nathaniel Atkinson CM 5 Peter Haring CM 14 Cameron Devlin LM 17 Alex Cochrane AM 10 Liam Boyce CF 20 Ellis Simms CF 18 Barrie McKay Substitutes: GK 13 Ross Stewart DF 2 Michael Smith DF 15 Taylor Moore DF 21 Toby Sibbick MF 8 Aaron McEneff MF 9 Ben Woodburn MF 11 Gary Mackay-Steven MF 16 Andy Halliday MF 30 Josh Ginnelly Manager: Robbie Neilson Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Eleven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions in normal time (a sixth substitute is permitted in extra time)
Media coverage BBC Scotland and Premier Sports obtained the rights to broadcast the final, in what is the fourth season of a six-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast Scottish Cup matches.
References
External links Man of the match