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. 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.
Celtic won the trophy, with Fran Alonso becoming the first Spanish manager to win the Scottish Cup (either men's or women's version).Depleted Celtic beat Glasgow City 3-2 to win Women's Scottish Cup, Andrew Southwick, BBC Sport, 29 May 2022
Route to the final 2021–22 Scottish Women's Cup
Glasgow City +Glasgow City's route to the finalRoundOppositionScore3rdQueen's Park (H)9–04thHamilton Academical (H)6–0QFStirling University (A)0–8SFPartick Thistle (N)1–3Key: (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. |In the fourth round, they again had a home advantage when they faced Hamilton Academical. 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.
Celtic +Celtic's route to the finalRoundOppositionScore3rdEdinburgh City (A)12–04thRangers (H)2–1QFAberdeen (A)0–2SFHeart of Midlothian (A)0–2Key: (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 away from home at Forester's Park, Tranent. In the fourth round, they were the home team that defeated Rangers. In the Quarter Final, they were the visitors at Balmoral Stadium facing Aberdeen. In the Semi-Final, the game was played at neutral venue Falkirk Stadium where they were pitted against Heart of Midlothian.
Pre-match 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 Details
GK 52 Rachael Johnstone DF 3 Jodie Bartle DF 2 Cheyenne Shorts (c) DF 18 Caitlin Hayes MF 9 Mengyu Shen MF 11 Olivia Chance CM 14 Sarah Marie Harkes MF 15 Kelly Clark (c) FW 10 Clarissa Larisey CF 21 Charlie Wellings FW 8 Jacynta Galabadaarachchi Substitutes: MF 5 Natalie Ross DF 6 Chloe Craig MF 16 Tyler Toland MF 17 Isibeal Atkinson FW 18 Tegan Bowie GK 45 India Marwaha DF 77 Annie TimoneyManager: Fran Alonso GK 29 Lee Gibson (c) DF 16 Ágata Filipa DF 5 Claire Walsh DF 12 Jenna Clark MF 7 Mairead Fulton MF 4 Hayley Lauder MF 21 Priscila Chinchilla FW 14 Lauren Davidson FW 10 Clare Shine FW 15 Abbi Grant FW 23 Megan FoleySubstitutes: GK 25 Erin Clachers MF 8 Vital Kats FW 9 Ode Fulutudilu DF 17 Niamh Farrelly DF 20 Julia Molin MF 24 Tyler Dodds MF 27 Mya Bates Manager: Eileen Gleeson
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions in normal time (a sixth substitute is permitted in extra time)
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