Scottish Cup Final: Date, stadium, history & how to watch

The Scottish Cup final marks the last match of the season on the domestic football calendar in Scotland, with the showpiece event taking place at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Officially the oldest national club trophy in the world, Queen's Park won the first Scottish Cup final 2-0 against Clydesdale in 1874.

Celtic are the current holders of the Scottish Cup, overcoming rivals Rangers 1-0 in the 2024 final courtesy of a 90th-minute winner from Adam Idah to claim a record-extending 42nd title.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2024/25 Scottish Cup final.

2024/25 Scottish Cup final date

The 2024/25 Scottish Cup final will take place on Saturday 24th May 2025.

2024/25 Scottish Cup final stadium

The Scottish Cup final typically takes place at the national stadium of Hampden Park each year, although there have been some instances in which other stadia including Ibrox and Celtic Park have had to be used.

2024/25 Scottish Cup final how to watch

The Scottish Cup final will be shown live on BBC Scotland and Premier Sports in the UK.

How many times has the Scottish Cup final taken place?

The most recent Scottish Cup final, which ended 1-0 to Celtic against rivals Rangers, marked the 150th edition of this famous fixture.

The first Scottish Cup final saw Queen's Park beat Clydesdale 2-0 in 1874, the first of 10 titles the Glasgow-based club accrued over the following two decades.

Celtic have competed in the most Scottish Cup finals of all time with a total of 60, seven more than rivals Rangers on 53.

Heart of Midlothian have competed in the third most Scottish Cup finals, featuring in 17 in total.

The record margin of victory in a Scottish Cup final is 6-1, achieved by Renton against Cambuslang in 1888 and again by Celtic against Hibernian in 1972.

The highest ever attendance recorded in a Scottish Cup final came back in 1937, with 147,365 spectators turning out as Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Hampden.

Aaron Hickey is the youngest ever player to start in a Scottish Cup final, lining up for Heart of Midlothian in their 2-1 defeat to Celtic in 2019.

Scottish Cup final most wins

Celtic have won the most Scottish Cup titles of all time on 42, eight more than rivals Rangers on 34.

The winners of the first ever Scottish Cup final, Queen's Park. are the third most successful side in the competition's history - accumulating 10 titles.

Hearts are next in the standings on eight, one more than Aberdeen on seven.

Club	Number of Scottish Cup titles
Celtic	42
Rangers	34
Queen's Park	10
Hearts	8
Aberdeen	7