2022 Scottish Cup final

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.^[1] St Johnstone, the defending champions were defeated in Round Four. Glasgow Rangers beat Heart of Midlothian 2–0 in extra time.^[2]

2022 Scottish Cup Final

Event	2021–22 Scottish Cup
Rangers Heart of Midlothian 2 0
After extra time
Date	21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Calvin Bassey
Referee	Willie Collum
Attendance	50,319
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Route to the final

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup

European place

The winner earns the right to play in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, entering in the Playoff round.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[4] Heart of Midlothian had won the Scottish Cup 8 times from 16 appearances in the final.^[4] Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2020, and their most recent victory was in 2012.^[4] 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).^[4]

Match

Details

Rangers	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Heart of Midlothian
Jack 94' Wright 97'	Report

21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)

15:00

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,319

Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers

Hearts

GK 33 Jon McLaughlin  119' RB 2 James Tavernier (c) CB 6 Connor Goldson CB 26 Leon Balogun LB 3 Calvin Bassey CM 10 Steven Davis  81' CM 4 John Lundstram CM 37 Scott Arfield  81' RW 9 Amad  59'  63' CF 17 Joe Aribo  106' LW 14 Ryan Kent Substitutes: GK 1 Allan McGregor  119' DF 43 Leon King MF 8 Ryan Jack  81' MF 16 Aaron Ramsey MF 18 Glen Kamara  81' MF 51 Alex Lowry MF 19 James Sands FW 11 Cedric Itten FW 23 Scott Wright  63' FW 25 Kemar Roofe FW 30 Fashion Sakala  106' Manager: Giovanni van Bronckhorst

GK 1 Craig Gordon (c) CB 4 John Souttar CB 19 Craig Halkett  106' CB 3 Stephen Kingsley RM 12 Nathaniel Atkinson CM 5 Peter Haring  4' CM 14 Cameron Devlin  106' LM 17 Alex Cochrane  100' AM 10 Liam Boyce  76' CF 20 Ellis Simms CF 18 Barrie McKay  82' Substitutes: GK 13 Ross Stewart DF 2 Michael Smith DF 15 Taylor Moore DF 21 Toby Sibbick MF 8 Aaron McEneff  106' MF 9 Ben Woodburn MF 11 Gary Mackay-Steven  100' MF 16 Andy Halliday  76' MF 30 Josh Ginnelly  82' Manager: Robbie Neilson

Match rules[5] 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.^[6]