2022 Scottish Cup Final
# 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. St Johnstone, the defending champions were defeated in Round Four. Glasgow Rangers beat Heart of Midlothian 2-0 in extra time.

## 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 will secure Europa League qualification by either winning the cup, or by finishing in third place in the league if the place defaults to the league because Rangers win 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 they are 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

| 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 Diallo | 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
* 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.

