2016 Scottish Cup Final

Event

Hibernian	Rangers

Date

21 May 2016

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

The 2016 Scottish Cup Final will be the 131st final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2015–16 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match will take place at Hampden Park on 21 May 2015 and will be contested by Scottish Championship teams Rangers and Hibernian.^[1] It is the first final to be contested by two teams from outside the top tier of the Scottish football league system.^[1]

The winners will enter the Second Qualifying Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.^[2]

Route to the final

Round	Opposition	Location	Score
Hibernian
Fourth round	Raith Rovers	Stark's Park	2–0
Fifth round	Hearts	Tynecastle	2–2
Fifth round replay	Hearts	Easter Road	1–0
Quarter-final	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Easter Road	1–1
Quarter-final replay	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Caledonian Stadium	2–1
Semi-final	Dundee United	Hampden Park	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.)
Rangers
Fourth Round	Cowdenbeath	Ibrox	5–1
Fifth round	Kilmarnock	Ibrox	0–0
Fifth round replay	Kilmarnock	Rugby Park	2–1
Quarter-final	Dundee	Ibrox	4–0
Semi-final	Celtic	Hampden Park	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.)

Hibernian

Hibernian started the Scottish Cup in the fourth round as one of the top four placed teams in the 2014-15 Scottish Championship. They were drawn away at fellow Championship team Raith Rovers. At Stark's Park, Hibernian won 2-0 with goals from Darren McGregor and Dominique Malonga.^[3] In the fifth round, they were drawn away against their Edinburgh derby rivals and Premiership club, Heart of Midlothian. Following a 2-2 draw at Tynecastle Stadium, Hibernian won the replay at their Easter Road 1-0 via a Jason Cummings goal.^[4] In the quarter finals they were drawn at home against the Scottish Cup holders, Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Following a 1-1 draw, Hibernian won the replay at Caledonian Stadium 2-1 due to two goals from Anthony Stokes.^[5] In the semi-final at neutral Hampden Park, they were drawn against Premiership Dundee United and progressed to the final after winning 4-2 in a penalty shoot out.^[6]

Rangers

Rangers also started the Scottish Cup in the fourth round as one of the top four placed teams in the previous years Scottish Championship. In the fourth round they were drawn against Scottish League One team Cowdenbeath at home. At their Ibrox Stadium, Rangers won 5-1 with goals from Lee Wallace, Barrie McKay and a hat-trick from Martyn Waghorn.^[7] In the next round they were drawn with Premiership team Kilmarnock. After a 0-0 draw at Ibrox Stadium, Rangers won 2-1 in the replay at Rugby Park with goals from Waghorn and Nicky Clark.^[8] In the quarter finals, Rangers were drawn at home against Premiership Dundee, which they won 4-0 with goals from Harry Forrester, Jason Holt, Andy Halliday and Wallace.^[9] In the semi-finals, Rangers were drawn against their Old Firm rivals Celtic in only their second derby since 2012. Rangers progressed to the final winning 5-4 on penalties.^[1] Rangers entered the final as Scottish Championship league champions and Scottish Challenge Cup winners.^[10]

Pre-match

This is Hibernian's 14th appearance in the Scottish Cup Final, having previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1887 and 1902) and lost in ten finals since their last victory. The 2016 final marked their third appearance in the final in the space of five years, having lost to Hearts in 2012 and Celtic in 2013. Rangers are due to appear in their 52nd final, having won the competition 33 times. Their most recent appearance and victory was in 2009, when they defeated Falkirk 1–0. This is the first meeting of the clubs in the Scottish Cup since 2008, when Rangers won 1–0 at Ibrox in a replay after a goalless draw at Easter Road. The clubs have previously met in one Scottish Cup Final, in 1979. Rangers won the cup that year by winning a second replay by 3–2, after the first two matches both finished goalless.^[11]

Match

Details

Hibernian v Rangers

21 May 2016
15:00

Hibernian	v	Rangers

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Hibernian

Rangers

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Seven named substitutes
Maximum of three substitutions

References

1 2 3 "Scottish Cup semi-final: Rangers 2-2 Celtic (5-4 pens)". BBC Sport. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ UEFA Europa League. "2016/17 UEFA Europa League access list". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Raith Rovers 0-2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Hibernian 1-0 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Scottish Cup: Inverness CT 1-2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Scottish Cup semi-final: Hibernian 0-0 Dundee United (Hibs win 4-2 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Scottish Cup fourth round: Rangers 5-1 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Scottish Cup: Kilmarnock 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Scottish Cup: Rangers 4-0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ Newport, Andy. "Rangers have a double reason to celebrate". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "1978/79". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

Scottish Cup

Seasons	1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79 1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Finals	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

List of finals Winning managers

Hibernian F.C. matches

Scottish Cup Finals	1887 1896 1902 1914 1923 1924 1947 1958 1972 1979 2001 2012 2013 2016

Scottish League Cup Finals	1950 1969 1972 1974 1985 1991 1993 2004 2007 2016

Other matches	1887 World Championship Motherwell v Hibernian (5 May 2010)

Rangers F.C. matches

Scottish Cup Finals	1877 1879 1894 1897 1898 1899 1903 1904 1905 1909 1921 1922 1928 1929 1930 1932 1934 1935 1936 1948 1949 1950 1953 1960 1962 1963 1964 1966 1969 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1989 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2008 2009 2016

Scottish League Cup Finals	1947 (April) 1949 (March) 1951 1957 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1966 1970 1975 1978 1979 (March) 1981 1982 1984 (March) 1984 (October) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1996 1998 2002 2003 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011

Scottish Challenge Cup Finals	2014 2016

European Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1961 1967 1972

UEFA Cup Final	2008

European Super Cup	1972 (unofficial)

Other matches	Berwick Rangers 1–0 Rangers (1967) Rangers 2–2 Celtic (1987)

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