| Event | 2021–22 Scottish Women's Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) | ||||||
| Venue | Tynecastle Park,Edinburgh | ||||||
| Referee | Daniel Graves | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,345 | ||||||
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The2022 Scottish Women's Cup Final was the 49th official final (51st overall) of theScottish Women's Cup, the most prestigious knockoutfootball competition in Scotland. The match was played on 29 May 2022 atTynecastle Park,Edinburgh.[1][2]Celtic and holdersGlasgow 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 channelBBC Alba and radio coverage was provided byBBC Sport Scotland.[3]
Celtic won the trophy, with Fran Alonso becoming the first Spanish manager to win the Scottish Cup (either men's or women's version).[4]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Queen's Park (H) | 9–0 |
| 4th | Hamilton Academical (H) | 6–0 |
| QF | Stirling University (A) | 0–8 |
| SF | Partick Thistle (N) | 1–3 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue | ||
Being members of thePremier League, Glasgow City (who were the cup holders, although the most recent tournament was in2019, with cancellations due to theCOVID-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 defeatedQueen's Park atPetershill Park.[5]|In the fourth round, they again had a home advantage when they facedHamilton Academical.[6] In the quarter-final, they travelled to faceStirling University.Falkirk Stadium was the neutral venue for the semi-Final where they facedPartick Thistle, defeating them 2–0.[7]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Edinburgh City (A) | 12–0 |
| 4th | Rangers (H) | 2–1 |
| QF | Aberdeen (A) | 0–2 |
| SF | Heart of Midlothian (A) | 0–2 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue | ||
Being from theScottish Women's Premier League, Celtic entered the tournament in the third round where they defeated Edinburgh City[8] away from home atForester's Park,Tranent. In the fourth round, they were the home team that defeatedRangers.[9] In the Quarter Final, they were the visitors atBalmoral Stadium facingAberdeen.[10] In the Semi-Final, the game was played at neutral venueFalkirk Stadium where they were pitted againstHeart of Midlothian.[11]
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 theCOVID-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 since2008 which they lost toHibernian.
The same teams had taken part in the2021 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final six months earlier, won 1–0 by Celtic.
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Tynecastle Park will play host to the Biffa Scottish Women's Cup Final on Sunday.
SWF have announced Tynecastle as the Biffa Scottish Women's Cup final venue on 29 May 2022, with the game live on BBC ALBA
bbc scotland has announced that it will broadcast a new weekly highlights programme dedicated to the scottish women's premier league swpl
Queen's put up a brave fight against the Scottish Cup holders, but clinical finishing by the SWPL1 side, early in the game, meant a comfortable win for City.
Glasgow City strolled into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with a comprehensive 6-0 win over Hamilton Academical at Petershill Park.
histle's Biffa Scottish Women's Cup run may have ended at the semi-final stage but their run to the last four, as indeed was their performance in the semi-final, was something to take real pride in.
Fran Alonso's Celtic side produced a clinical and professional 12-0 win away to SWF Championship South outfit, Edinburgh City
Rangers were knocked out of the Scottish Women's Cup this afternoon after an Old Firm defeat in Airdrie
Dons bow out of Biffa Scottish Women's Cup at quarter-final stage.
It means Hearts have missed out on the chance to compete for the Biffa Scottish Women's Cup trophy at their own stadium as Tynecastle
