{{Short description|Football match}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{infobox football match | title = 2020 Scottish Cup final | image = | caption = | event = [[2019–20 Scottish Cup]] | team1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] | team1score = 3 | team2 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] | team2score = 3 | details = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] won 4–3 on [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalties]]<ref name=bbc20/> | date = {{start date|2020|12|20|df=y}} | stadium = [[Hampden Park]] | city = [[Glasgow]] | man_of_the_match1a = | referee =[[John Beaton]] | attendance = 0 | previous = [[2019 Scottish Cup final|2019]] | next = [[2021 Scottish Cup final|2021]] }} The '''2020 Scottish Cup final''' was the 135th final of the [[Scottish Cup]] and the final of the [[2019–20 Scottish Cup]], the most prestigious knockout [[association football|football]] competition in Scotland. Played on 20 December 2020, the final was won by holders [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in a [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] to beat [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] after the match ended 3–3 after extra time, claiming an unprecedented fourth successive domestic [[Treble (association football)|treble]]. The same teams had contested the [[2019 Scottish Cup Final]].<ref name=bbc20/><ref name=cup20/>
==Seven-month delay== The match was originally scheduled to take place at [[Hampden Park]] on 9 May 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/2019-20-william-hill-scottish-cup-dates-confirmed/ |title=2019-20 William Hill Scottish Cup Dates Confirmed {{!}} Scottish Cup {{!}} News<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2 March 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703165915/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/2019-20-william-hill-scottish-cup-dates-confirmed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but was postponed before the semi-finals being played with no alternative date proposed at that point, as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland]].<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/1201708/sfa-update-fans-on-scottish-cup-and-nations-league-play-offs-after-uefa-call/ SFA update fans on Scottish Cup and Nations League play-offs after Uefa call] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329174655/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/1201708/sfa-update-fans-on-scottish-cup-and-nations-league-play-offs-after-uefa-call/amp/ |date=29 March 2020 }}, The Courier, 16 March 2020</ref> On 21 July, the final was rescheduled for 20 December.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53478993 Scottish Cup: 2019-20 final scheduled for 20 December] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721141024/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53478993 |date=21 July 2020 }}, BBC Sport, 21 July 2020</ref>
===European place=== On 1 May 2020, [[UEFA]] confirmed that the final would have to be played before the end of the 2019–20 season in early July in order to activate the usual place in the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League]] for the winners, with the qualification spot instead going to the team finishing fourth in the [[2019–20 Scottish Premiership]] (either with fixtures completed or placings declared). That would adversely impact [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] or [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] who were due to meet in one semi-final and had no other route to European football, whereas in the other semi-final [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] were certain to qualify for Europe from their position at the top of the league table, and fourth-placed [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] had possibilities to do so either if the league continued and they climbed to third, or if Celtic won the Cup and its entry passed to the league.<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hibs-hearts-dealt-europa-league-21962440 Hibs and Hearts dealt Europa League blow as UEFA inform SFA of European placings procedure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510025107/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hibs-hearts-dealt-europa-league-21962440 |date=10 May 2020 }}, Daily Record, 2 May 2020</ref> On 22 May, the [[Scottish Football Association]] indicated their preference to complete the competition but to wait until such a time as spectators would be allowed to attend, primarily for financial reasons with three large attendances expected at the remaining matches.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/when-celtic-aberdeen-hearts-and-hibs-could-finish-2020-scottish-cup-2861519%3famp When Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs could finish the 2020 Scottish Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609234050/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/when-celtic-aberdeen-hearts-and-hibs-could-finish-2020-scottish-cup-2861519?amp |date=9 June 2020 }}, The Scotsman, 22 May 2020</ref> The Premiership standings at the time of postponement were declared final<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646282| title=Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season| work=[[BBC Sport]]| date=18 May 2020| access-date=21 July 2020| archive-date=6 October 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006085610/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646282/| url-status=live}}</ref> and three Europa League places, including one for Aberdeen, were duly allocated from the league.
=== Hosting === On 9 December 2020, an offer by Inverness Caledonian Thistle Chairman, Scot Gardiner, to host the final at the Caledonian Stadium in then, Tier 1 Restriction, Inverness, in order to allow 150 fans from the Highlands and Moray of either club to attend, was rejected by the SFA on the basis the Scottish Cup has a commitment to be held at Hampden, and that Celtic and Hearts, as well as broadcasters BBC and Premier Sports wouldn't be accepting of the change in venue.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-10|title=Caley Thistle offered to host Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Hearts|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/caley-thistle-offered-to-host-scottish-cup-final-between-celtic-and-hearts-221062/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Inverness Courier|language=en|archive-date=2 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202024246/https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/caley-thistle-offered-to-host-scottish-cup-final-between-celtic-and-hearts-221062/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-09|title=Bold Inverness offer to host Scottish Cup Final rejected by SFA|url=https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/news/bold-inverness-offer-to-host-scottish-cup-final-rejected-by-sfa/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Not The Old Firm|language=en-GB}}</ref> Had the offer been accepted, it would've been the first time since 2014 that a final had been held outside Hampden, and the first time since 1896 that the tournament's final would've been held outside Glasgow.
==Match== ===Summary=== Before the game, Hearts announced they would honour their former Cup-winning captain [[Marius Žaliūkas]] after his untimely death by having every player wear his number 26 on their shorts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Hearts to honour Marius at Hampden|url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/article/hearts-to-honour-marius-at-hampden|access-date=23 December 2020|website=heartsfc.co.uk|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412231539/https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/article/hearts-to-honour-marius-at-hampden|url-status=live}}</ref> The match was played [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After a bright start by Hearts, Celtic began to create more opportunities, and in the 19th minute [[Ryan Christie]] scored with a curling left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, very similar to the goal he scored against Aberdeen in the semi-final, and occurring at nearly the same time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyt8dEhe1Ys Ryan Christie Goals v Aberdeen and Hearts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602231634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyt8dEhe1Ys |date=2 June 2021 }}, [[Scottish Cup]] official [[YouTube]] channel, 21 December 2020; retrieved 29 March 2021</ref> As in that match, Celtic scored a second goal fairly quickly, via a penalty converted by [[Odsonne Édouard]] in a [[Panenka (penalty kick)|Panenka style]], after an accidental but clear handball by Hearts captain [[Christophe Berra]].<ref name=cup20/>
Facing a tough task to get back into the contest, the [[Edinburgh]] side pulled a goal back early in the second half through [[Liam Boyce]], and pulled level on 67 minutes from another header, this time by [[Stephen Kingsley]]; the ball crossed the line in mid-air by a matter of centimetres before being cleared by Christie, and the point was awarded by the referee via his wrist-worn goal detection device.<ref name=cup20/>
In the final moments of the first period of extra time, Celtic captain [[Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985)|Scott Brown]]'s header was parried at close range by [[Craig Gordon]] and [[Leigh Griffiths]] turned the ball home to give the [[Glasgow]] side the lead again. With nine minutes remaining in the second period, Kingsley sent the ball across the Celtic goalmouth and [[Josh Ginnelly]], who had chances to score earlier, found the net to square the contest at 3–3.<ref name=cup20/>
In the penalty shootout, Christie was the first player to fail, veteran goalkeeper Gordon diving to his right to save, but inexperienced counterpart [[Conor Hazard]] then stopped attempts from Kingsley and [[Craig Wighton]]. [[Kristoffer Ajer]] converted the last kick for a 4–3 outcome from the spot, sealing a historic fourth consecutive Scottish Cup and a twelfth domestic trophy in succession for Celtic.<ref name=cup20>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/20/celtic-hearts-scottish-cup-final-match-report Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220233457/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/20/celtic-hearts-scottish-cup-final-match-report |date=20 December 2020 }}, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020</ref><ref name=bbc20>{{cite web|title=Celtic 3-3 Hearts|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55291058|website=BBC Sport|date=20 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=19 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219195302/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55291058|url-status=live}}</ref>
All six goals and the shootout took place at the same (west) end of the stadium. The six goals scored tied the highest total since seven were scored in [[1991 Scottish Cup Final|1991]]; the two others both involved Hearts: a 5–1 loss to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in [[1996 Scottish Cup Final|1996]] and a victory over [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] by the same scoreline in [[2012 Scottish Cup Final|2012]]. No losing team had scored three times since [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] in 1991. Celtic manager [[Neil Lennon]] became the first person to win the [[Treble (association football)|domestic treble]] in Scotland as both a player and coach, having first achieved the feat with the same club in [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55388016 Celtic: Neil Lennon thanks board as he becomes first to win treble as player and manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222005950/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55388016 |date=22 December 2020 }}, BBC Sport, 20 December 2020</ref> Celtic became the first team to use six substitutions (five under temporary COVID-19 regulations and one additional change in extra time which was widely adopted two years earlier)<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/international/significant-change-substitutions-which-could-impact-scottish-football-2907185 The significant change to substitutions which could impact Scottish football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221190153/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/international/significant-change-substitutions-which-could-impact-scottish-football-2907185 |date=21 December 2020 }}, Joel Sked, The Scotsman, 8 July 2020</ref> in a major competition in Scottish football.
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'''Match rules''' * 90 minutes * 30 minutes of extra time if necessary * Penalty shoot-out if scores still level * Nine named substitutes * Maximum of five substitutions in normal time (a sixth substitute is permitted in extra time)
==Media coverage== [[BBC Scotland]] and [[Premier Sports]] had the rights to broadcast the final, in what was the second season of a six-year deal in the United Kingdom to broadcast [[Scottish Cup]] matches from the fourth round onward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scottish-fa-announce-scottish-cup-broadcasting-deals/|title=Scottish FA Announce Scottish Cup Broadcasting Deals|work=[[Scottish Football Association]]|date=12 November 2018|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426063653/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scottish-fa-announce-scottish-cup-broadcasting-deals/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== Finals played between same clubs: *[[1901 Scottish Cup Final]] *[[1907 Scottish Cup Final]] *[[1956 Scottish Cup Final]] *[[2019 Scottish Cup Final]]
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Scottish Cup seasons}} {{2019–20 in Scottish football}} {{Celtic F.C. matches}} {{Heart of Midlothian F.C. matches}}
[[Category:2019–20 Scottish Cup|Final]] [[Category:Scottish Cup finals]] [[Category:Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic|Scottish Cup Final]] [[Category:December 2020 sports events in the United Kingdom|Scottish Cup Final]] [[Category:Celtic F.C. matches|Scottish Cup Final 2020]] [[Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. matches|Scottish Cup Final 2020]] [[Category:2020s in Glasgow]]