Celtic Park Replaces Hampden Park as Host of 2014 Scottish Cup Final

Celtic Park, home to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic FC, has been confirmed as the hosts for the 2013/14 Scottish Cup final.

The Scottish Cup final is normally played at the Hampden Park but due to renovation for the Commonwealth Games, the showpiece event will be moved across Glasgow to be played on Saturday, May 17.

The 60,355 capacity ground last played host to a Scottish Cup final in 1998 during construction work at Hampden. 

Rangers’ Ibrox Stadium, which can hold 51,082 fans, will host both semi finals on the weekend of April 12/13.

Scottish FA president, Campbell Ogilvie, said: “We are fortunate in Scotland to have three world-class football stadia and, with Hampden Park due to undergo redevelopment work ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it is natural that we would seek to utilise both Celtic Park and Ibrox Stadium as venues for Scottish football’s premier cup competition.

“We are delighted to stage both semi-finals at Ibrox and the final at Celtic Park and on behalf of the Scottish FA, I would like to thank both Celtic and Rangers, as well as the SPFL, for their support in hosting these matches.”

Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell, said: “We are delighted that Celtic Park has been chosen to host the William Hill Scottish Cup Final. As we have seen this season, Celtic Park continues to be one of the finest stadia in European football, producing an occasion and an atmosphere like no other.

“We are sure our stadium will provide a brilliant setting for our national cup final.

“Clearly, Celtic are cup holders and I am sure Neil and the team will be doing all they can to ensure that we go as far as we can in the competition and hopefully be part of this great final at the end of the season.”

Rangers finance director, Brian Stockbridge, said: “We are delighted Ibrox Stadium has been chosen to host the Scottish Cup semi-finals in April.

“The Scottish FA’s decision to play these ties at the home of Scotland’s most successful club underlines the fact that Ibrox remains one of European football’s elite arenas.

“Of course we hope to travel far in this competition ourselves but no matter who plays at Ibrox they can be certain of the warmest of welcomes.”