Scottish Cup
Thirty-four wins in the world's oldest national football trophy.
The Scottish Cup is the knock-out competition of the Scottish Football Association, first held in 1873-74. Its trophy, made by Martin Hall & Co in 1873 and first presented to Queen's Park in March 1874, is the oldest surviving national trophy in association football. Rangers have won it 34 times; only Celtic, with 43 wins from 62 finals, have won it more often, and the two clubs share the record of 19 defeats in the final.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1873
- Region
- Scotland; England (2 teams)
- Number of teams
- 137 (2026–27)
- Qualifier for
- UEFA Europa League
- Current champions
- Celtic (43rd title)
- Most successful club
- Celtic (43 titles)
Reader's Guide
Rangers have completed the league and Scottish Cup double 18 times, second to Celtic's 22; Aberdeen in 1983-84 are the only other club to have done it. The competition's upsets have twice gone against Rangers: Berwick Rangers knocked out the holders in the first round in 1967, and in 2025 second-tier Queen's Park won 1-0 at Ibrox in the fifth round, the first time Rangers had lost a home tie to a lower-division club and their first exit to one since 1967. Queen's Park had not beaten Rangers in any competition since 1948, or in the Scottish Cup since 1882.
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