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Scottish Youth Cup

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The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,[1][2] previously under-19 teams.[3] The competition started in 1983–84 and is open to all clubs in full membership of SFA.[4]

The competition's first winners, Celtic, have won the competition 16 times, more than any other club.[5] Rangers are the current holders, having defeated Aberdeen in the final of the 2023–24 competition.

The final of the 2019–20 season and the whole of the 2020–21 competition was not held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Finals

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Key

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* Match decided in extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Results

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Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Notes
1983–84 Celtic (1) 0 2 – 0 * Rangers Celtic Park [6]
1984–85 Aberdeen (1) 5 – 3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium [7][8]
1985–86 Aberdeen (2) 2 – 0 Queen of the South Palmerston Park [8]
1986–87 Celtic (2) 2 – 1 Motherwell Fir Park
1987–88 Dunfermline Athletic (1) 2 – 1 Dundee East End Park
1988–89 Celtic (3) 1 – 0 Dundee United Tannadice Park
1989–90 Dundee United (1) 0 0 – 0 † Hibernian Easter Road
1990–91 Dundee United (2) 2 – 0 Hibernian Tannadice Park
1991–92 Hibernian (1) 2 – 0 Ayr United Easter Road
1992–93 Heart of Midlothian (1) 3 – 1 Rangers Ibrox Stadium [9]
1993–94 Rangers (1) 5 – 3 Airdrieonians Broomfield Park [10]
1994–95 Rangers (2) 2 – 0 St Johnstone Hampden Park [11]
1995–96 Celtic (4) 4 – 1 Dundee Hampden Park [12]
1996–97 Celtic (5) 3 – 2 Rangers Broadwood Stadium [13]
1997–98 Heart of Midlothian (2) 2 – 0 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
1998–99 Celtic (6) 4 – 0 Dundee Celtic Park
1999–00 Heart of Midlothian (3) 5 – 3 Rangers Hampden Park [14]
2000–01 Aberdeen (3) 2 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park [8][15][16]
2001–02 Rangers (3) 4 – 2 Ayr United New Douglas Park [17][18]
2002–03 Celtic (7) 0 3 – 1 * Aberdeen McDiarmid Park [8][19]
2003–04 Kilmarnock (1) 1 – 0 Rangers Rugby Park [20][21]
2004–05 Celtic (8) 2 – 0 St Mirren Hampden Park [22]
2005–06 Celtic (9) 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park [23]
2006–07 Rangers (4) 5 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park [24][25]
2007–08 Rangers (5) 0 3 – 1 * Celtic Hampden Park [26]
2008–09 Hibernian (2) 0 2 – 1 * Rangers Hampden Park [27][28]
2009–10 Celtic (10) 2 – 0 Rangers Hampden Park [29][30]
2010–11 Celtic (11) 0 2 – 1 * Rangers Hampden Park [31]
2011–12 Celtic (12) 8 – 0 Queen of the South Hampden Park [32]
2012–13 Celtic (13) 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park [33][34]
2013–14 Rangers (6) 0 2 – 2 † Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park [35][36]
2014–15 Celtic (14) 5 – 2 Rangers Hampden Park [37][38]
2015–16 Motherwell (1) 5 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park [39][40]
2016–17 Celtic (15) 3 – 0 Rangers Hampden Park [41][42]
2017–18 Hibernian (3) 3 – 1 Aberdeen Hampden Park [43]
2018–19 Rangers (7) 3 – 2 Celtic Hampden Park [44][45]
2019–20 Aberdeen and Kilmarnock reached the final, but it was never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic [46][47]
2020–21 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Rangers (8) 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park [48]
2022–23 Celtic (16) 6 – 5 * Rangers Hampden Park [49]
2023–24 Rangers (9) 2 – 1 Aberdeen Hampden Park [50]

Performance by club

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Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
Celtic 16 2023 5 2019
Rangers 9 2024 11 2023
Heart of Midlothian 3 2000 4 2022
Aberdeen 3 2001 3 2024
Hibernian 3 2018 2 1991
Dundee United 2 1991 2 1998
Dunfermline Athletic 1 1988 1 2013
Motherwell 1 2016 1 1987
Kilmarnock 1 2004
Dundee 3 1999
Queen of the South 2 2012
Ayr United 2 2002
St Mirren 1 2005
St Johnstone 1 1995
Airdrieonians 1 1994

Cup final managers

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Manager Club Wins Winning Year(s) Lost Losing Year(s) Ref
Scotland Willie McStay Celtic 6 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99,
2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
1 2000–01 [51][15][22][23]
Scotland Stevie Frail Celtic 3 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15 [30][52][37]
Scotland Billy Kirkwood Rangers 2 2006–07, 2007–08 3 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 [25][26][53][30][52]
Scotland John Kennedy Celtic 2 2011–12, 2012–13 [54][34]
Scotland John Brown Rangers 1 2001–02 1 1999–2000 [55][17]
Scotland Sandy Clark Heart of Midlothian 1 1992–93 [56]
Scotland Peter Houston Heart of Midlothian 1 1997–98 [57]
Scotland John McGlynn Heart of Midlothian 1 1999–2000 [58]
Scotland Drew Jarvie Aberdeen 1 2000–01 [59]
Scotland Alan Robertson Kilmarnock 1 2003–04 [60]
Scotland Alistair Stevenson Hibernian 1 2008–09 [53]
Scotland Gordon Durie Rangers 1 2013–14 [36]
Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan Motherwell 1 2015–16 [61]
Scotland Tommy McIntyre Celtic 1 2016–17 [62]
Scotland Grant Murray Hibernian 1 2017–18 [43]
Scotland David McCallum Rangers 1 2018–19 [63]
Scotland John McLaughlin Celtic 2 2006–07, 2007–08 [25][26]
Scotland Neil Cooper Aberdeen 1 2002–03 [51]
Finland Mixu Paatelainen St Mirren 1 2004–05 [22]
Scotland Stuart Rome Queen of the South 1 2011–12 [54]
Scotland John Potter Dunfermline Athletic 1 2012–13 [34]
Scotland Robbie Neilson Heart of Midlothian 1 2013–14 [35]
Republic of Ireland Jon Daly Heart of Midlothian 1 2015–16 [40]
Scotland Graeme Murty Rangers 1 2016–17 [62]
Scotland Paul Sheerin Aberdeen 1 2017–18 [43]
Scotland Stephen McManus Celtic 1 2018–19 [63]

Notable players

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Below is a list of Scottish Youth Cup finalists who went on to gain full internationals honours. The years in brackets are the years, in which that player appeared in the Scottish Youth Cup final. The years in bold are the years, in which that player won the trophy.

References

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