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Scottish Cup
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competition for men's association football clubs in Scotland
Key facts
- Founded
- 1873 ; 153 years ago ( 1873 )
- Region
- Scotland, England ( Berwick Rangers )
- Teams
- 132 ( 2025–26 )
- Qualifier for
- UEFA Europa League
- Current champions
- Celtic , (43rd title)
- Most championships
- Celtic , (43 titles)
- Website
- scottishfa.co.uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.scottishcup.org
- Image
- Scottish cup.jpg
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- inception
- 1874-00-00
- event interval
- 1
- Commons category
- Scottish Cup
- number of participants
- 42
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The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup, is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Scotland. The competition was first held in 1873–74. Entry is open to all 122 clubs with full membership of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), along with up to eight other clubs who are associate members. The competition is called Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup for sponsorship reasons.
Although it is the second-oldest competition in association football history, after the English FA Cup, the Scottish Cup trophy is the oldest in association football and is also the oldest national trophy in the world. It was first presented to Queen's Park, who won the final match of the inaugural tournament in March 1874. The current holders are Celtic, who won the tournament by defeating Dunfermline Athletic in the 2026 final.