Scottish Youth Cup


The Scottish Youth Cup is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,
previously under-19 teams. The competition started in 1983–84 and is open to all senior clubs. The competition's first winners, Celtic, have won the competition 15 times, more than any other club. Rangers are the current holders, having defeated Celtic in the final of the 2018-19 competition.
The Scottish Youth Cup final has been contested between Celtic and Rangers nine times; it should not be confused with the Glasgow Cup, formerly a senior competition for clubs in the city of Glasgow but now also played by their youth sections. Normally its final is played within a few weeks of the Youth Cup, and almost always features those same two clubs.

Finals

Key

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

Results

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueNotes
1983–84Celtic 2 – 0 *RangersCeltic Park
1984–85Aberdeen 5 – 3CelticPittodrie Stadium
1985–86Aberdeen 2 – 0Queen of the SouthPalmerston Park
1986–87Celtic 2 – 1MotherwellFir Park
1987–88Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1DundeeEast End Park
1988–89Celtic 1 – 0Dundee UnitedTannadice Park
1989–90Dundee United 0 – 0 †HibernianEaster Road
1990–91Dundee United 2 – 0HibernianTannadice Park
1991–92Hibernian 2 – 0Ayr UnitedEaster Road
1992–93Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1RangersIbrox Stadium
1993–94Rangers 5 – 3AirdrieoniansBroomfield Park
1994–95Rangers 2 – 0St JohnstoneHampden Park
1995–96Celtic 4 – 1DundeeHampden Park
1996–97Celtic 3 – 2RangersBroadwood Stadium
1997–98Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
1998–99Celtic 4 – 0DundeeCeltic Park
1999–00Heart of Midlothian 5 – 3RangersHampden Park
2000–01Aberdeen 2 – 0CelticHampden Park
2001–02Rangers 4 – 2Ayr UnitedNew Douglas Park
2002–03Celtic 3 – 1 *AberdeenMcDiarmid Park
2003–04Kilmarnock 1 – 0RangersRugby Park
2004–05Celtic 2 – 0St MirrenHampden Park
2005–06Celtic 3 – 1Heart of MidlothianCeltic Park
2006–07Rangers 5 – 0CelticHampden Park
2007–08Rangers 3 – 1 *CelticHampden Park
2008–09Hibernian 2 – 1 *RangersHampden Park
2009–10Celtic 2 – 0RangersHampden Park
2010–11Celtic 2 – 1 *RangersHampden Park
2011–12Celtic 8 – 0Queen of the SouthHampden Park
2012–13Celtic 3 – 1Dunfermline AthleticHampden Park
2013–14Rangers 2 – 2 †Heart of MidlothianSt Mirren Park
2014–15Celtic 5 – 2RangersHampden Park
2015–16Motherwell 5 – 2Heart of MidlothianHampden Park
2016–17Celtic 3 – 0RangersHampden Park
2017–18Hibernian 3 – 1AberdeenHampden Park
2018–19Rangers 3 – 2CelticHampden Park

Performance by club

ClubWinsLast winRunners-upLast final lost
Celtic15201752019
Rangers72019102017
Heart of Midlothian3200032016
Aberdeen3200122018
Hibernian3201821991
Dundee United2199121998
Dunfermline Athletic1198812013
Motherwell1201611987
Kilmarnock12004——
Dundee——31999
Queen of the South——22012
Ayr United——22002
St Mirren——12005
St Johnstone——11995
Airdrieonians——11994

Cup final managers

ManagerClubWinsWinning YearLostLosing YearRef
Willie McStayCeltic61995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99,
2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06		12000–01
Stevie FrailCeltic32009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15
Billy KirkwoodRangers22006–07, 2007–0832008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
John KennedyCeltic22011–12, 2012–13
John BrownRangers12001–0211999–2000
Sandy ClarkHeart of Midlothian11992–93
Peter HoustonHeart of Midlothian11997–98
John McGlynnHeart of Midlothian11999–2000
Drew JarvieAberdeen12000–01
Alan RobertsonKilmarnock12003–04
Alistair StevensonHibernian12008–09
Gordon DurieRangers12013–14
Stephen CraiganMotherwell12015–16
Tommy McIntyreCeltic12016–17
Grant MurrayHibernian12017–18
Rangers12018–19
John McLaughlinCeltic22006–07, 2007–08
Neil CooperAberdeen12002–03
Mixu PaatelainenSt Miirren12004–05
Stuart RomeQueen of the South12011–12
John PotterDunfermline Athletic12012–13
Robbie NeilsonHeart of Midlothian12013–14
Jon DalyHeart of Midlothian12015–16
Graeme MurtyRangers12016–17
Paul SheerinAberdeen12017–18
Stephen McManusCeltic12018–19

Notable players

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.