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,

Rangers
in the final of the 2022–23 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

Key

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

Results

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]

Performance by club

Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
Celtic
16 2023 5 2019
Rangers
8 2022 11 2023
Heart of Midlothian
3 2000 4 2022
Aberdeen
3 2001 2 2018
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

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 [50][15][22][23]
Stevie Frail
Celtic
3 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15 [30][51][37]
Scotland Billy Kirkwood
Rangers
2 2006–07, 2007–08 3 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 [25][26][52][30][51]
Scotland John Kennedy
Celtic
2 2011–12, 2012–13 [53][34]
Scotland John Brown
Rangers
1 2001–02 1 1999–2000 [54][17]
Scotland Sandy Clark
Heart of Midlothian
1 1992–93 [55]
Scotland Peter Houston
Heart of Midlothian
1 1997–98 [56]
Scotland John McGlynn
Heart of Midlothian
1 1999–2000 [57]
Scotland Drew Jarvie Aberdeen 1 2000–01 [58]
Scotland Alan Robertson Kilmarnock 1 2003–04 [59]
Scotland Alistair Stevenson Hibernian 1 2008–09 [52]
Scotland Gordon Durie
Rangers
1 2013–14 [36]
Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan Motherwell 1 2015–16 [60]
Scotland Tommy McIntyre
Celtic
1 2016–17 [61]
Scotland Grant Murray Hibernian 1 2017–18 [43]
Scotland David McCallum
Rangers
1 2018–19 [62]
Scotland John McLaughlin
Celtic
2 2006–07, 2007–08 [25][26]
Scotland Neil Cooper Aberdeen 1 2002–03 [50]
Finland Mixu Paatelainen St Mirren 1 2004–05 [22]
Scotland Stuart Rome Queen of the South 1 2011–12 [53]
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 [61]
Scotland Paul Sheerin Aberdeen 1 2017–18 [43]
Scotland Stephen McManus
Celtic
1 2018–19 [62]

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.

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