The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by Dundee United and St Johnstone.
In the semi-final at Ibrox on 13 April, St Johnstone faced Aberdeen. A double from May ended Saints semi-final hoodoo and sent St Johnstone to their first-ever Scottish Cup final.[6]
In the quarter-final Dundee United were drawn against Inverness CT. Çiftçi scored twice, with goals from Gavin Gunning, Mackay-Steven and Armstrong sealing a 5–0 victory.[9] In the semi-final at Ibrox on 12 April, Dundee United faced Rangers. Goals from Armstrong, Mackay-Steven and Çiftçi sent Dundee United to the final for the first time since 2010.[10]
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This was St Johnstone's first appearance in the Scottish Cup Final,[11] while it was Dundee United's tenth appearance. United had previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1994 and 2010), and have been beaten in seven finals. The most notable meeting of the two clubs in the Scottish Cup until now was in the 1990–91 Scottish Cup, when Dundee United won 2–1 in a semi-final at East End Park and advanced to the 1991 Scottish Cup Final.
For the first time in its history, the Scottish Cup Final was played on a Sunday in 2013.[12] This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final.[12] As the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final was being played on a different weekend, this meant that the Scottish Cup Final could again be played on a Saturday.
The redevelopment of Hampden Park for use as the main athletics stadium in the 2014 Commonwealth Games meant that the traditional home of the Scottish Cup Final was not available.[13] As with the 2014 Scottish League Cup Final, the Scottish Football Association opted to use Celtic Park instead.[11][13] 26,000 tickets were sold on the first full day of sales.[11] St Johnstone received an initial allocation of 11,300 tickets, but almost all of these were sold after the first day of public sale.[11] Dundee United had sold about 16,000 tickets before commencing their public sale of tickets.[11] A JustGiving appeal to fund tickets for poorer fans raised over £14,000 within 12 hours of it being launched.[14]
A day before the final Dundee United announced they had broken their own record of ticket sales for a final by selling over 28,000 tickets. St Johnstone, meanwhile, sold over 15,000 tickets.[15][16]
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The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by Dundee United and St Johnstone 2014 Scottish Cup FinalOfficial programme coverEvent2013 14 Scottish CupSt Johnstone Dundee United2 0Date17 May 2014VenueCeltic Park GlasgowMan of the MatchSteven AndersonRefereeCraig ThomsonAttendance47 345 20132015 After winning the game 2 0 St Johnstone entered the 2014 15 UEFA Europa League in the Second Qualifying Round 1 2 Contents 1 Route to the final 1 1 St Johnstone FC 1 2 Dundee United 2 Pre match 3 Match details 4 References 5 See alsoRoute to the final editSee also 2013 14 Scottish Cup St Johnstone FC edit Round Opposition Score Fourth round Livingston 2 0 Fifth round Forfar Athletic 4 0 Quarter final Raith Rovers 3 1 Semi final Aberdeen 2 1 St Johnstone entered the competition in the Fourth round They began their campaign against Livingston at McDiarmid Park Stevie May and Sanel Jahic scored the goals that sealed the Saints passage into the next round 3 St Johnstone then took on Forfar Athletic in Forfar winning 4 0 courtesy of goals from May Frazer Wright Michael O Halloran and James Dunne 4 In the quarter final St Johnstone were drawn away again against Raith Rovers Goals from Gary McDonald Nigel Hasselbaink and Steven Anderson sealed a 3 1 victory 5 In the semi final at Ibrox on 13 April St Johnstone faced Aberdeen A double from May ended Saints semi final hoodoo and sent St Johnstone to their first ever Scottish Cup final 6 Dundee United edit Round Opposition Score Fourth round Kilmarnock 5 2 Fifth round St Mirren 2 1 Quarter final Inverness CT 5 0 Semi final Rangers 3 1 Dundee United entered the competition in the Fourth round They began their campaign against Kilmarnock at Tannadice Andrew Robertson scored twice with goals from Stuart Armstrong Brian Graham and Gary Mackay Steven sealing the Terrors passage into the next round 7 Dundee United then took on St Mirren United won 2 1 courtesy of goals from Ryan Gauld and Nadir Ciftci 8 In the quarter final Dundee United were drawn against Inverness CT Ciftci scored twice with goals from Gavin Gunning Mackay Steven and Armstrong sealing a 5 0 victory 9 In the semi final at Ibrox on 12 April Dundee United faced Rangers Goals from Armstrong Mackay Steven and Ciftci sent Dundee United to the final for the first time since 2010 10 Pre match editThis was St Johnstone s first appearance in the Scottish Cup Final 11 while it was Dundee United s tenth appearance United had previously won two Scottish Cups in 1994 and 2010 and have been beaten in seven finals The most notable meeting of the two clubs in the Scottish Cup until now was in the 1990 91 Scottish Cup when Dundee United won 2 1 in a semi final at East End Park and advanced to the 1991 Scottish Cup Final nbsp Pre match ceremonies at Celtic Park For the first time in its history the Scottish Cup Final was played on a Sunday in 2013 12 This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final 12 As the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final was being played on a different weekend this meant that the Scottish Cup Final could again be played on a Saturday The redevelopment of Hampden Park for use as the main athletics stadium in the 2014 Commonwealth Games meant that the traditional home of the Scottish Cup Final was not available 13 As with the 2014 Scottish League Cup Final the Scottish Football Association opted to use Celtic Park instead 11 13 26 000 tickets were sold on the first full day of sales 11 St Johnstone received an initial allocation of 11 300 tickets but almost all of these were sold after the first day of public sale 11 Dundee United had sold about 16 000 tickets before commencing their public sale of tickets 11 A JustGiving appeal to fund tickets for poorer fans raised over 14 000 within 12 hours of it being launched 14 A day before the final Dundee United announced they had broken their own record of ticket sales for a final by selling over 28 000 tickets St Johnstone meanwhile sold over 15 000 tickets 15 16 The match was shown live on BBC Scotland and on Sky Sports Match details edit17 May 201415 00 BSTSt Johnstone2 0Dundee UnitedAnderson nbsp 45 1 MacLean nbsp 84 ReportCeltic Park GlasgowAttendance 47 345Referee Craig Thomson 17 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp St Johnstone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dundee United GK 1 nbsp Alan Mannus RB 2 nbsp Dave Mackay c CB 5 nbsp Frazer Wright CB 6 nbsp Steven Anderson LB 24 nbsp Brian Easton RM 7 nbsp Chris Millar CM 10 nbsp David Wotherspoon nbsp 86 CM 12 nbsp James Dunne nbsp 49 LM 29 nbsp Michael O Halloran nbsp 73 RS 9 nbsp Steven MacLean nbsp 85 LS 17 nbsp Stevie May nbsp 53 Substitutes GK 15 nbsp Steve Banks DF 19 nbsp Gary Miller MF 4 nbsp Patrick Cregg MF 8 nbsp Gary McDonald nbsp 86 MF 22 nbsp Lee Croft nbsp 73 FW 11 nbsp Nigel Hasselbaink FW 25 nbsp Chris Iwelumo Manager nbsp Tommy Wright GK 1 nbsp Radoslaw Cierzniak RB 12 nbsp Keith Watson CB 2 nbsp Sean Dillon c CB 5 nbsp Gavin Gunning nbsp 89 LB 26 nbsp Andrew Robertson CDM 6 nbsp Paul Paton nbsp 52 nbsp 77 CDM 8 nbsp John Rankin RM 18 nbsp Ryan Dow CAM 10 nbsp Stuart Armstrong LM 11 nbsp Gary Mackay Steven nbsp 64 FW 21 nbsp Nadir Ciftci nbsp 90 3 Substitutes GK 25 nbsp Marc McCallum DF 16 nbsp Mark Wilson DF 20 nbsp John Souttar MF 27 nbsp Morgaro Gomis MF 19 nbsp Ryan Gauld nbsp 64 FW 9 nbsp Brian Graham nbsp 77 FW 29 nbsp Farid El Alagui Manager nbsp Jackie McNamara Man of the Match Steven Anderson St Johnstone Match officials Referee Craig Thomson Assistant referees Graham Chambers Michael Banks Additional assistant referees Kevin Clancy Alan Muir Fourth official Stephen Finnie Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutionsReferences edit St Johnstone make Scottish Cup history as MacLean sinks Dundee United The Guardian 17 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 St Johnstone 2 0 Dundee United The Scotsman 17 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 St Johnstone 2 0 Livingston BBC Sport BBC 30 November 2013 Retrieved 30 November 2013 Forfar 0 4 St Johnstone BBC Sport BBC 8 February 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2014 Raith Rovers 1 3 St Johnstone BBC Sport BBC 8 March 2014 Retrieved 8 March 2014 St Johnstone 2 1 Aberdeen BBC Sport BBC 13 April 2014 Retrieved 13 April 2014 Dundee Utd 5 2 Kilmarnock BBC Sport BBC 29 November 2013 Retrieved 29 November 2013 Dundee Utd 2 1 St Mirren BBC Sport BBC 9 February 2014 Retrieved 9 February 2014 Inverness CT 0 5 Dundee Utd BBC Sport BBC 9 March 2014 Retrieved 9 March 2014 Rangers 1 3 Dundee Utd BBC Sport BBC 12 April 2014 Retrieved 12 April 2014 a b c d e Ticket sales for Scottish Cup final hit 26 000 in a day BBC News BBC 29 April 2014 Retrieved 29 April 2014 a b Sunday switch for 2013 Scottish Cup final BBC Sport BBC 23 January 2012 Retrieved 13 April 2013 a b Celtic Park to host 2013 2014 Scottish Cup final BBC Sport BBC 30 October 2013 Retrieved 30 October 2013 Dundee United fans raise 14 000 for final tickets BBC News BBC 2 May 2014 Retrieved 2 May 2014 RECORD BREAKING TANGERINE ARMY dundeeunited co uk 16 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 ONE DAY AND COUNTING perthstjohnstonefc co uk 16 May 2014 Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Craig Thomson to referee Scottish Cup final BBC Sport BBC 29 April 2014 Retrieved 29 April 2014 See also editTayside derby nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2014 Scottish Cup Final Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Scottish Cup final amp oldid 1167436494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
