Celtic and Rangers lose appeal against closed-door Scottish Cup ban

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 17:35 · Archive

Celtic and Rangers will play their next Scottish Cup home ties behind closed doors after appeals against the sanction were dismissed.

Celtic and Rangers have failed to overturn a Scottish FA sanction requiring them to play their next home Scottish Cup matches behind closed doors. The clubs presented their cases to a Scottish FA appellate tribunal on Monday but were unsuccessful. They must each pay £100,000 to their visiting opponent in those fixtures.

The penalty was imposed following the disorder at their quarter-final tie at Ibrox in March, which Celtic won after a penalty shoot-out. Supporters from both sides invaded the pitch, with fireworks and missiles thrown and police officers injured. Police Scotland arrested 43 people following the incident. An independent review published in July found the incident 'came within a very small margin of becoming a violent mass confrontation' and identified failings by both clubs and the SFA.

The tribunal did lift a suspended threat of further closed-door matches if trouble occurred at Scottish Cup fixtures before the end of next season. An agreement reached in September also ensures no away fans will attend any of the Old Firm derbies in this season's Scottish Premiership competition.

How it is being reported

• Celtic & Rangers Scottish Cup stadium closure upheldRangers and Celtic will both play their next Scottish Cup home ties behind closed doors after the clubs respective appeals against the sanction was dismissed.BBC Sport · 29 Oct, 17:20
• Celtic, Rangers lose appeal against stadium closure sanction after fan troubleCeltic and Rangers have lost their appeals against a Scottish FA sanction ordering the two clubs to play their next home Scottish Cup fixtures behind closed doors.Sky Sports · 29 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Celtic · Rangers · Scottish FA · Ibrox · Police Scotland

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