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{{Short description|Football match}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{infobox football match
| title = 2026 Scottish Cup final
| image =
| caption = The match will take place at [[Hampden Park]]
| event = [[2025–26 Scottish Cup]]
| date = {{start date|2026|5|23|df=y}}
| team1 = [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]
| team1score =
| team2 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| team2score =
| details =
| stadium = [[Hampden Park]]
| city = [[Glasgow]]
| man_of_the_match1a =
| referee =
| attendance =
| weather =
| previous = [[2025 Scottish Cup final|2025]]
| next = ''2027''
}}
The '''2026 Scottish Cup final''' will be the final match of the [[2025–26 Scottish Cup]], the 141st edition of Scotland's most prestigious knockout [[association football|football]] competition. It will be contested by two-time winners [[Dunfermline Athletic]] and 42-time winners [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] at [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, on 23 May 2026.

==Background==
The final will be a repeat of the [[2007 Scottish Cup final]]. Additionally, it will be Dunfermline Athletic's sixth appearance in a [[List of Scottish Cup finals|Scottish Cup final]] and their first since 2007. Celtic will make their 63rd appearance in a Scottish Cup final.

==Road to the final==
{{main|2025-26 Scottish Cup}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin:0"
|-
!colspan="2"|Dunfermline Athletic
!rowspan="2" style="width:25px"|Round
!colspan="2"|Celtic
|-
!scope="col" style="width:180px"|Opposition
!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score
!scope="col" style="width:180px"|Opposition
!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score
|-
|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] ([[East End Park|H]])
|1–0
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|4th
|[[Auchinleck Talbot]] ([[Auchinleck Talbot|A]])
|0-2
|-
|[[Kelty Hearts]] ([[East End Park|H]])
|2–0
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|5th
|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] ([[Celtic Park|H]])
|2–1 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
|-
|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] ([[East End Park|H]])
|3-0
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|QF
|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] ([[Ibrox Stadium|A]])
|0-0 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) (2-4[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p)]]
|-
|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] ([[Hampden Park|N]])
|0-0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) (4-2[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|SF
|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] ([[Hampden Park|N]])
|6–2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|-
|colspan="5"|'''Key:''' (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = [[Neutral venue]]
|}

==References==
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