ICT on their 2015 cup run. Source.
It's the 2022-23 Scottish Cup final: Celtic versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Inverness CT have reached the final only once before, in 2015, and they won, after having first beaten Celtic in the semi-final. Celtic and Caley Thistle have met in the Scottish Cup seven times before today, and Inverness have prevailed three times. (But, to be fair, Celtic met Inverness Caledonian in 1930 and Inverness Thistle in 1985 and beat them both 6 - 0.)
If ICT win they will draw even with St Johnstone, who have two Scottish Cups from two Scottish Cup finals. And even if they lose they will have done in 30 years what it has taken Morton 150 to do, namely, become Scottish Cup champions once and runners-up once. If they win they will be the first club outside the top division to do it since Hibs in 2015-16 and only the fourth overall.
If Celtic win they will have completed their eighth domestic treble, which would be a world record. They won the League Cup on February 26th, and the league title on May 7th.
[Celtic 3 - 1 Inverness CT]
Scottish Junior Cup final (yesterday):
Cumnock Juniors 1 - 0 Rutherglen Glencairn
Premiership playoff final:
Partick Thistle 2 - 0 Ross County (June 1)
Ross County [3 - 1] Partick Thistle (tomorrow)
[Ross County win on PK and stay up.]
Canadian Premier League:
The CPL season is 1/4 done. HFX Wanderers are seventh with 6 draws and 1 loss. If they continue in their present form they will finish the season with 24 draws and 4 losses. The current record for draws in a season is 12, held by York United.
Atlético Ottawa [2 - 0] HFX Wanderers
Other matches:
ProStars 2 - 0 Scrosoppi (May 30)
UCD 1 - 3 St. Patrick's (yesterday)
St Catharines Roma [1 - 2] Scrosoppi (yesterday)
NPL2 Vic: Preston Lions 2 - 1 Dandenong City (yesterday)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima [1 - 0] Elfen Saitama (yesterday)
Minaj [0 - 3] Zorya Luhansk (tomorrow)
This ends the Ukrainian Premier League schedule. [Minaj finish 10th out of 16.]
There was brawl at a Turkish hotel back in February between FC Minaj players and players from Russian club Shinnick Yaroslavl. Read.
Omiya Ardija [1 - 2] Mito HollyHock
Suzuka Point Getters [0 - 4] Honda FC
Blancdieu Hirosaki [16 - 0] Morioka Zebra (tomorrow)
Wyvern vs Fujieda City Hall (tomorrow) [postponed]
Swiss Cup (tomorrow):
BSC Young Boys [3 - 2] Lugano
2023 Concacaf Champions League final:
First leg (May 31):
León 2 - 1 Los Angeles FC
Second leg (tomorrow):
Los Angeles FC [0 - 1] León
2023 UEFA Europa League final (May 31):
Sevilla 1 - 1 Roma (Sevilla win on PK.)
Mortonalia:
Jai Quitongo has signed on for next season.
Morton will vote No to the Scottish Conference League when the SFA clubs meet Tuesday.
Dumbartonalia:
Broomhill will be groundsharing at Dumbarton Stadium next season, which means Rangers B will not.
How did the 2022-23 Championship clubs fare in the cups?
Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup score
Inverness CT [F] R2 QF [10]
Hamilton R5 GS winner 9
Raith Rovers QF GS F 9
Dundee R4 QF SF 8
Partick Thistle R5 QF R3 6
Arbroath R4 R2 QF 6
Morton R4 GS QF 5
Ayr United QF GS R3 5
Queen's Park R4 GS QF 5
Cove Rangers R4 GS R3 3
scoring: Scottish Cup R4 = 1, R5 = 2, QF = 3, SF = 4, F = 5, winner = 6; League Cup GS = 1, R2 = 2, QF = 3; Challenge Cup R3 = 1, R4 = 2, QF = 3, SF = 4, F = 5, winner = 6
Championship versus Premiership 2022-23:
2022/7/9 St Mirren 0 - 1 Arbroath LCup GS
2022/7/12 Livingston 1 - 2 Inverness CT LCup GS
2022/7/13 Kilmarnock 1 - 1 Partick Thistle (Partick won on PK) LCup GS
2022/7/16 Cove Rangers 1 - 2 Livingston LCup GS
2022/7/20 Hibs 0 - 3 Morton (awarded) LCup GS
2022/7/23 St Johnstone 1 - 0 Ayr United LCup GS
2022/7/24 Aberdeen 3 - 0 Raith Rovers LCup GS
2022/8/31 Motherwell 4 - 0 Inverness CT LCup R2
2022/10/19 Rangers 1 - 0 Dundee LCup QF
2022/10/19 Aberdeen 4 - 1 Partick Thistle LCup QF
2023/1/21 Arbroath 0 - 2 Motherwell SCup R4
2023/1/21 St Mirren 0 - 0 Dundee (St Mirren won on PK) SCup R4
2023/1/21 Hamilton 0 - 0 Ross County (Accies won on PK) SCup R4
2023/1/21 Celtic 5 - 0 Morton SCup R4
2023/2/10 Hamilton 0 - 2 Hearts SCup R5
2023/2/11 Raith Rovers vs Motherwell SCup R5
2023/2/11 Livingston vs Inverness CT SCup R5
2023/2/12 Rangers vs Partick Thistle SCup R5
2023/3/10 Inverness CT 2 - 1 Kilmarnock SCup QF
2023/6/3 Celtic vs Inverness CT SCup final
Which Scottish clubs have played the most playoff games?
32 New Airdrieonians
30 Queen's Park
28 Alloa
26 Cowdenbeath
24 Brechin
22 Stranraer
Historical matches:
1944/6/3 Raith Rovers 1 - 2 Morton Summer Cup R1, first leg
When World War Two broke out the powers that be hastily cancelled all football. But they soon came around to the view that instead of no football there should be as much a possible, even in the close season. Hence the Summer Cup, which was played in June throughout the war, sometimes beginning in May and sometimes ending in July.
It was to be a busy week. The Allies entered Rome on June 4th, and invaded Normandy on June 6th.
North American Soccer League:
1967/5/31 Hibs 1 - 2 Aberdeen
1967/6/4 ADO Den Haag 0 - 2 Hibs
Early Glasgow football clubs with compass point names in the Scottish Cup:
Southern FC in the Scottish Cup:
1873/10/25 R1 3rd LRV wo/scr Southern
Western FC in the Scottish Cup:
1873/10/25 R1 Western 0 - 1 Byythswood
1874/10/24 R1 Western 0 - 1 Queen's Park
1875/10/23 R1 Caledonian 0 - 0 Western
1875/10/30 R1 Caledonian 0 - 3 Western
1875/11/6 R2 Western 3 - 0 Sandyford
1875/11/27 R3 Western 3 - 0 Helensburgh
1875/12/18 QF 3rd LRV 5 - 0 Western
1876/9/30 R1 Govan wo/scr Western
Eastern FC in the Scottish Cup:
1873/10/18 R1 Eastern 4 - 0 Rovers
1873/11/22 R2 Queen's Park 1 - 0 Eastern
1874/10/17 R1 Eastern 3 - 0 23rd Renfrewshire RV
1874/11/21 R2 Kilmarnock 0 - 3 Eastern
1874/12/26 R3 Renton 1 - 0 Eastern
1875/10/16 R1 Clydesdale 1 - 0 Eastern
1876/9/30 R1 Alexandra Athletic 1 - 1 Eastern
1876/10/7 R1 Eastern 2 - 0 Alexandra Athletic (protested)
1876/10/14 R1 Alexandra Athletic 1 - 0 Eastern
South Western FC in the Scottish Cup:
1876/9/30 R1 1st LRV 0 - 1 South Western
1876/10/28 R2 South Western 0 - 2 Dumbreck
1877/9/29 R1 South Western 8 - 0 Our Boys
1877/10/27 R2 South Western 2 - 0 Havelock
1877/11/10 R3 South Western 4 - 0 1st LRV
1877/12/1 R4 South Western 5 - 0 Glengowan
1877/12/29 R5 Hibs 1 - 3 South Western
1878/1/12 QF South Western 1 - 0 3rd LRV (protested)
1878/1/19 QF South Western 1 - 2 3rd LRV
1878/10/5 R1 South Western 2 - 0 Caledonian
1878/10/19 R2 South Western 5 - 0 Petershill (protested)
1878/10/26 R2 South Western 8 - 0 Petershill
1878/11/2 R3 3rd LRV 2 - 1 South Western
1879/9/20 R1 Whiteinch scr/wo South Western
1879/10/11 R2 South Western 9 - 0 Athole
1879/11/1 R3 South Western 2 - 1 John Elder
1879/11/22 R4 South Western 4 - 0 Arbroath
1879/12/27 R5 Parkgrove 2 - 3 South Western
1880/1/3 QF Pollokshields Athletic 6 - 1 South Western
1880/9/11 R1 South Western 7 - 0 Ingram
1880/10/9 R2 South Western 2 - 0 Partick
1880/10/23 R3 bye
1880/11/13 R4 Arthurlie 4 - 3 South Western (protested)
1880/11/27 R4 Arthurlie 2 - 1 South Western
1881/9/17 R1 South Western wo/scr Jordanhill
1881/10/1 R2 Eastern Athletic scr/wo South Western
1881/11/5 R3 South Western 1 - 0 Partick
1881/11/12 R4 bye
1881/12/3 R5 South Western 1 - 2 Rangers (protested)
1881/12/24 R5 Rangers 4 - 0 South Western
1882/9/9 R1 South Western 0 - 3 3rd LRV
1883/9/8 R1 Battlefield 8 - 1 South Western
Northern FC in the Scottish Cup:
1875/10/16 R1 Northern 4 - 0 Ramblers
1875/11/6 R2 Queen's Park 5 - 0 Northern
1876/9/30 R1 Northern 12 - 0 Telegraphers
1876/10/21 R2 Northern 4 - 0 Alexandra Athletic
1876/11/11 R3 St Clement 1 - 2 Northern
1876/12/2 R4 Queen's Park 4 - 0 Northern
1877/9/29 R1 Northern 3 - 0 Pollokshields Athletic
1877/10/20 R2 Northern 1 - 2 Sandyford
1878/9/28 R1 Northern 2 - 2 Partick
1878/10/5 R1 Partick 2 - 0 Northern
1879/9/20 R1 Northern 3 - 0 Thistle
1879/10/11 R2 Whitefield 3 - 1 Northern (protested)
1879/10/25 R2 Northern wo/scr Whitefield
1879/11/1 R3 Pollokshields Athletic 2 - 1 Northern
1880/9/11 R1 Northern 3 - 1 3rd LRV
1880/10/2 R2 Northern 0 - 1 Rangers
1881/9/10 R1 Battlefield 1 - 3 Northern
1881/10/1 R2 Luton 1 - 9 Northern
1881/10/22 R3 Northern 1 - 2 Clyde
1882/9/16 R1 1st LRV 0 - 4 Northern
1882/9/30 R2 Northern 0 - 0 Pollokshields Athletic
1882/10/7 R3 Pollokshields 4 - 0 Northern
1883/9/8 R1 Northern 0 - 1 Rangers
1884/9/13 R1 Northern 6 - 4 Glasgow University YMCA
1884/10/4 R2 Granton 1- 3 Northern
1884/10/25 R3 Renton 9 - 2 Northern
1885/9/12 R1 Northern 4 - 1 Linthouse
1885/10/3 R2 Northern 7 - 2 Whitefield
1885/10/24 R3 Cowlairs 2 - 1 Northern
1886/9/11 R1 Northern 1 - 4 3rd LRV
1887/9/3 R1 Northern 5 - 1 Govan Athletic
1887/9/24 R2 Northern 6 - 3 Shettleston
1887/10/15 R1 Northern 3 - 4 Albion Rovers
1888/9/8 R1 Northern 2 - 3 Queen's Park
1889/9/7 R1 Whitefield 0 - 5 Northern
1889/9/28 R2 Clyde 1 - 2 Northern
1889/10/19 R3 Northern 2 - 1 Carfin Shamrock (abandoned)
1889/11/2 R3 Northern 3 - 4 Carfin Shamrock
1890/9/6 R1 Northern 5 - 0 Clydesdale (protested)
1890/9/20 R1 Northern 7 - 1 Clydesdale
1890/9/27 R2 Queen's Park 5 - 1 Northern
1891/11/28 R1 Broxburn Shamrock 7 - 2 Northern
1892/11/26 R1 Northern 1 - 3 Leith Athletic
1893/9/2 PR1 Northern 0 - 3 Wishaw Thistle
1894/9/1 PR1 Northern 3 - 3 Gordon Highlanders
1894/9/8 PR1 Northern 4 - 1 Gordon Highlanders
1894/9/22 PR2 Hamilton Harp 0 - 0 Northern
1894/9/29 PR2 Northern 4 - 1 Hamilton Harp
1894/10/13 PR3 bye
1894/11/3 PR4 Forfar 4 - 0 Northern
1895/8/31 QC1 Hamilton Harp 5 - 2 Northern
1896/8/29 QC1 Wishaw Thistle wo/scr Northern
(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game)