# Scottish Youth Cup

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, previously under-19 teams. The competition started in 1983–84 and is open to all clubs in full membership of SFA.
The competition's first winners, Celtic, have won the competition 16 times, more than any other club. Rangers are the current holders, having defeated Aberdeen in the final of the 2023–24 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 |
| 1983–84 | Celtic (1) | 0 2 – 0 * | Rangers | Celtic Park |
| 1984–85 | Aberdeen (1) | 5 – 3 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 1985–86 | Aberdeen (2) | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park |
| 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 |
| 1993–94 | Rangers (1) | 5 – 3 | Airdrieonians | Broomfield Park |
| 1994–95 | Rangers (2) | 2 – 0 | St Johnstone | Hampden Park |
| 1995–96 | Celtic (4) | 4 – 1 | Dundee | Hampden Park |
| 1996–97 | Celtic (5) | 3 – 2 | Rangers | Broadwood Stadium |
| 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 |
| 2000–01 | Aberdeen (3) | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2001–02 | Rangers (3) | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | New Douglas Park |
| 2002–03 | Celtic (7) | 0 3 – 1 * | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 2003–04 | Kilmarnock (1) | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Rugby Park |
| 2004–05 | Celtic (8) | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Hampden Park |
| 2005–06 | Celtic (9) | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
| 2006–07 | Rangers (4) | 5 – 0 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2007–08 | Rangers (5) | 0 3 – 1 * | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2008–09 | Hibernian (2) | 0 2 – 1 * | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2009–10 | Celtic (10) | 2 – 0 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2010–11 | Celtic (11) | 0 2 – 1 * | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2011–12 | Celtic (12) | 8 – 0 | Queen of the South | Hampden Park |
| 2012–13 | Celtic (13) | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hampden Park |
| 2013–14 | Rangers (6) | 0 2 – 2 † | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
| 2014–15 | Celtic (14) | 5 – 2 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2015–16 | Motherwell (1) | 5 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
| 2016–17 | Celtic (15) | 3 – 0 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2017–18 | Hibernian (3) | 3 – 1 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 2018–19 | Rangers (7) | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2019–20 | Aberdeen and Kilmarnock reached the final, but it was never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Aberdeen and Kilmarnock reached the final, but it was never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Aberdeen and Kilmarnock reached the final, but it was never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Aberdeen and Kilmarnock reached the final, but it was never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Rangers (8) | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
| 2022–23 | Celtic (16) | 6 – 5 * | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2023–24 | Rangers (9) | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |

## Performance by club

| Club | Wins | Last win | Runners-up | Last final lost |
| Celtic | 16 | 2023 | 5 | 2019 |
| Rangers | 9 | 2024 | 11 | 2023 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 2000 | 4 | 2022 |
| Aberdeen | 3 | 2001 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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) |
| Willie McStay | Celtic | 6 | 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06 | 1 | 2000–01 |
| Stevie Frail | Celtic | 3 | 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15 | | |
| Billy Kirkwood | Rangers | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08 | 3 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| John Kennedy | Celtic | 2 | 2011–12, 2012–13 | | |
| John Brown | Rangers | 1 | 2001–02 | 1 | 1999–2000 |
| Sandy Clark | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | 1992–93 | | |
| Peter Houston | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | 1997–98 | | |
| John McGlynn | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | 1999–2000 | | |
| Drew Jarvie | Aberdeen | 1 | 2000–01 | | |
| Alan Robertson | Kilmarnock | 1 | 2003–04 | | |
| Alistair Stevenson | Hibernian | 1 | 2008–09 | | |
| Gordon Durie | Rangers | 1 | 2013–14 | | |
| Stephen Craigan | Motherwell | 1 | 2015–16 | | |
| Tommy McIntyre | Celtic | 1 | 2016–17 | | |
| Grant Murray | Hibernian | 1 | 2017–18 | | |
| David McCallum | Rangers | 1 | 2018–19 | | |
| John McLaughlin | Celtic | | | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08 |
| Neil Cooper | Aberdeen | | | 1 | 2002–03 |
| Mixu Paatelainen | St Mirren | | | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Stuart Rome | Queen of the South | | | 1 | 2011–12 |
| John Potter | Dunfermline Athletic | | | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Robbie Neilson | Heart of Midlothian | | | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Jon Daly | Heart of Midlothian | | | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Graeme Murty | Rangers | | | 1 | 2016–17 |
| Paul Sheerin | Aberdeen | | | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Stephen McManus | Celtic | | | 1 | 2018–19 |

## 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.