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,[1][2] previously under-19 teams.[3] The competition started in 1983–84 and is open to all senior clubs.[1][4] The competition's first winners, Celtic, have won the competition 15 times, more than any other club.[5] Rangers are the current holders, having defeated Celtic in the final of the 2018–19 competition.[6]

Finals

Key
* Match decided in extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Results
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Notes
1983–84 Celtic (1) 0 2 – 0 * Rangers Celtic Park [7]
1984–85 Aberdeen (1) 5 – 3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium [8][9]
1985–86 Aberdeen (2) 2 – 0 Queen of the South Palmerston Park [9]
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 [10]
1993–94 Rangers (1) 5 – 3 Airdrieonians Broomfield Park [11]
1994–95 Rangers (2) 2 – 0 St Johnstone Hampden Park [12]
1995–96 Celtic (4) 4 – 1 Dundee Hampden Park [13]
1996–97 Celtic (5) 3 – 2 Rangers Broadwood Stadium [14]
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 [15]
2000–01 Aberdeen (3) 2 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park [9][16][17]
2001–02 Rangers (3) 4 – 2 Ayr United New Douglas Park [18][19]
2002–03 Celtic (7) 0 3 – 1 * Aberdeen McDiarmid Park [9][20]
2003–04 Kilmarnock (1) 1 – 0 Rangers Rugby Park [21][22]
2004–05 Celtic (8) 2 – 0 St Mirren Hampden Park [23]
2005–06 Celtic (9) 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park [24]
2006–07 Rangers (4) 5 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park [25][26]
2007–08 Rangers (5) 0 3 – 1 * Celtic Hampden Park [27]
2008–09 Hibernian (2) 0 2 – 1 * Rangers Hampden Park [28][29]
2009–10 Celtic (10) 2 – 0 Rangers Hampden Park [30][31]
2010–11 Celtic (11) 0 2 – 1 * Rangers Hampden Park [32]
2011–12 Celtic (12) 8 – 0 Queen of the South Hampden Park [33]
2012–13 Celtic (13) 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park [34][35]
2013–14 Rangers (6) 0 2 – 2 † Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park [36][37]
2014–15 Celtic (14) 5 – 2 Rangers Hampden Park [38][39]
2015–16 Motherwell (1) 5 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park [40][41]
2016–17 Celtic (15) 3 – 0 Rangers Hampden Park [42][43]
2017–18 Hibernian (3) 3 – 1 Aberdeen Hampden Park [44]
2018–19 Rangers (7) 3 – 2 Celtic Hampden Park [6][45]

Performance by club
Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
Celtic 15 2017 5 2019
Rangers 7 2019 10 2017
Heart of Midlothian 3 2000 3 2016
Aberdeen 3 2001 2 2018
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) Ref
Willie McStay Celtic 6 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99,
2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06		 1 2000–01 [46][16][23][24]
Stevie Frail Celtic 3 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15 [31][47][38]
Billy Kirkwood Rangers 2 2006–07, 2007–08 3 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 [26][27][48][31][47]
John Kennedy Celtic 2 2011–12, 2012–13 [49][35]
John Brown Rangers 1 2001–02 1 1999–2000 [50][18]
Sandy Clark Heart of Midlothian 1 1992–93 [51]
Peter Houston Heart of Midlothian 1 1997–98 [52]
John McGlynn Heart of Midlothian 1 1999–2000 [53]
Drew Jarvie Aberdeen 1 2000–01 [54]
Alan Robertson Kilmarnock 1 2003–04 [55]
Alistair Stevenson Hibernian 1 2008–09 [48]
Gordon Durie Rangers 1 2013–14 [37]
Stephen Craigan Motherwell 1 2015–16 [56]
Tommy McIntyre Celtic 1 2016–17 [57]
Grant Murray Hibernian 1 2017–18 [44]
David McCallum Rangers 1 2018–19 [58]
John McLaughlin Celtic 2 2006–07, 2007–08 [26][27]
Neil Cooper Aberdeen 1 2002–03 [46]
Mixu Paatelainen St Miirren 1 2004–05 [23]
Stuart Rome Queen of the South 1 2011–12 [49]
John Potter Dunfermline Athletic 1 2012–13 [35]
Robbie Neilson Heart of Midlothian 1 2013–14 [36]
Jon Daly Heart of Midlothian 1 2015–16 [41]
Graeme Murty Rangers 1 2016–17 [57]
Paul Sheerin Aberdeen 1 2017–18 [44]
Stephen McManus Celtic 1 2018–19 [58]

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.

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