The 2007 Scottish Cup Final was played on 26 May 2007 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 121st Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Celtic, who beat St Johnstone 2–1 in the semi-final, and Dunfermline Athletic, who beat Hibernian 1–0 in a replay, after the first match had ended 0–0.

Celtic had reached the final 53 times and won on 34 of those occasions, Dunfermline had reached the final only 5 times, winning twice, the previous time being 1968. The two sides had last met in a Scottish Cup Final in the 2003–04 Scottish Cup with Celtic winning 3–1 on that occasion. In total they had met each other 4 times in cup finals (Celtic winning 3), the most recent being when Celtic won 3–0 in the 2006 League Cup Final.

The cup holders were Hearts, who had beaten Gretna 4–2 in a Penalty shootout in the 2006 Final. Hearts were knocked out in the Fourth Round by Dunfermline Athletic, who beat them 1–0. Celtic won the final 1–0 thanks to a late Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé goal.

Match details

Celtic1–0Dunfermline Athletic
Perrier-Doumbé 84'
CelticDunfermline Athletic
CELTIC : GK 1 Poland Artur Boruc RB 24 Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 36' CB 44 Scotland Stephen McManus CB 17 Scotland Steven Pressley 56' LB 3 England Lee Naylor RM 25 Japan Shunsuke Nakamura CM 18 Northern Ireland Neil Lennon (c) 66' CM 11 Scotland Paul Hartley LM 46 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 32' CF 9 Scotland Kenny Miller 56' CF 10 Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Substitutes: GK 47 Northern Ireland Michael McGovern DF 5 Scotland Gary Caldwell 66' MF 56 Iceland Teddy Bjarnason FW 37 Scotland Craig Beattie 56' FW 14 Scotland Derek Riordan Manager: Scotland Gordon StrachanDUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC: GK 29 Netherlands Dorus de Vries RB 2 Scotland Greg Shields (c) CB 3 Scotland Scott Wilson CB 24 Ivory Coast Souleymane Bamba LB 11 Scotland Scott Muirhead RM 12 Scotland Scott Morrison 72' CM 4 Scotland Darren Young CM 5 Scotland Jamie McCunnie LM 16 England Adam Hammill CF 9 Scotland Mark Burchill 36' 89' CF 10 Scotland Jim McIntyre 80' Substitutes: GK 1 Scotland Roddy McKenzie DF 14 Scotland Phillip McGuire MF 19 Scotland Iain Williamson 89' FW 20 Scotland Jim Hamilton 80' FW 25 Scotland Stephen Crawford 72' Manager: Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny
CELTIC :
GK1Poland Artur Boruc
RB24Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé36'
CB44Scotland Stephen McManus
CB17Scotland Steven Pressley56'
LB3England Lee Naylor
RM25Japan Shunsuke Nakamura
CM18Northern Ireland Neil Lennon (c)66'
CM11Scotland Paul Hartley
LM46Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady32'
CF9Scotland Kenny Miller56'
CF10Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Substitutes:
GK47Northern Ireland Michael McGovern
DF5Scotland Gary Caldwell66'
MF56Iceland Teddy Bjarnason
FW37Scotland Craig Beattie56'
FW14Scotland Derek Riordan
Manager:
Scotland Gordon Strachan
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
GK29Netherlands Dorus de Vries
RB2Scotland Greg Shields (c)
CB3Scotland Scott Wilson
CB24Ivory Coast Souleymane Bamba
LB11Scotland Scott Muirhead
RM12Scotland Scott Morrison72'
CM4Scotland Darren Young
CM5Scotland Jamie McCunnie
LM16England Adam Hammill
CF9Scotland Mark Burchill36'89'
CF10Scotland Jim McIntyre80'
Substitutes:
GK1Scotland Roddy McKenzie
DF14Scotland Phillip McGuire
MF19Scotland Iain Williamson89'
FW20Scotland Jim Hamilton80'
FW25Scotland Stephen Crawford72'
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny

Road to the final

CelticRoundDunfermline Athletic
Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic scorersHome teamScoreAway teamDunfermline scorers
Celtic4 – 0DumbartonZurawski 3', 9' Vennegoor of Hesselink 43' Riordan 69'Round ThreeDunfermline Athletic3 – 2RangersHamilton 17' Simmons 29' McGuire 46'
Livingston1 – 4CelticDarren O'Dea 30' Riordan45', 59' Vennegoor of Hesselink 61'Round FourDunfermline Athletic1 – 0HeartsWilson 90'
Inverness CT1 – 2CelticPressley 89' Miller 90'+1'Quarter-finalsDunfermline Athletic2 – 0Partick ThistleSimmons 4', 86'
St Johnstone1 – 2CelticVennegoor of Hesselink 13' (pen.), 54'Semi-finalsHibernian0 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
ReplayDunfermline Athletic1 – 0HibernianJim McIntyre 88'

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