Scottish Youth Cup


The Scottish 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. Kilmarnock are the current holders, after defeating Dundee in the final of the 2024-25 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

Performance by club

ClubWinsLast winRunners-upLast final lost
Celtic16202352019
Rangers92024112023
Heart of Midlothian3200042022
Aberdeen3200132024
Hibernian3201821991
Dundee United2199121998
Kilmarnock22025
Dunfermline Athletic1198812013
Motherwell1201611987
Dundee42025
Queen of the South22012
Ayr United22002
St Mirren12005
St Johnstone11995
Airdrieonians11994

Cup final managers

ManagerClubWinsWinning YearLostLosing YearRef

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.