Government confirm 600 fans allowed at Scottish Cup final
Hibernian and St Johnstone will be allowed 300 fans each at Hampden
Last updated 24th May 2021
by Andrew Maclean
Fan numbers for this season's Scottish Cup final have been confirmed.
The Scottish Government will allow 600 supporters to attend the showpiece occasion at Hampden.
Hibernian and St Johnstone can allocate 300 tickets each.
The Scottish FA approached the Government with a proposal for a crowd of 2,000 to be accommodated at the national stadium.
However, the Government say that only 600 can attend due to the two-metre social distancing rules that must be abided by.
A statement from the Scottish FA said: "Following dispensation from UEFA to allow a restricted number of supporters to attend the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park on Saturday May 22, the Scottish FA approached the Scottish Government for 2000 fans to be accommodated using the approved UEFA EURO 2020 stadium seating template.
"The Scottish Government has today confirmed that a two metre physical distancing configuration must be used, not the 1.5m configuration that will be in operation for UEFA EURO 2020. At two metre physical distancing, the number of spectators able to be hosted in the approved areas of the stadium reduces to 600 in total – 300 per club.
We have notified both finalists, Hibernian and St Johnstone, and while the number is less than anticipated we look forward to a limited number of fans attending the cup final".