Hearts conceded early on after a Graham Carey free-kick before Craig Beattie scored and then set up Rudi Skácel to put Hearts in front. [11] Hearts then faced fellow SPL side St Johnstone in the fifth round. Scottish Premier League club Hibernian entered the competition in the fourth round. [24] Hibs secured their place in the Scottish Premier League with one game to spare and rested several players for the final game of their league programme.

It is considered to be the second most important domestic cup competition in Scottish football, after the Scottish Cup.The competition is open to all 42 members of the SPFL as well as invited sides from the Highland League and Lowland League. Hearts had previously reached the final 13 times, winning six. The final was contested by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), who beat Hibernian 4–0 in the semi-final, and Gretna, who beat Dundee 3–0. [11] A late goal by Gordon Smith gave Hearts a 1–0 victory.

[32] Kujabi fouled Suso by pulling his jersey and catching his heel, but television replays showed that the foul had taken place outside the penalty area. McPake got Hibs back into the game from a corner. The cup is currently held by Celtic, who defeated Rangers in the 2019 final. Note: Teams in Italics are defunct, and are unable to win the cup, "Kenny Miller sees nine-man Rangers through to victory", "Aberdeen 0 - 0 Inverness CT (Aberdeen win 4-2 on penalties)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Scottish_League_Cup_finals&oldid=971408740, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 23:37. [29], Craig Thomson was appointed to referee the match. Hearts scored two further goals with their one-man advantage to complete the scoring. [5] Hibs then took on fellow SPL club Kilmarnock at their home ground, Easter Road, having made several signings in January 2012. Hearts won a one-sided match 5–1. Hearts continued to control the match and Pa Kujabi picked up a booking for fouling Suso Santana. The match took place at Hampden Park on 19 May 2012 and was contested by the Edinburgh derby rivals, Hibernian (Hibs) and Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). This was Hibs 12th appearance in the Scottish Cup Final. [12] In the replay, Murray Davidson put St Johnstone in the lead with an 83rd-minute goal. [36][37] Radio commentary of the match was aired on BBC Radio Scotland. Hearts led 1-0 after a David Templeton goal. [19][21] In excess of 1,000 unused debentures were distributed to each club. [15] In the semi-final at Hampden Park, Hearts were drawn against cup holders Celtic. The 2006 Scottish Cup Final was played on 13 May 2006 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 120th Scottish Cup.

[10], Heart of Midlothian, also a Scottish Premier League club, entered the competition in the fourth round. [17] Supporters of keeping the game at Hampden cited that the players would prefer to play at the national football stadium and that some fans had already begun to make arrangements for the tie being in Glasgow.

Gretna, who were only admitted to the Scottish Football League in 2002, having previously competed in non-League English football, had never reached the final.

The match was Hibs' 12th appearance in the Scottish Cup final and Hearts' 14th. [26], Having finished in the top half of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League, Hearts were involved in the battle to qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League competition. Tom Soares' initial delivery was cleared but he got the ball back out on the wing and put in a low cross which McPake converted. It was also the first time the clubs had met in a Scottish Cup Final since 1896.