Scottish Cup final: Aberdeen v Celtic - 24/05

[Panda]

I'll be in a minority that's glad it's Celtic we're playing in the final. 

The 2017 final still rankles. We should have done it that day. Shay Logan standing off Stuart Armstrong and letting him hit that equaliser in a half when Celtic offered little. The Jonny Hayes - Kenny McLean mix up that should have given us a second (and to this day I still don't know who to blame). 

Beat them on 24 May, win the cup, end a 35-year wait, and do it against a seemingly unstoppable side going for yet another treble. It would be beautiful and would finally put 2017 to bed.

Tickets

I don't actually think we'll sell 21,000. Too many just can't be arsed with what they think (wrongly) will be another defeat to Celtic. So 19,000 probably would do us.

However, it's important that Aberdeen fight for half of the North stand. The way the noise projects around Hampden, you can barely hear the fans behind the goal when you're at the other end. Give us half the north, the west stand, and the lower deck of the south. That's about 19,000 tickets - if we sell out, then give us the rest.

That's the first fight we need to win long before we get to Hampden.

[RicoS321]

We should be fighting for the east stand. Fuck this shite of having your own end at a neutral venue. 

Anyway, I'll feel obliged to go, and will. 

[Jute]

30 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

We should be fighting for the east stand. Fuck this shite of having your own end at a neutral venue. 

Anyway, I'll feel obliged to go, and will. 

Fuck that West Stand is better for pubs and public transport. I am one of those who will look at cost of tickets and our record against the financially doped Victims and decide on a day in the pub. 

[RicoS321]

2 hours ago, Jute said:

Fuck that West Stand is better for pubs and public transport. I am one of those who will look at cost of tickets and our record against the financially doped Victims and decide on a day in the pub. 

Aye, but it's principle. We need to kick up a fuss about it, whilst knowing that the west stand is fine.

[wee toon red]

I reckon they’ll start with a potential 50/50 split but pretty quickly claw “our” tickets back for them when it’s clear we won’t sell out (which we won’t).

I’ll be there and i’ll be taking my eldest because imagine winning and not being there… and she’s now the age I was the last time we did win it (and I wasn’t there that time) so no option but to go really. She also enjoyed yesterday and, strangely, the league cup semi as well so potential defeat won’t put her off.

[Panda]

 

 

[Panda]

They are also collecting for a cup final display.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aberdeen-scottish-cup-final-display
 

[tlg1903]

On 20/04/2025 at 19:09, Jute said:

Fuck that West Stand is better for pubs and public transport. I am one of those who will look at cost of tickets and our record against the financially doped Victims and decide on a day in the pub. 

Will you, aye?

 

Honestly Jute, the number of times you say things like this and then cave when the horizon comes a bit closer. Not having a pop at you buddy, it just always makes me chuckle when you take this stance.

[tlg1903]

On 20/04/2025 at 21:27, RicoS321 said:

Aye, but it's principle. We need to kick up a fuss about it, whilst knowing that the west stand is fine

Agreed.  

[tlg1903]

On 21/04/2025 at 23:02, Panda said:

 

 

Oh dear lord.  The principle of this is fine, and I was going to wear red anyway, but I can just see some of their members turning into the colours police and getting arsey with folks that decline this invitation.  To me they defo have a a subsection that has a  "we're better fans than thou" kinda attitude and those folks can go fuck themselves quite frankly.  

[Jute]

3 hours ago, tlg1903 said:

Will you, aye?

 

Honestly Jute, the number of times you say things like this and then cave when the horizon comes a bit closer. Not having a pop at you buddy, it just always makes me chuckle when you take this stance.

You are usually right to suspect my lack of will power but on this occasion when it’s a mixture of likely defeat and massively overpriced tickets I usually don’t go. Didn’t attend last league cup final due to ticket price and suspect it will be at least £40 ticket this time again. Not paying that to watch Scottish football. 

[BigAl]

Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Final 
Aberdeen v Celtic 
Saturday 24th May, 3pm kick-off 
Hampden Park, Glasgow 

We can confirm that an allocation of over 20,000 tickets has been secured for Aberdeen supporters for our forthcoming Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Final with Celtic.

This will be the largest allocation we have received for a final in recent years and was only secured after agreeing to underwrite the cost of any unsold tickets.

 

After extensive discussions, we were initially faced with the option of accepting a guaranteed 16,800 tickets, with a potential (but not guaranteed) additional 2,000 tickets.

However, driven by our collective belief and confidence in the Red Army, and wanting to give every Dons supporter the best opportunity of being there to back Jimmy and the team on Saturday 24th May at Hampden, we agreed to underwrite a larger allocation which includes the North Stand up to the halfway line.

We believe this significant allocation is a testament to our commitment to ensuring as many fans as possible can support the team at this crucial match, our first Scottish Cup Final since 2017.

Ahead of the League Cup Final with Rangers in 2023, which was our last final at Hampden, our allocation sold out within a matter of hours, and we expect demand to be similar this time round as we look to bring the Scottish Cup back to Aberdeen for the first time since 1990.

With the above in mind, we advise all Dons supporters to use the coming days to organise friends and family to be ready to secure your tickets on Monday 5th May, as we aim to make history together.

Ticket prices have been frozen from last year’s final with concession pricing in place in all areas of the stadium. Full ticket information can be found below.

Sales Process

Phase 1 – 300+ priority points from 8am on Monday 5th May (Online Only)
Phase 2 – 150+ priority points from 11am on Monday 5th May (Online Only)
Phase 3 – 40+ priority points from 2pm on Monday 5th May (Online Only)
Phase 4 – All supporters with a previous buying history from 5pm on Monday 5th May (Online Only) and in-person and over the phone from 1pm on Tuesday 6th May.

Key Points

– 4 tickets per qualifying account can be purchased during phases 1-3

– 2 tickets per qualifying account can be purchased in phase 4

– You can check your Priority Points balance here

Priority Points

1 priority point per allocated ticket

Pricing

North Stand Adults – £50 Over 65’s & Under 16’s – £30

South Stand Adults – £50 Over 65’s & Under 16’s – £30

West Stand Adults – £40 Over 65’s & Under 16s – £25

Wheelchair Pricing

North Stand Wheelchair spaces: £30 – Adult, £20 – O65/U16

South Stand Wheelchair spaces: £25 – Adult, £17 – O65/U16

West Stand Wheelchair spaces: £20 – Adult, £17 – O65/U16

All come with a complimentary PA ticket if required

Accessible Seating

Accessible blocks will be front of P1 & P3 & offers non-turnstile access.

These will be charged at £25 – Adult, £17 – O65/U16, with a complimentary PA ticket if required.

Alternatively, tickets can be purchased from the general ticketing allocation and will still qualify for a complimentary PA if required, however these must enter via the turnstiles.

Designated Sections

Ultras Aberdeen – Blocks B5- B8 in the West Stand Supporters Clubs – Block C2 (North), Blocks B2-B3 (West) Family Block – A4 (West)

Supporters Bus

4 Supporters Buses will be running from Pittodrie

Check in: 09:00 Departure: 09:15

£25 per person (10% Dons Cash back)

Ticket Delivery

Please note, as was the case in the Semi-Final all tickets will be in digital format for this match through the Hampden Park App.

· Purchase your tickets through AFC.

· Download the Hampden Park App.

· Tickets will show within the App from 15/16th May onwards

o Tickets will all go to the lead purchaser who can then forward them on to others

o Maximum of 2 forwards per ticket

· You can use multiple tickets within your account if other members of your group don’t have smartphones to download the app themselves

· The QR codes on the ticket become live on matchday

Scottish Cup Final Display Fund – Ultras Aberdeen

Ultras Aberdeen are raising funds for a Cup Final display at Hampden, with the aim of having the best ever display produced by an Aberdeen group and inspiring the Dons on to victory.

You can support the cause here.

Any and all spare funds will be used for materials and displays at Pittodrie.

Information on how you can get involved in producing and setting up the display will be posted in due course.

 

[manc_don]

Bold but right move for the club. Good on them, hopefully we can shift as many of those 20k tickets as possible!

[BigAl]

1 minute ago, manc_don said:

Bold but right move for the club. Good on them, hopefully we can shift as many of those 20k tickets as possible!

Agree it is a bold move by the club, but I think it is the right one and i also think we can sell this out, particularly if we keep our current unbeaten run going.

The added bonus is that of course it is going to piss off Timothy  

[Reekie_Red]

1 hour ago, BigAl said:

The added bonus is that of course it is going to piss off Timothy  

Always worth it 

[RicoS321]

2 hours ago, manc_don said:

Bold but right move for the club. Good on them, hopefully we can shift as many of those 20k tickets as possible!

I disagree. The correct move would be to withdraw our team from the final unless as even as possible a distribution of tickets was provided without clause. Our job is to appear at a cup final instantiated in fairness, not to provide the SFA with a guaranteed income stream. There's enough bias in the game in this country, I don't think we need to be pandering to it. Tell them to get fucked.

[Panda]

I don't understand how our initial allocation for the semi-final was 19,000 for the north stand, east and south lower, yet this is over 20,000 with similar sections.

I can only guess that it includes sections of the south upper that they can't give to Celtic due to segregation, so the SFA probably wanted to give Celtic the whole of the north stand. Fair play to the club for not standing for it.

If we only sell 18,000 then so be it. We shouldn't be handing over the whole of the north stand for a 'neutral' cup final, it's the only stand that will have vocal fans on top of the action.

I won't cry many tears for Celtic fans who have seen their team win 24 trophies in the last 10 years missing out on a ticket for yet another cup final. They'll get plenty of chances over the next 10 years to see more finals.

[Jute]

We are getting section Q in South upper which wasn’t an option for semi final. 

[RicoS321]

£50 a ticket is absolutely fucking horrendous though. 

[Panda]

1 hour ago, Jute said:

We are getting section Q in South upper which wasn’t an option for semi final. 

Aye I meant I don't understand why we had to underwrite those South Stand upper sections though, ie could they not have been left free and if we didn't sell out then they could be handed to neutrals who wish to experience a Scottish Cup final and have agreed to wear red on the day.

But, I think I answered my own question in that presumably they can't be segregated.

[RicoS321]

I'm assuming, then, that if we sell out our allocation this season, having done so last season, that next time we'll be trusted just to sell our allocation rather than have to provide up front payment? Or do the Tims require up front payment too?

[Panda]

5 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

I'm assuming, then, that if we sell out our allocation this season, having done so last season, that next time we'll be trusted just to sell our allocation rather than have to provide up front payment? Or do the Tims require up front payment too?

If we win it we shouldn't bother entering it again. Just dump the trophy in a bin on the way out and start entering the Swedish Cup or something.

Semi-final in Stockholm at 12.30pm will be a pain right enough. 

[OxfordDon]

10 hours ago, Panda said:

If Once we win it we shouldn't bother entering it again. Just dump the trophy in a bin on the way out and start entering the Swedish Cup or something.

Semi-final in Stockholm at 12.30pm will be a pain right enough. 

Typical BBC bias, corrected it for you

[Panda]

1 hour ago, OxfordDon said:

Typical BBC bias, corrected it for you

Technically my original post was an example of being unbiased, and your correction breaks the BBC guidelines.

I'll probably be sacked now. There's zero tolerance on these type of things.

[OxfordDon]

7 hours ago, Panda said:

Technically my original post was an example of being unbiased, and your correction breaks the BBC guidelines.

I'll probably be sacked now. There's zero tolerance on these type of things.

wouldn't worry too much, they'll probably just make you write out an article about James Forrest one thousand times.