Rangers and Celtic will both contest their next Scottish Cup home fixtures behind closed doors after an appellate tribunal dismissed the clubs’ appeals against the sanction.
The Glasgow rivals presented their cases on Monday but failed to overturn the ban on spectators. In addition to the stadium closures, both clubs have been ordered to pay £100,000 to the visiting team for their respective home ties in the competition.
The tribunal did, however, set aside a suspended ban on fans that would have been triggered by any future infractions.
The penalties stem from disorder that marred the end of last season’s quarter-final tie at Ibrox, which Celtic ultimately won on penalties. In the aftermath, supporters threw fireworks and other missiles, resulting in injuries to police officers and 43 arrests by late August.
An independent review published in July, led by Mark Blackbourne, concluded the incident “came within a very small margin of becoming a violent mass confrontation.” The report identified failings by both clubs and criticized the Scottish FA for not adopting a tougher stance on crowd disorder.
Separately, an agreement was reached in September to exclude away supporters from all Old Firm derbies in this season’s SPFL competitions.
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