Rangers and Celtic will both play their next Scottish Cup home ties behind closed doors after their appeals were dismissed, and each must pay £100,000 to the visiting club in the national cup competition.
Celtic condemned the decision as an excessive and disproportionate punishment, claiming a false equivalence between their fans entering the pitch in celebration and Rangers supporters’ conduct, and insisted it bore no responsibility for safety at Ibrox.
The original penalty was announced in late August after disorder at the end of last season’s quarter‑final at Ibrox, where fireworks, missiles and injured police were reported and 43 arrests were made by 25 August; an independent review led by Mark Blackbourne concluded the incident was on the brink of a violent mass confrontation and identified failings by both clubs and the SFA.
A suspended ban on fans for any further infractions was set aside by the tribunal, while an agreement reached in September will prohibit away supporters from all Old Firm derbies in this season’s SPFL competitions.
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