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2022 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final
Event	2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Date	11 December 2022
Venue	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Referee	Colin Whyte
Attendance	3,747
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The 2022 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final was the 20th final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. The match was played on 11 December 2022 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Rangers and Hibernian were the finalists; the match was televised live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports^[1] and Sky Sports Mix channels. Rangers won the trophy for the first time.^[2]

Route to the final

Rangers

Rangers' route to the final
Round	Opposition	Score
2R	Queen's Park (A)	5–0
QF	Motherwell (H)	6–0
SF	Spartans (A)	4–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Rangers entered the tournament in the second round, defeating Queen's Park 5–0 away from home at New Tinto Park.^[3]^[4] In the quarter-final they faced Motherwell at home and won 5–0.^[5]^[6]^[7] They faced Spartans away from home in Edinburgh and won the game 4–0.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Hibernian

Round	Opposition	Score
2R	Hamilton Accies (A)	8–0
QF	Kilmarnock(A)	2–1
SF	Glasgow City (A)	2–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Hibernian reached the final after successive 8–0 away wins against Hamilton Accies at New Douglas Park^[11] and Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.^[6]^[7]^[12]^[13] They defeated Glasgow City 2–1 at Petershill Park in the semi-final.^[14]^[15]

Pre-match

Going into the 2022 final, Hibernian had won the competition seven times and been runners-up four times. Rangers had never reached the final.

Match

Details

11 December 2022

12.30

Rangers	2–0	Hibernian
Arnot 16' Howat 76'	^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 3,747^[16]

Referee: Colin Whyte

Rangers

Hibernian


GK	1	Jenna Fife
DF	2	Nicola Docherty
DF	5	Hannah Davison	76'
DF	4	Kathryn Hill	90' (c)
DF	12	Rachel McLauchlan
MF	18	Chelsea Cornet
MF	6	Tessel Middag	90'
FW	15	Lizzie Arnot
MF	20	Jenny Danielsson	10'
FW	7	Brogan Hay	83'
FW	10	Kayla McCoy	70'
Substitutes:
MF	9	Kirsty Howat		70'
DF	11	Megan Bell
MF	14	Colette Cavanagh		83'
MF	21	Lisa Martinez		90'
GK	22	Victoria Esson
MF	23	Kirsty Maclean		90'
DF	24	Sam Kerr		10'
FW	26	Jodi McLeary
MF	28	Emma Watson		83'
Manager:
Malky Thomson


GK	13	Benedicte Håland
MF	4	Leah Eddie
DF	5	Joelle Murray (c)
MF	4	Siobhan Hunter
DF	3	Lucy Parry
FW	18	Rosie Livingstone	56'
DF	16	Ellis Notley
MF	10	Shannon McGregor
MF	8	Michaela McAlonie
FW	9	Eilidh Adams
FW	21	Krystyna Freda	56'
Substitutes:
DF	2	Shannon Leishman
MF	7	Liana Hinds		56'
FW	11	Nor Mustafa		56'
GK	12	Daniela Kosińska
DF	24	Ava Kuyken
MF	27	Eleni Giannou
FW	29	Kirsty Morrison
DF	33	Poppy Lawson
Manager:
Dean Gibson

Player of the Match:
Lizzie Arnot^[16]

Assistant referees:^[17]
Alaistair Taylor
James McClusky
Fourth official
Steven MacDonald

Match rules^[21]

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Seven named substitutes
Maximum of six substitutions in normal time

References

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^ "Queen's Park 0 Rangers 5". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park FC. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022. Queen's stood tall against the SWPL1 League leaders, Rangers yesterday at New Tinto Park. But a hat trick from Kirsty Howat and goals from Kirsty Maclean and Jodi McLeary meant it was the Ibrox side who progressed to the last eight of the Sky Sports Cup.
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^ "Report: Glasgow City 1 Hibs 2". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022. A heroic performance from the Hibees saw the side secure a 2-1 victory over Glasgow City and advance to the final of the Sky Sports Cup.
^ "We have ignored the doubters": Reaction as Hibs reach SWPL Cup final at Tynecastle after sensational win over Glasgow City". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022. A brace from Krystyna Freda at Petershill Park secured Hibs an eleventh SWPL Cup final appearance
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