Rangers to Defend Their Role in Ibrox Pitch Invasion

Rangers will face an SFA disciplinary hearing on Monday night over the pitch invasion that followed their Scottish Cup match with Celtic. The club plans to contest the blame, citing Celtic fans as the trigger for the violence.

24 Aug 2026 By Catherine Whitaker · senior correspondent

Hearing Schedule

Rangers will face an SFA disciplinary hearing on Monday night over the pitch invasion that followed their Scottish Cup match with Celtic. The hearing will determine the club's liability after fans from both sides encroached onto the Ibrox pitch.

Rangers' Defence

The Ibrox club has accepted the notice of complaint but will stand its ground. Rangers will defend the claims in last month’s independent report that Celtic fans invading the pitch from the Broomloan End was the ‘trigger point’ for the violence that followed. Their legal team will present a list of mitigating factors, but they will not defend their own fans’ actions, having already criticised supporter behaviour in their statements.

Outcome Pending

Celtic had their hearing 11 days ago, while Rangers’ was delayed by their Europa League tie with Jagiellonia Bialystok. Rangers will learn their fate tonight, but the outcome will not be made public until Tuesday morning at the earliest.