Hibernian have confirmed that they have received 7,000 tickets for next Sunday’s Scottish Cup quarter-final clash at Celtic Park…
Initial allocation of 2,667 sold out quickly
After initially receiving 2,667 briefs, the Leith club have now secured an extra 4,333 and are paying for the 7,000 tickets up front and so are financially liable if they do not sell out the entire away section.
Rules in the Scottish Cup differ from Scottish Premiership legislation with away teams allowed for up to 20% of the home team’s capacity in the oldest cup competition in football and Hibs have taken advantage of this guideline.
Hibs currently enjoying a 14 match unbeaten run
David Gray’s men will make the trip to Glasgow’s east end in stunning form and are currently 14 matches unbeaten in all competitions which included their 2-1 victory over Celtic at Easter Road last weekend.
Hibs release statement on Celtic Park tickets
And, after negotiating with Celtic’s hierarchy, Hibernian bosses released a statement confirming the significant allocation. A club statement outlined: “We are delighted to give supporters a positive update regarding our away ticket allocation at Celtic Park for our Scottish Cup Quarter-Final fixture.”
“As supporters are aware, we received an initial allocation of 2,667 tickets, a number that we sold out within five days of going on sale. During the sales period, we remained in continued dialogue with Celtic requesting more tickets, and today (Thursday 27 February) had a breakthrough.”
We can confirm that we will now receive an away allocation of up to 7,000 tickets for our upcoming Scottish Cup trip to Celtic Park.
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— Hibernian Football Club (@HibernianFC) February 27, 2025
“We can confirm that we will now receive an away allocation of up to 7,000 tickets for the match at Celtic Park. After long discussions, and being referred to the SFA Handbook, which states “the Away Club shall be responsible for payment to the Home Club for all tickets delivered to the Away Club for sale to supporters of the Away Club”.
“We continued to push for the larger allocation, knowing the financial risk to Hibernian FC, and accepted circa 7,000 away tickets understanding the demand from our supporters. It goes without saying that our supporters have played a vital part in our fantastic run of form, and we want to see as many Hibees as possible supporting the team at Celtic Park!”
It’s looking like it is going to be some match with a cracking atmosphere – what’s not to like and may the best team win!
Conor Spence
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