The upcoming Scottish Cup tie between Rangers and Celtic will not only shape the season on the pitch. It is also set to move a large sum of money between the clubs.
Ticket prices have been set at £53 for adults and £43 for juniors. With Ibrox expected to be full and Celtic allocated the entire Broomloan Stand under SFA cup rules, the gate will be one of the biggest seen in this fixture.
31st August 2025; Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland; Scottish Premiership Football, Rangers versus Celtic; Celtic huddle
Under Scottish FA regulations, the away club receives a share of the gate receipts after costs. That means Celtic will take a cut of the total income from the match.
The numbers have now been laid out publicly, with Scottish Coefficient calculating just how much could be at stake financially.
🔵🍀 At £53 for adults and £43 for juniors, the Scottish Cup tie will probably result in the largest sum of money to ever be exchanged between Rangers and Celtic.
🎟️ Estimated gate receipts of over £2.5m, from which Celtic take about 37% under SFA rules
💰 Over £925,000! pic.twitter.com/dkNFv6uqWe
— Scotland’s Coefficient (@scotlandscoeff1) February 23, 2026
For Celtic, that share of the gate is not small change. Close to a million pounds for one away tie is strong business, especially at this stage of the season. It arrives without the costs of hosting the match.
That money feeds directly into the club. However, there is also the wider picture.
18th January 2026; Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland: Scottish Cup Football, Auchinleck Talbot versus Celtic; Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson speaks to interim chairman Brian Wilson
None of it replaces the need to win. Supporters will care more about reaching Hampden than balance sheets. But in modern football, days like this carry value in more ways than one.
If Celtic can take a strong gate share and a semi-final place, it becomes a productive trip across the city in every sense.
