The Old Firm will have their ticket allocations for their next Scottish League Cup game at Hampden reduced as punishment after pyrotechnics were let off by supporters during this season’s past four matches.
Celtic and Rangers – along with Motherwell – were charged by the SPFL after both semi-finals at the national stadium were disrupted by the use of flares.
There was also widespread use of pyrotechnics at the final between Celtic and Rangers in December.
An independent panel, convened in February, found the trio guilty and has ordered that 500 tickets be removed from each club’s allocation, with a further deduction should there be future incidents.
Motherwell have been given a suspended sentence due to the fact they were only found to be in breach on one occasion, with Celtic and Rangers receiving suspended bans in addition to their immediate suspension.
The SPFL say a “suspended sanction of a reduction of 800 tickets for a future Premier Sports Cup match to be played at Hampden Park” will be imposed” in the event of another breach of SPFL Rule H34 through pyrotechnic use by supporters of the cub in any SPFL competition before 30 March 2027″. This applies to Celtic, Rangers and Motherwell.
