The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.
The Scottish Cup trophy is the oldest national trophy in the world. It was first held in 1873–74, with the first winners being Queen's Park.
The current holders of the Scottish Cup are Heart of Midlothian, who beat local rivals Hibernian 5–1 in the 2012 final on 19 May 2012.
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