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Rangers v Celtic Ticket Allocation: SPFL Rules Allow Minimum 50 Away Tickets

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) rules for the League Cup quarter-finals theoretically require Rangers to provide Celtic with only 50 tickets for their upcoming match at Ibrox.

  • SPFL League Cup regulations state that the home club must provide 10 directors' box tickets and 40 stand tickets to the visiting club.
  • Despite the rules, a 'reasonable number' of approximately 2,500 away fans has been common for Premiership Old Firm games.
  • The ticket arrangements for the Rangers v Celtic match are yet to be confirmed, with the game scheduled for the weekend of 12 September.

Rangers are theoretically only required to make 50 tickets available to Celtic for their upcoming Scottish League Cup quarter-final match at Ibrox. This allocation, comprising 10 tickets for the directors' box and 40 for the stand, is detailed in Annex 2, section 11.1, of The Scottish Professional Football League Cup Competition Regulations.

However, despite these regulations, it is considered highly likely that Celtic will receive an allocation similar to the approximately 2,500 away fans seen at Premiership Old Firm games in recent years. This figure represents roughly 5% of the respective grounds' capacity, a compromise reached after a period where both clubs declined entry to away fans.

The ticket arrangements for the match, scheduled for the weekend of 12 September, are still to be confirmed. Both Rangers and the SPFL have stated it is too soon to comment on the arrangements, with the draw having only recently been made.

The last cup meeting between the two clubs at Ibrox in March led to disorder and an independent inquiry, which criticised both clubs. Celtic supporters were given the entire Broomloan Stand for that Scottish Cup tie, an allocation that appears remote for future matches after the events of that day.

What this means for you: If you are a Celtic supporter planning to attend the match at Ibrox, the final ticket allocation is yet to be announced.

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