Partick Thistle F.C.Association football club in Glasgow, ScotlandFootball clubCurrent seasonPartick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland, and currently plays in the Scottish Championship. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908.
Rangers F.C.Association football club in ScotlandFootball clubCurrent seasonRangers Football Club is a professional football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football. The club is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers, though this has never been its official name.
Clyde F.C.Clyde Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football club based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who play in Scottish League Two. Nicknamed the Bully Wee, the club was formed in 1877 on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow. They currently host their home matches at New Douglas Park in Hamilton, having previously played at Shawfield Stadium from 1898 to 1986 and Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld from 1994 until 2022.
Celtic F.C.Association football club in ScotlandFootball clubCurrent seasonCeltic have been in the Scottish top division since the inaugural Scottish Football League season in 1890.The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a professional football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football.
Queen's Park F.C.Association football club in Glasgow, ScotlandFootball clubQueen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow. It is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the 10th-oldest in the world. The team play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish football pyramid.Glasgow Football AssociationFounded in 1883, the Glasgow Football Association, based in the city of Glasgow, Scotland and affiliated to the national Scottish Football Association, is one of the oldest such bodies in football. In the modern game its influence is limited, the remit being "to represent the interests of the senior football clubs in Glasgow".
GlasgowGlasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west centralScotland. It is the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas within the city boundaries.
Scottish Youth CupThe Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams, previously under-19 teams. The competition started in 1983–84 and is open to all clubs in full membership of SFA. The competition's first winners, Celtic, have won the competition 16 times, more than any other club.
Old FirmThe Old Firm is a collective term for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected and contributed to political, social and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, matches between them have had an enduring appeal around the world.
Round-robin tournamentExample of a round-robin tournament with ten participantsA round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, where participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses, as well as with a Swiss-system tournament, where participants are matched according to their running score.
Association footballTeam sport played with a ballAssociation football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who mostly use their feet to kick an inflated ball around a pitch (playing field). The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball into the rectangular-framed goal which that team defends. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes.Single-elimination tournamentA single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion(s). Some match-ups may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European sports or best-of series in North American pro sports.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.