Rangers' Woeful Conference League Qualification Sparks Financial Hit

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Rangers' Woeful Conference League Qualification Sparks Financial Hit
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  1. McInnes 'mortified' as woeful Rangers fail to qualify for Conference League Got Sky? Watch Scottish Premiership games on your phone Not got Sky? Stream Scottish Premiership games flexibly on your phone

  2. Published Celtic and Rangers have both been ordered to play their next home Scottish Cup matches behind closed doors after last season's quarter-final was marred by fan disorder.

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    Friday 28 August 2026 12:12, UK Celtic and Rangers will play their next home ties in the Scottish Cup behind closed doors.

  3. The two Glasgow teams will also have to pay the visiting side for their next home Scottish Cup fixture £100,000.

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    Both teams will also have to pay the away side £100,000 for that fixture. The two clubs could also face a second home match without supporters if there is a further incident of either side's supporters engaging in "unacceptable conduct" in a Scottish Cup fixture.

  4. Thursday 27 August 2026 20:10, UK Rangers crashed out of all European competition after a dismal display against Jablonec saw them fail to reach the Conference League.

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    Rangers were left reeling as they crashed out of the Uefa Conference League playoffs with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat to Jablonec.

  5. Leading 1-0 from the first leg at Ibrox last week, Derek McInnes' side turned in a woeful performance in the Czech Republic which lacked creativity and invention, and it proved costly.

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    Leading 1-0 from the first leg at Ibrox last week, Derek McInnes’s side turned in a turgid performance in Czechia which lacked creativity and invention. It proved costly as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stadion Strelnice, drawing 1-1 on aggregate after extra time to set up the final shootout.

  6. A half-time reboot, involving a move to a different shape and the introduction of skipper Lawrence Shankland, Connor Barron and Findlay Curtis, did little to improve their play and Jablonec midfielder Vakhtang Chanturishvili deservedly levelled the tie in the 73rd minute with a drive which took the game to 1-1 on aggregate, and into extra-time.

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    Despite McInnes introducing Lawrence Shankland, Connor Barron and Findlay Curtis in the second half, Rangers could not get a foothold in the game. The Jablonec midfielder Vakhtang Chanturishvili deservedly levelled the tie in the 73rd minute with a low drive to beat Rangers keeper Ivor Pandur.

  7. The defeat is a huge blow to Rangers, who were knocked out of the Europa League qualifiers by Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok, losing 3-2 on aggregate. The club’s massive rebuild under McInnes is struggling to get off the ground, and now their European campaign is over while still in August.

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    The defeat is a huge blow to the Glasgow side, who were knocked out of the Europa League qualifiers by Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok and whose massive rebuild under McInnes is struggling to get off the ground.

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    Rangers finishing third in the Scottish Premiership last season meant they did not have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League and they were knocked out of Europa League qualifying by Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok in a further blow.

  8. Financial hit throughout the league Had Larne qualified they would have received approximately £2.75 million in participation money for reaching the league stage of the Conference League and that figure could have risen with positive results.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    The Hoops surrendered a four-goal lead against LASK to exit the Champions League; they have been drawn against Benfica, Union SG, Omonia, Torreense, Marseille, Ferencvaros, Celta Vigo and Besiktas in the Europa League; Celtic face Falkirk in the Premiership on Saturday; kick-off 3pm

  2. 02 The Guardian Sport

    Motherwell were left to rue another costly red card as their European adventure ended with a 4-1 defeat away to Freiburg in the Conference League playoffs.

  3. 03 BBC Sport

    Published It has been a European campaign to forget for Irish Premiership teams this season.

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Original Articles (9)

UK O'Neill knows Celtic need to respond for fans after Champions League woe — Sky Sports
UK Celtic and Rangers to play next Scottish Cup home game behind closed doors — Sky Sports
UK Q&A: What next for McInnes and Rangers after European exit? — Sky Sports
UK Woeful Rangers fail to qualify for Conference League — Sky Sports
UK Rangers crash out of Conference League in shootout loss to Czech side Jablonec — The Guardian Sport
UK How does Larne's European exit impact Irish League? — BBC Sport
UK Rangers count consequences of 'devoid of quality' European failure — BBC Sport
UK Stadium closures for Old Firm after fan disorder — BBC Sport
UK Larne's exit from Europe 'heartbreaking' - Haveron — BBC Sport