Celtic and Rangers will play their next Scottish Cup home ties behind closed doors after their appeals against the sanction were dismissed by a Scottish FA appellate tribunal on Monday.
Both clubs must also pay £100,000 to the visiting club in their respective home ties in the national cup competition. However, a suspended ban on fans for further infractions was set aside by the tribunal.
Celtic criticism
Celtic criticised the decision as "excessive and disproportionate punishment" and claimed a "false equivalence" had been drawn between the behaviour of their fans entering the pitch "at a moment of emotion and celebration" and that of Rangers supporters. The club also argued it had no responsibility for stadium safety arrangements at Ibrox and should not have been punished in the same way as Rangers. Rangers have not yet commented on the appeal decision.
Background
The stadium closure penalty was announced in late August following disorder at the end of last season's Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox, which Celtic won on penalties. Supporters threw fireworks and other missiles, police officers were injured, and 43 arrests had been made by 25 August.
An independent review published in July, led by Mark Blackbourne, concluded the incident "came within a very small margin of becoming a violent mass confrontation." The report identified failings by both clubs and criticised the Scottish FA for not taking a tougher approach to crowd disorder.
In September, an agreement was reached to have no away fans at any Old Firm derbies in this season's SPFL competitions.
