Police called for the summit after trouble broke out at last week’s Old Firm game First Minister Alex Salmond is to host a summit in Edinburgh later to discuss the fallout from last week’s “shameful” Old Firm Scottish Cup replay.
Police requested the move after the game saw three red cards, several touch-line and tunnel confrontations and 34 arrests inside Celtic Park.
Representatives from both clubs, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and Strathclyde Police will attend.
A statement on any outcome is expected at St Andrews House at 1500 GMT.
Strathclyde Police confirmed on Thursday that it had asked for a summit on Old Firm-related disorder following the previous night’s match, which Celtic won 1-0.
A statement from the force said: “There can be no doubt that the levels of drunken violence that have blighted our communities and the number of people who have been arrested due to their sectarian behaviour is simply unacceptable. Something has to be done.”
Later, during First Minister’s Questions at Holyrood, Mr Salmond had said “the disgraceful scenes last night cannot be ignored”.
He described the Strathclyde Police initiative as “a welcome one” and said both clubs and the SFA had agreed to attend.
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