The Scottish League Cup was instituted in 1946 and has been known by various different names for sponsorship reasons, including the Skol Cup, the CIS Cup, the Coca Cola Cup and most recently the Betfred Cup.
Subscription TV channel Premier Sports are tournament sponsor and exclusive broadcaster, reverting from Viaplay.
The format has been tinkered with throughout its history, this is the ninth season of a re-established group stage format.
Forty clubs take part in the group stage – the 37 league clubs not involved in European competition, together with the Highland and Lowland League champions. After the Lowland League received an extra place last season, it reverts back to the Highland League, so runners up Brechin City are included.
The eight group winners and three best runners-up qualify for the last 16, where they are joined by European entrants Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Kilmarnock and St Mirren.
ARCHIVE RESULTS
2024-25 COMPETITION
GROUP STAGE
- Group A: Aberdeen, Airdrieonians, Queen of the South, Dumbarton, East Kilbride
- Group B: Dundee United, Ayr United, Falkirk, Stenhousemuir, Buckie Thistle
- Group C: Hibernian, Queen’s Park, Kelty Hearts, Peterhead, Elgin City
- Group D: Dundee, Inverness Caley Thistle, Arbroath, Annan Athletic, Bonnyrigg Rose
- Group E: Livingston, Dunfermline Athletic, Cove Rangers, Spartans, Forfar Athletic
- Group F: St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, East Fife, Brechin City
- Group G: Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Montrose, Edinburgh City, Clyde
- Group H: Ross County, Raith Rovers, Hamilton Accies, Stirling Albion, Stranraer
- (A) Dumbarton – East Kilbride
- (A) Queen of the South – Aberdeen (5.15pm) – Premier Sports
- (B) Falkirk – Dundee United
- (B) Stenhousemuir – Buckie Thistle
- (C) Elgin City – Hibernian
- (C) Peterhead – Queen’s Park
- (D) Annan Athletic – Inverness Caley Thistle
- (D) Bonnyrigg Rose – Dundee
- (E) Forfar Athletic – Livingston
- (E) Spartans – Dunfermline Athletic
- (F) Brechin City – St Johnstone
- (F) East Fife – Greenock Morton
- (G) Motherwell – Edinburgh City
- (G) Partick Thistle – Montrose
- (H) Stirling Albion – Raith Rovers
- (H) Stranraer – Ross County
Tuesday, July 16
- (A) Airdrieonians – East Kilbride
- (A) Queen of the South – Dumbarton
- (B) Ayr United – Falkirk
- (B) Dundee United – Stenhousemuir
- (C) Elgin City – Kelty Hearts
- (C) Hibernian – Queen’s Park – Premier Sports
- (D) Annan Athletic – Bonnyrigg Rose
- (D) Arbroath – Dundee
- (E) Cove Rangers – Spartans
- (E) Dunfermline Athletic – Forfar Athletic
- (F) Alloa Athletic – East Fife
- (F) Greenock Morton – Brechin City
- (G) Montrose – Motherwell
- (H) Hamilton Accies – Stirling Albion
- (H) Raith Rovers – Stranraer
Wednesday, July 17
- (G) Edinburgh City – Clyde
Saturday, July 20
- (A) Dumbarton – Airdrieonians
- (A) East Kilbride – Aberdeen
- (B) Buckie Thistle – Falkirk
- (B) Dundee United – Ayr United (5.15pm) – Premier Sports
- (C) Kelty Hearts – Hibernian
- (C) Peterhead – Elgin City
- (D) Arbroath – Annan Athletic
- (D) Inverness Caley Thistle – Bonnyrigg Rose
- (E) Forfar Athletic – Cove Rangers
- (E) Livingston – Dunfermline Athletic
- (F) Brechin City – Alloa Athletic
- (F) St Johnstone – Greenock Morton
- (G) Clyde – Motherwell
- (G) Edinburgh City – Partick Thistle
- (H) Ross County – Raith Rovers
- (H) Stranraer – Hamilton Accies
Tuesday, July 23
- (A) Aberdeen – Airdrieonians – Premier Sports
- (A) East Kilbride – Queen of the South
- (B) Buckie Thistle – Dundee United
- (B) Stenhousemuir – Ayr United
- (C) Kelty Hearts – Peterhead
- (C) Queen’s Park – Elgin City
- (D) Dundee – Annan Athletic
- (D) Inverness Caley Thistle – Arbroath
- (E) Cove Rangers – Livingston
- (E) Spartans – Forfar Athletic
- (F) Alloa Athletic – St Johnstone
- (F) East Fife – Brechin City
- (G) Montrose – Edinburgh City
- (G) Partick Thistle – Clyde
- (H) Hamilton Accies – Ross County
- (H) Stirling Albion – Stranraer
Saturday, July 27
- (A) Aberdeen – Dumbarton
- (A) Airdrieonians – Queen of the South
- (B) Ayr United – Buckie Thistle
- (B) Falkirk – Stenhousemuir
- (C) Hibernian – Peterhead
- (C) Queen’s Park – Kelty Hearts
- (D) Bonnyrigg Rose – Arbroath
- (D) Dundee – Inverness Caley Thistle
- (E) Dunfermline Athletic – Cove Rangers
- (E) Livingston – Spartans
- (F) Greenock Morton – Alloa Athletic
- (F) St Johnstone – East Fife
- (G) Clyde – Montrose
- (H) Raith Rovers – Hamilton Accies
- (H) Ross County – Stirling Albion
Sunday, July 28
- (G) Motherwell – Partick Thistle – Premier Sports
KNOCKOUT PHASE
Second Round
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final
Scottish Football Fixtures 