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. Currently, it is known as the Betfred Cup.
The format has been tinkered with throughout its history, this is the third season of a re-established sectional/group stage format, which was used for many years, but previously abandoned in 1984.
Forty clubs take part in the group stage – the 38 league clubs not involved in European competition, together with the Highland and Lowland League champions. The eight group winners and four best runners up progress to the knockout stage.
Celtic are the current cup holders.
2018-19 COMPETITION (2016-17, 2017-18)
GROUP STAGE
Friday, July 13
- (H) Kilmarnock 0-0(2-3p) St Mirren – BT Sport
Saturday, July 14
- (A) Dundee United1-1(3-5p) Arbroath
- (A) Ross County 2-0 Elgin City
- (B) Falkirk 0-1 Montrose
- (B) St Johnstone 0-0(5-4p) East Fife
- (C) Inverness Caley Thistle 2-0 Cove Rangers
- (C) Raith Rovers 0-2 Cowdenbeath (@ New Bayview)
- (D) Brechin City 0-0(4-5p) Peterhead
- (D) Stirling Albion 4-0 Dundee
- (E) Ayr United 3-1 Greenock Morton
- (E) Stenhousemuir 0-2 Partick Thistle
- (F) Airdrieonians 1-2 Livingston
- (F) Annan Athletic 1-0 Hamilton Accies
- (G) Clyde 1-1(1-4p) Edinburgh City
- (G) Queen of the South 5-3 Stranraer
- (H) Spartans 0-0(3-4p) Dumbarton
Tuesday, July 17
- (A) Alloa Athletic 4-2 Arbroath
- (A) Ross County 1-0 Dundee United
- (B) Falkirk 2-0 Forfar Athletic
- (B) Montrose 1-0 East Fife
- (C) Cowdenbeath 2-5 Inverness Caley Thistle
- (D) Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 Peterhead
- (D) Stirling Albion 1-2 Brechin City
- (E) Partick Thistle 2-1 Greenock Morton
- (E) Stenhousemuir 4-0 Albion Rovers
- (F) Annan Athletic 4-0 Berwick Rangers
- (F) Hamilton Accies 0-0(5-6p) Livingston
- (G) Motherwell 5-0 Edinburgh City
- (G) Queen of the South 3-0 Clyde
- (H) Dumbarton 1-0 Queen’s Park
- (H) St Mirren 2-2(5-3p) Spartans
Wednesday, July 18
- (C) Cove Rangers 1-2 Heart of Midlothian (8pm)
Saturday, July 21
- (A) Arbroath 2-0 Elgin City
- (A) Dundee United 1-1(3-4p) Alloa Athletic
- (B) Montrose 0-1 St Johnstone
- (C) Cowdenbeath 1-0 Cove Rangers
- (C) Raith Rovers 1-1(4-2p) Heart of Midlothian (@ New Bayview)– BT Sport
- (D) Peterhead 0-2 Stirling Albion
- (E) Albion Rovers 0-2 Ayr United
- (E) Greenock Morton 2-0 Stenhousemuir
- (F) Berwick Rangers 0-3 Airdrieonians
- (F) Livingston 1-0 Annan Athletic (@ Prestonfield, Linlithgow)
- (G) Edinburgh City 0-4 Queen of the South
- (G) Stranraer 1-1(3-2p) Motherwell
- (H) Dumbarton 2-4 Kilmarnock
- (H) Queen’s Park 2-1 Spartans
Sunday, July 22
- (B) East Fife 1-1(4-5p) Forfar Athleti
- (D) Dundee 0-1 Dunfermline Athletic – BT Sport
Tuesday, July 24
- (A) Elgin City 0-3 Alloa Athletic
- (B) St Johnstone 1-0 Falkirk
- (C) Heart of Midlothian 5-0 Cowdenbeath
- (C) Inverness Caley Thistle 2-1 Raith Rovers
- (E) Albion Rovers 0-2 Partick Thistle
- (E) Ayr United 5-0 Stenhousemuir
- (F) Airdrieonians 4-1 Annan Athleti
- (F) Berwick Rangers 0-4 Hamilton Accies
- (G) Motherwell 2-0 Queen of the South
- (G) Stranraer 1-3 Clyde
- (H) Queen’s Park 0-0(4-5p) St Mirren
- (H) Spartans 0-3 Kilmarnock
Wednesday, July 25
- (A) Arbroath 4-1 Ross County
- (B) Forfar Athletic 3-1 Montrose
- (D) Brechin City 1-7 Dunfermline Athletic
- (D) Peterhead 0-2 Dundee
Saturday, July 28
- (A) Alloa Athletic 0-2 Ross County
- (A) Elgin City 0-4 Dundee United
- (B) East Fife 1-2 Falkirk
- (B) Forfar Athletic 1-3 St Johnstone
- (C) Cove Rangers 2-0 Raith Rovers
- (D) Dundee 2-0 Brechin City
- (D) Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 Stirling Albion
- (E) Greenock Morton 5-0 Albion Rovers
- (E) Partick Thistle 0-2 Ayr United
- (F) Hamilton Accies 1-1(3-0p) Airdrieonians
- (F) Livingston 2-0 Berwick Rangers (@ Prestonfield, Linlithgow)
- (G) Clyde 1-3 Motherwell – BT Sport
- (G) Edinburgh City 4-2 Stranraer
- (H) Kilmarnock 2-0 Queen’s Park
- (H) St Mirren 6-0 Dumbarton
Sunday, July 29
- (C) Heart of Midlothian 5-0 Inverness Caley Thistle – BT Sport
Group winners – Ross County, St Johnstone, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United, Livingston, Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Best runners up – Queen of the South, Dundee, St Mirren, Partick Thistle
KNOCKOUT STAGE
Second Round (Aug 18)
- Aberdeen 4-0 St Mirren
- Dundee 0-3 Ayr United
- Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Heart of Midlothian
- Livingston 0-1 Motherwell
- Partick Thistle 1-3 Celtic (12.30pm) – BT Sport
- Queen of the South 2-4 St Johnstone
- Hibernian 3-2 Ross County (Aug 19)
- Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers (Aug 19) – BT Sport
Quarter Finals (Sep 26)
- Hibernian 0-0(5-6p) Aberdeen (Sep 25) – BT Sport
- Heart of Midlothian 4-2 Motherwell
- Rangers 4-0 Ayr United
- St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic – BT Sport
Semi Finals (Oct 28)
- Heart of Midlothian 0-3 Celtic (@ Murrayfield Stadium)
- Aberdeen 1-0 Rangers (@ Hampden Park)
Final (Dec 2)
- Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen (@ Hampden Park)
Scottish Football Fixtures 