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 fourth 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), 2018-19)
GROUP STAGE
- Group A: Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, East Fife, Stenhousemuir, Cowdenbeath
- Group B: St Johnstone, Ross County, Forfar Athletic, Brechin City, Montrose
- Group C: Hibernian, Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion, Arbroath, Elgin City
- Group D: Dundee, Inverness Caley Thistle, Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Cove Rangers
- Group E: Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Dumbarton
- Group F: Hamilton Accies, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Queen’s Park, Clyde
- Group G: Livingston, Ayr United, Stranraer, Berwick Rangers, Falkirk
- Group H: St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers, Edinburgh City, East Kilbride
Friday, July 12
- (A) Heart of Midlothian 1-1 (5-3p) Dundee United – BT Sport
Saturday, July 13
- (A) Cowdenbeath 2-0 East Fife
- (B) Forfar Athletic 3-0 Brechin City
- (B) Ross County 4-1 Montrose
- (C) Arbroath 2-1 Elgin City
- (C) Stirling Albion 1-1(4-5p) Hibernian
- (D) Peterhead 2-1 Cove Rangers
- (D) Raith Rovers 0-3 Dundee
- (E) Annan Athletic 0-1 Dumbarton
- (E) Queen of the South 0-3 Motherwell
- (F) Hamilton Accies 0-0(5-6p) Queen’s Park
- (F) Partick Thistle 1-0 Airdrieonians
- (G) Berwick Rangers 0-7 Ayr United
- (G) Falkirk 1-1(3-4p) Livingston
- (H) East Kilbride 0-1 Albion Rovers
Sunday, July 14
- (H) St Mirren 2-3 Dunfermline Athletic – BT Sport
Tuesday, July 16
- (A) Cowdenbeath 0-2 Heart of Midlothian
- (A) Stenhousemuir 1-2 Dundee United
- (B) Brechin City 0-4 Ross County
- (B) Montrose 1-0 St Johnstone
- (C) Alloa Athletic 3-3(5-6p) – Elgin City
- (D) Peterhead 0-0(11-10p) Inverness Caley Thistle
- (E) Greenock Morton 6-1 Dumbarton
- (E) Queen of the South 3-3(5-4p) Annan Athletic
- (F) Queen’s Park 1-2 Partick Thistle (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- (G) Falkirk 1-0 Stranraer
- (G) Livingston 2-1 Ayr United
Wednesday, July 17
- (C) Stirling Albion 1-6 Arbroath
- (D) Cove Rangers 0-0(2-3p) Dundee
- (F) Clyde 1-3 Hamilton Accies (@ Ochilview Park)
- (H) Dunfermline Athletic 6-0 Albion Rovers
- (H) St Mirren 1-0 Edinburgh City
Friday, July 19
- (A) Dundee United 3-0 Cowdenbeath
- (E) Motherwell 4-0 Greenock Morton – BT Sport
Saturday, July 20
- (A) East Fife 2-0 Stenhousemuir
- (B) Montrose 1-4 Forfar Athletic
- (C) Elgin City 3-0 Stirling Albion
- (C) Hibernian 2-0 Alloa Athletic
- (D) Dundee 0-0(3-2p) Peterhead
- (D) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-1 Raith Rovers
- (E) Dumbarton 1-4 Queen of the South
- (F) Hamilton Accies 2-2(6-5p) Partick Thistle
- (G) Ayr United 2-1 Falkirk
- (G) Stranraer 6-0 Berwick Rangers
- (H) East Kilbride 0-0(6-5p) St Mirren
- (H) Edinburgh City 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Sunday, July 21
- (B) St Johnstone 1-2 Ross County – BT Sport
- (F) Clyde 2-3 Airdrieonians (@ New Douglas Park)
Tuesday, July 23
- (A) Dundee United 0-2 East Fife
- (C) Alloa Athletic 2-1 Stirling Albion
- (C) Hibernian 3-0 Arbroath
- (D) Inverness Caley Thistle 3-2 Cove Rangers
- (D) Raith Rovers 3-1 Peterhead
- (E) Annan Athletic 0-5 Greenock Morton
- (E) Dumbarton 0-2 Motherwell
- (G) Berwick Rangers 0-3 Falkirk
- (G) Stranraer 1-2 Livingston
- (H) Albion Rovers 0-0(4-3p) St Mirren
- (H) Edinburgh City 0-1 East Kilbride
Wednesday, July 24
- (A) Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Stenhousemuir
- (B) Ross County 2-0 Forfar Athletic
- (B) St Johnstone 4-0 Brechin City
- (F) Airdrieonians 2-2(12-11p) Queen’s Park
- (F) Partick Thistle 3-2 Clyde
Friday, July 26
- (C) Elgin City 0-2 Hibernian – BT Sport
Saturday, July 27
- (A) East Fife 1-1(7-6p) Heart of Midlothian
- (A) Stenhousemuir 2-0 Cowdenbeath
- (B) Brechin City 1-1(2-4p) Montrose
- (B) Forfar Athletic 2-1 St Johnstone
- (C) Arbroath 2-3 Alloa Athletic
- (D) Cove Rangers 3-0 Raith Rovers
- (E) Greenock Morton 3-3(4-3p) Queen of the South
- (E) Motherwell 4-0 Annan Athletic
- (F) Airdrieonians 2-3 Hamilton Accies
- (G) Ayr United 2-2(5-6p) Stranraer
- (G) Livingston 5-0 Berwick Rangers
- (H) Albion Rovers 2-1 Edinburgh City
- (H) Dunfermline Athletic 4-0 East Kilbride
Sunday, July 28
- (D) Dundee 1-0 Inverness Caley Thistle – BT Sport
- (F) Queen’s Park 1-1(5-4p) Clyde (@ Excelsior Stadium, 2.30pm)
KNOCKOUT PHASE
Second Round (Aug 17 unless stated)
- Motherwell 1-2 Heart of Midlothian (Aug 16) – BT Sport
- Celtic 2-1 Dunfermline Athletic
- Forfar Athletic 1-2 Livingston
- Hibernian 5-3 Greenock Morton
- Kilmarnock 1-0 Hamilton Accies
- Partick Thistle 3-2 Ross County
- Dundee 1-2 Aberdeen (Aug 18)
- East Fife 0-3 Rangers (Aug 18) – BT Sport
Quarter Finals (Sept 25)
- Celtic 5-0 Partick Thistle
- Heart of Midlothian 2-2(3-0p) Aberdeen
- Kilmarnock 0-0(4-5p) Hibernian
- Livingston 0-1 Rangers – BT Sport
Semi Finals (Nov 2/3)
- Hibernian 2-5 Celtic (Nov 2 @ Hampden Park, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
- Rangers – Heart of Midlothian (Nov 3 @ Hampden Park, 3pm) – BT Sport
Final (Dec 8)
- Rangers 0-1 Celtic (@ Hampden Park)
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