The draw for the group stage of the Betfred Cup was made at Hampden Park today and resulted as follows…
Fixtures and BT Sport’s live TV selections will be confirmed in due course.
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 Caledonian Thistle
Raith Rovers
Peterhead
Cove Rangers
Group E
Motherwell
Morton
Queen of the South
Annan Athletic
Dumbarton
Group F
Hamilton Academical
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
Betfred Cup group stage dates (subject to TV selections)
MD1 Weekend of July 13/14, 2019
MD2 Midweek of July 16/17, 2019
MD3 Weekend of July 20/21, 2019
MD4 Midweek of July 23/24, 2019
MD5 Weekend of July 27/28, 2019
The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the second round on August 17/18, when they are joined by European entrants Celtic, Rangers, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.