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David Irvine

Premier Sports Cup draw tomorrow as seeded teams and how to watch revealed

When is Premier Sports Cup draw, which teams are seeded and how can I watch?

THE Premier Sports Cup draw will take place tomorrow to determine the groups before fixtures begin in July.

The competition will be different this season with regionalisation scrapped in the draw meaning teams from across Scotland can be drawn against each other.

The draw will decide the teams in each five-team group with 37 SPFL teams joined by Highland League champions Fraserburgh and Lowland League winners Bonnyrigg Rose.

Buckie Thistle will also be in the draw as Highland League runners-up.

Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United and Motherwell all automatically advance to the last 16 after qualifying for Europe.

When is the Premier Sports Cup draw?

The SPFL have confirmed the draw will take place tomorrow - Wednesday, May 25.

It will begin at 1pm.

Can I watch the Premier Sports Cup draw? 

Yes. The draw will be shown live on Premier Sports via the FreeSports channel.

You can watch via the FreeSports Player online or on TV on Freeview HD channel 65, Sky HD channel 422, Virgin HD 553, TalkTalk 64, BT Vision channel 64.

Which teams are automatically in the knockout stages? 

Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United and Motherwell will join the competition in the last 16.

Which teams are seeded? 

Pot 1 1 Ross County 2 Livingston 3 Hibernian 4 St Mirren 5 Aberdeen 6 St Johnstone 7 Dundee 8 Kilmarnock

Pot 2 9 Arbroath 10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 Partick Thistle 12 Raith Rovers 13 Hamilton Academical 14 Morton 15 Ayr United 16 Dunfermline Athletic

Pot 3 17 Queen of the South 18 Cove Rangers 19 Airdrieonians 20 Montrose 21 Queen's Park 22 Alloa Athletic 23 Falkirk 24 Peterhead

Pot 4 25 Clyde 26 Dumbarton 27 East Fife 28 Kelty Hearts 29 Forfar Athletic 30 Annan Athletic 31 Edinburgh City 32 Stenhousemuir

Pot 5 33 Stranraer 34 Stirling Albion 35 Albion Rovers 36 Elgin City 37 Cowdenbeath 38 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 39 Fraserburgh  40 Buckie Thistle

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