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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
James Cairney

Premier Sports Cup group stage draw in full

Premier Sports Cup group stage draw in full with Aberdeen and Hibs included

THE draw for the group stages of the 2022/23 Premier Sports Cup has been completed as 40 teams enter the competition at this stage.

Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Dundee United and Motherwell - the five Premiership sides who qualified for European football next term - have received a bye to the knockout rounds. The other 37 SPFL clubs made up the rest of the draw, as well as Buckie Thistle, Fraserburgh and recently-relegated Cowdenbeath.

The competition kicks off on July 9/10 and the groups are as follows:

Group A Aberdeen, Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion.

Group B Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Montrose, Stenhousemuir, Fraserburgh.

Group C Ross County, Dunfermline, Alloa, East Fife, Buckie Thistle.

Group D Hibernian, Morton, Falkirk, Clyde, Bonnyrigg Rose.

Group E St Mirren, Arbroath, Airdrieonians, Edinburgh City, Cowdenbeath.

Group F St Johnstone, Ayr United, Queen of the South, Annan, Elgin.

Group G Livingston, Inverness, Cove Rangers, Kelty Hearts, Albion Rovers.

Group H Dundee, Hamilton, Queen's Park, Forfar, Stranraer.

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