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Ryan McGinlay

Premier Sports Cup group stage draw in full as 40 SPFL clubs learn their fate

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The Premier Sports Cup group stage draw has been confirmed, with 40 clubs discovering their opponents ahead of the July kick-off.

The eight group winners and the three best runners-up will progress to the last 16.

There, they will be joined by Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, and Motherwell, who enter at that stage due to European commitments.

Below are Groups A-H, as drawn on Wednesday afternoon:

Group A: Aberdeen, Queen’s Park, Queen of the South, Kelty Hearts, Brora Rangers.

Group B: Dundee United, Arbroath, Montrose, Spartans, Stirling Albion.

Group C: St Mirren, Dunfermline, Cove Rangers, East Kilbride, Dumbarton.

Group D: Dundee, Airdrie, Ross County, Clyde, Annan Athletic.


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Group E: Livingston, Partick Thistle, Stenhousemuir, Forfar, Brechin City.

Group F: St Johnstone, Morton, Inverness, East Fife, Linlithgow Rose.

Group G: Falkirk, Ayr United, Alloa, Stranraer, Edinburgh City.

Group H: Kilmarnock, Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Hamilton, Elgin City.

Additionally, the matchdays for each group stage game have also been confirmed.

MD1: Weekend of July 11/12

MD2: Midweek of July 14/15

MD3: Weekend of July 18/19

MD4: Midweek of July 21/22

MD5: Weekend of July 25/26

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