Next season’s Viaplay Cup champions will bank a record breaking sum after SPFL chiefs revealed a bumper £3million in prize money and TV income for the League Cup.
Over £2.3m prize pot will be shared between clubs with the winner taking home a highest ever £380,000 - up from the £350,000 that Celtic were awarded for beating Rangers in February. The runners-up will bank £175,000 - up £15,000 on last season - while semi final losers also gain to earn £10,000 extra on last year with a cheque for £110,000.
And fees paid out for all live matches in the competition - £17,000 for group games and £27,000 for ties thereafter - will nudge the total cash on offer to £3million. The Fife derby between Raith Rovers and Dunfermline on Saturday, July 15, has been chosen as the first of five group games to be beamed out live by the tournament’s sponsors.
