Betfred Cup Draw
Tuesday, 28th May 2019Dunfermline Athletic were second seeds in South Section and will meet St Mirren, Albion Rovers, Edinburgh City and East Kilbride.
The draw produced eight groups of five teams on a regionalised basis. The four north and four south groups were each be made up of a first seed, a second seed and three unseeded clubs, with seeding based on league positions at the end of season 2018/19.
First Round Group Stage
South Group E
Motherwell
Greenock Morton
Queen of the South
Annan Athletic
Dumbarton
South Group F
Hamilton Academical
Partick Thistle
Airdrieonians
Queens Park
Clyde
South Group G
Livingston
Ayr United
Stranraer
Berwick Rangers
Falkirk
South Group H
St Mirren
DUNFERMLINE
Albion Rovers
Edinburgh City
East Kilbride
North Group A
Heart of Midlothian
Dundee United
East Fife
Stenhousemuir
Cowdenbeath
North Group B
St Johnstone
Ross County
Forfar Athletic
Brechin City
Montrose
North Group C
Hibernian
Alloa Athletic
Stirling Albion
Arbroath
Elgin City
North Group D
Dundee
Inverness Caley Thistle
Raith Rovers
Peterhead
Cove Rangers
Forty clubs are involved in the draw - the 38 SPFL clubs from 2018/19 who are not participating in European competitions in the forthcoming season plus Lowland League champions East Kilbride and Highland League winners Cove Rangers.
The format sees all drawn group stage matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out, with the winners earning a bonus point in addition to the point given to each team for a draw.
The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16 of the competition on the weekend of August 17/18, where they will be joined by holders Celtic and fellow European representatives Rangers, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.
North section - first seeds
1 Hibernian
2 Heart of Midlothian
3 St Johnstone
4 Dundee
South section - first seeds
5 Motherwell
6 Livingston
7 Hamilton Academical
8 St Mirren
North section - second seeds
9 Ross County
10 Dundee United
11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
12 Alloa Athletic
South section - second seeds
13 Ayr United
14 Morton
15 Partick Thistle
16 Dunfermline Athletic
North section - unseeded teams
17 Arbroath
18 Forfar Athletic
19 Raith Rovers
20 Montrose
21 East Fife
22 Stenhousemuir
23 Brechin City
24 Peterhead
25 Stirling Albion
26 Cowdenbeath
27 Elgin City
28 Cove Rangers
South section - unseeded teams
29 Queen of the South
30 Falkirk
31 Airdrieonians
32 Dumbarton
33 Stranraer
34 Clyde
35 Edinburgh City
36 Annan Athletic
37 Queen`s Park
38 Albion Rovers
39 Berwick Rangers
40 East Kilbride
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