Cup · Season 2026-27

Premier Sports Cup

Eight groups of five, then a single-leg knockout. The five European representatives join in the last 16 alongside the eight group winners and the three best runners-up. Group games are decided by a shoot-out if level.

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Format

Where the clubs enter

Official 2026/27

Group stage: 8 groups of 5 — 37 non-European SPFL clubs plus Linlithgow Rose, Brora Rangers and Brechin City.
Byes: Celtic, Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian — the five European representatives — enter in the last 16.
Qualification: 8 group winners + 3 best runners-up join the five byes for a 16-team second round.
Points: 3 for a win; 1 for a draw plus a shoot-out bonus. Tables show W / PW / PL / L, not a flat W/D/L.
Knockout: single-leg, extra time and penalties.

Status

Semi-final

In progress

Semi-final · 31 Oct 2026

Rangers v Aberdeen

17:30 · Hampden Park

Semi-final · 1 Nov 2026

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

15:00 · Hampden Park

Group stage

Eight groups

Computed from 80 fixtures

Group positions are computed from the group fixtures. The licensed feed does not expose the official draw letters, so the app assigns A–H from the fixture graph; the table contents are group-correct.

Group A

5 teams

Group A table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aberdeen	4	4	0	0	0	11	2	+9	12
2	Queen's Park	4	3	0	0	1	9	4	+5	9
3	Kelty Hearts	4	1	1	0	2	4	8	-4	5
4	Queen of the South	4	1	0	1	2	6	8	-2	4
5	Brora Rangers	4	0	0	0	4	3	11	-8	0

Group B

5 teams

Group B table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ross County	4	3	1	0	0	11	3	+8	11
2	Dundee	4	3	0	1	0	14	3	+11	10
3	Clyde	4	2	0	0	2	6	8	-2	6
4	Airdrieonians	4	1	0	0	3	5	8	-3	3
5	Annan Athletic	4	0	0	0	4	2	16	-14	0

Group C

5 teams

Group C table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ayr United	4	4	0	0	0	10	3	+7	12
2	Falkirk	4	2	0	1	1	9	2	+7	7
3	Edinburgh City	4	2	0	0	2	4	7	-3	6
4	Alloa Athletic	4	0	2	0	2	4	9	-5	4
5	Stranraer	4	0	0	1	3	4	10	-6	1

Group D

5 teams

Group D table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dundee United	4	3	1	8	1	+7	9
2	Montrose	4	3	1	5	2	+3	9
3	Arbroath	4	2	2	3	6	-3	6
4	Stirling Albion	4	1	3	3	5	-2	3
5	The Spartans	4	1	3	4	9	-5	3

Group E

5 teams

Group E table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stenhousemuir	4	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	10
2	Partick Thistle	4	2	1	1	0	13	3	+10	9
3	Livingston	4	2	0	2	0	11	1	+10	8
4	Forfar Athletic	4	1	0	0	3	3	15	-12	3
5	Brechin City	4	0	0	0	4	2	13	-11	0

Group F

5 teams

Group F table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St Mirren	4	3	1	12	4	+8	9
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	3	1	10	4	+6	9
3	East Kilbride	4	2	2	13	10	+3	6
4	Dumbarton	4	1	3	6	13	-7	3
5	Cove Rangers	4	1	3	3	13	-10	3

Group G

5 teams

Group G table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	3	1	0	0	5	1	+4	11
2	East Fife	4	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4	9
3	St Johnstone	4	2	0	1	1	6	2	+4	7
4	Linlithgow Rose	4	1	0	0	3	2	7	-5	3
5	Greenock Morton	4	0	0	0	4	0	7	-7	0

Group H

5 teams

Group H table with group-stage points and shoot-out bonus.
#	Club	P	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kilmarnock	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	9
2	Hamilton Academical	4	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	8
3	Raith Rovers	4	2	0	2	0	5	2	+3	8
4	Peterhead	4	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	5
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	2	12	-10	0

Qualifiers

Who reached the last 16

16 of 16

Group winners

Aberdeen · Group A · 12 pts
Ross County · Group B · 11 pts
Ayr United · Group C · 12 pts
Dundee United · Group D · 9 pts
Stenhousemuir · Group E · 10 pts
St Mirren · Group F · 9 pts
Inverness Caledonian Thistle · Group G · 11 pts
Kilmarnock · Group H · 9 pts

Best runners-up

Dundee · Group B · 10 pts
Partick Thistle · Group E · 9 pts
Dunfermline Athletic · Group F · 9 pts

European byes

Celtic · Bye to last 16
Heart of Midlothian · Bye to last 16
Hibernian · Bye to last 16
Motherwell · Bye to last 16
Rangers · Bye to last 16

Knockout

From 16 to the final

Round 2

Round of 16

8 ties

Round of 16 ties and scores.
Date	Home	Score	Away
14 Aug 2026	Kilmarnock	3–2	Ayr United
15 Aug 2026	Dunfermline Athletic	1–2	Ross County
15 Aug 2026	Aberdeen	3–0	Dundee
15 Aug 2026	Dundee United	0–4	Celtic
16 Aug 2026	Stenhousemuir	1–0AET	Motherwell
16 Aug 2026	Heart of Midlothian	6–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
16 Aug 2026	Hibernian	1–0	Partick Thistle
16 Aug 2026	Rangers	5–1	St Mirren

Round 3

Quarter-final

4 ties

Quarter-final ties and scores.
Date	Home	Score	Away
11 Sept 2026	Stenhousemuir	0–3	Heart of Midlothian
12 Sept 2026	Ross County	0–3	Hibernian
12 Sept 2026	Kilmarnock	1–1pens 1–3	Aberdeen
13 Sept 2026	Rangers	3–0	Celtic

Round 4

Semi-final

2 ties

Semi-final ties and scores.
Date	Home	Score	Away
31 Oct 2026	Rangers	17:30	Aberdeen
1 Nov 2026	Heart of Midlothian	15:00	Hibernian

Round 5

Final

TBC

Final: 13 December 2026, Hampden Park — participants TBC.

No fixtures published yet.

Source: API-Football, checked 2026-10-21. Group tables and group letters are computed by the app; the licensed feed supplies the fixtures and penalty scores but not standings.

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Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

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Competitions. Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00. Sources: API-Football; football-data.co.uk. Definitions: competition.index; cup.league; cup.scottish; table.cutoffs; table.record.