Football tournament season
2024–25 Scottish League Cup (group stage)Tournament details |
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Country | Scotland |
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Dates | 13 July 2024 – 28 July 2024 |
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Teams | 40 |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 80 |
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Goals scored | 269 (3.36 per match) |
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Top goal scorer(s) | Ben Wilson (6 goals) |
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The 2024–25 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 13 July to 28 July 2024.[1] A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the eight groups as well as the three best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2024–25 Scottish League Cup.
The competition begins with eight groups of five teams; each team plays one match only against each other team in the group, either home or away, for a total of two home and two away matches.[2] The five clubs initially competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic and Rangers), Europa League (Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock) and Conference League (St Mirren) receive a bye to the second round. The group stage consists of 40 teams: all remaining teams that competed across the SPFL in 2023–24, the 2023–24 Highland Football League champions (Buckie Thistle) and runners-up (Brechin City), and the 2023–24 Lowland Football League champions (East Kilbride).[2]
The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the three best runners-up, progress to the second round (last 16). At this stage, the competition reverts to the traditional knock-out format. The three group winners with the highest points total and the European entrants are seeded.
The traditional point system of awarding three points for a win and one point for a draw is used. In addition, for each group stage match that finishes in a draw, a penalty shoot-out takes place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.[3]
The draw for the group stage took place on 29 May 2024 and was broadcast live on the Premier Sports and SPFL YouTube channels.[4]
Teams
The teams are seeded according to their final league positions in 2023–24 and drawn into eight groups, with each group comprising one team from each pot.
Seeding
Teams in Bold qualified for the second round.
Source:[2]
Group stage
All times are BST (UTC +1).
Group A
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Queen of the South | 0–3 | Aberdeen |
| [8] | |
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Don Robertson
Queen of the South | 2–0 | Dumbarton |
| [10] | |
Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 778
Referee: Stewart Luke
East Kilbride | 0–4 | Aberdeen |
| [12] | |
Attendance: 686
Referee: Grant Irvine
Aberdeen | 2–1 | Airdrieonians |
| [13] | - Wilson 40'
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Attendance: 9,161
Referee: Chris Graham
East Kilbride | 1–3 | Queen of the South |
- Fagan 33'
| [14] | |
K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride
Attendance: 398
Referee: Alastair Grieve
Airdrieonians | 2–0 | Queen of the South |
- Wilson 44'
- Agyemang 64'
| [16] | |
Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Group B
Source: [17]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Falkirk | 2–0 | Dundee United |
| [18] | |
Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Iain Snedden
Stenhousemuir | 4–0 | Buckie Thistle |
- Aitken 19'
- Taylor 41'
- Anderson 59', 69'
| [19] | |
Attendance: 254
Referee: Alastair Grieve
Ayr United | 1–0 | Falkirk |
- Dowds 5'
| [20] | |
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Calum Scott
Dundee United | 3–0 | Stenhousemuir |
| [21] | |
Attendance: 1,966
Referee: Don Robertson
Buckie Thistle | 1–5 | Falkirk |
- MacAskill 30'
| [22] | |
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Greg Soutar
Dundee United | 2–1 | Ayr United |
| [23] | |
Tannadice Park, Dundee
Attendance: 2,157
Buckie Thistle | 2–5 | Dundee United |
- McCabe 48'
- MacIver 67' (pen.)
| [25] | |
Victoria Park, Buckie
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Calum Scott
Ayr United | 3–2 | Buckie Thistle |
| [26] | - Peters 45'
- McLeod 57'
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Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Colin Steven
Falkirk | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir |
| [27] | |
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Group C
Source: [28]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Elgin City | 0–5 | Hibernian |
| [29] | |
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Colin Steven
Peterhead | 0–5 | Queen's Park |
| [30] | |
Attendance: 548
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
Elgin City | 1–1 | Kelty Hearts |
- Dangana 70'
| [31] | - Williamson 45+1'
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Penalties |
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| 5–4 | |
Borough Briggs, Elgin
Attendance: 473
Referee: Dan McFarlane
Hibernian | 5–1 | Queen's Park |
| [32] | - Turner 90+6'
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Attendance: 4,795
Referee: Ross Hardie
Kelty Hearts | 1–0 | Hibernian |
- Flatman 58'
| [33] | |
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Chris Graham
Kelty Hearts | 0–1 | Peterhead |
| [35] | - Barry 27'
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New Central Park, Kelty
Attendance: 346
Referee: Ryan Lee
Queen's Park | 4–0 | Elgin City |
| [36] | |
Attendance: 478
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Hibernian | 4–0 | Peterhead |
| [37] | |
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Euan Anderson
Queen's Park | 6–0 | Kelty Hearts |
| [38] | |
Lesser Hampden, Glasgow
Attendance: 665
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Group D
Source: [39]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Annan Athletic | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
- Goss 21'
| [40] | |
Attendance: 427
Referee: Jordan Curran
Bonnyrigg Rose | 1–7 | Dundee |
- Osadolor 75'
| [41] | |
Attendance: 987
Referee: Dan McFarlane
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Chris Graham
Arbroath | 0–3 | Annan Athletic |
| [44] | - Todd 28', 90+3'
- Dixon 60'
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Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Attendance: 559
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 | Bonnyrigg Rose |
| [45] | |
Attendance: 682
Referee: Ryan Lee
Dundee | 3–1 | Annan Athletic |
| [46] | - Goss 40'
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Attendance: 888
Referee: Iain Snedden
Bonnyrigg Rose | 0–1 | Arbroath |
| [48] | |
New Dundas Park, Bonnyrigg
Attendance: 622
Referee: Jordan Curran
Dundee | 6–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| [49] | |
Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 1,057
Group E
Source: [51]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Notes:
- ^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.[50]
Matches
Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Livingston |
| [52] | |
Attendance: 538
Referee: Stewart Luke
The Spartans | 0–3 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| [53] | - McCann 4'
- Ritchie-Hosler 82'
- Sutherland 87'
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Attendance: 856
Referee: Peter Stuart
Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Forfar Athletic |
| [55] | |
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: Colin Whyte
Livingston | 1–0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| [57] | |
Attendance: 1,555
Referee: Colin Steven
Cove Rangers | 0–2 | Livingston |
| [58] | |
Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 243
Referee: Euan Anderson
The Spartans | 1–0 | Forfar Athletic |
- Henderson 86'
| [59] | |
Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 257
Referee: Gary Hanvidge
Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Cove Rangers |
- Sutherland 88'
| [60] | - Doyle 58'
- Gaffney 84'
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East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Calum Scott
Livingston | 0–1 | The Spartans |
| [61] | - Russell 85'
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Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Attendance: 848
Referee: George Calder
- Notes
- ^
A: Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove Rangers, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.[50]
Group F
Source: [62]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Brechin City | 1–2 | St Johnstone |
- Moreland 90+1'
| [63] | |
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Craig Napier
East Fife | 3–0 | Greenock Morton |
| [64] | |
Attendance: 662
Referee: Colin Whyte
Alloa Athletic | 0–0 | East Fife |
| [65] | |
Penalties |
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| 5–3 | |
Attendance: 442
Referee: Iain Snedden
Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Brechin City |
| [66] | |
Attendance: 834
Referee: Euan Anderson
Brechin City | 1–3 | Alloa Athletic |
- Scott 84'
| [67] | |
Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 274
Referee: Colin Whyte
St Johnstone | 2–0 | Greenock Morton |
| [68] | |
Attendance: 2,403
Referee: Iain Snedden
Alloa Athletic | 3–2 | St Johnstone |
- Neill 54'
- Rankin 83', 88'
| [69] | |
Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Colin Steven
East Fife | 4–0 | Brechin City |
- Newton 15'
- Austin 23', 46'
- Shepherd 40'
| [70] | |
Bayview Stadium, Methil
Attendance: 558
Referee: Daniel Graves
Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic |
| [71] | |
Cappielow, Greenock
Attendance: 823
Referee: Ross Hardie
St Johnstone | 5–1 | East Fife |
| [72] | |
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Don Robertson
Group G
Source: [73]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Motherwell | 3–0 | Edinburgh City |
- Balmer 43'
- Casey 56'
- O'Donnell 61'
| [74] | |
Attendance: 2,587
Referee: Calum Scott
Partick Thistle | 3–2 | Montrose |
| [75] | - Maciver-Redwood 37'
- Hermiston 64'
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Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Montrose | 1–1 | Motherwell |
- Shrive 86'
| [76] | |
Penalties |
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| 4–5 | |
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Colin Steven
Edinburgh City | 0–5 | Clyde |
| [77] | |
Clyde | 1–3 | Motherwell |
- Hamilton 62'
| [78] | |
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Craig Napier
Montrose | 2–1 | Edinburgh City |
- Smith 7'
- Lyons 65'
| [80] | - Lawson 29'
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Links Park, Montrose
Attendance: 414
Referee: Peter Stuart
Partick Thistle | 2–3 | Clyde |
| [81] | - Ashcroft 27' (o.g.)
- Dunachie 44', 86'
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Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,848
Clyde | 0–1 | Montrose |
| [82] | - Brown 5'
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New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 525
Referee: Alex Shepherd
Motherwell | 0–0 | Partick Thistle |
| [83] | |
Penalties |
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| 1–3 | |
Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 5,695
Referee: David Dickinson
Group H
Source: [84]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Matches
Stirling Albion | 0–3 | Raith Rovers |
| [85] | |
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Greg Soutar
Stranraer | 1–3 | Ross County |
- Lang 81'
| [86] | |
Attendance: 515
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Stranraer |
- Hamilton 5'
- Murray 90'
| [88] | - Dunlop 84'
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Attendance: 1,435
Referee: Grant Irvine
Ross County | 2–1 | Raith Rovers |
- White 29'
- Harmon 87'
| [89] | - Smith 50'
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Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Euan Anderson
Stranraer | 0–3 | Hamilton Academical |
| [90] | - Bradley 35'
- Kyle MacDonald 55'
- Henderson 87'
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Stair Park, Stranraer
Attendance: 438
Referee: Peter Stuart
Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Ross County |
| [91] | |
New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 561
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Stirling Albion | 2–2 | Stranraer |
- McKinlay 25'
- Roy 78'
| [92] | - Edgar 83'
- Lang 85'
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Penalties |
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| 4–2 | |
Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
Attendance: 343
Referee: Joel Kennedy
Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical |
| [93] | |
Penalties |
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| 5–3 | - MacDonald
- Murray
- Todorov
- Bradley
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Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Chris Graham
Ross County | 3–0 | Stirling Albion |
- Hale 29', 43'
- Brown 80'
| [94] | |
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Nick Walsh
Best runners-up
Source: [95]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
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- ^ "Dundee vs Bonnyrigg Rose". SPFL. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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- ^ "Arbroath vs Dundee". SPFL. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Arbroath vs Annan Athletic". SPFL. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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- ^ "Alloa Athletic vs East Fife". SPFL. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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