SPFL Trust Trophy
SPFL TRUST TROPHY FORMAT FOR 2023/24
Round 1 (22 clubs - 11 ties) – Midweek of August 1/2
Seeded and regionalised (B teams kept apart)
- 11 cinch Premiership B teams
- Top four Highland League clubs from 2022/23
- Top four Lowland League clubs from 2022/23
- Clubs 8th-10th in cinch League 2 in 2022/23
Round 2 (20 clubs - 10 ties) – Midweek of August 15/16
Regionalised but not seeded
- 11 winners from Round 1
- Clubs 1st-7th in cinch League 2 in 2022/23
- Clubs 9th-10th in cinch League 1 in 2022/23
Round 3 (32 clubs - 16 ties) – Weekend of September 9/10
Not regionalised or seeded but cross-border clubs drawn against Scottish clubs
- 10 winners from Round 2
- Clubs 1st-8th in cinch League 1 in 2022/23
- Clubs 2nd-10th in cinch Championship in 2022/23
- Club 12th in cinch Premiership in 2022/23
- Four cross-border clubs (Bala Town, The New Saints, Cliftonville & Coleraine)
Round 4 (16 clubs – 8 ties) – Weekend of October 14/15
All-in-draw – no seeding
Quarter-finals – Weekend of November 18/19
Semi-finals – Weekend of February 3/4
Final – Weekend of March 23/24