SPFL Trust Trophy
SPFL TRUST TROPHY FORMAT FOR 2024/25
Round 1 (22 clubs – 11 ties) – Midweek of July 30/31
Seeded and regionalised (B teams kept apart)
• 11 Premiership B teams
• 5 Highland League clubs from 2023/24 (Buckie Thistle, Brechin City, Fraserburgh, Banks o’Dee, and Formartine United)
• 6 Lowland League clubs from 2023/24 (East Kilbride, Bo’ness United, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers, and East Stirlingshire)
Round 2 (18 clubs – 9 ties) – Midweek of August 13/14
Regionalised but not seeded
• 11 Round 1 winners
• Clubs 4th -10th in League 2 in 2023/24
Round 3 (32 clubs – 16 ties) – Weekend of September 7/8
All-in draw – no seeding
• 9 Round 2 winners
• Clubs 1st - 3rd in League 2 in 2023/24
• Clubs 1st - 10th in League 1 2023/24
• Clubs 2nd - 10th in Championship 2023/24
• Club 12th in Premiership in 2023/24
Round 4 (16 clubs – 8 ties) – Weekend of October 12/13
Quarter-finals (8 clubs – 4 ties) – Midweek of November 12/13
Semi-finals (4 clubs – 2 ties) – Midweek of January 28/29
Final – Weekend of March 22/23 or March 29/30