Premier Sports Cup

Premier Sports Cup format 2024/25

Format
The group stage involves 40 clubs - the 37 SPFL clubs from 2023/24 who did not qualify for Europe plus Buckie Thistle (Highland League champions), Brechin City (Highland League runners-up) and East Kilbride (Lowland League champions).

Teams are drawn into eight groups of five based on final league positions. As was the case for the past two seasons, there is no regionalisation in the group stage.

Group matches
Clubs are awarded the usual three points for a win but all drawn games in the group stage go straight to penalties - the shoot-out winners receive a bonus point. ie three points for a win, two points for a shoot-out win and one point for losing on penalties.

If clubs are level on points at the end of the group stage, the criteria for separating them is 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) head-to-head record, 7) drawing of lots.

Knock-out rounds
The eight group winners and three best runners-up progress to the second round, where they are joined by the five clubs competing in European competitions - Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock and St Mirren.

The seeded teams in the last 16 will be the five European representatives and the three group winners with the best records.

The tournament reverts to a traditional knock-out format from the second round onwards, with ties decided by extra time and penalties if the scores are level after 90 minutes.

Premier Sports Cup dates 2024/25

Group stage
MD1: Weekend of July 13/14
MD2: Midweek of July 16/17
MD3: Weekend of July 20/21
MD4: Midweek of July 23/24
MD5: Weekend of July 27/28

Second round
Weekend of August 17/18

Quarter-finals
Weekend of September 21/22

Semi-finals
Weekend of November 2/3

Final
Sunday December 15

Results

Premier Sports Cup

Sunday 15th December 2024

Premier Sports Cup

Sunday 3rd November 2024

Premier Sports Cup

Saturday 2nd November 2024

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Fixtures

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League Tables

Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Celtic 30 69 75
2 Rangers 30 34 62
3 Hibernian 30 4 44
4 Aberdeen 30 -8 43
5 Dundee United 30 -2 41
6 Heart of Midlothian 30 3 39
7 Motherwell 30 -14 38
8 St. Mirren 30 -12 35
9 Ross County 30 -20 35
10 Kilmarnock 30 -14 32
11 Dundee 30 -18 31
12 St. Johnstone 30 -22 26

Updated at 18/03/2025 at 16:27

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Falkirk 30 36 66
2 Ayr United 30 20 55
3 Livingston 29 17 55
4 Partick Thistle 30 4 45
5 Greenock Morton 29 -2 40
6 Raith Rovers 29 -6 38
7 Queen's Park 30 -6 33
8 Hamilton Academical 30 -20 29
9 Dunfermline Athletic 29 -11 27
10 Airdrieonians 30 -32 21

Updated at 22/03/2025 at 17:04

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Arbroath 30 17 54
2 Cove Rangers 30 18 49
3 Stenhousemuir 30 12 49
4 Alloa Athletic 30 5 41
5 Queen of the South 30 -5 39
6 Kelty Hearts 30 0 37
7 Montrose 30 -5 36
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 4 33
9 Annan Athletic 30 -25 30
10 Dumbarton 30 -21 10

Updated at 22/03/2025 at 19:20

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Peterhead 30 14 56
2 East Fife 30 22 53
3 Edinburgh City 30 9 49
4 Elgin City 30 5 46
5 The Spartans 30 0 43
6 Stirling Albion 30 -7 38
7 Stranraer 30 -2 37
8 Clyde 30 -11 33
9 Forfar Athletic 30 -12 29
10 Bonnyrigg Rose 30 -18 27

Updated at 22/03/2025 at 16:58

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