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 35 80 85
2 Rangers 35 33 68
3 Hibernian 35 14 56
4 Aberdeen 35 -4 53
5 Dundee United 35 -6 50
6 St. Mirren 35 -8 45
7 Motherwell 35 -17 45
8 Heart of Midlothian 35 0 43
9 Kilmarnock 35 -16 41
10 Dundee 35 -21 37
11 Ross County 35 -27 35
12 St. Johnstone 35 -28 29

Updated at 04/05/2025 at 13:32

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Falkirk 36 39 73
2 Livingston 36 28 70
3 Ayr United 36 18 63
4 Partick Thistle 36 5 55
5 Raith Rovers 36 4 53
6 Greenock Morton 36 -6 48
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 -15 35
8 Queen's Park 36 -19 35
9 Airdrieonians 36 -28 29
10 Hamilton Academical 36 -26 21

Updated at 02/05/2025 at 21:45

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Arbroath 36 16 64
2 Cove Rangers 36 18 57
3 Queen of the South 36 5 55
4 Stenhousemuir 36 3 53
5 Alloa Athletic 36 8 51
6 Kelty Hearts 36 -6 44
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 7 43
8 Montrose 36 -9 40
9 Annan Athletic 36 -27 36
10 Dumbarton 36 -15 20

Updated at 04/05/2025 at 11:40

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Peterhead 36 12 66
2 East Fife 36 28 65
3 Edinburgh City 36 7 56
4 Elgin City 36 7 55
5 The Spartans 36 1 52
6 Stirling Albion 36 -7 48
7 Clyde 36 -5 43
8 Stranraer 36 -8 40
9 Forfar Athletic 36 -13 36
10 Bonnyrigg Rose 36 -22 36

Updated at 04/05/2025 at 12:44

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