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Thursday 26th May 2016

Betfred Cup draw format & numbers

The seeding pots and numbers for the Betfred Cup group stage draw, live on BT Sport Europe at 7.30pm on Friday, have been confirmed.

The seeding pots and numbers for the Betfred Cup group stage draw, live on BT Sport Europe at 7.30pm on Friday, have been confirmed.

The format of the draw is as follows:

  • Eight groups with five teams in each group.
     
  • Regionalised draw - four groups in the North section and four in the South section.
     
  • All SPFL clubs not participating in European competitions plus East Stirlingshire (Lowland League) and Cove Rangers (Highland League).
     
  • Three pots for each regional section - top seeds, second seeds and unseeded clubs.
     
  • A group will be made up of one top seed, one second seed and three unseeded clubs.
     
  • Group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16.

The seeding pots and draw numbers are listed below:

Top seeds - North
1 St Johnstone
2 Ross County
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
4 Dundee

Top seeds - South
5 Motherwell
6 Partick Thistle
7 Hamilton Academical
8 Kilmarnock

Second seeds - North
9 Dundee United
10 Falkirk
11 Raith Rovers
12 Dumbarton

Second seeds - South
13 Rangers
14 Morton
15 St Mirren
16 Queen of the South

Unseeded clubs - North
17 Dunfermline Athletic
18 Alloa Athletic
19 Peterhead
20 Brechin City
21 East Fife
22 Cowdenbeath
23 Forfar Athletic
24 Elgin City
25 Stirling Albion
26 Montrose
27 Arbroath
28 Cove Rangers

Unseeded clubs - South
29 Ayr United
30 Livingston
31 Stranraer
32 Airdrieonians
33 Albion Rovers
34 Stenhousemuir
35 Queen's Park
36 Clyde
37 Annan Athletic
38 Berwick Rangers
39 Edinburgh City
40 East Stirlingshire

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