The fixture list for the group stage of the 2021/22 Premier Sports Cup has been confirmed, with seven matches to be shown live on Premier Sports.
The competition kicks off on Friday July 9, with SPFL newcomers Kelty Hearts v Dundee United live on TV and the group stage concludes with a televised double header on Sunday July 25 - St Mirren v Partick Thistle followed by Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
PDF version of the Premier Sports Cup group stage fixture list
GROUP A
Saturday July 10
Cove Rangers v Stirling Albion (3.00pm)
Peterhead v Heart of Midlothian (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Heart of Midlothian v Cove Rangers (Premier Sports, 7.45pm)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Peterhead (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion (3.00pm)
Peterhead v Cove Rangers (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
Cove Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (7.45pm)
Stirling Albion v Heart of Midlothian (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Stirling Albion v Peterhead (3.00pm)
Sunday July 25
Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Premier Sports, 5.15pm)
GROUP B
Friday July 9
Kelty Hearts v Dundee United (Premier Sports, 7.45pm)
Saturday July 10
Elgin City v Arbroath (3.00pm)
Wednesday July 14
Arbroath v East Fife (7.45pm)
Dundee United v Elgin City (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Dundee United v Arbroath (3.00pm)
Kelty Hearts v East Fife (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
East Fife v Dundee United (7.45pm)
Elgin City v Kelty Hearts (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Arbroath v Kelty Hearts (3.00pm)
East Fife v Elgin City (3.00pm)
GROUP C
Saturday July 10
Forfar Athletic v Ross County (3.00pm)
Montrose v Brora Rangers (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Dundee v Brora Rangers (7.45pm)
Forfar Athletic v Montrose (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Brora Rangers v Forfar Athletic (3.00pm)
Sunday July 18
Ross County v Dundee - Premier Sports (3.00pm)
Wednesday July 21
Brora Rangers v Ross County (7.45pm)
Montrose v Dundee (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Dundee v Forfar Athletic (3.00pm)
Ross County v Montrose (3.00pm)
GROUP D
Saturday July 10
Brechin City v Livingston (3.00pm)
Cowdenbeath v Raith Rovers (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Alloa Athletic v Cowdenbeath (7.45pm)
Raith Rovers v Brechin City (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Alloa Athletic v Livingston (3.00pm)
Cowdenbeath v Brechin City (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
Brechin City v Alloa Athletic (7.45pm)
Wednesday July 21
Livingston v Raith Rovers (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Livingston v Cowdenbeath (3.00pm)
Raith Rovers v Alloa Athletic (3.00pm)
GROUP E
Friday July 9
Edinburgh City v Hamilton Academical (7.45pm)
Saturday July 10
Albion Rovers v Ayr United (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Ayr United v Edinburgh City (7.45pm)
Falkirk v Albion Rovers (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Albion Rovers v Edinburgh City (3.00pm)
Falkirk v Hamilton Academical (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
Hamilton Academical v Ayr United (6.00pm)
Wednesday July 21
Edinburgh City v Falkirk (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Ayr United v Falkirk (3.00pm)
Hamilton Academical v Albion Rovers (3.00pm)
GROUP F
Saturday July 10
Airdrieonians v Annan Athletic (3.00pm)
Queen of the South v Queen's Park (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Annan Athletic v Queen of the South (7.45pm)
Wednesday July 14
Queen's Park v Motherwell - Premier Sports (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Motherwell v Queen of the South (3.00pm)
Queen's Park v Airdrieonians (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
Airdrieonians v Motherwell (Premier Sports, 7.45pm)
Annan Athletic v Queen's Park (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Motherwell v Annan Athletic (3.00pm)
Queen of the South v Airdrieonians (3.00pm)
GROUP G
Saturday July 10
East Kilbride v Kilmarnock (3.00pm)
Stranraer v Morton (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Clyde v Stranraer (7.30pm)
Morton v East Kilbride (7.30pm)
Saturday July 17
Clyde v Kilmarnock (3.00pm)
Stranraer v East Kilbride (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
East Kilbride v Clyde (7.45pm)
Kilmarnock v Morton (7.45pm)
Saturday July 24
Kilmarnock v Stranraer (3.00pm)
Morton v Clyde (3.00pm)
GROUP H
Saturday July 10
Dumbarton v St Mirren (3.00pm)
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 13
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir (7.45pm)
St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic (7.45pm)
Saturday July 17
Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton (3.00pm)
Stenhousemuir v Partick Thistle (3.00pm)
Tuesday July 20
Partick Thistle v Dumbarton (7.45pm)
Stenhousemuir v St Mirren (7.30pm)
Saturday July 24
Dunfermline Athletic v Stenhousemuir (3.00pm)
Sunday July 25
St Mirren v Partick Thistle (Premier Sports, 3.00pm)
Format
Three points for a win and one point for a draw. Drawn matches in the group stage go straight to a penalty shoot-out, with the winners awarded a bonus point
The eight group winners and three best runners-up qualify for the last 16, where they are joined by European entrants Rangers, Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and cup holders St Johnstone.
Dates for future rounds
Second round - Weekend of August 14/15
Quarter-finals - Midweek of September 21-23
Semi-finals - Weekend of November 20/21
Final - Sunday December 19
