Scottish Professional Football League

KDM Evolution Trophy 2026/27

Competition format for 2026/27

  • 40-team league phase involving William Hill League 1 & League 2 clubs plus Premiership B teams.
  • 10 guest clubs from the Highland League, Lowland League East and Lowland League West: 
    Banks o’ Dee, Berwick Rangers, Bonnyrigg Rose, Clachnacuddin, Clydebank, Cowdenbeath, Cumbernauld Colts, Formartine United, Fraserburgh and Gala Fairydean Rovers.
  • Clubs participating in the league phase will be split into four pots by division, with each club playing two different opponents from each other pot, totalling six matches. William Hill Premiership B-teams will again play all league phase matches away from home.
  • William Hill Championship clubs will enter the competition in the Round of 32 as seeded clubs, alongside teams finishing in the top six of the league phase, with the remainder of the competition following a traditional knock-out format. 
  • The fixtures for the 2026/27 KDM Evolution Trophy league phase will be published on Thursday 16 July at 1.00pm.

KDM Evolution Trophy 2026/27 dates

  • League Phase MD1: August 11/12
  • League Phase MD2: August 25/26
  • League Phase MD3: September 8/9
  • League Phase MD4: September 22/23
  • League Phase MD5: September 26/27
  • League Phase MD6: October 13
  • Round of 32: November 3/4
  • Round of 16: November 24/25
  • Quarter-finals: January 12/13
  • Semi-finals: February 9/10
  • Final: March 27/28 or April 3/4

Upcoming Fixtures

Friday 31st July 2026

20:00
Dundee United v Rangers

Saturday 1st August 2026

15:00
Falkirk v St. Mirren
17:30
Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

Sunday 2nd August 2026

14:00
St. Johnstone v Kilmarnock
16:30
Hibernian v Motherwell

Monday 3rd August 2026

19:30
Celtic v Dundee

Saturday 8th August 2026

15:00
Dundee v Aberdeen
15:00
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United
15:00
Motherwell v Falkirk
15:00
St. Mirren v St. Johnstone

Saturday 1st August 2026

15:00
Ayr United v Arbroath
15:00
Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle
15:00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
15:00
Livingston v Queen's Park
15:00
Raith Rovers v Stenhousemuir

Friday 7th August 2026

19:30
Partick Thistle v Livingston

Saturday 8th August 2026

15:00
Arbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15:00
Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United
15:00
Queen's Park v Raith Rovers
15:00
Stenhousemuir v Greenock Morton

Saturday 1st August 2026

15:00
Alloa Athletic v East Fife
15:00
Cove Rangers v Airdrieonians
15:00
East Kilbride v Queen of the South
15:00
Montrose v Hamilton Academical
15:00
Peterhead v Ross County

Saturday 8th August 2026

15:00
Airdrieonians v East Kilbride
15:00
East Fife v Cove Rangers
15:00
Hamilton Academical v Alloa Athletic
15:00
Queen of the South v Peterhead
15:00
Ross County v Montrose

Saturday 1st August 2026

15:00
Annan Athletic v The Spartans
15:00
Clyde v Stranraer
15:00
Edinburgh City v Elgin City
15:00
Forfar Athletic v Kelty Hearts
15:00
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

Saturday 8th August 2026

15:00
Dumbarton v Clyde
15:00
Elgin City v Forfar Athletic
15:00
Kelty Hearts v Stirling Albion
15:00
Stranraer v Annan Athletic
15:00
The Spartans v Edinburgh City

Saturday 11th July 2026

15:00
Annan Athletic v Ross County
15:00
Dumbarton v St. Mirren
15:00
Dundee v Airdrieonians
15:00
East Kilbride v Dunfermline Athletic
15:00
Edinburgh City v Falkirk
15:00
Greenock Morton v Linlithgow Rose
15:00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v East Fife
15:00
Partick Thistle v Brechin City
15:00
Peterhead v Hamilton Academical
15:00
Queen of the South v Kelty Hearts

League Tables

Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Aberdeen 0 0 0
2 Celtic 0 0 0
3 Dundee 0 0 0
4 Dundee United 0 0 0
5 Falkirk 0 0 0
6 Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0
7 Hibernian 0 0 0
8 Kilmarnock 0 0 0
9 Motherwell 0 0 0
10 Rangers 0 0 0
11 St. Johnstone 0 0 0
12 St. Mirren 0 0 0

Updated at 18/06/2026 at 12:03

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Arbroath 0 0 0
2 Ayr United 0 0 0
3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0
4 Greenock Morton 0 0 0
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0
6 Livingston 0 0 0
7 Partick Thistle 0 0 0
8 Queen's Park 0 0 0
9 Raith Rovers 0 0 0
10 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0

Updated at 18/06/2026 at 12:03

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0
2 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0
3 Cove Rangers 0 0 0
4 East Fife 0 0 0
5 East Kilbride 0 0 0
6 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0
7 Montrose 0 0 0
8 Peterhead 0 0 0
9 Queen of the South 0 0 0
10 Ross County 0 0 0

Updated at 18/06/2026 at 12:03

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Annan Athletic 0 0 0
2 Clyde 0 0 0
3 Dumbarton 0 0 0
4 Elgin City 0 0 0
5 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0
6 Kelty Hearts 0 0 0
7 Stirling Albion 0 0 0
8 Stranraer 0 0 0
9 The Spartans 0 0 0
10 Edinburgh City 0 0 -5

Updated at 18/06/2026 at 12:21

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Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Aberdeen 0 0 0
2 Brora Rangers 0 0 0
3 Kelty Hearts 0 0 0
4 Queen of the South 0 0 0
5 Queen's Park 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Arbroath 0 0 0
2 Dundee United 0 0 0
3 Montrose 0 0 0
4 Stirling Albion 0 0 0
5 The Spartans 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Cove Rangers 0 0 0
2 Dumbarton 0 0 0
3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0
4 East Kilbride 0 0 0
5 St. Mirren 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0
2 Annan Athletic 0 0 0
3 Clyde 0 0 0
4 Dundee 0 0 0
5 Ross County 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Brechin City 0 0 0
2 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0
3 Livingston 0 0 0
4 Partick Thistle 0 0 0
5 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 East Fife 0 0 0
2 Greenock Morton 0 0 0
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0
4 Linlithgow Rose 0 0 0
5 St. Johnstone 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0
2 Ayr United 0 0 0
3 Edinburgh City 0 0 0
4 Falkirk 0 0 0
5 Stranraer 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Elgin City 0 0 0
2 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0
3 Kilmarnock 0 0 0
4 Peterhead 0 0 0
5 Raith Rovers 0 0 0

Updated at 29/05/2026 at 19:32

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