Scottish League Cup 2020/21

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Scottish League Cup
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Full name Betfred Scottish League Cup
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Teams 44
Game mode Knockout system , round-robin tournament
Record winner Glasgow Rangers (27 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup will be played for the 75th time in 2020/21 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which will be played among the participants of the Premiership , Championship , League One and League Two as well as the two champions of the Highland and Lowland Football League , starts on October 6, 2020 and ends with the final on February 28 2021 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. The competition is officially held as the Betfred Scottish League Cup . The league cup begins with 8 groups of five teams each. The eight group winners and the four second best teams in each group advance to the second round. The teams that take part in the European Cup only start in the 2nd round. If no winner is found in a duel after 90 minutes, the game will be decided by a penalty shoot-out . The winner receives two points, the loser one.

As the defending champion, Celtic Glasgow starts the competition that won the previous year’s final against the Glasgow Rangers at the Old Firm .

Events

round date Games societies New entrants
Group stage October 6, 2020 - November 15, 2020 80 44 → 12 no
2nd round November 28-29, 2020 8th 16 → 8 4th
Quarter finals December 15-17, 2020 4th 8 → 4 no
Semifinals January 23-24, 2021 2 4 → 2 no
final February 28, 2021 1 2 → 1 no

Participating teams

The following 44 teams take part in the competition:

Premiership
12 clubs of the 2020/21 season 		Championship
10 clubs of the 2020/21 season 		League One
10 clubs of the 2020/21 season 		League Two
10 clubs of the 2020/21 season 		Highland Football League
champions of the 2019/20 season.
Lowland Football League
champions of the 2019/20 season
Celtic fc.svg  Celtic Glasgow
Rangers fc.svg  Glasgow Rangers
Motherwell FC crest.svg  Motherwell FC
FC Aberdeen.svg  Aberdeen FC
Coats of arms of None.svg  Livingston FC
Coats of arms of None.svg  St. Johnstone FC
Hibernian fc.svg  Hibernian Edinburgh
Coats of arms of None.svg  FC Kilmarnock
St mirren fc.svg  FC St. Mirren
Coats of arms of None.svg  Ross County
Hamilton.svg  Hamilton Academical
Dundee United.svg  Dundee United
Hearts fc.svg  Heart of Midlothian
Coats of arms of None.svg  Inverness CT
Dundee FC.svg  Dundee FC
Ayr United.svg  Ayr United
Arbroath.svg  FC Arbroath
Coats of arms of None.svg  Dunfermline Athletic
Coats of arms of None.svg  Greenock Morton
Coats of arms of None.svg  Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South Logo.svg  Queen of the South
Rrfc.jpg  Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle FC Logo.svg  Partick Thistle
Falkirk FC.svg  FC Falkirk
Airdrieonians-logo.jpg  Airdrieonians FC
Montrose fc.GIF  Montrose FC
East Fife FC.svg  East Fife FC
Dumbarton.svg  Dumbarton FC
Coats of arms of None.svg  Clyde FC
Coats of arms of None.svg  Peterhead FC
Forfar.svg  Forfar Athletic
Coats of arms of None.svg  Cove Rangers
Stranraer.svg  FC Stranraer
Coats of arms of None.svg  Edinburgh City
Elgincitybadge.jpg  Elgin City
Cowdenbeath FC.svg  Cowdenbeath FC
Coats of arms of None.svg  FC Queen's Park
Stirling albion fc.jpg  Stirling Albion
Coats of arms of None.svg  Annan Athletic
Stenhousemuir.svg  FC Stenhousemuir
Coats of arms of None.svg  Albion Rovers
Brechin.svg  Brechin City
Coats of arms of None.svg  Brora Rangers
Coats of arms of None.svg  Kelty Hearts

Group stage

The group stage was drawn on August 10, 2020. The eight group winners and the four second best teams in each group advance to the second round. The European Cup participants Celtic Glasgow , Glasgow Rangers , FC Motherwell and FC Aberdeen start in the 2nd round. The games will be played between October 6 and November 15, 2020.

Group A

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Inverness CT 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Cowdenbeath FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Raith Rovers 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. East Fife FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
October 6, 2020
East Fife FC -: - Cowdenbeath FC
Heart of Midlothian -: - Inverness CT
October 10, 2020
Cowdenbeath FC -: - Heart of Midlothian
Raith Rovers -: - East Fife FC
October 13, 2020
Heart of Midlothian -: - Raith Rovers
Inverness CT -: - Cowdenbeath FC
November 10, 2020
East Fife FC -: - Heart of Midlothian
Raith Rovers -: - Inverness CT
November 14, 2020
Cowdenbeath FC -: - Raith Rovers
Inverness CT -: - East Fife FC

Group B

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Hibernian Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Dundee FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Brora Rangers 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. Cove Rangers 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
6./7. October 2020
Dundee FC -: - Forfar Athletic
Hibernian Edinburgh -: - Brora Rangers
October 10, 2020
Brora Rangers -: - Dundee FC
Cove Rangers -: - Hibernian Edinburgh
October 13, 2020
Brora Rangers -: - Cove Rangers
Forfar Athletic -: - Hibernian Edinburgh
November 10, 2020
Dundee FC -: - Cove Rangers
Forfar Athletic -: - Brora Rangers
14./15. November 2020
Cove Rangers -: - Forfar Athletic
Hibernian Edinburgh -: - Dundee FC

Group C

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. St. Johnstone FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Peterhead FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Brechin City 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. Kelty Hearts 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
6./7. October 2020
Kelty Hearts -: - St. Johnstone FC
Brechin City -: - Dundee United
October 10, 2020
Dundee United -: - Peterhead FC
St. Johnstone FC -: - Brechin City
October 13, 2020
Dundee United -: - Kelty Hearts
Peterhead FC -: - Brechin City
November 10, 2020
Kelty Hearts -: - Peterhead FC
St. Johnstone FC -: - Dundee United
November 14, 2020
Brechin City -: - Kelty Hearts
Peterhead FC -: - St. Johnstone FC

Group D

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Ross County 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. FC Arbroath 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Elgin City 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Stirling Albion 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. Montrose FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
October 6, 2020
Montrose FC -: - Ross County
Stirling Albion -: - FC Arbroath
October 10, 2020
FC Arbroath -: - Montrose FC
Elgin City -: - Stirling Albion
October 13, 2020
Montrose FC -: - Elgin City
Ross County -: - FC Arbroath
November 10, 2020
Elgin City -: - Ross County
Stirling Albion -: - Montrose FC
November 14, 2020
FC Arbroath -: - Elgin City
Ross County -: - Stirling Albion

Group E

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC Kilmarnock 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Clyde FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Dumbarton FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. FC Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
October 6, 2020
Dumbarton FC -: - Dunfermline Athletic
FC Falkirk -: - FC Kilmarnock
9/10 October 2020
Dunfermline Athletic -: - FC Falkirk
Clyde FC -: - Dumbarton FC
October 13, 2020
FC Falkirk -: - Clyde FC
FC Kilmarnock -: - Dunfermline Athletic
November 10, 2020
Clyde FC -: - FC Kilmarnock
Dumbarton FC -: - FC Falkirk
November 14, 2020
Dunfermline Athletic -: - Clyde FC
FC Kilmarnock -: - Dumbarton FC

Group F.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Hamilton Academical 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. FC Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Albion Rovers 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. Annan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
October 6, 2020
Albion Rovers -: - Ayr United
Annan Athletic -: - Hamilton Academical
October 10, 2020
Annan Athletic -: - FC Stranraer
Hamilton Academical -: - Ayr United
October 13, 2020
Ayr United -: - Annan Athletic
FC Stranraer -: - Albion Rovers
November 10, 2020
Albion Rovers -: - Annan Athletic
FC Stranraer -: - Hamilton Academical
November 14, 2020
Ayr United -: - FC Stranraer
Hamilton Academical -: - Albion Rovers

Group G

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC St. Mirren 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Greenock Morton 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. Queen of the South 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Partick Thistle 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. FC Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
6./7. October 2020
Greenock Morton -: - Queen of the South
FC St. Mirren -: - Partick Thistle
October 10, 2020
Partick Thistle -: - FC Queen's Park
Queen of the South -: - FC St. Mirren
October 13, 2020
Greenock Morton -: - FC Queen's Park
Queen of the South -: - Partick Thistle
10/11 November 2020
FC Queen's Park -: - Queen of the South
FC St. Mirren -: - Greenock Morton
November 14, 2020
Partick Thistle -: - Greenock Morton
FC Queen's Park -: - FC St. Mirren

Group H.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Livingston FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2. Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
3. FC Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4th Airdrieonians FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
5. Edinburgh City 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
6./7. October 2020
Edinburgh City -: - Livingston FC
Airdrieonians FC -: - Alloa Athletic
October 10, 2020
Edinburgh City -: - FC Stenhousemuir
Livingston FC -: - Alloa Athletic
October 13, 2020
Alloa Athletic -: - Edinburgh City
FC Stenhousemuir -: - Airdrieonians FC
10/11 November 2020
FC Stenhousemuir -: - Livingston FC
Airdrieonians FC -: - Edinburgh City
November 14, 2020
Alloa Athletic -: - FC Stenhousemuir
Livingston FC -: - Airdrieonians FC

Ranking of the runners-up

The best four runners-up in the group reach the 2nd round.

  • Participation in the 2nd round
    • team Games S. U N Gates Points group
    Inverness CT 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 A.
    Dundee FC 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 B.
    Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 C.
    FC Arbroath 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 D.
    Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 E.
    Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 F.
    Greenock Morton 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 G
    Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 H


    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Betfred Cup Dates confirmed. spfl.co.uk, accessed July 26, 2020 .