2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage

2017–18 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Dates14 July 2017 – 30 July 2017
Teams40
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored267 (4.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Simon Murrary
Alan Trouten
(7 goals)

The 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 14 July to 30 July 2017. A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the four best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup.

Format

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The group stage consisted of eight teams from the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, ten teams from each of the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, as well as the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League and 2016–17 Lowland Football League. The 40 teams were divided into two sections: North and South; with each section containing four top seeded teams, four second seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams. Each section was drawn into four groups with each group being made up of 1 top seed, 1 second seed and 3 unseeded sides.[1][2] Seedings for the draw were confirmed on 31 May 2017, two days before the draw.[2]

The draw for the group stages took place on Friday 2 June 2017 at 6:30pm BST at the BT Sport Studio in London and was shown live on BT Sport 2.[3]

Teams

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North

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Seeding

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Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Top seeds Second seeds Unseeded

01. Heart of Midlothian
02. Ross County
03. Dundee
04. Inverness CT

09. Hibernian
10. Falkirk
11. Dundee United
12. Dunfermline Athletic

South

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Seeding

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Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Top seeds Second seeds Unseeded

05. Partick Thistle
06. Kilmarnock
07. Motherwell
08. Hamilton Academical

13. Greenock Morton
14. Queen of the South
15. St Mirren
16. Dumbarton

North

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Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL INV STI BRE FOR
1 Falkirk (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round — — 4–1 — 4–0
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 8 0–2 — — 3–0 —
3 Stirling Albion 4 2 0 1 1 6 5 +1 7 — 0–0p — 2–0 —
4 Brechin City 4 0 1 0 3 1 9 −8 2 0–3 — — — p1–1
5 Forfar Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1 — 1–2 1–3 — —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Falkirk4–1Stirling Albion
 Report Smith 87'
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: David Lowe
Inverness Caledonian Thistle3–0Brechin City
 Report
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Barry Cook
Brechin City1–1Forfar Athletic
Layne 68' Report Millar 90+1' (pen.)
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 526
Referee: Craig Napier
Stirling Albion0–0Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Report
Penalties
 0–2
Attendance: 591
Referee: Mike Roncone
Forfar Athletic1–3Stirling Albion
Millar 90+3' Report
Attendance: 441
Referee: Gavin Ross
Inverness Caledonian Thistle0–2Falkirk
Report
Referee: John Beaton
Falkirk4–0Forfar Athletic
 Report
Attendance: 2,187
Referee: Kevin Graham
Stirling Albion2–0Brechin City
 Report
Attendance: 430
Referee: Alan Newlands
Brechin City0–3Falkirk
Report
Attendance: 712
Referee: Euan Anderson
Forfar Athletic1–2Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Scott 49' Report
Attendance: 517
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF PET HOM EFI ELG
1 Dunfermline Athletic (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 10 Qualification for the Second Round — 5–1 — — 6–0
2 Peterhead 4 3 0 0 1 7 6 +1 9 — — 2–1 1–0 —
3 Heart of Midlothian 4 2 0 1 1 7 4 +3 7 2–2p — — 3–0 —
4 East Fife 4 1 0 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–0p — — — 3–2
5 Elgin City 4 0 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 — 0–3 0–1 — —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Dunfermline Athletic6–0Elgin City
 Report
Attendance: 1,757
Referee: David Munro
Peterhead1–0East Fife
McAllister 10' Report
Attendance: 454
Referee: Graham Beaton
East Fife0–0Dunfermline Athletic
Report
Penalties
 8–9
Attendance: 1,094
Referee: Gavin Ross
Elgin City0–1Heart of Midlothian
Report Lafferty 60'
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Dunfermline Athletic5–1Peterhead
 Report McAllister 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Bobby Madden
Heart of Midlothian3–0East Fife
 Report
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Nick Walsh
East Fife3–2Elgin City
 Report Reilly 49', 79'
Attendance: 331
Referee: Scott Millar
Peterhead2–1Heart of Midlothian
 Report Lafferty 17'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Mat Northcroft
Elgin City0–3Peterhead
Report
Attendance: 673
Referee: Colin Steven
Heart of Midlothian2–2Dunfermline Athletic
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Craig Thomson

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN DND RAI COW BUC
1 Dundee United (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 10 2 +8 11 Qualification for the Second Round — — 2–0 4–1 —
2 Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 8 2 +6 10 1–1p — — — 2–0
3 Raith Rovers 4 2 0 0 2 9 5 +4 6 — 1–2 — 2–0 —
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 5 11 −6 3 — 0–3 — — 4–2
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0 0–3 — 1–6 — —
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Cowdenbeath4–2Buckie Thistle
  • Syme 25', 62'
  • Muirhead 44'
  • Connolly 88'
 Report
  • Dorrat 5'
  • Copeland 52'
Attendance: 308
Referee: Scott Millar
Dundee United2–0Raith Rovers
 Report
Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Steven McLean
Raith Rovers1–2Dundee
Vaughan 90' Report
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Buckie Thistle0–3Dundee United
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Graham Beaton
Dundee2–0Buckie Thistle
 Report
Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Craig Charleston
Dundee United4–1Cowdenbeath
 Report Muirhead 76'
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Alan Newlands
Buckie Thistle1–6Raith Rovers
McLeod 27' Report
Attendance: 620
Referee: Ryan Milne
Cowdenbeath0–3Dundee
Report
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Euan Anderson
Raith Rovers2–0Cowdenbeath
 Report
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Kevin Graham
Dundee1–1Dundee United
O'Hara 60' Report McMullan 45'
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIB ROS ARB MON ALO
1 Hibernian (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 13 1 +12 10 Qualification for the Second Round — — 6–1 4–0 —
2 Ross County (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 10 p0–0 — — — 2–0
3 Arbroath 4 1 1 1 1 6 7 −1 6 — 0–0p — 4–0 —
4 Montrose 4 1 0 0 3 2 15 −13 3 — 0–6 — — 2–1
5 Alloa Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1 0–3 — 1–1p — —
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[11]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Hibernian4–0Montrose
 Report
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Ross County2–0Alloa Athletic
 Report
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: John McKendrick
Alloa Athletic1–1Arbroath
McKeown 89' Report Yule 16'
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 311
Referee: Grant Irvine
Montrose0–6Ross County
Report
Attendance: 421
Referee: Alan Newlands
Ross County0–0Hibernian
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Steven McLean
Arbroath4–0Montrose
 Report
Attendance: 817
Referee: David Lowe
Hibernian6–1Arbroath
 Report Doris 38'
Attendance: 4,856
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Montrose2–1Alloa Athletic
  • Hay 21'
  • Watson 50'
 Report Flannigan 82'
Attendance: 257
Referee: Graeme Beaton
Alloa Athletic0–3Hibernian
Report
Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Willie Collum
Arbroath0–0Ross County
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 702
Referee: Steven Kirkland

South

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Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AYR KIL CLY ANN DUM
1 Ayr United (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 15 3 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 1–0 5–1 — —
2 Kilmarnock (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 — — 4–2 — 3–0
3 Clyde 4 2 0 0 2 7 11 −4 6 — — — 2–1 2–1
4 Annan Athletic 4 0 1 0 3 2 10 −8 2 1–6 0–2 — — —
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1 1–3 — — 0–0p —
Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[13]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Ayr United1–0Kilmarnock
Geggan 39' Report
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: John Beaton
Clyde2–1Annan Athletic
 Report Swinglehurst 90+1'
Attendance: 415
Referee: Duncan Williams
Dumbarton1–3Ayr United
Nadé 45+2' Report
Attendance: 615
Referee: Barry Cook
Kilmarnock4–2Clyde
 Report
  • Ramsay 10'
  • Nicholl 11'
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Craig Charleston
Annan Athletic0–2Kilmarnock
Report Boyd 7', 62'
Attendance: 743
Referee: Nick Walsh
Clyde2–1Dumbarton
  • Miller 57'
  • Wright 67'
 Report Barr 33'
Attendance: 416
Referee: John McKendrick
Ayr United5–1Clyde
 Report Goodwillie 12'
Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Colin Steven
Dumbarton0–0Annan Athletic
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 366
Referee: Craig Charleston
Annan Athletic1–6Ayr United
Sinnamon 85' Report
Attendance: 659
Referee: Steven Reid
Kilmarnock3–0Dumbarton
 Report
Attendance: 2,444
Referee: Bobby Madden

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT GMO QPA EDC BER
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 12 2 +10 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 4–0 — — 1–0
2 Greenock Morton 4 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 8 — — p2–2 5–0 —
3 Queen's Park 4 2 0 1 1 9 9 0 7 1–5 — — 3–0 —
4 Edinburgh City 4 0 1 0 3 3 12 −9 2 1–2 — — — p2–2
5 Berwick Rangers 4 0 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 — 0–1 2–3 — —
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Berwick Rangers0–1Greenock Morton
Report Fleming 33' (o.g.)
Attendance: 701
Referee: Grant Irvine
Queen's Park1–5Motherwell
Cummins 23' Report
Attendance: 1,590
Referee: Don Robertson
Edinburgh City2–2Berwick Rangers
Grimes 23', 31' Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 247
Referee: Stephen Brown
Greenock Morton2–2Queen's Park
  • Wharton 70'
  • Orr 81'
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Colin Stephen
Motherwell4–0Greenock Morton
 Report
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Queen's Park3–0Edinburgh City
 Report
Attendance: 404
Referee: Kevin Graham
Berwick Rangers2–3Queen's Park
 Report
Attendance: 305
Referee: Gavin Ross
Edinburgh City1–2Motherwell
Grimes 69' Report
Attendance: 970
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Greenock Morton5–0Edinburgh City
 Report
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Mike Roncone
Motherwell1–0Berwick Rangers
Frear 82' Report
Attendance: 2,524
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAM ALB QOS EKI STE
1 Hamilton Academical (Q) 4 2 1 1 0 10 6 +4 9 Qualification for the Second Round — — p1–1 — 3–0
2 Albion Rovers 4 1 1 2 0 12 9 +3 7 p4–4 — — — 1–1p
3 Queen of the South 4 1 1 2 0 6 4 +2 7 — p2–2 — 0–0p —
4 East Kilbride 4 1 1 0 2 5 9 −4 5 1–3 2–5 — — —
5 Stenhousemuir 4 0 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2 — — 1–3 1–2 —
Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[17]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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East Kilbride1–3Hamilton Academical
Winter 69' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 531
Referee: Craig Napier
Stenhousemuir1–3Queen of the South
McGuigan 16' Report
Attendance: 384
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Albion Rovers1–1Stenhousemuir
Trouten 59' (pen.) Report McMenamin 15'
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 244
Referee: David Munro
Queen of the South0–0East Kilbride
Report
Penalties
 1–4
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: David Lowe
East Kilbride2–5Albion Rovers
  • Winter 67'
  • McMullin 68' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 261
Referee: Steven Reid
Hamilton Academical1–1Queen of the South
Boyd 88' Report Dobbie 89'
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Willie Collum
Stenhousemuir1–2East Kilbride
Longworth 50' Report Winter 46', 63'
Attendance: 201
Referee: David Dickinson
Albion Rovers4–4Hamilton Academical
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 497
Referee: Barry Cook
Hamilton Academical3–0Stenhousemuir
 Report
Attendance: 657
Referee: Steven McLean
Queen of the South2–2Albion Rovers
 Report Trouten 38', 82' (pen.)
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Scott Millar

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV PAR STM AIR STR
1 Livingston (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 8 3 +5 11 Qualification for the Second Round — p1–1 — 2–0 —
2 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 9 2 +7 10 — — 5–0 — 1–0
3 St Mirren 4 2 0 0 2 9 7 +2 6 0–1 — — 5–0 —
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 0 0 3 4 10 −6 3 — 1–2 — — 3–1
5 Stranraer 4 0 0 0 4 4 12 −8 0 2–4 — 1–4 — —
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[19]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Livingston1–1Partick Thistle
Jacobs 46' Report Erskine 14'
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Stranraer1–4St Mirren
Agnew 11' Report
Attendance: 849
Referee: Colin Steven
Airdrieonians3–1Stranraer
 Report Robertson 81'
Attendance: 490
Referee: Gavin Duncan
St Mirren0–1Livingston
Report Carrick 2'
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alan Muir
Livingston2–0Airdrieonians
 Report
Attendance: 617
Referee: Mike Roncone
Partick Thistle5–0St Mirren
 Report
Attendance: 2,727
Airdrieonians1–2Partick Thistle
Cairns 55' Report
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: Don Robertson
Stranraer2–4Livingston
 Report
Attendance: 341
Referee: John McKendrick
Partick Thistle1–0Stranraer
Elliott 87' Report
Attendance: 2,185
Referee: John Beaton
St Mirren5–0Airdrieonians
 Report
Attendance: 1,557
Referee: Craig Napier

Best runners-up

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Pos Grp Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D Ross County (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 10 Qualification for the Second Round
2 H Partick Thistle (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 9 2 +7 10
3 C Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 8 2 +6 10
4 E Kilmarnock (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9
5 B Peterhead 4 3 0 0 1 7 6 +1 9
6 F Greenock Morton 4 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 8
7 A Inverness CT 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 8
8 G Albion Rovers 4 1 1 2 0 12 9 +3 7
Source: [20]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[21]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Notes
Falkirk Group A winner 25 July 2017 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Motherwell Group F winner 25 July 2017 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Livingston Group H winner 25 July 2017
Dunfermline Athletic Group B winner 29 July 2017
Hibernian Group D winner 29 July 2017
Ayr United Group E winner 29 July 2017 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Hamilton Academical Group G winner 29 July 2017
Ross County Best runner-up 29 July 2017
Kilmarnock Best runner-up 29 July 2017
Partick Thistle Best runner-up 29 July 2017
Dundee United Group C winner 30 July 2017 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Dundee Best runner-up 30 July 2017

Top goalscorers

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There were 267 goals scored in 80 matches in the group stage, for an average of 3.34 goals per match.

As of matches played on 30 July 2017[22]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Alan Trouten Albion Rovers 7
Scotland Simon Murray Hibernian
3 Tunisia Sofien Moussa Dundee 5
4 Scotland Nicky Clark Dunfermline Athletic 4
Scotland Sean Winter East Kilbride
Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Heart of Midlothian
Scotland Stephen Dobbie Queen of the South
Scotland Lewis Vaughan Raith Rovers
9 18 players 3

References

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  1. ^ "Betfred Cup draw format & numbers". SPFL. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Betfred Cup seedings confirmed". SPFL. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Betfred Cup group stage draw date set". SPFL. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.