The draw for the group stage of the 2026/27 Premier Sports Cup will take place on Wednesday, May 27 at 1pm.
The draw will be broadcast live online by Premier Sports and on the SPFL YouTube channel. We will bring you news of the draw as soon as possible thereafter.
We are in pot one, ball number eight.
As has been the case for the previous four seasons, there is no regionalised aspect to the draw.
The 40 participating clubs have been split into five seeding pots based on final league placings
in season 2025/26. One club from each pot will be drawn into the eight Groups A-H.
The five clubs taking part in UEFA competitions next season will join the eight group winners and three best runners-up in the last 16.
The three guest clubs for the 2026/27 Premier Sports Cup have been confirmed as Linlithgow Rose (Lowland League winners), Brora Rangers (Highland League winners) and Brechin City (Highland League runners-up).
As previously highlighted, the tournament will kick off on the weekend of July 11/12.
Group stage seeding pots are as follows:
Group stage draw seeding pots
POT 1
1 Falkirk
2 Dundee United
3 Dundee
4 Aberdeen
5 Kilmarnock
6 St Mirren
7 Livingston
8 St Johnstone
POT 2
9 Partick Thistle
10 Arbroath
11 Dunfermline Athletic
12 Raith Rovers
13 Queen’s Park
14 Ayr United
15 Greenock Morton
16 Airdrieonians
POT 3
17 Ross County
18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19 Stenhousemuir
20 Queen of the South
21 Alloa Athletic
22 Peterhead
23 Montrose
24 Cove Rangers
POT 4
25 East Fife
26 Hamilton Academical
27 Kelty Hearts
28 East Kilbride
29 The Spartans
30 Clyde
31 Forfar Athletic
32 Stranraer
POT 5
33 Elgin City
34 Annan Athletic
35 Stirling Albion
36 Dumbarton
37 Edinburgh City
38 Linlithgow Rose
39 Brora Rangers
40 Brechin City
