Elgin City and Buckie Thistle discover Premier Sports Cup opponents
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ELGIN City and Buckie Thistle have discovered their groups for next season’s Scottish League Cup.
City have been drawn in Group C of the competition alongside Hibernian, Queen’s Park, Kelty Hearts and Peterhead.
Buckie, who won the Highland League on goal difference, feature in a group alongside three other league champions with Championship winners Dundee United, League 1 champions Falkirk and League 2 champions Stenhousemuir. Scott Brown’s Ayr United round off group B.
The Premier Sports Cup groups in full:
Group A - Aberdeen, Airdrieonians, Queen of the South, Dumbarton, East Kilbride
Group B - Dundee United, Ayr United, Falkirk, Stenhousemuir, Buckie Thistle
Group C - Hibernian, Queen's Park, Kelty Hearts, Peterhead, Elgin City
Group D - Dundee, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Arbroath, Annan Athletic, Bonnyrigg Rose
Group E - Livingston, Dunfermline Athletic, Cove Rangers, The Spartans, Forfar Athletic
Group F - St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, East Fife, Brechin City
Group G - Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Montrose, Edinburgh City, Clyde
Group H - Ross County, Raith Rovers, Hamilton Academical, Stirling Albion, Stranraer
Next season’s League Cup will also provide a timely boost in finances for participating clubs with a record-breaking £3.5 million in prize money on offer.
Elgin and Buckie will each receive around £30,000 for their participation.
They could also receive a TV facility fee of £18,000 if any of their matches are selected for live broadcast by Premier Sports.
The group stage will begin on the weekend of July 13/14 with fixtures to be announced in due course.
